DO I GET THE COPYRIGHT TO THE IMAGES?

The copyright lies automatically with the photographer as soon as the photo is taken. This is also to protect my work. However I’d only use some of the photos for self promotion on my website and social media. For any unlikely use beyond that (e.g. publishing in magazines or newspapers) I would ask your permission as I understand that you might not be comfortable with having your pictures everywhere.

You do get a personal use licence, which allows you to print and share the images, but prevents you from commercial use or altering the photographs, e.g. using filters, cropping or turning them into black and white.

Not many photographers, who actually value their work will give away the copyright to their images. That said there may be some, who might do so in return for a large fee.

CAN YOU PHOTOSHOP THAT?

I could, but I'm not going to. I don't airbrush people in my wedding or portrait work. My rule is to edit temporay things like spots for example, but I don't photoshop people like magazines do. It's all about authenticity and self-love. It would also most likely double the delivery time for weddings.

Photoshop itself is an artform and can be very time consuming as well and although I'm able to do the basics, all extensive retouching outside of your package will need to be outsourced and charged aditionally.

CAN I HAVE THE IMAGES IN RAW?

I'm afraid the answer is no. A lot of people ask for RAW files because they think it’s a higher quality file; the truth is that a RAW file is actually an unfinished product. It’s not directly usable – it needs to be edited. How a photographer edits a photo is a part of their artistic identity.

When you hire a photographer to capture your portrait or wedding day, you’re choosing them because you like how they capture the images and how the final product looks – I use the RAW files to create the finished product for you and that is what I sell: the finished product.

Asking your photographer for the RAW file is like asking your cake decorator for an extra bag of flour on the side, the flour is a raw product, an unfinished product. It means nothing on it’s own. Just as the cake decorator uses the flour to mix with other ingredients to make a finished product, we do the same with our RAW files. They are of no use on their own, they are an unfinished product and they aren’t sold.

I use the RAW files to create the final images, high resolution JPEGs.
JPEGs seem to get a bad reputation as they are seen as lower-quality files; but when exported with the high resolution parameters, they are beautiful finished products, ready to be printed. All the images you see on my website were created from JPEGs.

ARE YOU INSURED?

Absolutely. Nothing goes without being properly insured, although so far I've never needed to make use of it! Knock on wood.

WHAT EQUIPMENT DO YOU USE?

Canon EOS R5
Canon 5D mkIII
Canon EOS R
Canon 24-70 mm F2.8
Canon 40mm F2
Canon 50mm F1.8
Sigma Art 35mm F1.4
Sigma Art 24mm F1.4
Godox Flashes

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE UNTIL I RECEIVE MY PHOTOS?

For weddings it can currently take up to 2 months as a lot of time an energy goes into selecting the final images as well as editing them. That said I'm always aiming to provide you with the photos as fast as possible and I will share some of the pictures with you along the way during the 2 months editing period.

HOW MANY PHOTOS WILL I RECEIVE?

It really depends on the length and size of your wedding. From experience for a full day coverage you will get at least 400-500 photos. I take the full set of images and select the ones that I think you'll want to see... usually this means leaving out duplicates, blinks and faces no one wants to see.

WHAT DOES HALF & FULL DAY MEAN?

Half Day = 4 hours of coverage
Full Day = 7, 8 or 9 hours of coverage, depending on what package you decide on

Every additional hour is £200

WHOW MUCH IS THE BOOKING FEE AND WHEN IS IT DUE?

The booking fee, is due at the time of booking and is 25% of the package your chose. The remaining balance is due 4 weeks prior to your wedding day. Payment in installments is an option too, just get in touch and we can have a chat about it.