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Congratulations to Paul and QuiLi on their wedding yesterday! Here are a few photos from the pre-wedding shoot. Thank you both!

Here's a selection of photos from a shoot I had with Frankie Williams, actress and comedian. Follow Frankie on her Facebook page.
Thanks Frankie!

So, back to my very neglected blog. Here is a selection of my favourite photos from a photoshoot with the amazingly talented singer-songwriter Greta Isaac. Diolch Greta!

Ok let me start by saying that I've known Julie Fox Pritchard for a long time (I think the first time we worked together was on Pam Fi, Duw? - about 13 years ago) and I've never been the same since. Julie is mad as a hatter. But she is also a makeup artist. A very, very good makeup artist. BBC-trained and BAFTA-nominated, having her with me during my shoots takes a load off my mind as I know that the person that I'm photographing will look fantastic, and that it'll take a big blunder on my part for them to look otherwise. Seriously, if you're looking to have headshots or portraits taken and if your budget can stretch to it, you really should consider getting a makeup artist involved. And that includes you men. As well as doing makeup for film and tv, Julie runs her own makeup and makeover business; take a look at her website at the following address: www.foxysfaceplace.co.uk.

The person I was photographing this day was Lucy Andrews, and what a brilliant shoot it was. Lucy wanted actors' headshots and also presenters' headshots. She also included a creative portrait session in the shoot, for those more edgy, alternative photos. Lucy was so professional, throwing herself into the session and taking direction extremely well. The range of looks was tremendous, and the variety of hairstyles that Julie came up with really helped achieve these. Here are some of my favourites from the shoot. Diolch Julie and Lucy!

Most actors hate having their headshots done. So much so that if an actor tells me that they actually enjoy having their photo taken I'm quite surprised! I know Lauren from working with her on the National Youth Theatre of Wales in 2009 and she really wasn't looking forward to the headshot session! The shoot was great though, and we got loads of different looks both in the studio and outside (in spite of heavy winds!). Thanks Lauren.

I'd been looking forward to this shoot since Rebecca booked with me. Sometimes you just get a good feeling about something... I knew Rebecca had a terrific range as an actress (I don't suppose you can find characters as different from each other as Sali Mali is from Des in BBC's Belonging!) so i was excited about getting loads of different looks, especially as she had decided to include a creative portrait session with her actor's headshots. It was an absolute pleasure to photograph Rebecca. Here are a few photos from the shoot. Diolch Rebecca!

I'm always glad when an actor decides to include a creative portrait session with their actor headshot photoshoot. It gives them the opportunity to get different looks from the usual actors headshots, and it gives me the chance to be a bit more creative and try something new. Once the headshots had been covered Emma and i decided to go for a low key look for the portraits, with mood and lighting to complement this. Thanks Emma!

I often find it more challenging to photograph friends than I do strangers. As I'm familiar with the personalities of my friends the session can easily be clouded by that familiarity and by my perception of them. Strangers on the other hand present a blank canvas and it's easier to depict them in a range of ways as I get to know them during the session. This actor headshot session with my good friend Victoria John was an exception to the rule though. Yes it took a bit longer than most sessions as we were talking more than I was shooting(!), but I was really pleased with the range of looks we got out of the session. Thanks V!

Victoria is the founder of Velvet Ensemble, a theatre company that develops and produces "thought provoking, accessible theatre with the focus on telling women's stories."

Darragh Mortell, star of The Story of Tracy Beaker and Dani's House. Thanks for a great shoot Darragh!

I'm not very good at keeping up with this blog malarkey... I now have a huge backlog of shoots to blog! Here are some of the photos from a great session with Gwydion Rhys. Looking forward to the second half of the shoot later on in the year. Diolch Gwydion!

A few shots from the session with presenter and singer Carys Davies. Carys sings with the excellent The Swing Sound - take a look at their website at www.theswingsound.co.uk, or 'like' their Facebook page. Diolch Carys!

Here are some shots from a great shoot with actor Harry Ferrier who starred in one of my favourite BBC drama series from last year - The Silence.

Here's a selection of photos from the recent session with actor Gareth Nash who appears in the new S4C drama series Alys. Alys is broadcast Sundays at 21:00 and repeated at 22:00 on Tuesdays.

Here's a selection of photos from the recent shoot with actor Richard Shackley. By working around the snow we managed to get shots outside and in the studio eventually!

I had the pleasure to photograph Rob Evans just before Christmas. An actor and writer, Rob's latest children's sitcom "Sadie J" has just started on the CBBC channel: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00xp0sg. It runs for 13 weeks and is available to watch on BBC iplayer. The photoshoot with Rob was fantastic - there was plenty of scope for creativity and I got the chance to try out my new lensbaby (the effect can be seen on the last photo).

I always enjoy shooting headshots for the acting students at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and this year has been no exception. Always taking direction well and easy to work with, here's a selection of photos from this year's undergraduates and postgraduates.

Anjana Srinivasan


Ashleigh Haddad


Brian Markey


Ceri Elen Morris


Clifford Lyonette


Hanna Jarman


Jimmy Fairhurst


Lewis Reeves


Louise Haggerty


Paddy Wallace


Rhys Williams


Richard Lakos


Sion Ifan

Here are my top tips for getting the best out of your actors headshot session, whether you come to me or go to another photographer for them. Click on the title to read more.

Well, I've been meaning to start a blog for a while, but I've been so busy lately that it was eaier to just put it off! I thought I'd start with a recent actors headshot session with actress Heledd Baskerville. The first time I met Heledd was whilst filming a 3-part film called Triongl back in 2003 (I think!), and I hadn't seen her in person since (though of course I'd seen her on the telly numerous times). It was great to catch up and the shoot went brilliantly, with very helpful assistance by excellent make-up artist Sarah Astley. The only cause for concern was the arrival of 8 builders half way through the outside session (I'm having work done at the moment and the 8 of them were carrying a huge steel RSJ that's being used to support the back of the building). They looked just as bemused as we did! Anyway, here's a selection of photos from the shoot. Diolch Heledd a Sarah!