SESSIONS WITH PHOTOGRAPHER TONY BLAKE - ACTORS HEADSHOTS, BUSINESS HEADSHOTS AND PORTRAITS - CHESTER UK
THE SHOOT
Tony favours a natural style when lighting and shooting clients. During your shoot, you can change hair and clothing to create different looks to bring variety to your headshot portfolio. All headshot sessions take place in Tony’s city centre. All information including details on arrival to the studio will be sent to you prior to your session.
PROCEDURE
After the shoot has taken place, we aim to send your proof images from the session as soon possible. Then, once you have selected your chosen images from the contact sheets, a typical turn around time for finished images is around 7 working days. However these times can vary slightly either way depending on the work load; we will always do our best to process work as quickly as possible
FURTHER ADVICE FOR ACTORS
For actors who are not sure what type of headshots you need, how often they should be updated and what casting directors are looking for - the UK's leading casting resource Spotlight provides some fantastic guidelines and information.
SECURING A BOOKING
To book a session with photographer Tony Blake, please get in touch and we will organise a suitable date and time for your session.
Fees and Payment
A deposit of £50 is required to book a date for your session; this deposit is taken off the full cost of the chosen package. The balance can then be paid anytime before or on the day of the session.
The deposit is non-refundable but, if you need to reschedule a session, can be carried forward once (only) to your new session date.
If you cancel a session less than 24 hours before the time of the session, 50% of the full fee will be payable. If you cancel on the day of the session, the full session fee will be payable.
Please contact me as soon as possible if you encounter problems attending the session.
Email: tony@tonyblakephoto.co.uk
Phone: 07974804403
Address: Tony Blake Photography, 2nd Floor, 68 Watergate Street, Chester, CH1 2LA
HEADSHOT PACKAGE 1: 2 high-res images - £150 (adults)
Consultation and shoot time around 1:30 hours
Proof photographs from session
Limitless choice of outfit change
HEADSHOT PACKAGE 2: 6 high-res images - £210 (adults)
Consultation and shoot time around 2 hours
Proof photographs from session
Limitless choice of outfit changes
HEADSHOT PACKAGE 3: 3 high-res images - £150 (Under 18 years)
Consultation and shoot time around 1:30 hours
Proof photographs from session
Limitless choice of outfit changes
HEADSHOT PACKAGE 4: 3 high-res images - £120 (Under 11 years)
Consultation and shoot time around 1:30 hours
Proof photographs from session
Limitless choice of outfit changes
( Under 18 years of age must be accompanied by an adult throughout the whole session ).
Additional finished images can be added for £20 per image to any package.
PLEASE NOTE: After the shoot has taken place, we aim to send your proof images from the session as soon possible. Then, once you have selected your chosen images from the contact sheets, a typical turn around time for finished images is around 7 working days. However these times can vary slightly either way depending on the work load; we will always do our best to process work as quickly as possible
Headshot Package Items Explained
Proofs photographs
Following the shoot, you will receive a set of digital photograph proofs allowing you to choose your final headshot images.
High resolution digital images
Your final headshot images will be sent as high resolution jpegs. The standard size for this is normally less than 5MB more than ample for website use and 10 x 8 prints.
Digital re-touching
Your chosen images will be re-touched reducing or removing the appearance of any temporary imperfections, for example, skin blemishes, such as a spots, this will not necessarily give a completely clear look but will lesson the redness of the skin slightly. This does not include retouching roots or any permanent features such as moles.
Please note for actors headshots that re-touching is kept to an absolute minimum so your headshot is an accurate and true reflection of how you look.