Headshots, Portraits & Branding Photography
-
Acting Headshots
As an actor, artistic director, and now director, I have been on both sides of the casting table. I know what catches a casting director’s eye, and have photographed hundreds of actors. I am available to photograph your acting headshots in Toronto and Hamilton.
-
Branding Photography
You're an expert at what you do. Whether you're a consultant, speaker, author, or high-level entrepreneur, you need brand imagery worthy of magazine covers. We make marketing your personal brand easy with images that showcase and elevate your confidence and expertise.
Acting Headshots
Professional acting headshots for principal and background actors
What Clients Are Saying
-
![]()
Katelyn Victoria Smith
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Really great photographer! Kevin is personable and super easy to work with. It's very relaxed and he's really prompt with staying in touch and updates. I'm so pleased with the headshots I received, they look amazing.”
-
![]()
Paul Pierroz
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Updated my business headshot photos. An easy process with Kevin. He was a great coach and helped capture my personal brand in our photo set. Was hard to pick the best images. A great investment!”
-
![]()
Sarah Stevens
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“We have worked with Kevin twice, he is an exceptional photographer! He is fun to work with, very engaging, creative and professional! I’d recommend him for anyone looking for high quality work.”
-
![]()
Harshvardhan Mahida
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Kevin was amazing! Friendly and Professional, made me feel completely at ease during the whole process and the photos taken were absolutely amazing and just how I wanted them to be! Would absolutely recommend and come back to Kevin for any future work.”
-
![]()
Keri Bishop
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
”I had headshots taken by Kevin and I couldn’t recommend his services more! He is knowledgeable and professional, and made the experience amazing. I couldn't be happier with the turnout.”
-
![]()
Asad Baloch
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I left the studio a lot more confident than I was when I had entered it to have my headshots taken, as I saw his phenomenal work when I was there and left knowing that it will help me put my best foot forward into my career.”
-
![]()
Rui Li
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Excellent results! Kevin has an outstanding eye and shot exactly what I was looking for. He was very professional yet also very welcoming which helped me warm up to my first photo shoot. I couldn’t have been happier with my results and look forward to future shoots.”
-
![]()
Steve Augustine
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Kevin was a pleasure to work with and gave me exactly what I was looking for! Fantastic photographer and easy to work with, as well. I would recommend him to anyone looking for quality photography, as well.”
-
![]()
Joseph Claude Dubois
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I thoroughly enjoyed my photoshoot with Kevin, I can’t recommend him strongly enough. He’s warm, will put you at ease and I’ll definitely be a repeat client.”
-
![]()
Sophie Nation
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Kevin was amazing! He made the environment fun and lighthearted and was able to capture some great and natural shots. Highly recommend him for actors’ headshots!”
-
![]()
Teresa Lesyk
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Kevin did a great job at getting the very best from a moody 13 year old. He coaxed genuine smiles and thoughtful grown-up looks. The process was easy and quick and frankly, the pictures were so amazing that I had a seriously difficult time narrowing down my favourites. Long story short, I highly recommend Kevin and his work.”
-
![]()
Andrea Poirier
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Kevin was wonderful to work with. He makes his clients feel at ease and carefully takes you through the process and prepares you in advance for your session. The photos are beautiful and exactly what I had anticipated.”
-
![]()
Harmony Clouser
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Went for my first headshots and had a great time! Kevin was funny and made me feel comfortable. Shots turned out AMAZING! Cannot recommend more!”
-
![]()
Jonathan Neil Alexander
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“He's a dream to work it. Super easy-going, super collaborative and totally delivers, every. single. time. He's really about the product and making sure you're good with the final shot. Recommend him to actor friends any chance I get.”
-
![]()
Ryan Bannon
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Excellent shoot, responsive, got some great headshots out of it. Highly recommend!”
Award-Winning Hamilton Portrait Photographer
I grew up on the east side of Hamilton. I’ve always had a camera of some kind but recall processing a photograph I took of my mother’s independent video store, Movie Madness, in the camera club at Elizabeth Bagshaw. A classroom converted to a darkroom during lunch is where we would process our film and print our images. That was the beginning of my love affair with photography.
Since then I have photographed hundreds of actors, world-famous musicians, and celebrities. I have won multiple awards for my portrait photography and spent years photographing magazine covers and editorial portraits of the subjects of dozens of magazine articles. I have been working as a professional photographer in Hamilton and Toronto for more than a decade and am very proud of my 5-star rating on Google.
When I went to Brock University in St. Catharines, I start writing and taking photos for The Brock Press. We would roll our own film canisters and develop the images in the newspaper’s darkroom. It was the mid-1990s. I learned on my feet about documentary, reportage, and portrait photography.
After university, I spent three years working as a copy editor and photo editor at the daily newspaper in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Editing photographs from news, sports, and portrait photographers around the world taught me to recognize what makes an image impactful. Nine times out of ten, the answer is expression. Expressions convey emotion, define relationships, and tell a story.
Due to a growing concern about becoming desensitized to the horrors of the world, I left the news industry and immersed myself in improvisational comedy. I’ve been studying, performing, coaching, and directing improv since 1999 — I currently coach the McMaster Improv Team. Comedy has taught me that we remember the things that bring us joy. Most often, what brings us joy is relationships and that joy is conveyed through expression.
I believe in the power of expression so much that my first solo exhibit as a photographer is titled, Expressions, Vol. 1:The Architecture of Emotion. Photographing people’s expressions is my passion. Capturing someone’s authentic self — as hokey as that sounds — and freezing it in a moment of time for my photography clients is just as rewarding as making an audience of hundreds of people laugh.
Creating portraits that your family can look at generations from now and still feel connected to is paramount to my work. It’s why I do this. When the people we love have moved on — left for school, moved across the country, or passed on, for example — the things that keeps us connected to them are the images hanging on our walls, decorating our shelves, and filling the pages of our family photo books.
That is why I do this.
How to Book Me
If you're in need of a professional photographer, please see the respective page on this website and contact me using the form on each page for more information, to request an itemized estimate, or just to get a feel of what your photoshoot would require and let you know how I can help you achieve your photography dreams.
Lifestyle Brand Photography
Whether you need to create a few epic hero shots for an outdoor advertising campaign, headshots for your entire company, a library of brand images for use across multiple marketing channels, an event photographer to capture the highlights from your Annual General Meeting (AGM), or a commercial photographer to create images for your annual report, my experience in brand photography is exactly what you need to help you build your brand.
Serving Southern Ontario
Having lived and worked in Hamilton and the Niagara Region — Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines, Vineland, Jordan, etc.
I am very familiar with this area and know a ton of photogenic locations, including beaches, mansion houses, waterfronts, trails, architectural landmarks, markets, for family portraits, professional business headshots, personal branding photography, acting headshots, and more.
I am a proud Hamilton, Ontario photographer, specializing in business headshots, personal branding, corporate branding, and headshots for actors. I create brand imagery for clients in Hamilton, Niagara, Toronto and the surrounding regions. My portrait work has won multiple awards and has been featured on the covers of dozens of magazines.
Based in Hamilton's east end, near Stoney Creek, my photography services are available in Ancaster, Beamsville, Binbrook, Brampton, Brant, Brantford, Burlington, Caledonia, Cambridge, Carlisle, Cayuga, Dundas, Dunville, East Hamilton, Elora, Etobicoke, Flamborough, Fonthill, Georgetown, Glen Abbey, Grimsby, Guelph, Hagersville, Haldimand, Halton, Hamilton, Jordan, Jordan Station, Kitchener, Kleinburg, Lincoln, Meadowvale, Milton, Mississauga, Mount Hope, Niagara, Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake (NOTL), North York, Oakville, Oshwekan, Peel, Pelham, Port Credit, Port Dalhousie, Port Dover, Smithville, St. Catharines, St. George, St. Davids, Stoney Creek, Thorold, Toronto, Vaughan, Vineland, Waterdown, Waterloo, Winona, and West Hamilton.