Family Portrait Experience

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Capture that perfect family moment

We have always loved family portraiture – after all, we’ve been photographing families at our boutique studios since 2012 and watched them grow…and grow…and grow. Now having families of our own, we absolutely understand the importance of capturing this time – after all, a family portrait big or small is the most invaluable type of photography any photographer can own…it’s priceless.
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Our lovely team believes in spending as much time as possible with you to craft the perfect family portrait, keeping it natural yet captivating. No artificial backdrops, no cheesy poses, and no false smiles. Just you, us, our camera, and beautiful lighting in a wonderful setting. We pride ourselves on making your experience relaxing and enjoyable and is something that we truly create from the heart. With a team of professionals at your service, just sit back relax, and let us help do the planning for you!

Every session is unique and we aim to ensure that your experience is suited to who you are as a family as we aim to create stunning imagery to be proud of. Many of our clients are nervous before a photo shoot, so we break down these barriers and allow them to get into the process.

The right time

Will there ever be the right time? Maybe you'll wait a while as you need to lose weight, grow your hair, your daughter can start walking, maybe you'll have another baby….then before you know it your son's turning 18 years of age and getting ready to leave home…and you'll sit there wondering "where has all the time gone?"

Life is a journey and whenever you decide to have your portrait taken, the resulting images we can guarantee will always turn out so beautiful they will take your breath away. So the right time? Is always right now…

The philosophy

Is quite simple, to create beautiful photographic art pieces for our customers, we’re all about the quality…not quantity. As a team, we are highly passionate about detail and cannot emphasise enough how much thought, care, and attention goes into every one of our portraits. With decades of experience between us, we’ll plan your shoots together, especially as no two shoots are ever the same. You can entrust in us that we’ll certainly be creating something very special for each and every one of our customers who walk through our doors, we love what we do and you’ll certainly see why if you experience one of our portrait experiences…..

Your session

Objects of quality take a lot of time and planning and each session is unique. Since no two people are the same, why should each session be? This is especially important when young children are involved, as bringing the right outfit will enhance your session and create the stunning images you see in our portfolio.
We can provide either Studio or Location and is completely your choice as it boils down to personal preference. For a more relaxed look, we have cobbled stones and a beautiful river right on our doorstep whilst the studio provides some of the most stylish backdrops in the region with expert lighting to complete your portraiture session.

As a team, we are dedicated to delivering you an exceptional experience, therefore we have limited availability so we can maintain the highest level of excellence in all areas of our photographic studio or outside on location for a more natural feel. This includes excellent customer service, superior attention to detail, and emphasis on quality over quantity.

Our business is based on the quality of our work from customer service right through to our products, we focus on your portrait experience as if nothing else mattered. Our family photoshoots tend to last for over an hour after which we make an appointment together to return in a few short weeks to view our handiwork in our cosy cinematic viewing room. The images are digitally painted and “finished”, which is the icing on the cake as we call it – our digital mastery truly compliments our photography and ensures the images presented back to you will have you falling in love with your personal portrait.

Products

A large part of our success is down to repeat customs and recommendations. We thrive on the fact we offer beautiful art pieces especially created for you, but at the end of the day, we are a boutique award-winning photographic studio. Our products are finished to a high standard to be displayed loudly and proudly in your home.

Can you book a portrait package for cheaper elsewhere? Yes, you most certainly can, but we offer 5-star quality and an exceptional experience in order to create images to be proud of. Not only do we pride ourselves on the stunning photography we create, but also guarantee that from start to finish you'll have an amazing adventure. If you compare us to hotels, would you expect ALL hotels to have the same price regardless of the star ratings, the rooms, the facilities, and the location? No…we certainly don't.

The reason our portraits look amazing? Time, experience, the right equipment, and an artist's eye. Ours is a labour of love and creativity to give you portraits to treasure as heirlooms.
We present our portraits as finished products either as Wall Art, mounted prints or beautifully arranged bespoke, handmade albums – all fantastic ways to showcase your own personal artwork for years to come.

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Every session is unique and we aim to ensure that your experience is suited to who you are as a family and we aim to create stunning wall art to be proud of. We use our digital magic to truly add the finishing touches to your session, bringing our your personality through your photos.

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The boys had a great time and we all enjoyed it some great photos taken, really found it difficult to choose from them but can’t wait to get them on the wall thank you love the Baileys x

Melissa Bailey

Attended Mackney after getting a photo shoot in the New Year, we haven't many nice pictures of the 5 of us and thought this would be a good opportunity. The shoot was great fun and the photographer and her assistant were patient and got the best smiles out of our children. Collected the pictures today and am more than pleased; super quality and will look fab in our home. Would recommend Mackney to anyone wanting to capture their family!

Fay Harding

Perfect from start to finish. The staff are exceptionally friendly and professional. It was really difficult to choose which picture we wanted because they were all fantastic. I would highly recommend Mackney.

Abby Amoah

Where to start... From the first phone call to receiving our pictures today, Mackney have kept us updated all the way through. On the day of our photoshoot we were welcomed with smiles and a warm atmosphere.

We met Beth who took us through to the studio and explained that she had a few things in mind after we told her the outfits we had bought with us for our son (the shoot was mainly for him)

Beth had an assistant called Georgia and they both worked so well together and did so well with our 7 month old! They were so understanding when we had to give him a feed and said that there was no rush which was wonderful and as a new mum I felt so relaxed knowing that I was able to change and feed him in the studio. Moving on from the shoot we arranged for the next appointment which was for the picture review. We met Wendy on our way into the building and again the same atmosphere as our first visit.

Wendy took us through to the viewing room and was so transparent with everything that when we explained what we wanted she knew exactly what package was right for us. During the viewing I felt like I was just visiting friends it was so lovely and calm.

I highly recommend going here if you want a shoot doing for family (or even pets). Brilliant work, outstanding staff and wonderful pictures. Thank you xxx

Jessica Raven