By Rory Lewis Photographer — Los Angeles Studio
🎭 Two Decades Behind the Lens: Perfecting the Art of Actors Headshots
In an industry where image is everything, experience isn’t just valuable — it’s essential.
With over 20 years of portrait and headshot photography, my mission has always been simple: to reveal the truth behind the face, to find the performance within the stillness.
📸 A Legacy of Portraiture
From my beginnings in London to my studios in Los Angeles, New York, and beyond, I’ve spent two decades capturing actors, artists, political leaders, and public figures. Each portrait is part of an ongoing exploration of character and humanity.
My career has included photographing everyone from Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart to William Shatnerand Tony Blair. These experiences taught me something invaluable: direction and trust are the two forces that make a great portrait come alive.
🎬 Direction Meets Precision
When actors step into my studio, they’re not just standing in front of a camera — they’re stepping into a collaboration. My background in historical and cinematic portraiture allows me to read the subtleties of expression and posture that define presence.
🎭 Two Decades Behind the Lens: Perfecting the Art of Actors Headshots
Every actor brings a different rhythm, and I adapt my direction to their energy — guiding, never overcontrolling. The goal is always the same: to capture the truth of who you are and the range of who you can be.
🧠 Experience You Can Feel
Two decades in this craft means I understand how to move fast without rushing, to make an actor comfortable without losing intensity, to light with precision while leaving room for spontaneity.
It’s why seasoned performers and first-time clients alike often say, “That’s the best I’ve ever looked — and the most myself I’ve ever felt.”
Every session is an opportunity to merge technique with intuition — a conversation between artist and subject that unfolds in real time.
