london campaign & advertising portraits
Art-directed portrait shoots for brands and agencies across London. Whether it is a hero image for an ad, a founder story or a full talent set, I plan and light it to a brief and deliver assets ready to run.
A campaign portrait is a different animal to a headshot. It has to sell an idea, hold up blown large on a billboard or a homepage, and sit inside a wider creative direction rather than just look nice on its own. That means planning before anyone picks up a camera.
I work to a brief and a mood, light deliberately, and shoot with the crop, the copy space and the final placements already in mind. Bring me an art director and a concept, or a rough idea that needs shaping, and I will turn it into a set of images that actually do the job the campaign needs.
Tell me what the photos are for and pick a date. You get a fixed price up front and a shot plan before we start.
I direct the whole session, hands, chin, where to look, so you never stand there guessing.
A proofing gallery lands within days. Choose the keepers and I finish them properly.
Mood, crop and copy space planned up front, so the images drop straight into the layout.
A standout lead image plus the wider set a campaign needs across channels.
Graded and delivered in whatever formats and resolutions the final placements happen to need.
“I've always hated being on camera. The direction made the whole thing easy, and the photos are genuinely the best I've ever had taken.”
David K, managing directorRegularly, and it is my favourite way to work. Bring the concept and direction and I will execute it, or bring a rough idea and I will help shape it into something shootable.
Yes. I shoot with the final placement in mind, so images hold up at billboard and hero-banner size, with the resolution and crops each format needs.
I can help sort talent and styling, plus hair and make-up, or work alongside the team you already have. Tell me the scope and I will build the right crew.
It is quoted per project, since a single hero portrait and a full talent campaign are very different jobs. Send the brief and I will come back with a clear, itemised figure.
Usage is agreed up front based on where the campaign runs and for how long, and written into the quote so there are no surprises later.