A photographer who took the controversial photo of comedienne Kathy Griffin holding up a severed Trump head had Secret Service agents camped outside of his house for weeks after the image was published, according to a new report.

Tyler Shields, 35, forced himself into lock down for three weeks in May last year because of the tremendous backlash both he and Griffin received due to the gruesome and disturbing nature of the photo, reportedThe Blast.

The Los Angeles-based photographer was reportedly receiving death threats and was concerned that he would be hauled in for questioning by officials over the violent imagery of the president.

Shields' concerns were legitimized when he noticed a dark car parked outside his home for 'weeks' and when he approached the vehicle, he was allegedly told they were Secret Service agents.

Ultimately, Shields was not questioned over the ordeal but it left him so shaken that he shelved projects he was working on, including a documentary called Tyler Shields Provocateur that he was making for YouTube Red, the outlet reported.

Tyler Shields, who took the controversial photo of comedienne Kathy Griffin holding up a severed Trump head, had Secret Service agents camped outside of the LA-based artist's house for weeks after the image was published

His documentary premieres on Youtube Red on Thursday.

Shields currently has a photo series on his Instagram that focuses on women reacting to the death of famous people, including a women gasping reading about the death of a president.

The Florida-native has made a name for himself as a provocative photographer whose images include Lindsay Lohan as a blood-soaked vampire and a KKK member being hanged by a black man.

In 2011 he came under fire for a photo shoot with Glee star Heather Morris in which she sported a 'black eye'. Critics said that he made light of domestic abuse.

He later apologized after receiving death threats, adding: 'If you are anti-domestic abuse spread the word about it. Threatening to kill me is not going to help anything.'

The Trump image that quickly drew backlash was taken during a photo session with Griffin in late May 2017.

Shields was not questioned over the ordeal but he shelved projects he was working on, including a documentary called Tyler Shields Provocateur (pictured) that he was making for YouTube Red, which premieres Thursday

The red-haired funny lady stood expressionless in a royal blue dress and raised a bloody, bloated and severed Trump head.

Griffin was emulating the beheadings seen in Game of Thrones, according to reports.

During footage of the shoot, posted on her own website, Griffin said: 'Tyler and I are not afraid to make images that make noise.' The images are no longer on her website.

The shocking images quickly set social media alight, with many calling for her to be locked up for supposedly 'threatening' the president.

Even the Secret Service made an oblique reference to the controversy on Twitter, reminding everyone that any threats against the president are taken seriously.

It was reported that the Secret Service investigated the image as a genuine threat to the presidency.

Griffin quickly made an initial apology after the outcry saying she went too far.

Griffin quickly made an initial apology over the photo after the outcry saying she went too far, but retracted it months later. She returned to the stage in October for the first time after the controversy, wearing the same dress in the infamous photo (pictured)

However, she later retracted her apology, saying in August: 'Stop acting like my little picture is more important than talking about the actual atrocities that the president of the United States is committing.'

In October, the comedienne feasted on her feud with Trump as she boldly returned to the stage for her first stand-up performance since their infamous falling out.

The star walked out on stage and appeared proudly sporting a clean version of the bloody mask which sparked her feud with the president in May.

Wearing the same blue pussybow dress in which she appeared in the controversial photograph with Trump's bloodied, severed head, she then whipped off the mask to reveal her short hair, the result of her decision earlier this year to shave her head in support of her cancer-stricken sister.