This photography studio has been here for 10 years (10 YEARS) and I had the pleasure of visiting it…read morefor the first time a couple of months ago. When my fabulous nail lady Beena moved premises to Tip Top and gave me directions, I was totally confused... "Which photography studio in the JQ?"... Once you have located it (there are signs outside) and climbed the staircase, you'll be greeted by one of the residents of the building. The studio is at the back of the set up with a bathroom, beauticians, office space and an agency all housed together. The studio itself is wonderful. Not huge, but set out with distinct areas for different styles of photoshoots. There is also a dressing room at the back for touching up your style pre-shoot. As well as product shoots, the studio do private shoots, themed event days (where live animals come into the studio), family shoots and photography courses. I'm pretty confident that you could become a Tip Top photographer yourself under the care of Debbie and Steve. This is a gem of a photography studio in the Jewellery Quarter. If you're looking to have some shots done, I thoroughly recommend it!

Tip Top Photography, tucked away in the Jewellery Quarter, is a really nice place to get some…read morephoties taken! I discovered the studio recently, at an evening of photography and cocktails organised by Yelp. As part of the event we each got complimentary head shots taken by the Tip Top crew. I'm quite camera shy, especially in a room full of people, but the photographer and director were really friendly and professional and put me at ease quickly. I was advised on where to stand, in which direction to look and how I could pose, whilst the photographer snapped away. Shortly after the event I got one of the finished head shots by email - easy peasy! The studio is quite large and well equipped. They have a range of different backdrops and props for you to use, ranging from a scroll top bathtub to a tiny wooden horse. There's even a dedicated sprucing up area at the back, should you require a quick costume change. I would definitely recommend Tip Top to anyone who wants to get some professional photos taken. They are friendly and professional and it was a fun experience!

I planned a 40th Wedding Anniversary party for my parents here last year and they had a wonderful…read morenight. The alcohol is unbelievably cheap and came in around half to 3/4's the price I would normally pay on a night out! I was let in early to move the tables around, decorate and bring in the food. To hire the room only cost around £50 and it was a fairly big room with a dance floor, bar and we also hired out a live band to play as there is a stage. The bar closed at midnight and we had to be out an hour after that, we had to clean the majority of the rubbish away which is fair enough but they did not mind you leaving the black bags there. I have not gone since but my parents (early 60's) go every week or so and they continue to enjoy it as they have live bands and bingo on throughout the week and weekend.

Recently went here for a friends party, we all had a really good night. The staff are friendly and…read morethe drinks are really cheap!

We hired Sylvia to be the photographer at our wedding in April 2014. We could not have been happier…read morewith the service we received. Sylvia took the time to attend the venue with us prior to the wedding, to work out suitable places for photos to be taken. On the day Sylvia was professional, friendly and helped us to relax whilst having our photos taken. We have now received the pictures taken and are really pleased with the results, they exceed our expectations and cannot wait t share them with our friends and family. We want to share how great Sylvia was and would recommend Colour-art.

Sylvia did our wedding photography. We could no have been more disappointed. She turned up at the…read morehouse where I was getting ready on time but had very little input with taking the contemporary photo's she had promised us. She left twenty mins ahead of me to get to the church and take some photo's so she missed me leaving the house and in the car etc. I can not describe how let down we felt when she then showed up at the church some 45 mins later. She missed me getting out of the car and and the entry to the church along with the first half of the service. All of the photos she took after this were from the back of the church with little variation. After the ceremony Sylvia was given a list of the group photographs I wanted which she failed to even look at. There were again none of the contemporary photos we were promised. She had no ability to direct the group or ask for every ones attention as a result all of the photos have people looking away. Certain family photos i requested were also missed. After everyone else made their way to the reception venue we stayed to take some photos in the beautiful landscaped grounds that surrounded our church. These all have the same poses. Sylvia made no effort to ensure that my dress was sitting properly when taking photos of me from behind. Again she left ahead of us to go to the reception venue so once again no car photos. Once again she turned up late to the venue about 10 mins behind us. The photo's through out the day ware unimaginative and repetitive. Not at all what we asked for nor what we were promised. Hiring Sylvia was the biggest mistake we made for our wedding day.

Don't judge this store by its window display!…read more When we decided we were going to hire suits for our wedding this was the first place I thought of. Probably for the wrong reasons though. The wedding dresses I'd seen in the window had always reminded me of that TV programme 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'. Bright, crazy outfits, where all tradition had been thrown out of the window, not really my kind of taste, but as it was local we thought we would just enquire. Thankfully the window display was not a full representation of Formal Affair. The manageress was really down to earth and had the experience and knowledge we were looking for. She gave us advice in regards to patterns and different looks and she didn't take offence if we chose not to go with it, she just wanted us to be happy. Everything we wanted, we got! There was a lot of different waistcoat choices and though they didn't keep all sizes in-store there was at least one of each pattern so we could see what worked together. We had it all confirmed within the hour and left feeling surprisingly satisfied. Generally you collect the suits a couple of days before your wedding and return them a couple of days after, yet we had a phone call a week before saying they were all ready to collect in-store...bonus! We booked and paid for a suit package when there was a deal on but it seems this deal comes around every few months so I'd suggest you keep your eyes peeled no matter how far ahead your wedding is. We were well within budget and the boys looked great!

As has been remarked upon elsewhere, the window display is not the most enticing - unless you want…read moreto look like a fainting groom on You've Been Framed. (Yes he got a black eye for the honeymoon - bride Sheila was livid - but on the bright side, they made £200 out of it). The sheer accessibility of the location, however, meant that it was my brother's first choice to at least begin exploring garb for himself, best man (me) and ushers. Once through the door, he never looked back, and this is where we were kitted out - and very smart we were too; not like Gary, from 1987, preserved on bundled-off-to-Beadle VHS, all emotional during his speech at a Trusthouse Forte. The clothes arrived on the agreed collection day as promised, with all items present and thankfully correct - we had heard horror stories from friends about other stockists who had supplied trousers with a waistband like a hula-hoop. While the staff were pleasant enough, there was very little interaction as we became mere clothes horses during prospective fittings. Almost inevitably, I felt vaguely spoken-down to. But that's because they thought I was Gary from 1987. I wasn't though, I was a real boy.

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We had a set of family photos done here and were very pleased with the results although you do pay…read morefor the quality that you get. They were very willing to listen to what we wanted and catered for our requirements very well. We ended up with a set of prints on canvas which we know will be a focal point of our home for many many years to come. They made the shoot itself easy and put even the most camera shy at ease, the gentleman that was taking ours was continuously showing us the shots and working with us to get the type of photos we wanted. For an investment photo I would highly recommend them.

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Not much to say about this one. They have great stock, experienced staff and the prices are low…read more Located in Fazeley building, all the people behind Media Dogs are members of a visual production house that goes under the same name. Their website clearly lists all the equipment they have in and how much it costs daily. Its mainly audio equipment we use and to begin with i didn't know much about how using external sound recording works on DSLR rigs. A member of staff talked me over everything in depth over the phone and recommended a few different options. When he dropped a final price i almost died, it was £100 cheaper than i expected. To be able to rent from Media dogs an account requires 2 forms of ID, a bank statement and proof of personal insurance. @mediadoghire_UK for all you twitter users.