Hire a Photographer in Hampshire

South Coast Pictures offer high-quality, affordable wedding photography and photo booth hire in Portsmouth and the surrounding areas. They also offer some very useful advice when looking to book a photographer for your event.

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

The main three things we need to provide a comprehensive quote is the When, Where & What- When is the event? Where is the event? and What kind of package you're after? We do a range of packages covering 2-4 hours as standard but are not adverse to providing a specialist quote if you wanted something different. We can also offer extra items such as keyrings, magnets and idle time so the more details you can provide the more accurate our quote will be.

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

The main advice we give anyone looking to hire a photo booth is don't become driven by price. There are a lot of 'open booths' or 'photographers with backdrops' who will quote a very cheap price, only to then charge you for things on the night (eg prints, gallery access, downloads...) and then only be able to provide a very basic service at the event as well (usually can just take photos.) With us, we have no hidden charges, and all our packages are inclusive so your guests will never be asked to pay for extras. We also upgrade the booths to include as much technology as the hard drive can handle- your guests will be able to see what's going on at all times with the live cams & use technology that includes things such as advanced green screen (which puts you in the picture,) video messages, digital props (eg, similar to snap chat filters) and even video karaoke with currently over 250 songs.

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

South Coast Pictures was formed in 2007 by a happy accident. After a long interest in photography whilst growing up, and studying the subject at college, I was asked to capture a family wedding which had been re-arranged at short notice on a shoestring budget. Those photos we're then seen by friends, who were impressed & hired me to capture their weddings. I then decided to turn it into a business, with the aim of offering high-quality photography packages (and later photo booths) at an affordable price.

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

Our first job through Add to Event was a small wedding reception at Fareham registry office. It was simple to use the system to discuss the basics of the event and to arrange to meet the couple where we discussed the finer details of the event as well as the photos they wanted at the end. Thankfully the weather held out on the day, and we were able to capture some lovely shots at the registry office as well as at local gardens. I would definitely recommend both suppliers and customers use Poptop as it's simple, effective and connect people saving both parties a lot of time searching.