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pictures that
sound like you.

Press shots, cover artwork and promo photography for artists, labels and venues who want an image, not just a backdrop.

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Quick overview

Who it’s for

Artists, bands, labels, managers, venues and festivals.

Location

Our Clapton studio, or on location with you.

Deliverables

Press-ready stills, square and 16:9 artwork crops, socials and motion.

Turnaround

Selects within 48 hours when a release date needs them.

What we photograph

Press, artwork, promo, content.

Press portrait of Jamie Irrepressible, photographed by Eivind Hansen
Press shotStudio
Artist portrait of Juliet North
Cover artworkMedium format film
Press shot of Mantawoman
EditorialFeature
Portrait of Lindsey Stirling
PromoStudio
Juliet North, studio portrait
PortraitMedium format film
Jamie Irrepressible, press shot
ContentStills & motion

Capabilities

Press shotsCover artwork EPK & motionBand portraitsSocial content

Packages & pricing

Where music projects start.

A press image has to survive a magazine grid, a festival poster, a streaming banner and a thumbnail. These are the starting points for independent and self-releasing artists.

  • Press shoot

    from £750

    What’s included
    • Up to 3 hours
    • One artist
    • Studio or one location

    Press, streaming profiles and your own channels.

    Anything running as paid advertising, in print or out of home is licensed separately.

  • Release day

    from £1,750

    What’s included
    • Up to 8 hours
    • Press, artwork and content
    • Shot together in one day

    The whole release, planned as one job.

    Planned together it costs less and looks like one release. Shot separately, it rarely matches.

  • Campaign production

    Bespoke

    What’s included
    • By brief
    • Concept and crew
    • Styling and locations

    Quoted in full against the brief and the release plan.

    For larger releases, campaigns and anything with motion, whoever is paying.

Figures above are starting prices for independent and self-releasing artists, and they move with the shape of the job: line-up size, number of looks, locations, travel and how widely the images need to be licensed.

If you are signed to a label, or represented by one, get in touch and we will quote the project against the brief, the release plan and the usage.

Those are creative fees, covering pre-production, the shoot, selection, colour finishing and delivery. Production and usage licensing are quoted on top, so you can see exactly what you are paying for. We are not VAT registered, so nothing is added to the number you are quoted.

Why Tilt Your Head

Creative thinking, release-ready results.

A fashion and portrait background, and years of work with artists, labels and agencies. From concept to delivery, we handle the visual process, or work inside your existing management, label or production team.

Most artists book one shoot and then discover they need three: the press image, the cover artwork, and the content that carries the campaign. Planned as one day it costs less and looks like one release. Commissioned in three separate panics, it does not.

How we work

What actually lands in your inbox.

A music shoot is judged on whether the assets get used. Press, artwork and content are usually the same shoot, planned together and delivered together.

  • A press set

    Horizontal and vertical crops, a clean frame for listings and something with a point of view for features, ready to send straight on.

  • Cover artwork

    Cover crops prepared at the right ratios at the same time as the press set, so the whole release looks like one body of work.

  • Content and motion

    Vertical content that carries a release cycle, and short motion for streaming platforms, shot alongside the stills rather than on another day.

Tell us the release date and we plan backwards from it, including who needs the files and when.

Before you book

Everything you might want to ask.

What kinds of music work do you shoot?

Press and promo shoots, cover artwork, band and group portraits, EPK and behind the scenes, and short motion shot alongside the stills.

Do you handle hair, make-up and styling?

Yes, on request. We work with hair and make-up artists and stylists we trust, and quote them up front so nothing appears on the invoice as a surprise.

What is included in the quote?

The creative fee covers pre-production, the shoot, selection, colour finishing and delivery. Production and usage licensing are itemised separately so you can see what each part costs.

We shoot at our Clapton studio or on location, and travel is quoted on top of the creative fee.

How does licensing work?

Press and promotional use for the release the shoot was made for is normally included. Wider use, such as paid advertising, billboards, merchandise or a label back catalogue, is licensed separately and quoted before the shoot.

How soon will I get the images?

Selects within 48 hours when a release date needs them, and finished files within two weeks. Tell us the deadline when you enquire and you will get an honest answer about whether it is possible.

We are unsigned. Is this out of reach?

Probably not. Tell us the budget you actually have and what the release needs. If we cannot make it work we will say so plainly, rather than quoting something you were never going to book.

Trans and non-binary artists are photographed here as a matter of course. The studio is one quiet room with no audience, the running order goes out before the day, you can bring one person, and the session can be lit without flash if you ask.

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