Who are Platinum Lute Studios?
Introducing Mark and Bee!
Mark and Bee are a couple based in Liverpool! Both coming from creative background: Mark is a musician turned filmmaker who received his BA in Filmmaking and Creative Technologies from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in July 2024 and Bee is an actor who has her BA in Theatre Performance from Western Connecticut State University and received her MA in Acting from the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts in October 2022.
Mark and Bee both began doing photography prior to them meeting in 2020. Platinum Lute was founded in April 2022, beginning with photography for local Liverpool theatre they did portrait shoots and event shoots for the MA Acting Company at LIPA. They expanded into Cosplay photography through Bee's passion for cosplay and the duos love for Comic Con's. Since their foundation they have been avid attenders of MCM Comic Con in London and have been official photographers for Comic Con Liverpool.
At Platinum Lute our goal is to be story tellers. Whether it's through creating cinematic cosplay shots, capturing a performance, or helping you build the perfect actors tool kit. As a film maker and actor they have first hand experience on both sides of the audition room and have become accustomed to the standards that current casting directors and agents are looking for. We strive to help our clients build portfolios that represents all sides to them and to help present their work in a clear and effective way.
From a cosplay perspective, we know how much time, passion, and money can go into funding your cosplays. Our goal is to work with you to truly tell a story with your images. We love to explore a more cinematic approach to our photography, but if you would rather something else please chat with us! Our goal is your happiness with the photos, we will always encourage collaboration, this includes seeing the previews of the photos as we are shooting! If you book location shoots we will work with you to find places that are easily accessible and will help tell the story you're looking at telling. Our photos will always accurately represent you and your cosplay to the best of our ability. Light editing may be done, however, we will never alter your appearance.
