Just on a whim, I took part in Shoot Spitalfields, a photo treasure hunt of Spitalfields which took…read moreplace over four hours on a Sunday. I'm by no means even close to being a good photographer, but I thought it'd be good fun just to explore a part of London I so love. After seeing the winning entries from previous competitions, we began worry we wouldn't be creative enough to come up with even one good photo, but we needn't have. That had nothing to do with my team's artistic talents, just that the clues and the locations and, heck, London itself are all so inspiring that every team had at least one outstanding photo... and there were over 50 teams participating! All in all, I had a blast, and I'd definitely love to take part in another of their events again. And here's the point I'll admit that one of the reasons I had so much fun was because my team took one of the winning photos, so we'd love to come back to see if we can do it again! Shoot Experience runs treasure hunts taking place all over London. The next one is Shoot Portobello taking place in March 2010. I think previous areas covered include Hackney and South Bank, and a couple of online ones too.

Shoot Experience is a photographic events company, providing a variety of photographic services…read moresuch as photo treasure hunts (http://london.blog.qype.com/?p=74) , photography workshops and courses, photo competitions, and more. I've participated in their Shoreditch treasure hunt (and had a blast!) and even took one of their workshops (and learned a ton (http://ontolondon.blogspot.com/2008/11/street-photography-camera-handling_23.html) !). I'd be keen to participate in one of Shoot Experience's events again. Thanks to the "Shoot Shoreditch" treasure I know East London a little better than I did before. And thanks to the Street Photography & Camera Handling I know my way around my SLR much much more than I did before. Great stuff and good value for money. If you're looking for an interesting way to spend some time with friends or want to learn how to take better pictures, definitely consider Shoot Experience. (http://london.blog.qype.com/?p=74)

I really liked Hairy Goat's photography walking tour of The City area in London (the "mystery…read moretour"). It was great for street photography (Monday during lunch hour in the financial district) and city scape / architectural photography). My guide, Steven - a professional photography - was very knowledgeable about the history of the City and an engaging person generally. He took us to really cool hidden gems through alleys that one wouldn't expect to lead anywhere - Charles Dicken's favorite pub, Shakespeare's church, a garden courtyard with office workers eating lunch in the sun while a guy practiced advanced yoga on the lawn, the shell of a church bombed out in WWII. There is so much to see in The City that I would definitely take this tour again.

This studio rocks - best in the area! It was a total treat when I came here to get some…read moreprofessional photos taken with my partner to have a nice memory of our relationship. Tom made us both feel completely at ease, he is very creative and professional in his approach. The studio is modern with make-up and changing room, whcih helps to change into different outfits. His professionalism shows in the photographs produced. Would certainly recommend to anyone looking for a session with great results.

We took our time to choose the right photographer that suits our needs. We went through many…read moreinstagram profiles, tried to see reviews on Yelp, google, etc. Most works look pretty similar, however, when we saw Denis', we just found the way he played with colors, candid moments, etc., matched with what we were looking for. So we contacted Denis and scheduled a photo session for our family when we were in London. We have 2 young children (our daughter is 9, and our son is 4). Denis was very patient and he was creative as he made a decision to take candid moments of our children's playfulness. We enjoyed working with Denis and definitely recommend him for your photo sessions whenever you are in London!

I couldn't be more impressed with this company, our photographer Ben, or our photos. This…read moreexperience was more incredible than I'd imagined. The idea that we would only pay for the photos seemed too good to be true; I didn't know what to expect. But when put in contact with Ben he was so helpful to work with through email, to determine where we'd meet, what kind of photos & background shots we'd like, what time of day worked best, etc. We were visiting London for our 10 year anniversary and I wanted to make it a really special memory. Ben was the best photographer I've ever worked with. Better than our wedding photographer. He posed us when needed, helped us to be natural for other shots (which can be challenging when being photographed while passersby are watching). He'd have us ready in a pose and have us hold until the perfect moment when there was no one behind us AND a red double decker bus was going by...which really made for some beautiful pops of color and showed off that we were in London. I requested an hour bc I wanted to save money and only commit to a purchase of 15 photos. Ben stayed with us for OVER 2 hours, even though he knew I would potentially only purchase the lowest number of pictures. This photo shoot is essentially free so his time with us depended on the # of photos purchased and he still spent so much time with us. When we got the photos I was blown away. I ended up buying them all. I'm already designing a photo book. We feel so lucky to have found this company, and that Ben was our photographer. These beautiful photos will hang in our home forever. I could not recommend EVERphotoshoot higher...you don't even need to be celebrating a special event. This is great just to have beautiful pictures taken to remember your trip in any city EVER offers their services.

My fiancé and I were taking a quick trip to London when we had when we had the last minute idea to…read moretry and get engagement photos taken. We looked online and are so incredibly grateful to have found this company. Not only was Larisa able to accommodate a last minute request her photos were absolutely amazing. We took the photos with the idea of only maybe having 15/30 that we would like a pick up but of the over 170 photos she sent we fell in love with the vast majority of them. We ended up getting the whole package at a more than reasonable price. We hadn't had professional photos taken before so it say a lot about how talented to a photographer Larisa was for them to come out so well. I would recommend this company to absolutely anyone looking to have photos taken. We will definitely be looking up this company again for possible family photos in the future when in Europe. In fact I wish we had this company in the states. Thanks a million times over Larisa.

These guys are genuine professionals who really know what they're doing! I had my portfolio done by…read morethem and was blown away by the results, their level of service and attention to all the small details. My friends loved my pics so much that they even booked themselves in for a session and had an amazing set of pics and ended up getting a photobook done. The quality of their work is stunning, don't just take my word for it you really have to go in and see for yourself. I can't recommend them highly enough!

Just came back from viewing my pictures this afternoon and they were amazing! Such a gem of a…read morestudio with a fantastic team - thanks guys!

We were very happy with the service from Tim for our wedding photographs. He also had an assistant…read morewith him who also took shots whilst Fiona was getting ready. They captured some special moments during the day and were very easy to work with as we wanted a very relaxed atmosphere and natural photos. He is very reasonably priced and we were happy to receive a CD with all of the photos with a lovely picture embossed on the front. Thanks again!

My family have been to James Carter Photography three times over the 22 years and most recently…read morelast month. The staff have always been very polite and given us a lovely welcome The pictures we have had taken are absolutely stunning. All our friends that visit our house comment on what beautiful photographs we have (many have visited the studio on our recommedation) Would highly recommended to anyone looking for great photographs. A big thank you to James and the team.