I was really impressed with the whole experience, from first point of contact, right through to picking up the pics. We wanted to replace one of our current canvasses at home with a family portrait (of myself, my wife and our 1 year old son) and get our black lab in the picture this time as well (she's part of the family too!). Also wanted a collection of smaller photos to make a montage somewhere or just to keep.
I gave them a call and they suggested I popped in for a quick talk so I could explain what I wanted. I turned up one Sat and spoke to Johnny. He was really friendly and down to earth and showed excitement that we were bringing the dog to the shoot (children and dogs are meant to be a photographers worst nightmare aren't they?! Try both together!)
We booked a time slot and turned up ready. I think all of the 3 staff were in that day and they all seemed really nice. Very accommodating with regards to our 1 year old running around and clambering over everything he could find!
I can't remember the name of the woman that did the shoot but she was really good at what she did. She kept our sons attention allowing some amazing (and funny!) shots to be taken. Lots of props were used giving great shots. Even managed to get some of the boy and dog playing and interacting together.
All of the photos which came out looked awesome. This did mean however, we needed an hour's meeting fathoming which ones we are going to use and which ones to lose! I do have to say they are not pushy in the slightest in what you should buy. They leave that decision completely down to you.
After we had chosen we arranged they will give us a call in 2 weeks and the collection should be ready. Bang on time we had a phone call, but they did advise they sent 3 of the 11 photos back to the editing suite to have my sons dribble removed from his chin! We couldn't be happier with the end result.
Price-wise, these things do cost money, but when you think about all of the effort the guys go to, the experience (it was great fun), the attention to detail and the end result, I wouldn't expect to pay any less. read more