Started in the summer of 2009, Woolhouse Studios has become the go-to-agency for music and celebrity related photography and complex artwork design.

Our in-house design team has the capability to take an image into another stratosphere of look, design and feel. Our Adobe wizards are always on hand to wave their magic wand and turn any photograph into something truly special and memorable. We don’t rely on gimmicks. We rely on our expertise and experience. We are lighting and retouching experts, coupled with fantastic styling

EmmaJ (Director) – Head Ninja & Founder
An ex-model and DJ, in 2009 I had a dream and a vision! Bored of seeing the same one dimensional, poorly executed DJ and Band press shots, the same old male artists in hoodies against graffiti walls, I knew there was another way! I am the driving force behind Woolhouse Photographic and Design Studios. We are different; a new way of thinking, a 21st century way of thinking, the press shot with sleek artwork, lighting and editing used by the fashion industry.

In the summer of 2009 backed by the music industry I selected the best in the finest photographers, retouchers, illustrators all personally handpicked. Having worked with all of my team personally during my modelling career, I selected them not only for their talents, but for their flair, fun, patience, humour an infectious passion for what we do.

All ingredients which are key to both relax everyone who walks through our doors, and to create dynamic images. What started out as a simple photographic company, evolved into a one-stop-shop for all recording artists. From photography, stemmed great lighting, retouching, styling, grooming, branding, album artwork, video production, live show animation and web site design.

A studio where ideas and creativity run free, a design studio encompassing everything modern day techniques have shown us. We are Woolhouse Studios! I am nothing without our team and everything with them.. Our team is the creative driving force behind Woolhouse Studios; everything we believe and stand for is a measure of their creativity. They offer thousands of hours experience and expertise and are the true stars of Woolhouse Studios. Let me introduce you to the Woolhouse Ninjas.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

Stefan Sieler
No stranger to the rock star lifestyle, Stefan has been part of the 'cool' scene for many years. Friends with numerous bands and celebrities, his photography projects a very cinematic feel of vibrancy and colour. One of the countries up and coming fashion photographers, he has carved a name out very fast with pieces being spotted by Rankin and other of the world's top photographers. His easy going nature and ability to relax his subjects, brings out the best in everyone he shoots.

Stephen Perry - Photographer & Retouching
Trained by the finest, Stephen started by assisting the late great Terence Donovan, one of the 3 great photographers who started in the 60's from the East End of London with David Bailey and Brian Duffy. One of the founders of many of the leading men’s magazines seen today, Stephen has achieved as reputation as one of the best photographers and retouchers in the country.

He is a favourite of many celebrities seeking portraits, the likes of Gordon Ramsey, Jesson Button and Paul Kaye to name a few. He works with both male and female clients; he has unique ability to make female’s standout from the crowd with his unique style. He has been the brainchild and driving force of many iconic artists style. Artist credits include, Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, The Prodigy, Ronnie Woods, Kelly Brook, Ozzy Osbourne’.

Ruan Van Der Sande – Photographer & Retouching
London-based photographer Ruan has been a stalwart in lingerie, beauty, fashion and advertising. In 3 years of shooting Ruan has become one of the leading photographers and retouchers in his field. Self taught he puts many other academic trained photographers to shame with his amazing with light. He is one of the few photographers that if you give him a simple white backdrop to work with, he will create stunning atmospheres just with his ability to “paint with light” a true visionary.

Recognized by the leading fashion agencies, he has come far having shot and worked with some of the biggest names in the industry - shooting campaigns for the likes of Gossard, this is a man to watch out for - he’s going places.

Joanna Betts – Photographer Assistant / Behind the scenes stills
Having originally trained as an actress, in 2009 Joanna decided to change direction and pursue her passion for photography. What excites Joanna, both in terms of her own work and that of other photographers, is the ability to convey story, meaning and emotion through a picture, creating a beautiful photo that can move and inspire the viewer.

In the words of Dorothea Lange:“While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see.”

Lithium Picnic – US Photographer and First Class Illustrator
Philip Warner aka Lithium Picnic is an award-winning freelance portrait and entertainment photographer based in Houston, Texas. His work has been published all over the world and his work can be found on Playboy.com, the E Channel, MTV, a trailer for CSI-NY and in galleries across the US and Germany.

Michael Hussar (Painter): "Although he uses a camera, make no mistake about it Philip is a Painter. He paints with light. His palette is a prism as rich and painterly as any Goya or Velasquez or Vermeer. Through the vessel that is the female landscape, he effortlessly establishes a direct and powerful visual dialogue with the viewer that is both voyeuristic and present. He stands alone because his work is authentic. And authenticity speaks to us all universally."

Jeffery Scott 1019 – US Photographer and Award Winning Illustrator
World famous, Jeffery Scott (1019) is the visionary who creates the vividly detailed art that we see in our brightest dreams and most horrible nightmares. His images of gods, monsters, demons, angels, saints, and bio-mechanical sex symbols can be seen all across the world, and with EmmaJ having worked and shot with Jeffery previously, there is no finer man or talent to bring to Woolhouse in terms of production and those seeking the darker side of imagination and artwork.

Every piece has its own characters, its own story, something rarely seen anymore. As if it were a single framed motion picture - composing these images as if they were symphonies. The composited multi-layers of the images are not unlike that of life. They build on each other, like that of a continuing series of events that construct the days in our lives.

David Alexandre
London based portrait/fashion photographer David Alexandre was originally trained in Art in France. A few years after arriving in London, he started his career on the alternative fashion scene then went on to work within the hair and fashion industry with up and coming designers, where during those years he has accumulated a multitude of magazine and book publications all over the world.

His work is a mixture of film photography from medium and large format to high-end digital captures, all depending on the requests and feels required by the clients. Some of his portrait work has been used as subjects in classes of some of the top fashion schools.

VIDEO PRODUCTION – SPECIAL EFFECTS

Leo Burton - Video Filming and Editing - Special Effects for TV and Film
Behind the scenes footage, fly on the wall documentaries, music videos, direction, production and editing – this is Leos’ world. His work has been benchmarked for his grading by some of the leading names in music. His talents don’t stop there, he also specialises in animatronics, prosthetics, sculpting, puppets, walk-around characters suits and remote operation hydrauntics rig. He also caters for creature and character design. This guy is seriously talented.

Video credits include Lee Mortimer, Defected, The Hounds – Special affects RSA Films, Sci Fi Channel, Academy Films, ABC Sydney. Hell Boy 2, Volkswagen, Disney UK, Jim Hensons Creature Shop. Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Dinotopia, The Snow Queen. Lost in Space, The Flintstones

DESIGN STUDIO

Neil Duerden - illustration work, Art Direction, Photo manipulation
A self confessed Mac monkey, his pieces combine elements from mixed media and photography that are interlaced with complex vectors to create pieces for clients around the world. His bio maybe short and modest, but he is behind over 50 award-winning pieces, with a list most would kill for, Neil is about art, not words, and his art is from the heart.

Neil has the ability to take an image and blow it into the next world. His list of global clients and references speaks volumes, creating global advertising campaigns for Nike, Adidas, and Samsung. Vodafone, Sony, Defected, Sony Ericsson, The National Lottery, Palmolive, Bang & Olufsen, Channel 4, BBC, and Nickelodeon.

Greg Wade – Illustration, Album and Track Artwork, Logos and Web Design
The boy LOVES what he does! With that love comes a need to get better, constantly improve, and break new grounds. His aspirations to work at the best of the best Design Agencies and talent brought him to our attention in the summer of 2010.

Credits include designs for Deadmau5, Harder Blogger Faster (web site and branding design), Hed Kandi, Chris Lake, The Hounds, Disco Critics and Daft Punk

Nadine Pyke
Nadine's work takes to photo shoots, film sets and fashion shows across Europe and Worldwide. Clients include OK Magazine, Now Magazine, Sky, Channel 4, Channel 5, Hed Kandi, Becks, Redbull, Laura Ashley, and Impact models to name a few...

Gabriella Ciullo – Make Up Artist
Graduated at London College of Fashion, a foundation degree in fashion and editorial makeup. Specialist in beauty and fashion make up. Dave Waterman – Makeup Artist Mac makeup artist with numerous editorial credits, Female editorial make up and male grooming specialist.

Claudio Contrasti – Avante Garde Hair Stylist
Clients include Miss Selfridge, Jasmine de Milo, Arkadius and for many different Designers, published in Alef, Collezioni, Cosmobellezza, Clam Magazine, Clash, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Hello, HJ, HAIR’s now, LAG, Salon Business, SuperSuper Magazine, Shoo, Star, Sunday Times, Tramp, Viva, Vogue France