Yes I understand, my phone takes amazing photos, however taking your own photos sometimes don’t quite have the same effect as hiring a professional photographer. For example, you will get an experience, you can be in the photos (All without the stress of getting a decent photo) I will choose the right lighting and angles to show you at your most photogenic, I can edit your photos so they are aesthetically pleasing. Using the right lens to get the right proportion and details, using my experience to really capture your personality and having a high quality that will print into sharp and beautiful large photos, whilst providing lovely heirloom products. It’s ok to take plenty of pictures with your phone (I do too!) But hiring me with my patience, training, experience and artistic eye will give you long lasting beautiful photos that you can cherish, stress free!

Firstly, I will introduce myself and offer you a drink, then we can go through what you have bought and if you have any questions, ideas and so forth. Then when you’re ready we will start our photoshoot, where I will do a variety of different poses and you can change into a different outfit. If you feel uncomfortable at any time, you must let me know.

After your photoshoot I will show you the products I have, if you have not already seen these in a consultation, then you can have a rough idea of what you want with the poses and images we did at your session. Then we’ll get you booked in for your ’Reveal and ordering session’ where I’ll invite you back to the studio to see your pictures and make your order.

Yes, I do edit your photos, but only lightly though. I choose the best photos from your photoshoot, edit them and they are the images I present to you in your ’gallery’ then you can choose which ones you’d like printing, in your album or product.

I never show my clients the ‘raw’ images, because as a professional photographer I want you to see your photos at their highest potential, and you are choosing me for my style and artistry. Then you can choose which photos you want from your gallery (However, many of my clients want them all!)

Not long at all, I don’t overbook myself, so I can give my clients a real experience and getting everything right in camera with my experience and training allows me to edit your photos within 24-72 hours. There are no long waiting times at Victoria Louise photo studio, because I understand how excited you will be to see your photos (I’ve hired many professional photographers myself and been through the same process!)

I’ve had clients come in for their shoot on a Friday, view their photos the very next day, I’ve ordered the photos straight away before the print lab closes, the prints have arrived on a Monday, I’ve checked them over an packaged them and they have picked up the prints Monday night.

I have an efficient workflow and dedicated work ethic to give my clients the very best. I never rush editing either, because I would hate to produce substandard work. Every photo is carefully hand edited by myself; getting it right in camera really helps make things quick and easy and that’s what paying a professional is all about.

If you choose that you’ll collect, I’ll contact you when your order is ready and we can set a time and a date for you to pop round to collect your order.

If you have selected postal delivery, this is charged additional; £2.99 for prints and £6.99 to £9.99 for bigger products.

Prints take 24 hours to 5 days to arrive, whilst canvases and photobooks can take up to a month to arrive.

Due to GDPR that was introduced in April 2018, I ask you if you want a ‘sneak peek’ image and if you do not want your images online then I won’t put them online.

I occasionally put images on my social media stories for ‘behind the scenes’ photos; these will be non-identifiable (No face pictures or names) and discussed with you prior, because some people are happy to have the ‘snippets’ of their photoshoot shared, just not their faces and names. If you don’t that’s fine too.

I respect your privacy and I won’t put your image online if you don’t want me too, I am also a member of the ICO which I have been since 2018, to show my dedication to respecting your privacy.

All images since 2018 have been discussed with my clients and they have allowed me to share, or share the ‘snippets’ images online.

If you wish for me to remove your image from online, I will happily oblige.

If you wish for me to delete your gallery after you have seen your images and made your order and for me not to keep the back-ups, that’s ok too – Just ask.

Absolutely, I believe in you having a full experience and memories, I know that people love to share these with their friends and family too (Because, I do too!) So feel free to and please tag my social media pages in your photos – But please don’t take any close up photos of the sets as these won’t be any justice and that’s what your hiring me for. Please also don’t use flash as this might distract me, or disrupt my light when working. Getting the right light is so important in portrait photography.

yes, I do photograph primarily in neutral colors, however you can request a color scheme that matches your babies nursery, the aesthetics of your home, or your favorite color in the booking form.

I ask so that I can set up prior to your session with what you want. However, I may not have your chosen color, because I am not a heavy prop user, but if you look at my portfolio you can see what I offer.

Nope! I get it, you don’t know exactly what photos you’d like yet. I require £20 deposit to secure your session at booking, then £99 session fee on the day of your photoshoot. When you come to see your photos, you can then choose what package you want and deduct the £99 you have paid for. However, if you want to get ‘A La Carte’ from the pricing menu and not a select package that is fine, these will be at the cost you see on the menu.

Nope, we can have them outdoors, at your home, or at a chosen location. However I require travel expenses for anything outside a 30 mile radius of Gainsborough of 40p per mile.

Yes, absolutely!

No, I’m afraid not, however I do ‘1st birthday celebration shoots’ so please feel free to get in touch if you want one of those.

These consist of you bringing banners, balloons and doing some portrait and family photos, then adding some balloons and banners in for your baby. I do have a helium tank, to create helium ballons.

These will be priced on the milestones sessions.