Norfolk and Norwich Portrait Photographer

I am David Woodcock a professional, Norfolk portrait photographer based in Norwich. Portrait photography is capturing an image of a person or group of people, that brings out the personality of the subject by using a combination of lighting, backdrops and poses.

Types of Portrait Photography

There are a variety of ways to photograph portraits. I mainly take traditional portraits where the subjects looks directly at the camera. This is because you are more likely to trust people that look at you. However, I am increasingly taking lifestyle and environmental portraits capturing people in a place that defines their personality. There is less posing and adjusting the placement of hands. As you can see in my portfolio I also take portraits to highlight a woman’s beauty. This often involves professional makeup and the use of an extensive wardrobe including vintage.

Portrait Photo Shoots

Would you like some fantastic images capturing the personality of you or your loved ones? I can provide you with creative images and lasting memories that you will treasure forever.

I will put you at ease during a fun, natural and relaxed photo session. Furthermore, I’ll also provide you with lots of ideas, uncomplicated poses, inspiration and locations.

Photos help you to remember any occasion such as a fun day on the beach or at the park.

Unfortunately life does not stand still. About every 7 years or so our lives and aspirations change. Often people we love are no longer with us. So it is important to capture life and key stages in our lives with photographs, so that we can look back on our past times with fondness.     

Also if you are looking for a special treat for a loved one, a photo shoot is a fantastic idea.

Bridal and Cherish The Dress Portraits

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Bridal portraits give a bride the opportunity to wear their dresses for a portrait photo shoot, in a location of their choice, before their wedding. After the wedding this is traditionally known as a Cherish The Dress photo shoot. If you would like some creative outdoor portraits in your wedding dress, with your husband or a small group please let me know your requirements.

If you are having a small informal wedding and require one to two hours photography outdoors after your ceremony, I can also provide this service for you.

A Cherish The Dress photo shoot also gives you the opportunity to be photographed in a prom dress, evening dress, ball gown or any special dress of your choice. You will enjoy having some special images and memories to treasure forever.

Character and Specialist Portrait Services in Norfolk and Norwich

I love meeting people from all walks of life. If you are in business, an actor, a politician, a musician or an artist I would relish the opportunity to take photos of you and tell your story in a blog post. If you simply want images as a record and memory to look back on in the future I’d also be delighted to capture images of you. I photograph individuals, couples and  groups.  

Getting professional images is also an excellent way to update your dating profile.

Other associated services that I provide are:-

• Head shots for business and personal use
• Group shoots of friends, related people, newborns, babies and children
• Model and actor portfolios for starters and those wanting to update   

Locations For Your Portrait Photo Shoot

Your photo shoot will take place outdoors. This can be at home in your garden, my garden, in a public park or in any environment of your choice. The City of Norwich, plus local towns and villages also have beautiful backdrops. Furthermore in Norfolk and North Suffolk there are some superb locations for photography with beautiful beaches at Cromer, Sheringham and Wells Next The Sea plus woodlands near Aylsham and North Walsham.

I can also recommend other suitable locations to you. You often don’t need to travel very far to find an excellent backdrop.     

Portrait Photography – Top Tips

Appropriate clothing is the key to achieving excellent portraits. Vintage is a popular style.

For the best effect choose clothing in keeping with your surroundings like in the beach image below. However, sometimes wearing clothes in complete contrast to your surroundings such as a wedding dress on a beach (as shown above) also works.

Ideally change your clothes every 10 – 15 minutes. As a result you will get a much better variety of images from your photo shoot. Choose a bright overcast day for your photo shoot and a location with a variety of backdrops.

Norfolk and Norwich Portrait Photographer – Price

My price including the post processing and delivery of your images is by quotation depending on your requirements.

As a guide your options include:-

• £140 for up to a 75 minute outdoor photo shoot anywhere within a 35 mile radius of Norwich and the supply of 35 processed digital images. The price of additional images is £5 each. You can also add additional time priced at £20 for each 15 minutes;
• The price of prints, canvas prints, framed prints (like the one illustrated below), acrylics and photo albums by Vanilla Photobooks are by quotation.

My prices include taking your portraits and the post editing / processing of your images to a professional standard.

For more information about my service see frequently asked questions.

Norfolk and Norwich Portraits – Video Slideshow

To find out more about my service please view the short video slideshow below.