Venture Portraits is somewhere to go and get a family portrait with a difference. The pictures are…read morestylish and contemporary with a white backdrop. It is an excellent place to get family picture taken or pictures of the kids. It is very pricey, but offers something that bit different.

We visited Venture in Darlington, after being given one of their packs as a gift…read more The shoot itself was wonderful and the photographer was excellent with my 3 year old son and really made it fun for him. The photos are very very expensive, which came as quite a shock to us but we still ordered some prints at the viewing, as they were so lovely. The staff are very friendly and helpful and answer any questions you have. A great experience for all the family.

Very friendly staff and excellent results.. would recommend…read more Wedding and portrait specialist, husband and wife team. Professional studio and walk-in office area. Worth popping in and having a look at his portfolio, ranges from kids to pets, both of which they say never work with.. but Michael seems to have a gift for bringing out the best in them.

We found Andrew Davies website and were impressed with the quality of the photos in his online…read moregalleries. We were even more impressed with how feasible his prices were. We live in Canada and had to organize everything with him via email, which was very easy with his in-depth checklist that he provided us. We showed up in York, England and hoped for the best. And we feel we got the best. The photos were beautiful. We had a general idea of what we wanted, and were impressed with his ability to think on his feet while we were walking around and find other beautiful shots we never would have thought of! We loved all the candid photographs he took that we had no idea about! While the groom and best man were being photographed, my maid of honour and I would be chatting and laughing... not even realizing he was photographing us every so often in between his shots of the guys! He walked through the reception area where people were milling about before dinner so unobtrusively that he was able to take so many wonderful candid shots without anyone feeling like they were being stalked by a photographer! He just blended in and truly captured the essence of the day! Turn around time was very fast, as well! The photos were ready before we even got back to Canada from our honeymoon! Would definitely recommend Andrew Davies as a wedding photographer!

We got married last month and have just received the DVD of images and we are thrilled with them!…read moreAndrew and Ruth have been absolutely brilliant all the way through the planning process and were great on the day itself. We loved the fact that they were more than happy for us to suggest what types of photos we had in mind and also used their photographers-eye to take some truly beautiful shots that had never even crossed our minds taking a mixture of formal, posed and reportage-style shots. They are really lovely people who put us at our ease on what could have been quite a stressful day, made sure that the day wasn't all about spending hours taking photos and have left us with masses of gorgeous photos that capture the day perfectly - our only problem now is narrowing down the selection for our album as we are so spoilt for choice. A big thank you to you both!

When we needed a new shot for our promo album, there was really only one person to turn to in the…read morearea David Lawson. We have tried several photographers in the region, but none of them has the same rare quality that David brings to a shoot. Professional and cutting edge (with some very cool kit) David's Studio really delivered the goods.

Local photography studio in County Durham. Good standard of work can provide a range of different…read morephotography styles.

Thank you, Fresco Photos! It was a great experience. I enjoyed the shooting and really love the…read morephotos. I am happy to give Fresco Photos a 5 star rating because I am impressed by their new and modern style. They are very different from other photographers and so are the results! :)

Small local photographer situated in village outside Durham. Reliable and professional service from…read morea local photographer who knows the area well.

Booked a special offer of 30 minutes in the studio. Photos came out ok, but had a few concerns :…read more 1. We were only in about 10-15 minutes. Felt very rushed. Didn't have time to check hair etc before shoot (in fact didn't see a mirror there to do that even if you had time ?), so we all had messy hair in the pictures (it was a bit windy outside). The pictures came out ok, but I think it's very important that people get the chance to see how they look before getting their picture taken. One of our group didn't like any of the photos at all, as her hair was very messy. 2. We weren't asked what style of photo we like, and they were all posed photos. We wanted more natural ones. We thought the natural ones would be taken after the posed ones, but we had the posed ones taken then were told the session was over. My overall impression was that the owner possibly doesn't enjoy doing her job as much as she used to ? For our family it just felt like a factory production line. For us asking the customer what they want, making sure they are happy with how they look before the session starts, and giving them the advertised amount of time are all important in a photo shoot.

Absolutely shocking experience. I'd avoid at all costs. No patience, no help or understanding when…read moreit comes to being unhappy. Oh and not forgetting she cannot come to resolutions when your unhappy. throws the whole "I have done my job" at you

Erika is an incredibly talented photographer, and was fantastic on our wedding day. She was really…read moreeasy to get on with (all our guests thought she was brill too) and she understood exactly what we wanted without being overbearing. She turned around the many photos quickly and edited them very well. Highly recommended.

Erika was our photographer for our wedding and she was excellent. She was responsive and helpful…read morebefore (and after) the wedding. On the day, she put us at ease and helped to get rid of that early photograph shyness. She was superb with a wide range of photos, from the couple shots to a very large family group. The photographs themselves are fantastic and we're extremely happy with them. We'd recommend Erika without hesitation.