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Work With Us: Photography Partnerships in London

I work with London venues, marketing and PR agencies, estate agents, wedding planners and event organisers on a recommended-supplier or white-label basis. That usually means priority availability, agreed rates and images delivered in your naming convention rather than mine. Tell me what your clients typically need and I'll tell you whether it fits.

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Venues

I have shot enough Shoreditch warehouses and Georgian townhouses in Islington used for events to know every building has its own quirks: a fire door that’s the only way in, a spiral stair no trolley fits, a room that goes dark by 4pm in November.

A 24-70 covers most spaces, but a tight room means switching to something wider before I have said hello. That local knowledge is what you are buying when you put me on your recommended-supplier list, not a photographer starting from scratch. You also get images of the space itself, useful for your marketing beyond the event.

  • A named contact for access on the day
  • Access details and any restrictions, in writing
  • Notice of curfews or blackout times

Read what clients say about how that has worked in practice.

Agencies and studios

Agencies use me two ways: white-label, where your client never hears my name, or as a named supplier you bring in and introduce. Tell me which before the job starts; it changes how I brief myself. Agency rates sit below my standard pricing in return for steadier bookings, and I’ll quote against the full range of services rather than job by job.

Files come back named and folder-structured however your client expects, not my default export. Invoicing goes to the agency on 30-day terms as standard, agreed in writing before the first job. Whether you appear in front of the client or stay behind the scenes is your call.

Estate agents

Estate agents are the partner type I will commit a standing slot to: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, block-booked a month ahead. That is property photography from £180 per instruction, with a volume rate once you are past a handful a month, since the shoots get quicker and the editing gets templated. Key collection works through your office or a lockbox code, and I factor the Congestion Charge into City addresses so it isn’t a surprise on the invoice.

Turnaround is what agents care about: images back within 24 hours as standard, same-day if you need it for a listing going live that afternoon.

Wedding planners and event organisers

Good planners make my job easier, and I have been handed a running order that changed three times before the ceremony started. I work from your run sheet, not my own timeline, and flag early if outdoor portraits clash with September light going at 7pm or October rain. I do not compete for the room with your team; I’d rather drop a shot than argue for one.

What I need is the run sheet at least a week out, a contact on-site who is not the client, and a heads-up on any part of the day that is timed to the minute.

How partnerships actually work

None of this needs exclusivity. List other photographers alongside me and I will not ask you not to. A verbal understanding about money does more damage to a working relationship than it’s worth, so terms go in writing before the first job.

  • No referral fee expected or paid, unless agreed in writing for a specific job
  • Rates agreed before the first booking and held for twelve months
  • No payment made or accepted for placement on a preferred-supplier list

Check standard rates before any partner discount to see where a partner rate would land. If a venue or agency wants paid placement, I would rather stay off the list.

Tell me what your clients usually need and how often the work comes up. I’ll reply within one working day with rates and whether a partnership makes sense for you.

Frequently asked questions

Do you offer agency or trade rates?

Venues, agencies and planners get a rate below my standard listed pricing once we've agreed the type and volume of work together. It's set out in writing before the first booking and held for twelve months, so you're not renegotiating every time a job comes in.

Do you work white-label?

Your client never needs to see my name if that's how you work. Files come back in your naming convention, invoices go to you rather than them, and I'll appear as a named, introduced supplier instead if you'd rather I did.

Can you be on our recommended supplier list?

Often, yes, and it's one of the more common ways venues and I end up working together long-term. I don't pay for placement on a list, and I don't expect payment for being on one either.

Do you pay referral fees?

Not as standard, and I don't ask for them either. If a specific introduction leads to specific work, I'll agree a fee in writing beforehand rather than after the invoice has gone out. A verbal arrangement about money is the fastest way to sour a partnership.

Can you handle volume work for an estate agency?

I hold standing weekly slots for agencies with regular listings, usually mornings, with turnaround of 24 hours from the shoot as standard. Once you're past a handful of properties a month a volume rate applies, and key collection can go through your office or a lockbox code.

How do you invoice partners?

Monthly, on 30-day terms as standard, invoiced to the agency or venue rather than the end client unless we've agreed otherwise. For one-off jobs I'll invoice on completion instead. Either way, the arrangement is set out in writing before the first booking.

Do you hold priority availability for partners?

For regular partners, yes. If you send bookings often enough that I can see the pattern, I'll hold slots ahead of general enquiries and flag early if a date's tight. It isn't unlimited: whoever gets a firm booking in first keeps a contested Saturday.

How do partner rates compare to standard pricing?

Lower, but agreed case by case rather than fixed to a set percentage, because volume and job type both affect it. Standard pricing is listed on my rates page, and a partner rate for comparable work sits below that once we've talked through what you need.

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