Rory Lewis: Portrait & Headshot Photographer

Portrait Sitting

Photographing Ant & Dec

February 24, 2021 in You Tube, Portraiture, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Los Angeles, Manchester, Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Photography Tips, Northerners, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Case Study, Top Clients

Projects are essential, as a portrait photographer promoting your technique & style is a tried and tested method of securing new clients and interest in your work. Renown presenters Ant & Dec sat for a dual portrait just before the new normal became wonted. The portrait took centre stage in Northerners, a collection of faces who hail from the North of England, just like myself, exhibited in Manchester last year.

Robert Picardo Portrait Sitting

November 04, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, London, Portraiture, Featured Sitting, Corporate Commission

Robert Picardo most famous for his roles as ‘The Cowboy’ in the movie ‘Innerspace‘ and who can forget Star Trek Voyager‘s iconic Holographic Doctor. Accepted my invitation and sat for a portrait in Studio City, Los Angeles this week.

Lastolite New Vintage Backdrops

October 24, 2020 in Portraiture, London

Lastolite have released a new series of Vintage Backdrops., taking advantage of some free-time. Myself and Alexandra recreated a Baroque portrait at the London Studio using the Vintage Collapsible 1.5 x 2.1m Aubergine/Crimson.

Arne Meyer Portrait/Headshots Los Angeles

July 16, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Leeds, Manchester, New York, Portraiture

Arne Meyer has admired my style of portraits/headshots for quite sometime and arranged a session at the Glendale Studio in Los Angeles. A professional headshot is an opportunity to portray a brand image to potential customers who aren’t just researching ‘what’ you do.

Hugh Bonneville Portrait Sitting

June 28, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, London, Portraiture, Los Angeles, Portraitist, Corporate Commission

Hugh Bonneville is best known for playing such archetypally English, buttoned-up characters as Lord Grantham in ***Downton Abbey, Ian Fletcher in W1A* and Mr Brown in *Paddington***.

Yadira Guevara-Prip Portrait Sitting New York

May 21, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Leeds, New York, Portraiture, Selah, Featured Sitting

Yadira Guevara-Prip is an American stage and television actor, best known for her work on Star Trek: Discovery. I was delighted Yadi accepted my invitation to sit for a portrait at the New York Studio. The portrait to be featured in my Selah Exhibition.

Dame Judi Dench Portrait Sitting

May 14, 2020 in Actors Headshots, Portraiture, Selah, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Corporate Commission, Northerners, Top Moment

Dame Judi sat for a portrait to be featured in my Selah Exhibition at her home last month. The sitting gave me the chance to experiment with a series of interesting expressions and characters. The session lasting just over a short period of 15 minutes, I was able to capture a portfolio of truly spontaneous and unique portraits.

Steven Berkoff (The Times Portrait Sitting)

March 02, 2020 in London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Published, Works, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Steven Berkoff is an English actor who has also enjoyed prominent success as an author, playwright and theatre director. Often cast as the ‘big bad’ in his films, he has appeared in the likes of Rambo: First Blood Part II, Octopussy and as Adolf Hitler in the TV mini-series War and Remembrance. Recently, you may have spotted him alongside Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara in David Fincher’s version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Tobias Menzies (The Scotsman)

February 23, 2020 in Published, Portraiture, Actors Headshots, Los Angeles, London, New York, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Thank you to The Scotsman, publishing my portrait of Tobias Menzies in a recent article on his Portrayal of H.R.H Prince Philip in the award winning series The Crown.

Gregory Harrison Actor Portrait Sitting Los Angeles

November 29, 2019 in Actors Headshots, Featured Sitting, Los Angeles, London, New York, Portraiture

Gregory Harrison is an American actor. He is known for his role as Chandler in the 1987 cult favorite North Shore and as Dr. George Alonzo "Gonzo" Gates, the young surgeon assistant of Dr. Trapper John MacIntyre on the CBS series Trapper John, M.D.

Patricia Becker-Spellman Actress Headshots Los Angeles

September 22, 2019 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles

Patricia Becker-Spellman is a Film, Television and Voiceover actress in Los Angeles. Arranging her actors headshot session at the Los Angeles Studio in West Hollywood, we worked through several setups to achieve a series vivid and thought provoking headshots.

Amateur Photographer Magazine Sept 2019

September 17, 2019 in London, Los Angeles, New York, Published

Thank you to Amateur Photographer Magazine Editor Amy Davies interviewing me about my Northerners Photography Exhibition. The exhibition opened at Wex Photographic’s Gallery in Manchester on 1st August 2019. Please see full article below.

James Cromwell Portrait Sitting New York

August 18, 2019 in Celebrity, New York, Selah, Featured Sitting, Portraiture, Top Moment

James sat for a photoshoot in New York last month; the portraits where taken for for my Selah project. Directing James I asked him to imagine he had taken a long pilgrimage. Now reaching the end of the journey, my impetus was to capture a man of faith who is almost pensive, taking the time to meditate and reflect.

Major Bradney Portrait Sitting New York

July 14, 2019 in New York, Military Portrait, Portraiture

From 2019 onwards I’m most happy to announce I will be offering my Portrait Photography services in New York City. Australian Army Officer Major Bradney, visiting New York took advantage of my services and arranged a Military Portrait Sitting at the Manhattan Studio.

Tobias Menzies Portrait Sitting

July 03, 2019 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Portraitist, Portraiture, Rome, Top Clients, Top Moment

Tobias Menzies is a stage, television and film actor. He is best known for his role as Brutus in HBO's Rome, Edmure Tully in HBO's Game of Thrones, and the dual roles of Frank and Jonathan "Black Jack" Randall in STARZ's Outlander, which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination.

'The Taking of Christ' (Recreating Caravaggio)

May 07, 2019 in Works, Portraiture, Portraitist, London, Los Angeles, Liverpool, Leeds, Selah, Celebrity, Top Moment

It’s not unusual for photographers to be inspired by other types of art. As you may have noticed there is a great deal of Renaissance Italian influence in my portraiture.

Monarchie Britannique Interview

April 27, 2019 in Interview, London, Portraiture, Published

Thank you to French Magazine Monarchie Britannique, interviewing me about my recent Royal Portrait sittings with H.R.H Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, & H.R.H Prince Michael of Kent.

Tony Blair Portrait Sitting

April 10, 2019 in Prime Minister, Featured Sitting, Corporate Commission, London, Political Portraits, Northerners, Charity, Top Moment, Case Study

Recently I invited former Prime Minister Tony Blair to sit for a portrait in London. Mr Blair served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. The third Prime Minister of my career, it was an exciting prospect to capture his Portrait.

Recreating Meditative Renaissance Inspired Religious Scenes

March 31, 2019 in Selah, Works, Portraiture, Los Angeles, Top Moment

It’s not unusual for photographers to be inspired by other types of art. As you may have noticed their is a great deal of renaissance Italian influence in my portraiture.

Larry Thomas Actors Headshots

March 08, 2019 in Actors Headshots, Los Angeles

Larry Thomas is a screenwriter and aspiring model/actor. Larry arranged a headshot session at the West Hollywood Studio. It was wonderful to work with Larry, he boasts a very Bohemian profile. Capturing his headshots was a breeze. Working through several looks, we created a diverse portfolio of shots.