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Business photography and video in Derbyshire.

I photograph businesses all round Derbyshire from here in Belper: the people who work there and the place itself, shot at your premises, not in a studio somewhere. Then I make sure the photos go on your website and your social, because that’s the whole point of having them done. I studied media photography, then worked in live events lighting and staging before running operations in logistics, so I know how to get a shoot done properly.

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A rear three-quarter view of a red and white Richford heavy recovery truck with its boom and underlift, under a blue sky. — VEHICLES // Richford Motor Services

Where can a Derbyshire business get professional photos taken for its website?

North Bear Media, run by Norton Hunt in Belper, photographs businesses across Derbyshire, mainly their people and premises, for websites and social media. Regular photos come from the quarterly filming day in Found & Filmed at £995 a month, and a one-off shoot is scoped first as a project. The £295 Marketing MOT is the usual place to start.

The photos on the website are a few years old by now.

You know the photos want doing. But you’ve got a business to run, there’s always something more urgent, and the shoot never gets booked. So let me do it.

The website’s running on phone snaps and a stock photo of two people shaking hands, and the only headshots are the ones people did themselves for LinkedIn. The vans got re-liveried and the unit got refitted, but nobody photographed any of it properly.

Customers notice. People judge the business off its photos well before they pick up the phone, and a stock photo makes you look like everybody else.

I come out and photograph the real thing, and before the day we decide what each photo is for, the website or next month’s posts. Every photo gets a job, so none of them sit in a folder.

TEAM PAGE //OUT OF DATE
WEBSITE PHOTOS //STOCK
SOCIAL //WHATEVER’S ON A PHONE
LAST PROPER SHOOT //AGES AGO

What I photograph, and what it’s for.

Photos for your website and social media, each one shot for a particular job. The examples are all real clients of mine.

01Headshots and team photosProfessional headshots for the team page and LinkedIn, shot at your office with lights and a backdrop, or outside if that suits you better. I did the Willis Cooper team in Belper for their new website.
02Brand and social media photographyYour people at work and the details that make the business yours, so there’s a bank of photos for the website and the next few months of social, and nobody’s scrambling for something to post.
03PremisesRooms and gardens that show people what to expect before they visit, like the grounds at Ivy House, a care home in Mickleover.
04Product and foodProducts and counters photographed to sell, like the deli at Ginger Butchers, the farm shop and butchers with a shop in Matlock.
05Vehicles and fleetLiveried trucks and the yard, for firms where the fleet’s part of the brand. I photograph the fleet for Richford Motor Services, a vehicle recovery firm based in Alfreton.
06Events and launchesLaunches and open days, covered so you’ve got something to post for months after. I photographed the EVC CitySprint launch for The Electric Van Co, and I built their websites as well.
07VideoShort social clips and interviews, filmed on location and planned alongside the photos.

A few recent shoots, all on location.

Real client work, all photographed at their place, with no stock in here.

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

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

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

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

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

Show me the work →

From a shot list to photos that actually get used.

How a shoot goes, whether it’s the filming day on Found & Filmed or a one-off.

01 //
Plan it
We start with what the photos are for, the website or a recruitment drive. Then a shot list and timings, agreed with you before the day.
02 //
Shoot it
I shoot on site, where the work happens, and stay out of the way of the working day. Video as well, if moving pictures will do the job better.
03 //
Edit it
Every photo’s edited and retouched, then you get them in high resolution for print and at web sizes for the site and social. On Found & Filmed they go straight onto the posts and pages they were taken for.
04 //
Next time
Anything that changes in between, a new starter or a refitted unit, goes on a list for next time. On Found & Filmed that’s the next filming day, so it gets photographed while it’s still new.

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.”

A shoot on its own, or photos every quarter.

You can have a one-off shoot from me, a morning of team headshots say, and I’ll scope that first and give you a price before anything’s booked.

The risk with a one-off is coming away with a load of good photos and nowhere for them to go. With Found & Filmed the filming day has a job before it starts, because the photos go into the posts for the next few months, and onto the website wherever something needs updating.

Found & Filmed is a filming day on site with you each quarter, then I edit and caption the video and stills. The posting and the replies are handled, and so is getting found on Google and in AI search, along with your website’s hosting and care. Every month there’s a report and a call. It costs a lot less than a full-time hire, with no salary, no training and no cameras to buy, because I bring the kit. It’s £995 a month, rolling monthly with 30 days’ notice either way, so if it’s not working you stop.

Not sure the photos are the problem? The MOT’s £295, and I look at what people see when they find you on Google, along with five other things.

ONE-OFF SHOOT //Scoped first, as a project
EVERY QUARTER //Found & Filmed, £995 a month
START //The Marketing MOT, £295
BEHIND THE CAMERA //Norton

What photography needs around it.

These are the things I plan the photos into, so they’ve got somewhere to go once they’re edited.

Photography for a county of very different businesses.

An office on Pride Park and a recovery yard in Alfreton need very different photos. I shoot both.

In Derby it’s corporate headshots and team photos, for offices on Pride Park and round the Cathedral Quarter, and for workshops and units across the city, where a dated team page makes a firm look smaller than it is. I bring the lights and the backdrop to your office and work through the team with minimal disruption, or shoot round the city if that suits the brand better.

Across the Amber Valley it’s premises and people at work: units on Castlewood Business Park in Alfreton or Peartree Business Centre in Ripley, and businesses in Heanor and Loscoe. Langley Mill as well, just down the road from there. Belper’s where I’m based, so a shoot on King Street or Bridge Street is a few minutes from me.

Matlock and Cromford and Wirksworth and the rest of the Dales are different again, because so much of the trade up there is visitors, so the rooms and the food have to look as good online as they do when people turn up. South of me it’s Duffield and Allestree, and east is Ilkeston and the rest of Erewash, with Eastwood just over the border into Nottinghamshire.

DERBY //Pride Park and the Cathedral Quarter
AMBER VALLEY //Castlewood Business Park, Peartree Business Centre
THE DALES //Matlock up to Wirksworth
BASE //Belper, Derbyshire

Photography across Derbyshire.

Each of these towns has its own page, with Eastwood just over the border in Nottinghamshire.

And some food, for Keto & Clarity.

Keto & Clarity is a cooking channel I film and edit. Every recipe gets its own overhead stills for the thumbnails and socials, and I lay the ingredients out before we start so there’s a shot of that too.

Ingredients, scales, knives and dishes laid out from above on a grey worktop before a Keto & Clarity recipe is filmed — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, ingredients laid out before filming

Scrambled eggs with smoked salmon and chives on a white plate on a wooden board, from above — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, scrambled eggs and smoked salmon

A creamy chicken and bacon traybake in a white dish on a wooden board, from above — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, chicken and bacon traybake

A cheesy beef taco bowl on a wooden board, shot from above — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, cheesy beef taco bowl

A chocolate keto cheesecake pot with basil on a wooden board, from above — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, chocolate cheesecake pot

Slow-cooked garlic and herb lamb in a white bowl with parsley on a wooden board, from above — FOOD // Keto & Clarity, slow-cooker garlic and herb lamb

More recent shoots.

Richford’s stand at the Tow Show, a Reynolds Logistics wagon, and property photography for Smartmove Homes, the rooms and the outside, shot so buyers want to book a viewing.

A red carpet leads past barriers to recovery trucks with raised red cranes in a busy exhibition hall, visitors browsing the stands. — EVENT // Richford Motors, their stand at the Tow Show

Low-angle shot of a white Mercedes Reynolds Logistics tractor unit pulling a red 'Working Together' curtainsider under a deep blue sky. — VEHICLES // Reynolds Logistics, reynolds Logistics fleet hero shot

A sunlit garden room with a vaulted ceiling, skylight and tall glazed doors opening onto a lawn, a cream sofa in the foreground. — PROPERTY // Smartmove Homes, listing photography: garden room

Close-up of a Richford recovery truck body painted with a monochrome battle scene, Union Jack stripes and the words Heavy & Light Recovery. — VEHICLES // Richford Motors, hand-finished livery on the heavy recovery truck

A modern grey kitchen with a white-topped island, pendant lights and bar stools, lit by a long window. — PROPERTY // Smartmove Homes, listing photography: modern kitchen

A red-brick Victorian semi-detached house with bay windows and a stone boundary wall, the sun flaring over its gable. — PROPERTY // Smartmove Homes, listing photography: kerb appeal

Common questions about business photography in Derbyshire.

How much does business photography cost in Derbyshire?

A one-off shoot is priced as a project once I know what the photos are for, so the cost matches the job, whether that’s a morning of team headshots or a full brand shoot. For photos coming through all year, Found & Filmed is £995 a month with a filming day on site each quarter and the stills edited for you. The Marketing MOT is £295.

What kind of photography do you do?

Business photography: headshots and team photos, brand and social media photos, premises, product and food, vehicles, and events and launches. I film video as well.

Do you come to our premises?

Yes. Most shoots happen at your office, shop, unit or yard, because that’s where the business happens and it looks like you. For team headshots on a plain backdrop, I bring the lights and the backdrop with me.

How long does a shoot take?

Team headshots take about an hour, and product shoots and brand sessions take about half a day. You’ll have a plan and timings before the day, so you can work round it.

What do we get after the shoot?

Edited and retouched high-resolution files, plus web sizes for your website and social media, with full commercial usage rights. The number of photos and the delivery date are set by the brief, and we agree both when the shoot’s planned.

Do you film video as well?

Yes. Short social clips and interviews, filmed on location and often planned alongside a photo shoot. I’m good at making people comfortable on camera, and nobody has to be on it if they’d rather not, because a film can be built round your premises and your team at work. There’s more on my videography page.

Do we need a monthly package to book a shoot?

No. A one-off shoot can be a project on its own, scoped first. Photos get used more on Found & Filmed, because the filming day comes round every quarter and the photos go straight onto your posts and pages, but it’s your call.

Do you do professional headshots in Derbyshire?

Yes. I do corporate and professional headshots at your office with lights and a backdrop, or outside on location if that suits you better, and I did the Willis Cooper team in Belper for their website. A headshot session on its own is a project, priced once I know how many people it is.

Do you do brand photography for small businesses in Derbyshire?

Yes. Most of what I shoot is for small businesses round Derbyshire: your people at work and the details that make the business yours, for the website and the next few months of social. A brand shoot on its own is a project, scoped first, or it comes round every quarter with the filming day on Found & Filmed.

Can you take photos for our website and social media?

Yes, that’s most of what I shoot. On Found & Filmed the photos from each quarter’s filming day are edited and posted for you, and a one-off batch for a new website can be a project on its own.

Where in Derbyshire do you work?

I’m based in Belper and photograph businesses across the county, including Derby, Matlock, Alfreton, Ripley, Heanor, Ilkeston, Duffield, Wirksworth and Cromford, and round the East Midlands. Most shoots are on location, so I come to wherever your business is.

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If somebody in Derbyshire is deciding between you and the next firm on Google, are your photos helping?

The MOT looks at your Google listing and your website, which is where people see your photos first, and it’s back with you within 48 hours. Or if you’d rather talk about a shoot, book a call.