FEATURED WORK

ORIGINAL - FRESH - OPEN - CANDID

Nicholson's photography has been featured in dozens of publications including ELLE, STUFF, MAXIM, USA TODAY, OPRAH and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.

He is referred every day by the top talent agencies and publicists in the world for his creativity and consistency.

His work has been described as "fresh and candid" - "like no one's watching".

"Nicholson captures something more than was actually there - great timing - great direction."

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And now - a bunch of words from Nicholson -

You should NEVER choose a photographer based on price. This is NOT the area to cut back and compromise. I cannot tell you how many clients I've have that went the cheap route - only to completely waste their time and money. This is definitely an area to invest in yourself. It's critical to show your range and have a variety of images that will open a variety of doors for you. Remember - your headshot has to 'audition' before you ever get a chance to - and must continue working for you long after you've left the room.

Pricing headshots is one of the most difficult challenges facing any photographer. A great headshot that creates opportunities/auditions/representation for you is priceless. However, a headshot that does none of these things - is totally worthless.

Bottom line - Make sure you choose a photographer that is as talented behind the camera - as you are in front of it.

I charge by the "look" so you are not bound by counting exposures and gives us both the freedom to PLAY (which is always where the great shots are). I typically shoot 100 shots per look so you have every option (tight headshot/ three-quarter/studio/natural light/candid shots) The most common complaint I get is that I shoot too much!

My LA rates are:

3 Looks - $495
4 Looks - $595
5 Looks - $695


Professional Hair and Make-up is available and I only work with the best.

$150/Women
$95/Men
$75 Kids

If you are in Dallas/KC/St. Louis/Chicago or Oklahoma - contact us for rates and my great brownie recipe.

Bottom Line - Find a great photographer. It's one of the most important relationships an actor at any level can have. If I am not available or you're not into chubby married guys - I'll even tell you who the strongest - most consistent shooters are.

Keep
Smiling,

Uncle Buck

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FAQ'S (An interview with Jeffrey Nicholson)

TROPHY WIFE (TW) - OK JN, LET'S GET STARTED. THANKS FOR MEETING WITH ME TODAY.

JN - UGHHH - I MEET WITH YOU EVERY DAY. YOU LIKE WORK FOR ME...AND WE'RE MARRIED.

TW - I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP THIS PROFESSIONAL.

JN - OH. GOOD LUCK WITH THAT

TW - (HEAVY SIGH) YOUR READERS HAVE NO IDEA THAT WE'RE SLEEPING TOGETHER.

JN - WELL...LATELY I HAD NO IDEA WE WERE EITHER!

AWKWARD SILENCE

TW - OK - GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DO THIS.

JN - NO - I'M SORRY. COME ON. IT WAS A JOKE. COME BACK. HONEY?

TAKE 2 WITH MY ASSISTANT.

BT - OK. THANKS FOR MEETING WITH ME TODAY, JEFFREY.

JN - YOU'RE QUITE WELCOME.

BT - LET'S START AT THE BEGINNING. TAKE US BACK TO HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED.

JN - WELL...WHEN TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER VERY MUCH, THE MAN-

BT - NO - NOT THAT FAR BACK! HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN PHOTOGRAPHY?

JN - OH. WOMEN.

BT - EXCUSE ME?

JN - DEFINITELY WOMEN. I THOUGHT - WHAT DO PRETTY GIRLS NEED? I WAS TOO STRAIGHT TO DO MAKE UP, BUT THEN I HAD MY LIGHT BULB MOMENT AND IT DAWNED ON ME. PRETTY GIRLS NEED PICTURES OF HOW PRETTY THEY ARE! IT'S AMAZING HOW MUCH BETTER LOOKING I AM WITH A CAMERA IN MY HANDS.

BT - YOU THINK?

JN - OH TOTALLY. MY WIFE SOMETIMES HAS ME BRING IT TO BED.

BT - OK - LET'S MOVE ON TO SOMETHING MORE RELEVANT THAN 'CHICKS'

JN - NOT SURE THERE IS ANYTHING MORE RELEVANT

BT - FOR YOU MAYBE...

JN - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

BT - JEFF...I'M GAY.

JN - YOU'RE WHAT?

BT - I'M...GAY

JN - YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT...NOW?

BT - WELL...I'VE BEEN MEANING TO.

JN - I HAVE KNOWN YOU FOR TEN YEARS!

BT - AND YOU NEVER SUSPECTED?

JN - WELL. SURE. ALL OF US..HAVE.

BT - FOR HOW LONG?

JN - TEN YEARS

BT - THE WHAM DOLLS?

JN - YEAH

BT - YEAH

JN - YOU'D NEVER LET ME PLAY WITH THEM...ESPECIALLY THE DARK HAIRED ONE

BT - ANDREW. HE WAS MY FAVORITE.

JN - RIGHT. WONDER WHAT ANDREW IS DOING RIGHT NOW?

(BT BEGINS WONDERING THE SAME THING)

JN - I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THAT STUFF.

BT - I'M GOING TO GO GOOGLE ANDREW RIDGELY

JN - DUDE. CAN WE FINISH THIS FIRST?

BT - SURE. SORRY. I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER. OK. OK. HERE WE GO. I HAVE PUT TOGETHER 5 OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS WE GET OFF THE WEBSITE.

JN - GREAT.

BT - #1. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN SHOOTING?

JN - TWO WEEKS - BUT NONE OF THE SHOTS TURNED OUT SO MY THERAPIST SAID TO STEAL SOME SHOTS OFF THE WEB AND GET BACK ON THE HORSE - SO HERE I AM.

BT - ARE YOU EVER SERIOUS?

JN - ONCE. I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND I REMEMBER BEING PRETTY SERIOUS FOR A FEW MINUTES. I DIDN'T LIKE IT.

BT - THE CAR WRECK - OR BEING SERIOUS?

JN - BOTH - I DON'T RECOMMEND EITHER. THE OFFICER WAS REALLY HANDSOME THOUGH. I CAN GIVE YOU HIS BADGE NUMBER.

BT - HEY REMEMBER THAT TIME THE SUPER HOT MERCURY GIRL...WHATS HER NAME?

JN - JILL WAGNER

BT - RIGHT - SHE GOT PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING AND THE COP SAW HER HEADSHOTS IN HER BACK SEAT AND TOLD HER HE WOULD GIVE HER A WARNING IF SHE WOULD GIVE HIM MY CONTACT INFO?

JN - YEAH. ONLY IN HOLLYWOOD. SHE IS CRAZY BEAUTIFUL. BUT I THINK SHE SHOOTS WITH BUCKMAN NOW - SO DON'T PUT THAT PART IN HERE.

BT - OK - I WON'T. WHY SHOULD I SHOOT WITH YOU?

JN - CAUSE I CARE MORE - PLAY MORE - DIG DEEPER FOR THE SHOT. THERE ARE LIKE 5 GREAT SHOOTERS IN LA THAT SHOW UP EVERY TIME AND ROCK IT. MOST OF THEM ARE MY FRIENDS AND I AM FANS OF A COUPLE OTHER SHOOTERS AND BASICALLY - EVERYONE ELSE CAN BE A COMPLETE WASTE OF TIME. ANYONE WITH AN EXPENSIVE DIGITAL CAMERA THINKS THEY'RE A PHOTOGRAPHER. IT'S KINDA AGGRAVATING BECAUSE THEN CLIENTS COME TO ME AFTER THEY HAVE BLOWN A GRAND AND THEY BRING ALL THAT BAGGAGE WITH THEM. IT'S LIKE GOING OUT ON A FIRT DATE WITH SOMEONE THAT JUST GOT OUT OF A TERRIBLE RELATIONSHIP... OR PRISON.

BT - WHY DO YOU THINK THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF YOU THAT GET THE 'SHOT'?

JN - I'M NOT SAYING THAT OTHER SHOOTERS DON'T LUCK INTO SOME GET GOOD SHOTS SOMETIMES. IT'S LIKE GOLF. ANYONE CAN HAVE A GREAT ROUND - BUT IT'S SHOWING UP EVERY DAY AND DELIVERING. NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE - I BRING IT EVERY SINGLE TIME.

BT - GOOD ANALOGY.

JN - EVERYONE HAS PICTURES AT HOME IN A SCRAPBOOK THAT THEY LIKE OF THEMSELVES - MOSTLY BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A GOOD PLACE WHEN THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN. THE KEY THEN IS TO HELP CREATE THAT GREAT PLACE WHEN AN ACTOR IS SHOOTING HEADSHOTS. MANY TIMES A CLIENT WALKS IN THAT I HAVE NEVER MET BEFORE WITH 3 SHIRTS AND A CHECK. THAT CLIENT IS NOT LEAVING MY STUDIO WITHOUT GETTING THE SHOT - AND AFTER ALL THIS TIME - I DEFINITELY KNOW WHEN WE'VE GOT IT.

HEADSHOTS CAN BE INTIMIDATING. I THINK MANY ACTORS LEAVE THAT REALLY COOL PERSON IN THE SCRAPBOOKS AT HOME AND THEN WONDER WHY THE PHOTOGRAPHER DID NOT CAPTURE THEM. THEY JUST END UP WITH A PICTURE OF WHAT THEY'RE HEAD LOOKS LIKE.

BT - BUT ISN'T THAT ALL THEY NEED. A HEADSHOT.

JN - IT USED TO BE. BUT UNLESS THEY ARE PRETTY ONE DIMENSIONAL AND/OR CRAZY BEAUTFIUL - IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH ANYMORE. LOOK AROUND. IT'S ALL ABOUT PERSONALITY NOW. THE WORLD OF TELEVISION AND FILM REVOLVES AROUND PERSONALITY.

LOOK AT WHO WE GO SEE - AMY ADAMS, WILL FERRELL, SANDRA BULLOCK, STEVE CARRELL, TINA FEY, ROBERT DOWNEY JR. - THEIR PERSONALITY JUMPS OFF THE SCREEN AND THE SAME THING APPLIES TO HEADSHOTS.

NONE OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE PERFECT LOOKING. IT'S THE DECADE OF THE GEEK. THE QUEST FOR THE PERFECT MATCH.COM HEADSHOT. 'FILM AND TV INDUSTRY SEEKS MODERATELY ATTRACTIVE ACTORS WITH MASSIVE PERSONALITY TO MAKE US LAUGH AND FEEL CONNECTED TO FOR MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL RELATIONSHIP. (IF YOU ARE MORE THAN MODERATELY ATTRACTIVE - ALL THE BETTER).'

BT - BUT WHY YOU?

JN - I THINK PEOPLE ARE MORE THEMSELVES WITH ME. MY THIRD GRADE TEACHER TOLD MY MOM I WAS A PEOPLE PERSON AND I GUESS SHE WAS RIGHT. THERE IS JUST A RELAX FACTOR. I'M TOLD I SHOULD HAVE BEEN A THERAPIST. I LOVE ACTORS AND I LIVE FOR THE COLLABORATION. I THINK THERE IS A MOMENT WHEN IT ALL COMES TOGETHER.

I HAVE GOOD TIMING. I'M A DRUMMER - I HAVE NATURAL RHYTHM. I'M TYPICALLY THE ONE WHITE DUDE THAT CAN REALLY DANCE AT WEDDINGS. IN COLLEGE IT WAS DESCRIBED AS 'AWESOME' - BUT NOW - MOST JUST CALL IT 'EMBARRASSING' AND 'PATHETIC'.

I NAMED MY COMPANY THE SHOT BECAUSE THERE WILL ALWAYS BE POWER IN A SINGLE IMAGE. STARTING IN STILL PHOTOGRAPHY IS WHAT GAVE ME THE CONFIDENCE TO MOVE INTO MOVING PICTURES AND DIRECTING. I LOVE PEOPLE AND I LOVE DISCOVERING WHAT IS INTERESTING AND UNIQUE TO ALL OF US - EXCEPT MY DOUBLE CHIN. I DON'T FIND THAT INTERESTING OR ATTRACTIVE AT ALL.

BT - YOU SHOULD GET IT LIPO'D

JN - YEAH. BUT KINDA HARD TO TELL MY KIDS THAT THEY CAN'T HAVE A BIKE CAUSE DAD GOT THE FAT IN HIS CHIN SUCKED OUT.

BT - GOOD POINT.

JN - APPARENTLY SOME STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT EATING LESS AND EXERCISING CAN HELP.

BT - WHO HAS TIME FOR THAT?

JN - AMEN, BROTHER.

BT - WHY DO YOU CHARGE SO MUCH?

JN - INTERESTING QUESTION. PRICING A HEADSHOT IS A VERY DIFFICULT TASK. A HEADSHOT THAT DOES NOT CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR AN ACTOR TO WORK IS ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS. HOWEVER, ONE THAT JUMP STARTS OR RE-ENERGIZES A CAREER AND GET'S AN ACTOR'S TALENT IN THE DOOR - IS PRICELESS.

I CERTAINLY CANNOT CREATE THAT ALONE - BUT CHOOSING ME TO COLLABORATE WITH HAS REALLY PROVEN TO BE THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR MY CLIENTS. WHICH IS WHY MANY OF THE TOP PUBLICISTS, AGENTS AND MANAGERS IN THE WORLD SEND THEIR TALENT TO ME.

I GUESS IT ALL BOILS DOWN TO WHAT YOU THINK YOU ARE WORTH - ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CAMERA. IF YOU DO NOT SEE A DIFFERENCE IN MY SHOTS OVER ANOTHER SHOOTERS - THEN I AM DEFINITELY NOT THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU. BOTTOM LINE. I BELIEVE IN MYSELF.

BT - LIKE THAT COMMERCIAL?

JN - YEAH - BECAUSE I'M WORTH IT.

(LAUGHTER)

BT - PEOPLE ASK US ALL THE TIME HOW TO MAKE IT IN THIS BUSINESS.

JN - I THINK STEVE MARTIN SAID IT BEST. 'BE INFINITELY BETTER'. I LOVE THE SIMPLICITY AND HONESTY OF THAT STATEMENT. YOU WANT TO BOOK YOUR NEXT AUDITION - BE INFINITELY BETTER. SUCCESS TO ME IS WHEN PREPARATION MEETS OPPORTUNITY.

BT - LAST ONE - HOW MANY LOOKS DO I NEED?

JN - YOU HAVE TO SHOOT YOUR RANGE TODAY. A COMMERCIAL SHOT AND A THEATRICAL SHOT IS JUST NOT ENOUGH. FIND A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT HAS RANGE AS WELL. DON'T GET THE SAME SHOT TAKEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN. FIND A PHOTOGRAPHER THAT IS AS PASSIONATE AND TALENTED BEHIND THE CAMERA - AS YOU ARE IN FRONT OF IT. DON'T LEAVE IT UP TO A CASTING DIRECTOR/AGENT/MANAGER/DIRECTOR'S IMAGINATION. YOU HAVE ONE SECOND TO KEEP THEIR ATTENTION. ONE SECOND. IT'S A YES OR A NO. IT'S THAT SIMPLE. THERE ARE SIMPLY TOO MANY APPLICANTS FOR EVERY JOB. YOU HAVE TO CRAM YOUR TALENT DOWN THEIR THROAT AND BE SEEN.

BT - WOW - YOU SEEM KINDA ANGRY

JN - NO - JUST PASSIONATE. AND I'M HUNGRY. LET'S WRAP THIS UP AND HIT KATSUYA.

BT - WHAT ABOUT YOUR DIET?

JN - I'LL START TOMORROW

BT - CAN I GOOGLE ANDREW RIDGELY FIRST?

JN - NO