Merton Young Faces Photography Exhibition is a series of 50 stunning portraits from headshot photographer Nick Gregan. Well that s what the exhibition press release says it s all about, but is a portrait any different from a actors headshot? Yes and no, in this series of photographs I have taken what I call contextual portraits this means they are in an enviroment or contain something that relates to and helps tell the story of the subject. Louis In this shot of Louis who is an up and coming actor I wanted to place hime somewhere he felt comfortable, it was on stage in Wimbledon Theatre. Louis had a great confidence about him and was also quite a cool young man. I ve captured all of this in this portrait without going down an obvious route. In an actors headshot I am looking for the actor themselves to tell their story. We want a casting director to lok at their headshot and see the actor, to relate to them and not be distracted by other elements within the photograph. Peter In this h
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