photography services offered by David Thorpe PhotographyI offer many photographic services including:

  • Portrait photography including creative & environmental
  • Fashion, glamour & boudoir photography
  • Commercial, still life, product & tabletop photography
  • Engagement & wedding photography
  • Image finishing (RAW or JPG)
  • Image retouch & image restoration service

Starting from £45.00

David is available to take portrait pictures either directly at your home or at any special location of your choice*, as well as single portraits at his home studio in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

  • Solo & group portraits
  • Portfolio's
  • Children portraits
  • Baby & Baby bump portraits
  • Pet portraits
  • Boudoir Photography
  • Creative Photography

Portraiture can be for an individual requiring a portfolio or for an on-line presence, a family, a new born, a baby bump shoot – pretty much anything you require.

Portrait shoots start from £45.00 for a 1hr sitting and includes two 10"×8″ image prints of your choice. Additional hours are charged at £35.00 per hour with one extra free 10"x8" image print for each additional hour.

Additional print sizes available as well as framing and mounting options all at extra charge.

You can either contact me via this website or purchase a portrait session directly from my secure online store.

click here to read the full portrait photography terms and conditions.

Starting from £350

Wedding packages start at £400, for our weekday package and rise to £1500 for our platinum package. All packages can be customised to meet your exact needs, please contact me with your requirements.

Weekday Wedding:

  • To attend wedding and take pictures at the church and at reception venue.
  • Up to 2 hours of coverage on the day.
  • Provide up to 100 images from the day on CD/DVD with license for use by yourselves, so you can arrange your own output method.

Cost £350 (off peak*) or £450 (on peak**)

Above package with an album starts at £450 (off peak*) and £550 (on peak**)

*Off peak months are September, October, November, December, January, February, March and April.
**On peak months are May, June, July and August.

Diamond Package:

  • To attend wedding and take pictures at the church and at afternoon venue.
  • Up to 3 hours of coverage on the day.
  • Provide up to 100 images from the day on CD/DVD with license for use by yourselves, so you can arrange your own output method.

Cost £550

Ruby Package:

As diamond package plus:

  • CD to increase to up to 125 images of the day and include DVD Slideshow.
  • Staged cutting of the cake photography. (if possible)
  • Premium Wedding album 13 x 10, with up to 40 images (8×6”), selected by you both included.
  • Password protected website album for you to proof and select images you wish to include in your album.
  • Password protected website area for you to select your album choice.
  • Password protected website area for friends and family to select images for print.
  • 2x 10×8” framed images, chosen by you of the day.

Cost £750, or £800 with full copyright of images.

Golden Package:

As Ruby package, plus :

  • Complimentary pre-wedding shoot included (if required) with images added to CD.
  • Wedding album image count to increase to up to 60 (8×6”), images of your choice, with a premium wedding album.
  • Your own final gallery on my website (once you have selected chosen images), so you have a lasting online memory of the day for yourself and friends and family to view when they like.
  • 4 x (rather than 2) 10×8 framed images of your choice. Or large canvas of your choice instead and 1x10x8” framed image.
  • Photography at the bride’s home before she leaves for the church (up to 1 hr).
  • First dance photography included.
  • Meet couple at church and venue beforehand to discuss and decide on photographic opportunities.

Cost £1100, or £1150 with full copyright of images.

VIP Package:

As Golden package plus:

  • 175 Images on the final CD.
  • Premium wedding album (14×16), including up to 80 (8×6”) images.

Cost £1450, or £1500 with full copyright of images.

Wedding Extras:

  • Proof album (150-200 images) to compliment online proofing – £80
  • Proof DVD – £45
  • 10×8” prints (unframed) £15 each
  • 10×8” prints (framed) £35 each
  • Large Canvas starting from £100 each
  • Picture book for friends or family with 10 images starting from £65

Please contact us for a completely individual tailored quote

Starting from £100

Rates for Commercial Photography (Non-advertising)

For a detailed project quotation, please call or email me. The pricing below will help you establish the outline cost for your brief.

I work to half or full day rates, dependent on the scale of job, location and production requirements. On average my commercial rates are as follow:

  • £200 per half day (plus expenses)
  • £400 per full day (plus expenses)

Rates will vary for projects that cover longer time frames.

  • First hour ~ £100
  • Hourly rate ~ £50
  • Per half day (up to 4 hours) ~ £200
  • Per Day (up to 10 hours) ~ £400
  • Assistant (only if required) ~ £100 per day

(An image ‘usage fee’ may be charged on top where images are required for advertising and promotional purposes)

Prices include photography, editing, general retouching and colour enhancement, for work carried out during standard office hours. For large commercial projects please contact me for a more accurate quotation.

Starting from £80

David is available to photograph your event whether it be a charity event, a conference, rally, march, awards, birthdays basically any event you would like a life long memory of!

Rates for Event Photography (Non-advertising)

I work to half or full day rates, dependent on the scale of job, location and production requirements. On average my events rates are as follow:

  • £150 per half day (plus expenses)
  • £300 per full day (plus expenses)

Rates will vary for projects that cover longer time frames.

  • First hour ~ £80
  • Hourly rate ~ £40
  • Per half day (up to 4 hours) ~ £150
  • Per Day (up to 10 hours) ~ £300
  • Assistant (only if required) ~ £100 per day

(An image ‘usage fee’ may be charged on top where images are required for advertising and promotional purposes)

Prices include photography, editing, general retouching and colour enhancement, for work carried out during standard office hours. Please contact me  with your requirements and for a more accurate quotation.

Starting from £299 special offer £199

Book a model portfolio sitting for yourself, a friend or a member of the family for professional purposes or simply as a gift.

This is ideal for a model seeking a professional looking portfolio to show to agencies or prospective employers. A gift to a special person or even yourself.

This package includes a professional makeover with a makeup artist and hair stylist, portrait sitting and a stunning square hardback portfolio album with up to 10 images chosen by you for you to use as a professional modelling portfolio.

Additional album pages can be added and album styles can be purchased at extra charge. All available at extra charge a vast range or print sizes, frames and mounting options.

This session can take place here at my home studio or on-location either your home or favorite location.

You can either contact me via this website or purchase a portrait session directly from my secure online store.

Casting Call

I am always on the look out for new models so any aspiring male or females out there who think you have what it takes and who would like to have a go in front of the camera contact me via my contacts page. Please give as much detail as possible, stats and what kind of modelling work interests you. You must be over 18, as proof of ID will be required!

There would be no payment involved  but I am more than happy to give you a few of your favorite prints of the shoot to be used towards your portfolio.