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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: February 2025

Located in Bolsover, Derbyshire, Karl's Photography Centre produces timeless images from weddings and other milestone celebrations. I'm a passionate photographer with over two decades of experience to my name and a few awards and my work has featured in numerous magazines. In the past, I haver had the honour of working all over the world encapsulating some of life's most precious scenes.

Services Offered

When it comes to weddings, I adopt a candid and documentary style. This allows your celebration to flow naturally as I captures every fleeting moment. I offers a variety of wedding packages whether you just want ceremony only or full-day coverage. All of the photos from your big day are professionally edited before being presented in several ways. This can include an online gallery, physical albums, prints, and much more.

Depending on the weather and your Venue location I usually use my Drone to get some more beautiful and unique photo's of you all and your Venue.

Why SHOULD you book with me?

Everyone wants beautiful Wedding Photo's. But how do you get that with a complete stranger? You can't. On the majority of my packages I give you an Engagement Shoot for free. Many people DON'T want this, because they don't like photo's of themselves. Ironically, I'm one of those, yep. My own Wedding was a nightmare for me lol.

So I can totally get where you are coming from. On the Engagement shoot we get you both used to the camera and me. I get to meet you both and we just have some fun. By the time the Wedding comes, we will have met again at the Wedding Walk through and you will be nuce and relaxed, I will know you both better and won't have to be as formal and I can guide you both through your day making it truly one the best day of your lives.

Your Wedding ISN'T just a job. I absolutely love what I do and have the experience to help you both on the day with any issues you have and to take away the stress. Read my reviews and see for yourselves.

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Mini albums
Digital album
High resolution photos
Photo booth
Other

What does the wedding package include?

1 hour free Bridal Prep, Ceremony, Group photographs outside and I take you both off alone to get some beautiful photo's of you both (and a little time to enjoy being MARRIED!!!)

How far in advance should I contact you?

The sooner the better. Once your date is secured with me then you have one less thing to worry about. And the earlier you book the cheaper your monthly payments will be :)

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, i work all over the UK and Internationally. So where ever you are getting married, I can cover it

What is the charge for travelling?

Within reason I don't charge for travelling if I can help it :)

What style of photos do you take?

Other (I don't like to limit myself to a style. Depending on the venue affects how I work. But generally i would say i'm an organic photographer. I would rather get the natural shots over the posed)

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

I try to be discreet when i'm not with anyone. By that I mean I will walk around the room and look for those natural laughs and smiles. That way I can capture the natural shots

What kind of equipment do you use?

Both of my cameras are Professional DSLR's. So if one memory card fails it automatically has a back up. And if the camera fails. I have a back up for that too

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, secure online link to your photo's which you alone have the link and password to. From there you can share with with friends and family around the world

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

1 month

Do you send all the photos taken?

Yes

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

Team of Professionals

In case of unforeseen circumstances, do you have a replacement photographer?

Yes

Do you have the rights to publish the wedding photos?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

All the timings are worked out on the Wedding Walk through which happens a few weeks before your Wedding date :)

What are the forms of payment?

For payment i prefer Online Banking, but i can also take payments via Paypal, Cash or Cheque. For each I send you a receipt straight away

How do you work?

I work by building a rapore with you both. That way you both are relaxed, I am relaxed and I can be a little creative with the shots sometimes and you both have the confidence to ask for shot

Served in

Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire

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Reviews for Karl's Photography Centre

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Benjamin Sent on 20/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Hands down the best photographer there is!

Karl has been absolutely amazing from start to finish. Our engagement shoot, reorganising that, getting the pictures we would like and so on. Anything you can think of Karl did for us. He has been an amazing help during the wedding to capture the moments we were looking for. He offered support, kindness and professional point of view. He took us away from all the commotion to get more photos of the two of us together as well as give us some time away from all the noise just to see one another on our day. He had fantastic ideas with sparklers, poses, his drone, everything.

He has been a pleasure to work with and have at our wedding and we couldn't have asked for anyone better, to capture the memories that will last a life time.

Thank you so much Karl for everything you have done before the day and during the day itself!

Thomas
Sent on 20/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Crockwell Farm March 18th Ben & Tom

From the 1st day we met Karl and even on our wedding day, he is without a doubt, the most amazing person to share your wedding day with. He kept us calm during the photos, with guidance on how to stand / where is best, we was in safe hands.

If you want a photographer, great value for money and amazing professionalism, he is the one.

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Christina Sent on 19/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic service

We had karl photograph our wedding day & engagement photos, he went above & beyond making sure every photo we wanted was taken , even did couple photos for the guests & more!karl is very professional & thorough leading up to the wedding & on the wedding day , has some great ideas for photos too!I would definitely recommend if your looking for a photographer.
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Michael Sent on 19/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Above and Beyond.

Karl was very knowledgeable when it came to getting the right pictures not only for our wedding but also our engagement shoot. He was very professional throughout.
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Karl Sent on 16/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Professional photographer, amazing value for money.

We couldn't ask enough from karl he was always responsive with emails and no detail was too much. He was incredibly professional but personal and put us at ease every step through the day. We couldn't recommend Karl enough, great value for money and again incredibly professional and knowledgeable.
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Christine Sent on 01/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A Photographer who captured every moment, every detail, every laugh and memorialised it forever!

Karl is just amazing! Not only is he receptive to the photography that you want, the ideas that he puts forward give you the confidence that you have chosen the right Photographer.

Karl met us before the wedding day so we could get to know each other and to take pictures of us in a beautiful location. In doing this Karl was able to get to know how we would look together, how we would work together, and how he would capture the moments to tell our story years after.

He was a rock on the day, helping ensure that everything went to plan. Karl did not shy away from how many photos needed to be taken, had great attention to detail and was incredibly patient with all our guests who kept wandering into the background at the wrong moment. He was totally focused on memorialising our wedding day and we appreciate the work he did!
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Nadine Sent on 27/10/2024
4.8 out of 5 rating

Mr and Mrs Partick

Thank you for everything.
Karl was amazing, approachable and friendly from our first meeting.
He was so informative from start to finish
He was advising me and my bridemaids how to walk and where to look
Couldn't recommend karl enough.
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Bonnie Sent on 14/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Professional and flexible

Very professional and very flexible made us feel relaxed put everyone at ease
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Serena Sent on 02/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Great experience, helpful and friendly, kept us relaxed on the day, very responsive to emails, woukd highly recommend 👌

Very professional, great experience, friendly, kept us relaxed, helpful, overall great experience and would highly recommend 👍
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Shannan Sent on 26/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic both times!

Me and my partner got married 7 years ago and then again last week and we used Karl both times because he was absolutely fantastic!

Not only is Karl a brilliant photographer, he is also is super helpful in other aspects too! He dressed one of my twins and helped my with my veil and hair!

Karl is a very easy person to get along with and I would highly recommend him!!
Rachael
Rachael Sent on 23/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing experience

Well what can I say Karl is amazing we has soooooo much fun and knows how to have a laugh and fun he’s very easy going he even stayed to the end he took the photos I asked for and didn’t make us do anything we didn’t want too and to top it if off my bridesmaids got ready in a different room and I could get hold of any of them I had just 15 minutes to get ready and I couldn’t do up the back of my dress or put my shoes on and I was panicking luckily Karl came to my room to take some photos he asked if I was ok I explain to him, I couldn’t do what my dress I’ll put my shoes on and he helped me sort my dress out he fastened my dress at the back then got down on his knees and helped me put my shoes on and my shoes was difficult to fasten even for me but he didn’t give up he got my shoes on I don’t no not one Photographer who would have done that but he did , through out the night he kept coming over and asking me if I
Was ok even while eating his meal he got up to take photos he’s just amazing and if anyone is thinking about using Karl for there wedding don’t think just DO it you want be sorry at all my family is easy going and we like to have a good laugh and Karl fitted right in he truly is amazing and he’s so caring it’s unreal I can’t WAIT to get our photos
Message for KARL
Thank you from the bottom of my heart you went above and beyond to make our day go has planned you came to my rescue when I needed someone the most and I’ll never forget that and my anxiety and panic attacks was crazy and you helped me so much and reassured me all the time you are truly amazing thank you so much 💓💓 x Mr & Mrs smith xx
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Robbin Sent on 16/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Would highly recommend Karl!

Karl was really great to have as a photographer. He initially went through a video walkthrough of what he offered, arranged the engagement shoot, produced some lovely engagement shoot photos and guestbook, went through everything that would happen at the ceremony prior to it and made sure we got all the shots we wanted throughout the day. Some of the previews I have seen look beautiful I can’t wait to see the final versions! Thank you Karl for ensuring our photos went smoothly and took the pressure off us to remember who to get photos with!
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Rachel Sent on 15/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Karl Adams = Amazing

You was amazing and nothing was to much for you thank you for a lovely day and I can’t wait to see the final photos thank you so much for everything
Would recommend you to everyone and already started you made us feel at ease all day
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Stephanie Sent on 14/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Brilliant and very professional

Had the best day Karl was very professional, I forgot he was there in the evening as he was in the background taking photos
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Jo Yu Sent on 13/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Consummate professional!

From our getting-to-know-you Zoom call to the event itself, Karl demonstrated courtesy, understanding of our needs, and total professionalism. A pre-shoot included as part of the service enabled us to rehearse for our set piece photographs, and on the day the group drone shot was a huge hit with everyone. We highly recommend him for your big day.
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Karl's Photography Centre Real Weddings

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5 Morven Avenue S44 6HH Chesterfield (Derbyshire)

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