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29 Oct 2014

Actor Headshot Christmas Promo!

    I know it’s not even November yet but there are people already putting up their decs (you know who you are)! So, to celebrate the run up to the festive season, I’m holding an open studio day on Wednesday 3rd December 2014, offering taster sessions of my actor headshot photography for just £55! For one day only, you can snag yourself a great deal on your next actor headshots! WHEN: Wednesday 3rd December 2014 WHERE: Tip Top Photography Studio, […]

12 Sep 2014

Actor Headshot Photography: Studio vs Outdoor

Ah! That age old debate of studio vs outdoor! Well today I thought I’d write a blog entry using my recent session with the fabulous Natalie Simone to showcase a few of the differences, so you can get a feel for what kind of look works for you and make your decision on what approach works best for acting headshots. So I’ll be honest: I’m a bit biased! I LOVE outdoor headshots as I feel they are just so much […]

08 Aug 2014

Cinematic Architectural Photography

If you are reading this in an email, head on over to https://www.aimeespinks.com/cinematic-architectural-photography to see the images in their entirety       I must admit that being a photographer of people, I’ve never really had a particular interest in landscape photography. Where this line blurs however is when it comes to architectural photography – there’s something about strong geometric lines in constructed spaces that really appeals to me. It just looks so strong, so neatly organised (maybe that has […]

28 Jul 2014

Guardians of the Galaxy

From Marvel, the studio that brought you the global blockbuster franchises of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Avengers, comes a new team – the Guardians of the Galaxy. An action-packed, epic space adventure, Marvel’s ‘Guardians of the Galaxy,’ expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill find himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. […]

27 May 2014
Crew calls, casting calls and creative jobs

Crew Calls: May 27th 2014

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM***       Crew Calls: Colourist for ‘Shut Up’ Production Company: http://www.nucleifilms.com/ Pay: £200 p/day Apply: [email protected]   Logline: Tom’s told by […]

22 May 2014

Crew Calls: 22nd May 2014

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM***   Crew Calls: Freelance Director of UK Distribution Required Production Company: http://www.greenleafpictures.com/ Pay: £100-£500 pro rata Apply: [email protected]   As a Director […]

16 May 2014
Casting calls, crew calls and creative jobs: August 2013

Casting Calls and Crew Jobs

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM***   Casting Calls: Actor for Music Video Filming: 12th Jun 2014 Location: UK Production Company: http://www.flickfactory.co.uk/ Pay: £75 p/day Apply: [email protected] We […]

13 May 2014
Casting Calls, Crew Calls and Creative Jobs

Casting Calls and Crew Jobs

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM***   Casting Calls: Male Japanese Samurai Warrior Pay: 1000EUR per day Apply: [email protected].   ‘The Power of the Heart,’ is a very […]

28 Apr 2014

Actor Headshots: Picking Your Shots

Welcome back to my blog! If you’re reading this in an email, you might want to head over to HERE to get a proper look at the images!   In the last entry, we discussed how posture, expression and lighting can drastically change your actor headshots. If you didn’t catch it, check it out HERE. Today we’re going to look at how to actually choose the few headshots out of possibly hundreds taken over the course of a session that […]

25 Apr 2014
Crew calls, casting calls and creative jobs

Crew Calls: April 2014

***DO NOT CONTACT ME OR COMMENT ON THIS BLOG REQUESTING FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO APPLY FOR CASTING CALLS OR CREW CALLS – I AM POSTING THIS INFORMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANIES BELOW AND HAVE NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ALL ENQUIRIES AND APPLICATIONS TO BE SENT TO THE CONTACT INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE POSTING. CONTENT ORIGINALLY POSTED ON SHOOTINGPEOPLE.COM*** Crew Calls: Editor and VFX Artist The Intruder On a barren moorland a young man encounters a strange floating black cube. The […]