Add-on Pricing
The First Pack
1 pack of classic Polaroid film (8 physical colour or monochrome prints).
All physical prints handed to you on the day.
Complementary high-resolution digital scans of each Polaroid added to your online gallery.
£40
Additional Packs
Keep the chemistry rolling with extra packs (8 shots per pack) to capture even more of your session.
All physical prints handed to you on the day and added to your digital gallery scans.
£30
Custom Event Coverage
Planning a birthday, engagement, or community gathering? We can provide larger volumes of film to capture candid guest portraits throughout the event.
Priced On Quote
The Polaroid Experience
In a world where thousands of digital images sit forgotten on hard drives and phone screens, there is something deeply magical about a physical photograph.
A Polaroid is a completely unique, one-of-a-kind object. There are no memory cards, no digital filters, and no duplicate copies. It is a raw, authentic chemical reaction capturing a single, irreplaceable split second in time.
By choosing the Polaroid Add-on, you introduce a beautiful, nostalgic element to your shoot, resulting in tactile keepsakes that you can hold, frame, and treasure instantly.
How it works
Adding analogue film to your booking is seamless and designed to complement your main session without interrupting the flow.
- The Session Integration: While we capture your full digital gallery, I will periodically introduce classic instant film cameras into the workflow. We pause, frame the shot, and capture those quiet, iconic moments.
- The Magic of Development: The prints are handed straight to you. You get to experience the classic anticipation of watching the image slowly develop and come to life right in front of your eyes.
- Immediate Keepsakes: Unlike digital files which require processing and delivery timelines, you take these physical prints home with you the very second the shoot ends.
Beautifully Imperfect by Design
It is important to realise that Polaroid film is a completely different medium to modern digital photography.
Where my main digital setup captures sharp, high-resolution precision, analogue film behaves like a living chemical reaction. Polaroids are perfectly imperfect.
When you choose this add-on, you are embracing:
- Organic Grain & Soft Focus: Classic analogue film has a gorgeous, dreamlike softness and a rich texture that digital sensors simply cannot replicate.
- Unique Colour Shifts & Contrast: Ambient temperature, light, and humidity all play a part in how the chemistry develops, resulting in beautiful, unexpected warm tones and deep shadows.
- True Authenticity: You might see the occasional chemical artifact, soft edge, or light leak. These aren't flaws—they are the physical stamp of a real, unedited, one-of-a-kind moment.
If you are looking for flawless, high-end pixel precision, our main digital coverage has you completely covered. But if you want raw, atmospheric frames with real soul, nothing compares to the magic of a Polaroid.
The Gear & The Chemistry
This isn't the basic, mass-produced Instax camera you see everywhere at parties. While those are fun, they are simple consumer toys with plastic lenses. To ensure beautiful contrast, rich colours, and that iconic, signature analogue aesthetic, I use the absolute pinnacles of instant film technology:
The Restored Polaroid SLR 680: Widely considered the greatest instant camera ever made. This is a vintage, folding single-lens reflex (SLR) masterpiece from photography's golden era. It utilises a professional, ultra-sharp glass lens and sonar autofocus to capture images with incredible character, depth, and physical soul.
The Polaroid I-2: Polaroid’s modern, flagship powerhouse. It features their sharpest-ever three-element glass lens and full manual controls, allowing me to handle tricky lighting conditions with precision while preserving the raw, chemical magic of real instant film.