Rob Booker Photography • Blog » Headshot Photographer 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 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 Online Shop • Coming Soon! http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/01/online-shop-%e2%80%a2-coming-soon/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/01/online-shop-%e2%80%a2-coming-soon/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 11:19:31 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=804 I’m busy working behind the scenes at the moment to open up my brand new online shop.  Previously my galleries haven’t been as user friendly as they should be and I’ve been unable to take payments online, but all that’s about to change . . .

Among the new features I’ve integrated are:

  • Faster and easier image viewing
  • Download images directly from your gallery
  • Side-by-side picture comparison (All you actors have been dying for this!)
  • Flag your favourite pictures and come back to them later
  • Black and white previews of colour pictures
  • Secure online payments for sessions and wedding booking fees
  • Secure online payments for prints, downloads and other photo products
  • Secure payments can be made via all major credit and debit cards

There’s a few more features I’m still working on, and please let me know if there’s anything you’re keen to see and I’ll try and get it sorted for you.  The shop will be open for business at the end of January, and of course all you blog readers will be the first to know.

]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2010/01/online-shop-%e2%80%a2-coming-soon/feed/ 1 Laura • Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/09/laura-%e2%80%a2-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/09/laura-%e2%80%a2-headshots/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:24:59 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=446 I shot Laura’s headshots in a farm building off a beaten track, somewhere between Leeds and York.  She wanted a something a bit more contempory as her existing shots weren’t getting the exposure or roles she was after.  The building provided perfect shelter from the wind, whilst creating a soft pool of diffused light to work under and also creating some interesting backgrounds.

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]]> http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/09/laura-%e2%80%a2-headshots/feed/ 0 Fiona • Headshots http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/08/fiona-%e2%80%a2-headshots/ http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/2009/08/fiona-%e2%80%a2-headshots/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:18:13 +0000 Rob http://www.robbooker.co.uk/blog/?p=332 Hopefully this week, I’ll be able to catch up on showing you what I’ve been up to.  First up I’ll give you a glimpse of Fiona’s headshot shoot.  I’m starting to shoot more and more headshots outside in natural light; it gives a different feel to the studio shots and although you’re at the mercy of the weather, when it’s behaving the shots tend to be bit more creative.  Fiona’s shoot was split between the studio shots I set-up in her lounge, and the back garden.  Let me know what you think . . .

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