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We are Charles & Carolyn Wimpenny, husband & wife and the directors of Cream Wedding Photography. Our head office is located amid the beautiful Cheshire countryside. Together we have a combined experience of 45 years in the photography & customer service industries and we provide an unparalleled photographic service to our customers throughout the UK.
Currently we have photographers who serve the Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Wirral, North Wales, South Wales, Mid Wales, Birmingham, Coventry, Rugby, Leicester, Leeds, Bradford & West Yorkshire areas.
We select only the very best wedding photographers to work for Cream Wedding Photography. We have many requests from photographers who wish to join our team, not only from newly qualified photographers, but also from established photographers. Unfortunately most of those who apply cannot provide the high skill set we require. Photographers who pass our strict criteria are invited to our Cheshire Head Office for an in-depth assessment. We assess their photographic and technical skills for composing photographs and using lighting. They must prove their ability for capturing both traditional and reportage styles. We assess each photographer’s expertise in the use of available light & on-camera flash. It is not only good technical skills that make a first class wedding photographer. Importantly, we choose our photographers for their professional approach, smartness of appearance, excellent communication skills and their ability to organise groups of people in a friendly way with confidence and politeness.
All this attention to detail ensures that we can offer you a level of service that we believe is second to none.
THE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS
Wedding photographers are generally sole traders working from a high street shop offering wedding photography alongside studio portraits and commercial photography services. Traditionally, couples getting married booked the services of a local photographer to shoot their wedding. This has been the state of play up to the late 1990s.
The Internet has revolutionised the way people access information. The world is now at our fingertips. No longer are couples restricted to just one shop window but have a whole world of photographers’ shop windows in their living rooms.
The ability for wedding photographers to create a website, together with other factors, such as the high level of students leaving colleges and universities with a degree in photography has resulted in a small army of photographers entering the market all jostling for the opportunity to photograph weddings. The revolution in digital photography and the availability of digital cameras at affordable prices has created an explosion of Weekend Wedding Photographers – amateurs who make a second income from advertising their services. The photography industry is not regulated and anyone can set up shop as a Wedding Photographer with little, poor, or no skills in this specialised area.
Sometimes, an established photographer will take an unskilled assistant to a wedding to get more of the less important shots. This is often done for no pay but allows a wannabe the ability to make up a portfolio of photos and put them on their own websites. Looking at these photos usually gives the game away, as the bride and groom are not looking at the camera but are obviously posed for the main photographer. Many photographers’ websites show these types of shots. We do know of people advertising their services as wedding photographers who have never even photographed a wedding completely by themselves. One person who, straight out of college, set up a website with these very type of shots and is advertising their wedding photography services with prices starting at £1,900.
Established wedding photographers have seen a great reduction in their business from the above factors. Gone are the days when they could name their own price. This has had an unfortunate knock on effect. Some established wedding photographers have set up a second business offering a cheaper service. They are marketing this as ‘Budget Wedding Photography’ and selling it as ‘Simple’ ‘Affordable’ ‘Budget’ ‘No Frills’ or ‘Easy’ wedding services. They hide their true identity with a second web site and separate email address. Unfortunately for unsuspecting couples, these photographers are frequently sending their unskilled assistants or use local inexperienced student wannabes for this type of shoot.
A short time ago the Independent newspaper approached Cream Wedding Photography and we gave an interview based around the above information on entering and the state of the wedding photography industry. This was subsequently published in the Education & Careers section.
Our mission is to offer the highest quality wedding photography that is taken by qualified wedding photographers at affordable and realistic prices to our customers. We back up our service with a friendly Customer Service Team who are available from 9am till 9pm seven days a week.
Cream Wedding Photography have one simple price list that we offer to all of our customers irrespective of if your wedding is to take place in the winter, mid-week or a Saturday in high summer.
We are 100% customer focused, offering an unbeatable wedding photography service to couples who are getting married. Customers who book with us can be assured of the highest standard in wedding photography that is backed up by an unrivalled Customer Service Team.
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