I can't praise Mike highly enough. The quality of his work is absolutely outstanding, he always goes above and beyond to get the photos we need.
Zena Wigram, Marketing Manager, VGC

How much does professional photography cost?

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I understand the frustration of trying to get an idea of costs and fees for commercial photography.

While many photographers provide a day or half-day rate, the final price often depends on several factors such as the complexity of the shoot, amount of retouching required, travel expenses, and whether additional equipment is needed. I prefer to offer an all-inclusive quote, but to do that, I'll need a bit of information from you first. . . .

. . . let me know a bit about your shoot, what will we be photographing, where will it be, how will the images be used, for website, advertising or marketing, and when will we be doing the shoot.

Don't worry if you don't have all the details yet - just share what you know, and we can work out the rest together.

For a rough idea, smaller shoots tend to range from around £750.00 - £1,200.00, depending on how much lighting and retouching is needed. Larger shoots from £1,400.00 - £2,200.00 + travel and VAT. I nearly always include image adjustments with light retouching, supplying images ready for you to use for marketing, on websites or social media platforms.

To give you more clarity, I've shared examples of costs from recent shoots on my recent assignments page. These should help you get a sense of typical prices for different types of shoots.

Corporate Portraits

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Corporate portraits at your office are charged by an attendance fee plus a cost per person photographed. In central London the attendance fee is £350.00 with a fee of £65.00 per person.

The background can either be a plain wall for a studio feel, or with a window or suitable part of your office.

For areas outside London or for any more information call or email.

Hiring a photographer

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Email or call me with the dates of your assignment to check availability. If the timings or dates are not arranged yet, no problem, I understand the difficulties of arranging shoots, particularly when access and permissions can be tricky.

If you have a provissional date for a shoot, I can pencil it in my diary, and will contact you before taking other bookings for that date.

I am happy to attend meetings to discuss shoots, but depending on location may have to charge for travel time and costs.

Image Licensing

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Some of the images on this site are available to be licensed for use on websites, brochures or advertising. Not all images can be licensed due to model release restrictions or previously agreed licences.

Exclusive licences are not available due to the images being used previously.

Email with a screen grab of the image / images you are interested in with an outline of how they would be used ( website, brochure, advertising etc ) and I will advise if the photograph is available and costs.

London photographer working throughout the UK for companies large and small, design studios and advertising agencies.