My studio is in Enfield, north London, about 30 minutes from central London.

Usually around 2 – 3 hours. Every session starts with a chat over a cup of tea so I can get to know you, find out a bit about your career, what kind of actor you are and what you’re looking for before we kick off.

There is. It’s free all day, every day.

Bring lots of tops. Lots of different tops. This is important – it’s much better to have loads with you that we can pick the best ones from than to not have enough for the session. Also bring any hair products, shaving gear etc that you might need. Don’t worry about this too much for now though, once you’re booked in I’ll send you a confirmation email that goes in to much more detail about all of this.

Of course. But when we start shooting they’ll need to nip off for a coffee as we’ll be working alone so we can focus and avoid distractions.

Have a look at my Headshot Tips page here.

You’ll need to pay a £40 deposit to confirm your session. That comes off the total amount of the session and is refundable up to 48 hours before the session. That means if you cancel or rearrange within 48 hours of the session you’ll lose the deposit and will need to pay it again to rebook.

I shoot both. I own a private daylight studio so I work outdoors and indoors using natural light, indoors with a combination of natural and studio or just studio. Everyone’s different and needs to be lit differently. My studio gives us the options to do whatever is needed, but the name of the game is range so most sessions tend to consist of a mix.

Of course, just bring whatever you need with you.

After the shoot I’ll email you a password which you can use to log in to your own private gallery on my website where you can view your proofs – usually between 200-250 in total (but that’s not set in stone) and these are for viewing only. It usually takes about 5-7 days to get the password to you, but if you’re working to a deadline I can do my best to fit in with it to get you the images on time, but you’ll need to let me know about the deadline at the point of booking in.

That depends on the session you booked, there’s different amounts included in each type of session. See my prices page for details. Extras are £20 each. I keep your photos on file for a 2-3 years so they’re available for a good while afterwards. All retouched photos are supplied to you high res and in 4 different versions: colour, colour with a 10×8 crop, black & white and black & white with a 10×8 crop. Retouches usually take 7-10 days.

It’s only the retouched images that are available for use. That’s because I retain the copyright to the photos and part of the fee is to licence an agreed number of images for your use as an actor. 

I’m afraid not. I know it’s almost impossible to hold down a job whilst at drama school which is why I offer a discount to students. However there has to be a cut off point, so as soon as you finish studying and are able to work you are no longer eligible for a discount. I consider my rates very carefully and always try to keep them as competitive as I can.

I graduated from drama school in 2000 and took up photography as a hobby in the same year. I made the switch to become a full time professional photographer in 2007.

In 2016 a collection of the UK’s leading headshot photographers formed the Association of Professional Headshot Photographers, a non-profit organisation committed to promoting and upholding the highest quality in headshot photography. Strict criteria need to be met to become approved by the APHP and I’m proud to be a founder member of the association. See www.theaphp.co.uk

I do. Well, Saturdays. I know it’s hard if you’re studying, rehearsing or working during the week to get time off so I shoot on Saturdays at no extra charge, although they often get very busy so please give me as much notice as possible. Sundays are my day off.

The common thought is around every 2 years, but that’s far from being a written rule. The most important thing to remember is that as soon as your headshots are out of date and no longer honestly represent you, your work hit rate will go down. You may still be getting auditions but the further the gap between you and your headshot becomes, the more likely it is you’ll be going up for the wrong jobs. However, if your current headshot is still a true image of you then unless you want add something different to your portfolio you probably don’t need new ones.

Yep, have a look at my page of Headshot Tips here.