I don’t think I’m wrong in saying that it is impossible to take a bad picture of Mark Rylance. (Of course, this is where you all step in and say my pictures are shit!😳)
This man is not only photo-proof, but he is also possibly the loveliest man you could ever meet. This shoot took place in Bristol Old Vic where he was performing live in Dr Semmellweis. This shoot however was to help promote his new film, a comedy about golf called The Phantom of the Open. I never thought of Mark as a big golfer so I asked him about his skills with the club - and he said he had no skill what so ever. “That’s why I got picked for the role” he said.
It was a shoot where I tried to accomplish a lot. Some natural daylight shots and 10X8 portrait as light was slowly leaving us for the black of the night. A clean backdrop shot, use of some material for backdrop, change of flashlight, closeups as well as pulled back environmental shots. Although we tried to accomplish a lot in a short time, the whole shoot felt like a nice time with good friends. Jasmine Perry, (who commissioned me,) and Mark Rylance allowed for the shoot to progress with light banter and a few laughs.
Shot for SAGA magazine
