Who am i..?

My name is Chris Freer,  I was born in Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire in April 1972 but spent most of my childhood living in Bourne, South Lincolnshire. I moved to Cockermouth, Cumbria  in 1999. I recently married my partner Rachel and we live together with our two Border Terriers, Jack & Molly.

I have been taking photographs for 22 years, since the age of 13 when I was lucky enough to be bought my first SLR camera for Christmas, and even luckier to have parents that continued to buy film for me to practice even though most pictures at that time should have been thrown away. I still own that camera and find it interesting to look at it now and again to see how things have moved on.

I purchased my first digital camera in 1999 and soon realised that this opened up new opportunities and the ability to capture many more images than using conventional film cameras. I estimate that I have taken 40,000 / 45,000 photographs in the past 6 years!

Me on my wedding day.

Boxing day sunrise, Bassenthwaite.

Early Derwent Mist.

My two Border Terriers, Jack & Molly.

Weddings..

It was in 2001 that I was asked to photograph a family wedding, with a bit of reluctance I agreed and realised at the end of that day that I had really enjoyed the challenge of wedding photography.

Since then I have photographed many other weddings and always look forward to working with the bride and groom to achieve the results that we are both happy with. I am my own biggest critic and am constantly striving to improve the quality of the images and service that I supply.

There are many styles that can be adopted in photography, the three main ones that I choose to work with for weddings are traditional, reportage and contemporary. I personally think a mixture of all three is a good choice but being a paid guest at your wedding means that I will extend every courtesy to ensure you get the exact style and results that you require.

The presentation of your photographs is entirely up to you and your budget. A popular way currently is a wedding box, this is where your photographs are mounted on acid free ivory mounts and presented in a hand-made, museum style solander box covered in wonderfully textured bookcloth and lined with acid free heritage paper, each image is in its own glass-clear polyester presentation pocket.   Because the presentation pockets are not fixed into the box the presentation becomes an interactive process whereby you can handle and arrange the images as you wish whilst the stunning display grade polyester ensures that the images are well protected at all times.

A story book is a bound hard-cover book in a choice of colours for the cover with 30 pages of your best pictures printed directly onto double sided silk coated paper. This is a fantastic way to tell the story of your wedding day and to present your wedding photographs in a unique way. They make ideal gifts to parents or friends to say thank you after your big day.

Story books are available in six colours, all made from high quality suede-fibre. The colours are maroon, pink, royal blue, matt black, baby blue and white. The books are approximately 220mm x 290mm. They are printed on the highest  quality Allegro paper. This has a silk finish (not as high gloss as a conventional photograph).

I am happy to create one of these great story books for you. The images would be a combination of all three traditional, contemporary and reportage styles which would tell the whole story of your day. Between 50 and 75 photographs would be used.

The 2008 cost to have a story book made of your wedding would be £65, this cost will be £75 in 2009 for the linen covers. Leather covered story book price in 2008 is £105 and £115 for 2009.

       Black linen        Sage linen      Taupe linen        Black leather        British tan leather

From the start of 2008 deluxe story books will be available. I have taken time to source the ideal book and have had many printed by many other manufacturers and I have now found these books which are produced in America to very high standards.

The deluxe story books are available in 4 linen covers and 2 leather covers.

       Black linen        Sage linen      Taupe linen        Black leather        British tan leather

The 2008 cost of a 30 page Deluxe linen book will be £150 and the cost of the 30 page Deluxe leather book will be £195.

Pre-wedding photo shoot..

This special portrait session is the perfect opportunity for couples to get to know their photographer and establish that vital rapport essential in helping you achieve the natural looking wedding photographs you want.

Shot as an informal and fun photo session in a studio, you will soon see how you can enjoy your photography.

My pre wedding photo shoots allow couples to see exactly how we will work together on your wedding day and will help relax yourselves  before the actual wedding day photographs are taken.

Of course this also gives us the opportunity to show you some great photography of yourselves as a couple too, which you will love, giving you ever more confidence for the wedding day ahead!

You will have the opportunity to pick your favourite photograph from an online gallery and I will then have your chosen image professionally printed and mounted.

There are two size options for your photograph 12" x 8" and 15" x 10".

The basic cost in 2008 for the photo shoot and one 12" x 8" photograph mounted on ivory conservation mount card and backing is £55. The cost of the 15" x 10" is £65.

                

Click here to visit my portrait page and view this style of photography.

Photo's and CD presentation..

You will receive from your wedding day  a copy of all of your days photograph on CD, these pictures will be in high-resolution and have no copyright restriction. This means you will be able to show friends and family on your own computer, e-mail them and even have them printed out as you wish. I do not see why some photographers hold your pictures to ransom and insist on charging you a lot of money for reprints.

Should you want any professionally printed copies of your wedding photographs then I am very happy to do this at extremely reasonable cost. Example, 6" x 4" £0.30p, 9" x 6" £3.50. All photographs can be supplied as either Matt or Gloss finish.

The photographs I supply are to the very highest quality and I only use an awarding winning printing house based in London. They provided me with a fantastic service that I can rely on and be very confident of the results.

Additional print costs..

Should you choice of have some additional photographs professionally printed out I have compiled a 2008 price list for your reference.

Standard size.

6” x 4” = 0.30p

7.5” x 5” = 0.80p

9” x 6” = £3.50p

12” x 8” = £4.50p

15” x 10” = £9.00p

18” x 12” = £15.00p

30” x 20” = £35.00p

Non– standard size.

5” x 5” = 0.95p

12” x 12” = £9.00p

12” x 5” = £4.50p

(panoramic)

20” x 8” = £9.50p

(panoramic)

Your CD will be presented in a leather case with a small 5" x 5" photograph from your special day to add a personnel touch which is included in the initial cost.

You have done such an amazing job on our wedding photos, we're very happy indeed.. so many people have commented on the pics also and of there high standard. sterling job mate!! We hope everything is well with you and that you're getting plenty of business, thanks a million! David & Jessamy Le Fleming

Many thanks again for helping make our wedding a perfect day and taking the wonderful photos we've seen on your website! Howard & Sarah Tansley.

Keith and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you very much for making our day very special and for taking wonderful photographs capturing our day for us to remember forever. Lynne & Keith Wilcox

"The photos which Chris took on our wedding day were exactly what we wanted a nice mix of traditional photos and some great informal shots of our guests enjoying themselves. Chris was able to take photos of people without being intrusive, and caught them on film looking relaxed (including Simon and I!). Chris made sure that he took all the photos that we'd asked for, and thought of lots of great ideas for other photos as well. He took an amazing photo of all our guests on a bridge, which is fantastic and one of my favourites from the day. Chris knows exactly what he's doing, and gave me one less thing to worry about on the day. I would recommend Chris highly to anybody looking for a photographer for their wedding".                        Alison and Simon Hudspeth.

"Chris took the photographs at Charles' and my wedding back in April. He was fantastic and he managed to make us look fantastic in the photos too! We would recommend him at any time".  Louanne and Charles Hayhurst.

Offers..

If you are getting married in 2010 and wish to use my wedding photography services and if you book before 31st March 2009 the price will be reduced to £625.  The cost of a wedding for 2010 that is booked after 31st March 2009 will be £695.

Cost..

The cost of the wedding box as described above with your photographs mounted and within the presentation pockets is £150.

The cost of my services for your wedding day is £525 for the remainder of 2008 & £625 for 2009, this includes  20 x 9" x 6" prints of your choice. Your wedding pictures being available online for you and your guests to browse through in the comfort of your own homes. All of your wedding pictures written to CD and presented in a leather case for you to use for showing family, friends or printing out extra photographs.

There is a travelling charge for weddings that are outside of Cumbria but please contact me for more details of this. I will also be at your wedding for as long as I am welcome, should you wish me to be there to photograph the bride getting ready and also to photograph the first dance at your reception then this is all included in the price, I only photograph one wedding in a weekend so I will not be rushing away.  

It is possible that during you wedding day I could take hundreds of photographs of you and your guests but it is always my intention to do this in an non-intrusive way and not to make you day anymore stressful than already maybe.

It is my promise to you to offer a professional, friendly service with high quality results at an affordable cost and to build the reputation of my wedding photograph business through hard work and dedication to providing the service that you expect and pay for.

 Should you have any question or require any further information then please do not hesitate to contact me by phone or e-mail.

Best regards and good luck with your wedding plans.

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 Chris Freer.....

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