Rory Lewis: Portrait & Headshot Photographer

Mae Martin Promo Shoot Curtis Brown Management

May 07, 2014 in Advertising, London, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Corporate Commission, Top Moment, Top Clients

Mae has been based in the UK since late 2010 and has performed at comedy clubs across the country plus gigs in Germany. She took a very successful debut show to Edinburgh in 2011 and returns each year with ‘Mae Day’.

Rory Lewis on assignment with Actor Sir Patrick Stewart.

Sir Patrick Stewart Portrait Sitting

May 06, 2014 in Portraiture, Featured Sitting, Northerners, Celebrity, Top Moment, Top Clients

I had assumed that only sheer luck or destiny would place Sir Patrick Stewart in front of my lens. Somewhat surprisingly though, after 24 years of dreaming about capturing his portrait, it was the sight of a vulgar, pink Hummer that inspired our meeting. The sitting would change my stars from a provincial photographer to an international portraitist working in London & Los Angeles.

Sir Ian McKellen Portrait Sitting

May 01, 2014 in Featured Sitting, Portraiture, Actors Headshots, Northerners, Celebrity, Top Moment, Top Clients

I invited Sir Ian to sit for a portrait session while he and Sir Patrick Stewart were performing Waiting for Godot in the Cort Theatre in New York and was flabbergasted when he accepted.

Helen Barrett Actress Headshots

April 27, 2014 in Actors Headshots

Actress Helen Barrett, arranged her actors headshots session at the London Studio this week. Helen opted for Package One. Which includes a one hour sitting, two hundred images, and two retouched/enhanced versions.

Brian Cox CBE Portrait Sitting

April 23, 2014 in Actors Headshots, Celebrity, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Portraitist, Top Moment

I cannot begin to state the awe I felt when Brian Cox – even more so when he turned up for our London shoot on the back of a scooter.

Pete Price Radio City Portraits (Bauer Media)

April 09, 2014 in Advertising, Corporate Commission, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Portraiture, Northerners, Top Moment, Top Clients

Pete popped into the Liverpool Studio for a Portrait Session. It was wonderful to meet Pete and work through several looks to create a wonderful collection of images; which reflect the fun and serious sides of Pete’s Personality.

Peter Sissons Portrait Sitting (The Express)

March 30, 2014 in Charity, Corporate Commission, Featured Sitting, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northerners, Portraiture, Rome, Advertising, Top Clients, Top Moment

Peter Sissons Portrait Sitting (The Express)

Peter Sissons is a British Broadcast Journalist. He was the presenter of the BBC Nine O’Clock News and the BBC Ten O’Clock News between 1993 and 2003, and earlier a newscaster for ITN, providing bulletins on ITV and Channel 4.

Mayor Joe Anderson Portrait Sitting

February 23, 2014 in Political Portraits, Corporate Commission, Featured Sitting, Liverpool, Northerners, Portraiture, Top Clients, Top Moment

Mayor of Liverpool ‘Joe' Anderson OBE is a British Labour Party politician who is the first directly elected mayor of Liverpool, having been elected with 57% of the vote on 3 May 2012. He was previously leader of the Liverpool City Council from the 2010 Council election until the 2012 Mayoral election.

Royal Photographic Society Interview February 2014

February 21, 2014 in Published, Portraiture, London, Northerners, Interview

Thank you to to The Royal Photographic Society featuring my Northerners Photography Exhibition in February’s Society Journal. Full transcript below.

Paul Barber Portrait Photoshoot

January 25, 2014 in Actors Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Northerners, New York, Portraiture

When researching names to invite to sit for my Northerners Portrait Exhibition, I decided to invite Paul Barber to take part as an iconic Northern Actor. I was delighted at his acceptance and the Photoshoot took place this week at the London Studio.

Lord Mayor of Liverpool Gary Millar

January 03, 2014 in Corporate Commission, Corporate Headshots, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Northerners, Political Portraits, Portraiture, Works, Advertising

Delighted the new Lord Mayor Of Liverpool Gary Millar sat for a Portrait at the Liverpool Studio this week. I often find historical elements to Political Portraits, Photographing them in an almost Holbein Style.

Sean Clancy E4 Portrait Photoshoot

January 06, 2012 in Advertising, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture, Published, Top Clients, Works

Late November last year I was commissioned by E4 to shoot Sean Clancy for a new Reality TV Show Desperate Scouse Wives. It was great fun shooting on set with the team. Looking forward to seeing how the images are received.

Nikki Belle Editorial Portraits

July 09, 2010 in Advertising, Musician, Portraiture, Published, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, Leeds, New York

Nikki Belle exceptionally talented a renown club singer both in the UK and Ibiza, was the subject of my latest Editorial Photoshoot. I had a chance to take a look at her latest music video Sex Shooter and I was very impressed. Check out the Editorial & Images Below.

Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries, T4 Portraits

January 10, 2010 in Actors Headshots, Advertising, Celebrity, Corporate Commission, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Los Angeles, New York, Portraiture

Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries, T4 Portraits

Matt Littler and Darren Jeffries found fame on Hollyoaks with long-term roles as Max Cunningham and Sam ‘OB’ O’Brien. After a decade on the Channel 4 soap, they started presenting work, including their own radio show on Preston-based Rock FM and TV shows on 4Music.