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David Ashton

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Weddings and portrait photography covering the northwest of the UK.

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36 hires on Bark
18 hour response time

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5/5

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11 December 2023

Wedding Photography

Dave is not only a fantastic photographer but an amazing person who was incredible. He was fantastic with the camera he got shots of people who we thought he would never get shots of, he was professional and incredible to have shoot are wedding. The photographs are amazing and we will treasure them forever thank u. More...

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8 November 2023

General Photography

I can not recommend David enough! He captured the most stunning photos and moments from our day and we got the pictures within 48 hours - just WOW. He did a mixture of family shots, couple photos and then was able to capture stunning and heartwarming moments from our guests. Memories and photos we will treasure forever. More...

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17 October 2023

Wedding Photography

David was a pleasure to work with from start to finish and the photos he took were fantastic. We highly recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer. Can’t thank him enough

5 September 2023

David was nothing but perfect and professional on our wedding day. He was everything we wanted in a photographer. We were initially drawn to David through past reviews and his past work and he did not disappoint

12 August 2023

David was great as our wedding photographer. He had a really positive and engaging attitude the whole day. He knew what he was doing and was eager to suggest photos to take. He provided us with all our photos within 2 days of the wedding, including making a small preview gallery. More...

11 August 2023

We used Dave on the 8th August 2023. Communication was great from the start, the price was very reasonable and we had our photos within 3 days! Everyone loves them. On our day Dave arrived ahead of time and introduced himself and got to work right away. He was there, but he wasnt there if that makes sense. He was very thorough in catching every moment of our day and we could not be more grateful. We highly recommend Dave Ashton and have no regrets in choosing him for our special day. Thank you once again More...

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6 July 2023

Wedding Photography

An easy booking and quick correspondence for confirmation

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27 June 2023

Wedding Photography

Wow! What an experience. We contacted Dave about our wedding and what we wanted from the photos. We agreed the price and then left it there until closer to the time. Dave is very organised and has a seriously good eye for detail. We got married on 24th June and by mid day 26th June we received our photos back via USB download link. Once downloaded we were absolutely blown away to the attention in detail he managed to capture and the quality. We love every single photo Dave took and he worked none stop. We gave Dave a 3 course course from our wedding breakfast as a gift and I'm sure he loved it along with all our other guests. This is the only time I remember actually seeing him sitting down. He drank water all day so was fully hydrated and aware of what would be the best shots. He's just amazing and can not fault him from start to finish. I will not ever get married again but if I was to go back and plan it all again I would still pick Dave. Thank you so much for everything. You absolutely smashed it. And my husband loved your utility belt for your cameras haha. Anyone reading this review, just book him. I promise you will not regret it More...

26 June 2023

If I could give Dave 10
stars I really would. He was at the church waiting for us before we arrived and had taken amazing photos of guests arriving, the church itself and many other lovely little details. The fully edited pictures have been sent to us within 3 days! I’m in awe of his work. All 654 of the photos are amazing, beautiful and capture the day in a way I could never have imagined. The colours and contrast in the photographs are stunning. These are everything I wanted and more. I cannot wait to print them off and create a wedding album, and I will struggle to choose which ones to put in the album as I love every single photo. Such an amazing photographer, and interacted with me and my guests so well! More...

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13 June 2023

Wedding Photography

DAVE WAS THE BEST
I was planning a wedding in less than 9 months Dave was recommended to us by a friend who he'd recently done wedding photography for too, we saw their pictures and straight away agreed Dave was our man. I didn't want pictures too early on in the day and Dave was more than willing to be accommodating - he arrived with my day guests with a breeze he settled right in, he was friendly and funny, despite being called Paul by my mother most of the day. He has taken THE most beautiful pictures of me, my husband, our guests and their families having fun on our very special day. He was anything but intrusive but has managed to get a picture of everything from all the best angles I could not recommend Dave and his photography skills enough. He was easy to approach and communicate with, he was responsive and thorough and just overall incredible, we received our pictures without any delay and are in love - plenty will be framed I promise.
A big fat thank you from the bottom of mine and my husbands hearts I don't think we could have done it without you!
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5 June 2023

Wedding Photography

Dave shot our wedding for us and captured it in the exact way we wanted. He made us laugh, feel comfortable and captured the most perfect moments. Extra bonus points that we got our photos back within a couple of days! Thanks Dave 😊 More...

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24 May 2023

Wedding Photography

Wow wow wow David Ashton we take our hats of to you, we have had the best wedding only people dream of and you made that dream come true, you delivered an exceptional service of pure love natural pictures that we required nothing was too much . The pictures are out of this world I only wish we could do it all again … From the bottom of our hearts thank you and we wish you every success in the future
Love from The on top of the world Mr & Nrs Watts x x
P.s we hope you had fun too …
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23 May 2023

Wedding Photography

What a wonderful gentleman! He covered ALL day at my wedding, from me arriving at my place of my ceremony, to the place of my reception! He even asked if he could get some food from the reception before even getting some! He's a star! More...

15 April 2023

I hired David to do some professional photos for my nutrition business. Professional is exactly what I got! But more than that, he made me feel completely at ease and really got the best shots out of me - remember Chandler on Friends having his photo taken? That was me, but David totally got me over that with some really simple hacks and I ended up with shots that made me look professional, yet warm, friendly, approachable but most of all natural, as opposed to looking staged. He came up with great ideas for shots and totally had a handle on angles and lighting to get the best shots. Thanks so much David, will not hesitate to recommend you or use you again! More...

9 April 2023

Exactly what we wanted, exactly what we'd asked for and so much more.
Dave didn't only provide the photos of our dreams, he captured moments I had no idea were happening. He took photos of love, friendship, kindness that were real because he was there for every moment but never intrusive, never in the way and always there if you needed him.
I'm not sure if he trained as a ninja or has an invisibility cloak but I'm stunned at the amount of intimate moments with friends and family that were captured that I'll cherish forever.
I couldn't recommend him highly enough, everyone was blown away by how brilliant and professional Dave is and the quality of the photos. Thank you so much!
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5 April 2023

Dave is absolutely fantastic at he’s job, he was on point from start to finish he captured some amazing photos especially the caught in moment images that we love and wasn’t expecting. He went out of he’s way to make sure the pictures would be exactly as we had asked for. Whilst walking on the grounds to take images Dave even went to check the condition of the ground before letting me walk on to it in my dress which I thought was so thoughtful. All my guest commented how hard Dave worked on the day one even said he was a “Silent photographer” just catching unposed pictures that are honestly stunning. We couldn’t be happier with every single image Dave produced. He’s worth every penny. I would honestly recommend dave to anyone and if we have another event I for sure would use he’s services. More...

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26 March 2023

Wedding Photography

His phone call very professional

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23 February 2023

Wedding Photography

David has called up the next working day and he walked through what would be happening on the day, as well as which photos he'll take on the day. These cover crucial moments that I would like to remember and show off to people. More...

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26 September 2022

Wedding Photography

Dave was amazing and captured our day in a beautiful way. We found him easy to get along with and made everybody feel at ease. We had our dog at our wedding and Dave was fantastic with him. Our photos were sent to us 2 days after the wedding which was great. It is very good value for money. Would definitely recommend. More...

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21 September 2022

Wedding Photography

David has given us some fabulous memories of our wedding day on 3rd September. He was a consummate professional to work with, and clearly gave 100% in terms of getting us the best pictures possible.

A very easy going and calm approach to corralling our often chaotic family and guests.
Some absolute gems in the informal impromptu relaxed style pictures that David excels at.
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30 August 2022

Wedding Photography

Dave was incredible! Communication was great, right from the moment of arrival at our venue, he was enthusiastic to capture every special moment! He stayed longer than originally agreed and arrived early. The quality of images were fantastic and many shots which guests didn't even realise were taken, I cannot say how grateful I am for the service you provided and to receive the images back with such a fast turn around! I will be recommending time and time again! So if you have any doubts about who is going to play such a vital role on your special day, Dave is definitely the man you should be hiring! Thank you again Dave!! More...

30 August 2022

Dave’s price was fair - and the quality of his work was great. We all loved the photos he produced, and he stayed at the venue for a good amount of time to ensure he got a great photos for us!

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6 June 2022

Wedding Photography

How can I describe dave one of the most professional individuals I have had the pleasure to meet. Me and my wife lesley have the most amazing photography from our unforgettable day thankyou dave, I can only give 5 stars unfortunately would highly recommend his services you will not be dissapointed regards gavin

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24 January 2022

Wedding Photography

Excellent customer service. We have booked David as our wedding photographer in July at Peckforton Castle.

28 September 2021

David was fab right from start, we had regular contact and he went through everything with me and my husband, he was amazing on the day, all our guests mentioned how good he was, he even stayed at venue for a while because ‘ it was on his way home’ he said, he was professional in every way , our photos were amazing and we so appreciated all he did, would recommend to everyone for their special day

11 November 2020

Had a good chat with David, came across very professional and explained everything we needed to know, look forward to meeting up with him at our wedding next year.

24 October 2020

Trying to arrange our wedding whilst being in a tier 3 county was a nightmare. However I didn’t have to worry once about the photography element. Dave rang a week before to confirm our needs and what we were looking for. He was at the venue before anyone else and had already chosen some fantastic vantage points for photos. Throughout the day, Dave was present, professional and took over 500 photos! Some were posed photos but the majority were natural, in the moment photos. Dave was a genuinely nice guy and very easy to get along with. Our photos had been edited and were ready for us within 2 days, which I thought was incredible!
If you have any doubts about Dave photographing your special occasion, I hope this review has put your mind at ease, because for value for money, professionalism and talent, I don’t think we could have found anyone better.
Thank you again Dave, you did an absolute top job!
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6 September 2020

Friendly, flexible, resourcefull

15 August 2020

Cannot sing Dave’s praises enough , he is such a pleasant soul. Captured my son’s 6 month milestone with stunning photos. He was very patient and understanding of how temperamental babies can be and made us both feel comfortable . Highly recommend !!! Thank you so much Dave More...

3 July 2020

15 November 2019

Communication was fantastic, professional attitude, very reasonable price. Good experience

22 July 2019

We hired David for our wedding and to be honest we couldn't be more happy and pleased with our pictures. He managed to capure all our happiness, emotions and beautiful moments on our special day! ! Massive thank you and all our gratitude towards your his hard work to make our big day unforgettable!! Defenetely recommending David to family and friends and whom ever wishes to have theyr best memories captured in pictures!!!! More...

22 July 2019

We engaged David as we wanted a no frills wedding photographer who would take of lots of informal photos of our wedding and in particular the essence and mood of the day and the night.
We couldn't be more impressed with the quality of his work and enthusiasm and he delivered exactly what was requested and more.
I can give no higher praise than to say many years ago I used Jeff Ascough, at the time one of the worlds finest wedding photographers to document an event. He charged many times what David did and in all honesty, David's photographs were even better in my opinion than Jeff', which is saying somethging.
I highly recommend David for a wedding or any event and just ask him to show you some of our photos (Tabley House) and you will be truly astounded by how fantastic they are!
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14 April 2019

We hired David to be our wedding photographer and were extremely pleased with the outcome. He managed to put everyone at ease & went above & beyond to get the best shots of the day. We chose to have a down file & this was sent very promptly. Would highly recommend. More...

14 February 2019

We decided to book David to photograph our joint wedding and the christening of our son. He communicated well prior to the event and conducted himself in a professional manner on the day. David stayed with us on the day longer than he had quoted for to ensure we got the images we'd asked for.
We wouldn't hesitate in recommending David to anyone.
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Q&As

If I gave away the secret I wouldn't get any work! However, there are many elements to taking a great image which range from the technical to the creative, but the main thing is to have all the technical aspects down and then having the eye to capture the moment.
I've seen great technical images that are just bland and technically bad images which capture the moment, and thus look fantastic. So it's a mix of the creative and the technical to capture the best image possible.

This will depend on the client, if it is creative, technical, marketing or development. The main thing is to get to the root of what the client really requires and fulfill those needs. many times, it simply starts with how, when, why, what, the general picture and then dig down to the specifics.

Being able to perform to the best of my ability and produce photos which astounds the client.

Flexibility of working for myself and being able to work on the projects that really interest me.

Clients should choose me as I pride myself on being able to go above and beyond what the client requires. Basically, leaving the client with the experience of having hired the best photographer they can for the money.

Services

Photography services from Weddings to portraits and events.