Prices start at £1450. I provide both digital and album packages, or a combination. If you’d like to discuss your wedding and which packages might suit your needs, please contact me.
How do we book you?
By completing an online booking form and paying a deposit of £400, which is deducted from your final total.
Do you photograph weddings beyond the Scottish Highlands?
If I can guarantee the same quality as I can for closer weddings, then yes – absolutely! There are no travel charges for weddings on the Scottish mainland. For more distant weddings (including weddings overseas) travel and accommodation are charged at cost.
How do we plan for wedding photos?
For much of the day my approach is candid – no planning required. But for the best selection of images you should try to schedule the following brief sessions (and I do mean brief – I never hijack the bride and groom for extended periods):
Bride after preparations
Bride and groom between ceremony and reception
Family groups between ceremony and reception (maximum eight groups recommended)
How many pictures do you take?
As many high quality images as I can in the time available, but the collection usually includes 20 – 30 images per hour of coverage.
When can we see the results?
I need 3-4 working days after the wedding to prepare the collection for presentation. My first priority is to get a small selection of images onto my Blog within a few days for visitors to enjoy and respond to. Then for couples’ first experience of the complete collection I encourage them to visit my studio where I have a dedicated projection room. If this isn’t possible the collection is put online for the couple’s private viewing. Finally, with permission the collection is made available in the Shop, which visitors can use to view the images and purchase prints if they wish.
Can I make my own prints?
If you buy the digital files you can do anything you want with them (except sell them!)
Why hire a wedding photographer?
Actually, this isn’t a frequently asked question (couples who contact me have usually made up their minds to hire a photographer) but I thought I’d sneak it in here anyway! It’s important. Some people get family members or friends to photograph their wedding, usually because they’ve taken some excellent shots and/or because they’ve got a good camera. Obviously I’m a bit biased but do at least consider the following:
First, there’s a BIG difference between taking great pictures and taking great pictures at a wedding. At weddings you have to get it right first time, every time. And you have to respond to problems (like virtually no light, pouring rain, seriously anxious people) without even beginning to panic, because as soon as you panic the walls come tumbling down! In other words, if you haven’t seen great photos taken at a wedding (preferably a couple of weddings) by the person you’re thinking of using, and if your wedding photos are important to you, then you’re taking a big risk. Ironically, that’s what Elspeth and I did at our own wedding and is one of the reasons why I now do this work.
Second, great wedding photos these days have a lot to do with what happens after the shutter has been clicked, in programs like Photoshop. Usually this work is quite subtle, gently enhancing the qualities that are already there; other times it’s quite dramatic. Not a single photo leaves my studio without at least some enhancement.
Third, while the quality of camera equipment isn’t always essential to great photos, it often has an influence – especially in the low-light encountered at Scottish weddings. There are many shots in my portfolio that simply would not have been possible without the pro-level equipment I use.
So what equipment do you use?
For the technically interested I currently use a Nikon D3s along with two Nikon D700s. Main lenses are the 70-200 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, 85 f/1.4, 50 f/1.4, 24 f/1.4 and a 60mm macro. For lighting I use several speedlights, Elinchrom strobes, and a Frezzi video light.
There’s also a small room full of computer stuff (Mac) for digital processing, Lightroom for raw processing and cataloging, Photoshop for advanced editing, InDesign and JAD for albums. And because there are no re-shoots at weddings I have back-up equipment in case of malfunction and a thorough system in place for safeguarding digital files.
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What are your prices?
Prices start at £1450. I provide both digital and album packages, or a combination. If you’d like to discuss your wedding and which packages might suit your needs, please contact me.
How do we book you?
By completing an online booking form and paying a deposit of £400, which is deducted from your final total.
Do you photograph weddings beyond the Scottish Highlands?
If I can guarantee the same quality as I can for closer weddings, then yes – absolutely! There are no travel charges for weddings on the Scottish mainland. For more distant weddings (including weddings overseas) travel and accommodation are charged at cost.
How do we plan for wedding photos?
For much of the day my approach is candid – no planning required. But for the best selection of images you should try to schedule the following brief sessions (and I do mean brief – I never hijack the bride and groom for extended periods):
How many pictures do you take?
As many high quality images as I can in the time available, but the collection usually includes 20 – 30 images per hour of coverage.
When can we see the results?
I need 3-4 working days after the wedding to prepare the collection for presentation. My first priority is to get a small selection of images onto my Blog within a few days for visitors to enjoy and respond to. Then for couples’ first experience of the complete collection I encourage them to visit my studio where I have a dedicated projection room. If this isn’t possible the collection is put online for the couple’s private viewing. Finally, with permission the collection is made available in the Shop, which visitors can use to view the images and purchase prints if they wish.
Can I make my own prints?
If you buy the digital files you can do anything you want with them (except sell them!)
Why hire a wedding photographer?
Actually, this isn’t a frequently asked question (couples who contact me have usually made up their minds to hire a photographer) but I thought I’d sneak it in here anyway! It’s important. Some people get family members or friends to photograph their wedding, usually because they’ve taken some excellent shots and/or because they’ve got a good camera. Obviously I’m a bit biased but do at least consider the following:
First, there’s a BIG difference between taking great pictures and taking great pictures at a wedding. At weddings you have to get it right first time, every time. And you have to respond to problems (like virtually no light, pouring rain, seriously anxious people) without even beginning to panic, because as soon as you panic the walls come tumbling down! In other words, if you haven’t seen great photos taken at a wedding (preferably a couple of weddings) by the person you’re thinking of using, and if your wedding photos are important to you, then you’re taking a big risk. Ironically, that’s what Elspeth and I did at our own wedding and is one of the reasons why I now do this work.
Second, great wedding photos these days have a lot to do with what happens after the shutter has been clicked, in programs like Photoshop. Usually this work is quite subtle, gently enhancing the qualities that are already there; other times it’s quite dramatic. Not a single photo leaves my studio without at least some enhancement.
Third, while the quality of camera equipment isn’t always essential to great photos, it often has an influence – especially in the low-light encountered at Scottish weddings. There are many shots in my portfolio that simply would not have been possible without the pro-level equipment I use.
So what equipment do you use?
For the technically interested I currently use a Nikon D3s along with two Nikon D700s. Main lenses are the 70-200 f/2.8, 24-70 f/2.8, 85 f/1.4, 50 f/1.4, 24 f/1.4 and a 60mm macro. For lighting I use several speedlights, Elinchrom strobes, and a Frezzi video light.
There’s also a small room full of computer stuff (Mac) for digital processing, Lightroom for raw processing and cataloging, Photoshop for advanced editing, InDesign and JAD for albums. And because there are no re-shoots at weddings I have back-up equipment in case of malfunction and a thorough system in place for safeguarding digital files.