We recently had a really fun shoot with Casey Crescenzo of Dear Hunter for Alternative Press Magazine. We got to use the Midland Theater as the backdrop for the shoot and had a great time with Casey. He’s that kind of artist who is really laid back and fun to work with. We found a nice spot to take the photo with incredibly beautiful lighting - massive South facing windows on a luckily soft cloudy day - and it had this killer chair and fireplace as a prop. 

These are definitely the kind of shoots I love - a little bit of luck and a whole lot of fun.

Credits:

Photographer: Alistair Tutton

Client: Alternative Press Magazine

Art Director - Christopher Benton

Talent - Casey Crescenzo

Assistant - Matt Shepherd

Rock and Roll…finally…

We had a great photoshoot last year with the wonderful Kristen May of Fly Leaf for Revolver Magazine. We worked really hard with Kristen and her team of Simon Jackson and Chanel Jezek for the hair and styling and also with Jimmy Hubbard over at Revolver to ensure we got a fantastic style that would be absolutely 100% her for the final image. The lighting I wanted to use would emulate her appearance on stage with a spotlight giving some sharp contrast on her face while we got soft light in for the fill and the red highlight to emulate our great curtains at the Vox.

I added a bonus outtake showing off one of Kristen’s damn fine tattoos. Great folk to work with, and a lovely wrap photo to boot.

- Alistair

Credits:

Photographer: Alistair Tutton

Talent: Kristen May, Lead Singer of Fly Leaf

Hair: Simon Jackson

Styling: Chanel Jezek

Art Direction: Jimmy Hubbard

Assistant: Adam Caselman

Retoucher: Adam Caselman

Client: Revolver Magazine

My Family and Other Animals

So I managed to make it home to the UK in January and hang out with the family…I must admit I really don’t photograph much in the way of family portraits (a couple of times a year I’ll take photos of my family, or help a friend out). But every time I do it they’re always my absolute favorites. So this year I managed to get an absolute winner of my Mum and Dad - it was just one momentary outtake of my Dad being a classic wally, but it’ll be on my wall for a long time to come.

The little fella is my wonderful nephew - Freddie. He’s quite a character and always great fun to hang out with.

For the purposes of tracking the aging process here’s last years post:

http://alistair-tutton-photography.tumblr.com/post/24339631614/portrait-photography

PS The black and white makes the teeth look so much less English…

Credits: The Family

I Make Beautiful Kids…

And it’s true…not of me of course, but of my wonderful friend Stephanie Malcy. It’s my luck to try and capture a bit of that beauty and I got a chance to do that this year when I went to visit Minneapolis and visit some of it’s wonderful agencies. Stephanie relocated with her husband Jay and her expanding family a few years ago and has always been a fantastic supporter of mine - particularly in designing my incredibly wonderful branding (both round one and two). So when I was on my trip I went by with a camera and forced her to let me take a couple of photos, ironically Merik (her eldest boy) has always been a staple in my portfolio (thanks Amanda Sosa Stone). This time it’s Ryah I’m in love with. 

So what’s better - colour or black and white?

Oh, and here’s Merik, being a little goofy.