Frequently Asked Questions

You don’t need to have a consultation with me face to face In essex, we can initially have a telephone call or Skype call to discuss all the details to help you decide if I am the right photographer for you.

It’s always nice to to have a face to face meeting as it allows me to show you some of my sample albums but it’s by no means essential.

I inject creativity and uniqueness into my wedding photography. I will get you all the traditional and formal images you would expect from a wedding photographer, but in addition, I will use light, colour, and composition to create uniquely styled images to suit your taste.

I cover the whole day from bridal preparations through to first dance and beyond if required. If clients choose to have less of the day covered that is fine but the whole day is available as standard.

Whether I have or have not, I always visit your Essex based wedding venue/s. If I am not familiar with the venue I will always do my research and ensure I know the best locations at the venue to capture the unique images you will expect.

I believe in providing my clients with unique images of the highest quality, this can only be achieved if I am the photographer. I do not believe another photographer can provide the same uniqueness that I offer.  I will often have an assistant to help with carrying equipment, arranging group shots and lighting setups, but I will always be the primary photographer.

Absolutely yes! I never agree to work without a contract in place.

It is important to have a written agreement in place so you know exactly what you are getting, this ensures there are no hidden costs.

Yes you will!

Provided you have digital rights you are free to share the images on social media without having a watermark on the images.

As a general rule, I aim to deliver the completed images within three weeks. I will often share a few previews much sooner.

A lot of people do not realise the amount of work that goes into your images after they have been captured on your wedding day. Most photographers will shoot what is known as RAW files, this is the raw image data captured by the camera without any processing as this gives the best quality image. All processing combined with any Photoshop tweaks take a considerable amount of time to complete and one I do myself as I want to ensure each an every image is of the highest quality.

I ask for a £200 deposit at the time of confirming the booking to secure the day for you.

I will never do this. When you book me you will have my full commitment to photographing your wedding exclusively.

I am covered by public liability, professional indemnity and equipment insurance. I am happy to provide evidence of this if you require or if your venue requests it.

Public liability insurance is needed to provide services in public or private spaces and Professional Indemnity is just in case something goes wrong. Equipment insurance is useful as it provides comfort that my equipment replaced in the event of a theft and also includes emergency equipment hire. I also have back up equipment should I ever need it.

I have a ‘pick myself up and get on with it approach’, however, if such a rarity occurred I would do everything humanly possible to arrange a replacement photographer. I have built up a network of fellow professional photographers whom I could call upon. I do believe it is important to think about this situation and take as many steps as possible to ensure my couples are never affected by it.

I bring studio lighting to all weddings which are capable of providing ample light should we need to do some or all of the photography inside. It is not often it rains all day long in the South East of the UK so we can normally get out between showers however, I will embrace the conditions and work them to our advantage, you can get some fantastic back lit shots in the rain with a decorative umbrella.

I am extremely diligent backing up images. The camera’s I use have dual card slots so I have a backup as soon as the image is captured, I will often transfer the images to a laptop during the day too. Once I get back from your wedding I copy the images onto a computer and from there kick off an upload to a cloud server. I do not remove the images from the memory cards until I have verified everything has copied successfully and the upload to the cloud is complete. 

As all weddings are different I like to ensure your day is unique to you, we will have met to discuss your requirements and I can bring lots of inspiration to our meetings.  There are various must-have shots such as cutting the cake and first dance, but if there are the specific unique image you would like captured we will have discussed this beforehand. On your wedding day, I will often bring example shots as this is an ideal way to show you what I am going to achieve.

Absolutely, I welcome clients to give me specific shots they would like captured and I will pull out all the stops to make sure I get them. Perhaps you have a theme for your wedding day, I can take this theme to create unique images specific to it.

No, I will edit all the images selected. I will often take a series of the same image and select the best one so the first part of my editing process is selecting the best images, once selected I will edit them all.

I shoot exclusively digitally, gone are the days when a wedding photographer just captured a series of staged portraits. The modern demands of documentary photography do not work well with film and really there is no need to use it anymore. Having started my passion for photography using a film camera I do love it, but digital photography offers the ability to see instantly that everything is working correctly. I am able to apply film effects to mimic film in post processing if requested.

You will see some photographers offering film, this tends to be one of those trendy things to offer, but I personally don’t see any real need for it now.

Yes, of course, you can, I am happy to show you albums and prints of my work.

I would only charge travel expenses in exceptional circumstances, for example, if I was asked to shoot a location a long distance away however this would be discussed and agreed right from the start. I am always completely transparent with my costs and do not have any hidden charges. 

Absolutely, I would not consider photographing your wedding without backup equipment. I always carry two main cameras’ and another spare on standby. I also carry a selection of lenses, some are duplicates to allow me to continue should a lens fail.