Actors Headshots – The Importance Of Getting It Right On The Day

  This is an update I've been meaning to make for quite a while, but have only just found the time. Hopefully anyone looking to get headshots, even if not with London Headshots, will be able to take something from this to ensure they get the best possible pictures on the day. As an actor, standing in front of a camera and pulling off a believable character is supposed to ...

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A few more recent shots

Good afternoon people. Just a quick blog update before I head out to shoot a stuntwoman for a book insert. The shoot is taking place at a local airport, where she will be posing with her airplane. Can't wait! To your left is one of the finished shots of actress Rachel Carnell. She didn't pick this for herself, I just loved it so much I thought it deserved ...

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Quick shot from today’s Headshot Session

Joy Ogude, SKY III presenter Good evening all, I trust I'm not the only one who has had a fabulous day, and is currently having a fine evening. Next to this very sentence is Joy Ogude, whom I had the pleasure of shooting today. She presents a youth culture program on SKY 3, and is also currently filming for the *removed*. This is just a quick pull from the camera, and ...

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Very busy this month…

Natural looking actress headshots

Here's a shot from a recent headshot session with a young actress who got in contact with london headshots via the twitter page. This has been without a doubt the busiest month since I started shooting. By the 2nd of March, I was already almost fully booked for the month. You may or may not know that I ...

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Recent headshots session

  Good morning (3am here, 14 hour day today). Thought I'd post a quick shot from a recent headshots session I did. I tried some new lighting out in this shot, and I absolutely love how it looks. I assure you, although it doesn't look like it, there is almost no retouching done to this image. Those eyes, that light, the blur, it's all in camera. In face, the only thing ...

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How important is professional retouching?

How important is retouching in professional headshot photography? How important is good retouching? There are many elements to a professional headshot photography session, and one of the most important is the work that takes place once the headshots session has finished. We can do our absolute best to make sure that the hair is perfect, that your makeup is as flawless as possible, that your clothing doesn't develop any wrinkles, ...

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Headshots – The End Of Black And White?

London Headshots asks - Death To Monotone? Disclaimer: This update is one man's opinion, and doesn't in any way disparage some of the amazing B&W professionals out there who capture that beautiful metallic quality, that intensity that only properly realised creative mastery of monotone can achieve. I admire their work, and it continues to influence me.   There seems to have been a marked shift in requirements in the ...

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Welcome to London Headshots

Welcome, welcome! No content here at the moment, but that will change as the days go on. I'm John, and I'm a commercial photographer from London (main website can be seen at http://john-godwin.co.uk), and I specialise in portraiture. London Headshots is a company providing high quality-and most importantly-modern headshots to entertainment professionals. I pride myself on not having a cookie-cutter formula. I come from a commercial photography ...

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