Frequently Asked Questions

We specialise in all action sports photography, mainly matchday football photography.

 Taking high quality action photographs require cameras and lenses that are up to the task. I use the latest Canon Mirrorless cameras and professional quality Canon L lenses.

 High quality action photographs require cameras and lenses that are up to the task. Key requirements include a fast shutter speed to freeze the action, a wide lens aperture to make the players stand out against a nice blurred background (bokeh), and the ability to take high speed continuous shots. Smartphones are excellent pocket cameras but simply cannot compare to the latest professional level  mirrorless cameras.

 I don’t currently print photographs. However, the images you receive will be high resolution and can be printed up to poster size using any of the online photo printing sites.

 In a typical Matchday photo shoot, I often take over a thousand photographs. These are then filtered during the editing process and only the best images are kept and shared. I guarantee 75+ high quality images for the total Ultimate Team Matchday Package and 50+ photos for the Ultimate VIP Matchday Package. Often it is many more than this. 

 For the Ultimate Matchday Packages, you will receive ALL images that make it through filtering and editing. I guarantee 75+ high quality images for the total Ultimate Team Matchday Package. Often it is many more than this. 

 All photographs are edited using Adobe Lightroom software. The first stage involves filtering the photographs, keeping only the very best images. Photographs are then colour graded, levelled and cropped. Editing the images is a painstaking process and often takes 2 or 3 times that of the actual photo shoot. A typical Matchday shoot will require 2-3 hours of editing.

 To book a Matchday photography session, use any of the contact forms on this website or email info@soccerpics.co.uk. Please share as many dates as possible to make it easier to schedule your session. Once confirmed, you will need to inform the opposition manager that a photographer will be present and ask if there are any objections or any players who are not allowed to have their photograph taken.

 Photographs will be shared by email via a Dropbox file sharing link.

An online gallery will be shared with you. This gallery contains low resolution versions of the image with a watermark that includes an image code. Order online here and quote the image code(s) for the photographs you wish to purchase. You can also email your orders to orders@soccerpics.co.uk.

 If you order Pay-Per-Photo images, you will be sent a PayPal invoice. If you book the Ultimate package, payment can be via PayPal or cash on the day of the shoot.

 For the Ultimate Team packages, I aim to complete the download, filtering, editing and sharing of images within 24 hours of the photo shoot. 

If you order Pay-Per-Photo images, these will be emailed to you as soon as possible, and always within 24 hours of receiving the order.

 No, all watermarks will be removed from purchased photographs. 

 Yes, although I specialise in football photography, I am available to photograph other sports. Please get in touch with more information about your requirements.

 Yes, presentation evenings hold important memories for young players and professional photography is the best way to preserve these memories. Please contact me if you would like to discuss this further.