About me
Do you want awesome photos to showcase your amazing cosplays, or to boost your body confidence with some stunning intimate portrait shots? Yes? Well, then I am the perfect photographer for you. I now primarily specialise in cosplay photography and intimate portraiture, although I have experience in other types of photography including landscape, wildlife, and street photography. I have around 10 years of experience as a photographer and around 5 years of specialising in cosplay and intimate portraiture. I am based just outside of Canterbury, giving me fast access to London via train; I love travelling! Below you can find some references from people I have worked with in the past.
Shooting With Me
If you want to shoot with me all you have to do is send a message using the form at the bottom of this page, I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. Once we have discussed the nature of the shoot and decided on a date, I will ask for 25% of my fee to be paid upfront. This is non-refundable, although if I have to cancel a full refund will obviously be issued. I have a base rate of £50 per hour of shoot time plus any expenses including travel, accommodation, and studio hire. I would recommend shooting for at least two hours, as it gives time to warm up, build rapport, and address any possible last-minute issues.
You are more than welcome to bring a friend with you if it makes you feel more comfortable; ensuring your comfort is of top priority to me. Group shoots are fine, although I would recommend bringing no more than 2 other people, as that could negatively impact the quality of shots. You may also be able to extend a shoot on the day if I have time; the extra shoot time will be added to your final bill. If you are shooting intimate portraiture with me for the first time I ask you bring some form of photographic ID, as for obvious reasons intimate portrait shoots are strictly 18 plus.
Once I have edited all the shots I like I will have a meeting with you to ensure you are happy with the results and discuss whether any shots need retouching. My rate includes basic retouching on up to 3 shots per hour of shooting, any more retouching than that will incur an additional fee (depending on how much extra work it poses). After the meeting a final bill will be sent out including the remaining 75% of my initial fee, the fee for any extensions, retouching fees, and expenses. Once this is paid I will send all the images in whatever format you want.
References
“Chris was wonderful to work with! He was sure to spend time making sure the lighting was absolutely pristine for our shoot which I really appreciated. He was incredibly respectful and kind and I had no issues with comfortability. He planned our shoot far in advance and even recommended multiple shooting locations which was nice! Super professional, photos came back quickly and beautifully edited. Highly recommend and will be shooting with him again in the future.”
“Chris was such a delight to meet and shoot with. He is a lovely, professional Photographer, very polite and a delight to work with. His comms were fantastic throughout the planning, along my travels and to meeting on the day! Chris is full of plenty of different ideas to try and experiment with and the whole experience shooting with Chris was such fun and really enjoyable and professional. I can easily highly recommend shooting with Chris, he is such a lovely gentleman!”
“Had a fantastic two hour shoot session during my Studio Day with Chris Beadle at Canterbury Photographic Studio. Pre-Communications we’re great and everything was so easy to organize. When Chris arrived he was friendly and chatty and an easy going guy. During our session we shot a few different looks from fashion to lingerie with some implied too. Chris is really patient and hardworking as certainly produces quality shots over a large quantity really focusing on lighting and my posing I was amazed at how hard Chris works to get that wow factor and a great shoot. I was very pleased with the results. More than recommended! ”
“Beyond his technical skills, Chris is a joy to work with! I have had the pleasure of working with him on several cosplay photoshoots, and I can confidently say that his professionalism and talent are unparalleled. From the very beginning, he has been friendly, approachable and punctual, ensuring that every shoot starts on time and runs smoothly.
Though I have primarily collaborated with him on cosplay projects, I am eager to work with him on fashion and art shoots in the future. I highly recommend Chris to anyone looking for a professional, talented, and genuinely wonderful photographer”
“Chris was an absolute delight to work with, I felt incredibly comfortable the entire shoot and we got some amazing shots of my cosplay! Chris was totally open to listening to my ideas and opinions for shots, and I’m excited to get to worth with them again! I couldn’t recommend Chris enough!”
“Chris made the shoot super fun and I was very relaxed shooting around him! He gave me direction on how to pose my face and adjust angles but also listened to some of my ideas as well so it was a very nice collab :) Would shoot again!!!”