P190// PHOTOGRAPHY // ALLESTREE, DERBYSHIREFROM BELPER // ABOUT 5 MILES

Photography in Allestree, Derbyshire

Allestree’s the leafy bit on the northern edge of Derby, with the shops along the high street and Allestree Park on the doorstep, and most businesses there serve people who live round the corner. Those people look at you online before they come in, so your photos do a lot of the talking. I’ll make sure they say the right thing.

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A hand-raised Huntsman pie sits on a rustic wooden board, lit by warm low sunlight with long shadows. — FOOD // Ginger Butchers

Who does headshots for small businesses in Allestree?

North Bear Media does. Norton Hunt is based in Belper, about five miles up the A6, and photographs Allestree businesses at their own place or nearby, including headshots and team photos. Regular photos come from the quarterly filming day in Found & Filmed, at £995 a month, and the £295 Marketing MOT is the place to start.

People in Allestree tend to look you up before they pop in.

Allestree’s well established, with good links to the A6 and the A38, and a proper high street with local shops along it.

For most businesses here the first look is your website or your Facebook page. Real photos of you and your place do far more for that than a stock image ever will, because people want to know who they’ll be dealing with. That’s what I photograph.

If your own building isn’t great for portraits, a little back office with no window say, I’ll find somewhere nearby in Allestree that works better. If the job needs it, I’ll set up studio space.

I’m in Belper, about five miles up the A6, so I come down for the first chat in person and have a look round while I’m there.

COVERAGE //Allestree and north Derby
FROM BELPER //About five miles up the A6
WHERE //Your place, or somewhere nearby
FIRST CHAT //In Allestree, in person

A few new headshots, or photos every quarter?

New headshots because a couple of people have joined? That’s a one-off shoot. I’ll scope it and give you a price before anything’s booked.

Headshots for a small team are a different job from half a day on the brand, so I price it once I know what the photos are for, rather than sticking a made-up number on here.

If you want it as a regular thing, that’s Found & Filmed. I come out for a filming day every quarter, take the stills while I’m there, and edit and post them for you over the following weeks. Your website’s hosted and looked after with me as part of it, and so is getting found on Google and in AI search, the bit most people never think about. It’s £995 a month, rolling monthly with 30 days’ notice, so if it’s not working you stop.

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HEADSHOTS //A one-off, priced once it’s scoped
EVERY QUARTER //Found & Filmed, £995 a month
START //The MOT, £295
MOT BACK IN //48 hours

Some recent shoots, people first.

The Willis Cooper team portraits are the closest to what a business on Allestree’s high street needs: a couple of people outside their own office, relaxed and looking like themselves. The rest are other jobs of mine, so you can see the range.

Robert and Julie from Willis Cooper smiling outside the practice's office in Belper — PEOPLE // Willis Cooper team portraits

A freshly made filled roll on the counter at Ginger Butchers' deli, with the menu boards behind — PRODUCT // Ginger Butchers deli

Electric vans from The Electric Van Co lined up on a red carpet inside the Guildhall for the EVC CitySprint launch — EVENTS // The Electric Van Co launch

Ivy House care home's red brick buildings and gardens, with benches and planters in autumn sunshine — PREMISES // Ivy House care home

Richford Motor Services' Union Jack liveried DAF heavy recovery truck on the yard under a blue sky — VEHICLES // Richford Motor Services

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How an Allestree shoot goes.

Simple, and it runs like this.

01 //
What you need
We decide whether it’s headshots or the product, and I write a shot list so we make the most of the time.
02 //
Where
Your place if it suits, and if it doesn’t I’ll pick somewhere round Allestree that does.
03 //
The shoot
I direct it so nobody’s stood there stiff. I’m good at putting people at ease, and relaxed people look like themselves.
04 //
The edit
I pick the best ones and edit them, with versions for the web and for print, and they’re yours to use.

Client view

“He is approachable, really took the time to listen to what I wanted and quickly grasped my Company’s approach, ethos and target client group.”

Common questions about photography in Allestree.

How much does business photography cost in Allestree?

A one-off shoot is priced as a project, once I know what the photos are for and how many people are in them. For regular photos, Found & Filmed is £995 a month with a filming day on site every quarter. That’s a lot less than hiring someone and buying the cameras and lights. The Marketing MOT is £295.

How long does a photoshoot take?

Most business shoots take between one and three hours. Team headshots take about an hour, and a brand session runs to half a day.

Where do you shoot?

At your place in Allestree. If the light inside doesn’t suit portraits, I’ll find somewhere nearby that works better, outdoors if the weather’s decent, or set up studio space.

How quickly do I get the photos?

I give you a date for the edited photos before the shoot, set by how many people and how many shots there are.

Can I use the photos for anything?

Yes. You get full commercial usage rights, so use them in the shop window or on a leaflet as well as on your website and social media.

Photography near Allestree.

Derby and Duffield are the closest to Allestree, so they’re at the top, and the rest are the other towns I cover.

The rest of what I do for Allestree businesses.

Photos are one part. You’ve got a business to run, so these pages cover what else I take off your hands in Allestree, plus a blog on why photos matter.

When somebody in Allestree looks you up before popping in, do they actually find you, and do the photos look like you?

That’s what the MOT is for. I check where you come up on Google and in ChatGPT and what people see when they click through, for £295. Or book a call and we’ll talk it through.