Rory Lewis: Portrait & Headshot Photographer

Frank Weitzel

Recreating Caravaggio Saint Jerome

May 25, 2019 in Works, Selah, Portraiture, New York, Los Angeles, London, Liverpool, Leeds, Top Moment

Saint Jerome Writing, also called Saint Jerome in His Study or simply Saint Jerome, is an oil painting by Italian painter Caravaggio. Working with model Frank Weitzel who assumed the role of St Jerome, we created living depiction of the work. Deciding to retain Frank’s Tattoo adds an interesting flair to the 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.

All About Photo Magazine (Rory Lewis: Recreating the 'Neophyte' by Gustave Doré) March 2019

March 20, 2019 in Interview, Published, Selah

Thank you to Sandrine Hermand-Grise, Editor of All About Photo Magazine, interviewing me about my current Selah portrait project. Delighted to share a selection of the portraits and a behind the scenes video from one of the most recent sessions. In which I recreated the 'Neophyte' by Gustave Doré. Read the full interview on All About Photo’s Website, transcript also below.

Recreating Gustave Doré "The Neophyte”

March 10, 2019 in Works, Los Angeles, Selah, Top Moment

Gustave Doré (1832–1883), throughout my career has continued to inspire my work . I even wrote my dissertation on his illustrations of The Crusades. One of his most famous pieces “The Neophyte” shows a young man in a monastery with other monks who are much older and appear to be worn out or suffering. During my last working visit to Los Angeles, I had to chance to recreate the painting with six remarkable actors, Tony Amendola, Peter Van Norden, Leo Marks, Bo Foxworth, James Sutorius and Frank Weitzel.