Who Am I?

Hello, my name is Tyler Chappell. I am a headshot photographer originally from Jasper, IN, specializing in portraiture. I graduated from Purdue University in May 2014 with a Bachelor's of Arts in Acting, where I minored in Computer and Information Technology and Technology Leadership and Innovation. It is during this time where I began developing my craft for acting while pursuing my love for technology that my passion for photography was realized.

I have been photographing headshots for actors and actresses for over seven years, although I have over sixteen years of photography and Photoshop experience. My experience and training in the Patti and Rusty Rueff School of Visual and Performing Arts at Purdue University's Yue-Kong Pao Hall, combined with my love of computers and technology, has provided me with a spectacular foundation for mastering portrait photography, and the delicate art of the headshot.

When meeting new actors and actresses, I go from being "photographer", to friend, partner, and coach. I take a great deal of pride in knowing that I am not merely photographing these people's faces, but that I am helping them to begin their lifelong journey of their artistic craft. My clients are not just gaining a finished product that they can confidently carry into an audition room, they are receiving a valuable investment in themselves and a solid representation of who they are, and anyone that they can aspire to be.

Their headshot might be half their resume, or it may in fact be their whole resume, depending on the casting director. I am able to capture each microcosm of the roles they are born to play, and the character of who they are. Nothing is more valuable to me than that moment that I see them transform through the lens and grasp every little photon of their being, and I can see receive no greater compliment than them saying I made them confident in front of camera as they look at their photos in disbelief and awe.

I am self-represented and take clients on a limited basis. Inquire about my availability.