James Cromwell Portrait Sitting

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Lighting is often perceived as a complicated skill, as a travelling portrait photographer working on both sides of the pond, I prefer to keep my equipment to a minimum. Mastering one light is essential if you wish to understand the art of portrait photography. Testifying I can safely admit 75% of all my portrait sittings have been shot with one light setups. With a single light source, and reflector or fill, you can produce enough creative lighting options, to photograph a lifetime of portrait sittings.

With nearly 200 acting credits to his name, James Cromwell has starred in iconic movies such as Babe, Star Trek: First Contact, L.A. Confidential and The Green Mile. Cromwell accepted my invitation to sit in New York back in late 2019. The portrait to feature in my Selah exhibition, creating dramatic mediative scenes of the sitters pausing to breathe & reflect. In directing James I asked him to imagine he had taken a long pilgrimage. Now reaching the end of the journey, my impetus was to capture a man of faith who is almost introspective.

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About Rory

Winner of the Portrait of Britain in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2020. Lewis is a dedicated portrait photographer who has spent over a decade capturing many of the world’s most recognised faces. Sitters have included the likes of William Shatner, David Cameron, Sir Derek Jacobi, Iain Glen and Natalie Dormer. Rory’s images have been exhibited on both sides of the Atlantic, and several of his iconic portraits have been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery in London.