Rob Booker Photography • Blog » Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:42:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Laura • Musical Theatre Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2011/02/laura-%e2%80%a2-musical-theatre-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2011/02/laura-%e2%80%a2-musical-theatre-headshots/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:22:11 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=1511 The beginning of the year has been headshot central for me.  I’ve had loads of actors coming to me with their new year’s resolutions in full swing to get their backside in gear and get a new headshot taken.  This is Laura’s shoot who studies at SLP College, which is famed in Yorkshire for it’s excellent musical theatre and dance performance background. We braved the freezing cold to get some of the year’s first great light before heading inside to polish off her studio-style headshot.  Check out the ace red hair . . .

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2011/02/laura-%e2%80%a2-musical-theatre-headshots/feed/ 1 The New 2011 Actors Headshots Brochure http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2011/02/the-new-2011-actors-headshots-brochure/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2011/02/the-new-2011-actors-headshots-brochure/#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:03:00 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=1489 Just a quick one to let you know that my new 2011 actors headshot brochure is available to download now.

Same great value prices but with an easier to understand structure and a refreshed advice section.  If you’re an actor/singer/dancer/comedian/lion-tamer, struggling to get your act together for the new year, a fresh headshot is a huge step in the right direction to getting your game on.  Show them you mean business!  The shoot is relaxed and once you’ve spent the first 10 minutes getting over your nerves (yup, even the seasoned ones still need to get warmed up) then you’ll wonder why you ever put it off.

Download the actors headshot brochure here

I cover a limited number of sessions per week, so please give me a call on 0113 270 2440 or email me on contact@robbooker.co.uk to book now.

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2011/02/the-new-2011-actors-headshots-brochure/feed/ 0 Michael • Actor’s Headshots • Yorkshire http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/09/michael-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots-%e2%80%a2-yorkshire/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/09/michael-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots-%e2%80%a2-yorkshire/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:45:22 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=1347 These a few of my favourites from Michael’s recent Performer headshot session I did with him.  A bit nervous to start of with as most people are, he soon got stuck in and before I knew it the word inhibition didn’t really seem to exist anymore.

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]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/09/michael-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots-%e2%80%a2-yorkshire/feed/ 0 Ruby • Actors Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/08/ruby-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/08/ruby-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:21:30 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=1225 I met Ruby a while back to photograph her set of headshot and instantly after talking to her about what she wanted and who she was, it was pretty clear that despite some personal troubles and set-backs, this was one girl who is going to go far.  It’s great when you photograph an actor that you really feel has some drive and passion, and even with a mountain to climb, you’ll know there’ll get there.

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/08/ruby-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/feed/ 0 Emma • Actors Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/06/emma-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/06/emma-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 12:20:49 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=1168 A few actor’s headshots from Emma’s session with me.  I couldn’t miss the yellow wall when I walked into her house, and had to deviate from my normal grey background for once . . .

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/06/emma-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/feed/ 0 Lucy • Headshots & Portraits • Slung Low http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/06/lucy-%e2%80%a2-headshots-portraits-%e2%80%a2-slung-low/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/06/lucy-%e2%80%a2-headshots-portraits-%e2%80%a2-slung-low/#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 12:45:57 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=1104 I met Lucy the other week on her Birthday of all days to shoot her Pro-Package headshots.  Lucy works for a great Leeds-based company, Slung-Low, which is where we spent the second half of the shoot creating some portraits in and around the building where they work at the HUB (Holbeck Underground Ballroom), and if your the kind of person that could do with artistic space for any reason then you should totally check them out.  Their really nice guys and up for the collaboration.  There was loads of areas to shoot at and I could have spent weeks there exploring the space.  The end of the shoot resulted in cups of tea and birthday cake all round.  Bonus.

I hope to be working with the company some more in the near future, but for now here’s a few of the shots from the shoot . . .

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/06/lucy-%e2%80%a2-headshots-portraits-%e2%80%a2-slung-low/feed/ 0 The Reject Pile • Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/02/the-reject-pile-%e2%80%a2-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/02/the-reject-pile-%e2%80%a2-headshots/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:20:07 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=890 Towards the end of last year, I started to introduce a quick-fire and impromptu end to my headshot sessions.  Some people heard the word “improvise”, and ran a mile, whilst others embraced the opportunity for some fun portraits of themselves.  Often at the end of the session when the hard work is over, people have totally relaxed and forgotten that they’re having their picture taken, they tend to be a bit more open to playing up to my camera.  As well as this, during my shoots I tend to catch moments where people are in a different world, either whilst I’m checking the lights, or if they’ve just lost focus for a second, or it can be in mid-conversation and I catch a cheeky smile.  But now I’m keeping this five-minute freestyle for good, so if I ask you to have some fun with the camera, and you’re feeling a bit shy, forget your inhibitions for a minute or two, and get ready for some killer portraits.  Be who you want to be.

Below are just a few of the dozens of crazy snaps I’ve captured of people during their headshot session (I hope they don’t mind!).  Some of these are captured mid-session, and some are the very last shot of the day – when I tell people this is the last picture I’m taking of them, they tend to go all out.

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/02/the-reject-pile-%e2%80%a2-headshots/feed/ 3 Actors • Kick start your new year . . . http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/01/actors-%e2%80%a2-kick-start-your-new-year/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/01/actors-%e2%80%a2-kick-start-your-new-year/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:18:17 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=807 If you’re a comedian, magician, dancer, drag-queen, director, producer, stunt-man, lion-tamer, fire-eater or just a plain old actor, and you want to give the new year and your career a bit of a kick start, then get in touch to book yourself a new headshot.  I’ve developed a new range of packages to suit all requirements and you can download my brand-new 2010 actor’s headshots brochure now.

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]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/01/actors-%e2%80%a2-kick-start-your-new-year/feed/ 0 Elaine • Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/12/elaine-%e2%80%a2-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/12/elaine-%e2%80%a2-headshots/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:36:56 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=738 Elaine’s headshot session in Altrincham was fantastic, she put a lot of effort into the shoot and we produced some beautiful images.  I’ve recently started to allow actors at the end of my shoot to improvise and play up to the camera in an effort to get some more personal portraits.  No interaction and no direction, just let them do what they want.  This can lead to some bizarre results and I’ll be doing a post on a few of these soon!  Check out the third image out of this set of three; this was the first shot Elaine came up with and is really elegant and poignant.

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]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/12/elaine-%e2%80%a2-headshots/feed/ 0 Ash • Actor’s Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/10/ash-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/10/ash-%e2%80%a2-actors-headshots/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:12:27 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=532 When photographing headshots, I normally ask the subject at the end of the session to do a little bit of improvising to get some of their character across.  Not necessarily the shot that they’ll send out to casting agents to get work, but something a little bit different to highlight their personality.  This was one of the last frames from Ash’s session last week.  Perfect balance.

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