About Us





We are not ordinary photographers. Every photograph that we create tells a story. We need to exceed our own expectations in order to exceed yours. We are creative, efficient and friendly. In fact, we find words just plain boring! So we’d much rather let our photography do the talking.




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Ross and Cailin

Laughter, tears and a lot of fun!


I had the privelage of photographing Ross and Cailin Murray in the studio this morning.


The session started with Ross in a fit of laughter giving me some fantastic photographs, this followed with some affectionate hugs and then some awkward moments when Cailin was a little over zealous whist jumping on Ross’s back!


So thats what they mean by sisterly and brotherly love huh? Enjoy!


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NEUIDENTITY – Commercial Shoot at TIS Manufacturing

A challenging shoot at TIS manufacturing, in Dyce, Aberdeen for NEUIDENTITY last week. A new state of the art Wireline Unit that is ready to be shipped to its customer was the product we were photographing. We used our new Hasselblad HD4 medium format camera for the first time in anger and I must say it was an absolute please to use, I am sure you’ll agree the quality of the images are very impressive.


NEUIDENTITY commercial photographic solutions is the commercial side of our business and we aim to provide high quality stylised commercial images for our clients.  For more information, check us out at www.neuidentity.com.


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Your chance to win £1000 – MPA FUJIFILM AWARDS 2012


Here’s your chance to have some beautiful portraits of your children taken which could also win you £1,000.00!


We are looking for children to enter into the prestigious Fujifilm / MPA Portrait Awards, sponsored by one of the world’s top imaging companies, Fujifilm and the Master Photographers Association (MPA).


To qualify for this great offer, all subjects being photographed must be aged between 1 yrs – 10 years. Sessions are undertaken by appointment Tuesday – Friday between 9.00am – 5.00pm. The cost of the session is £19.99 normally £60.00!


After the session we will select the best image from your shoot and submit it to the competition free of charge. If your child is chosen as the outright winner of the portrait category, you will win £1,000.00! Runner up prizes are also up for grabs.


As per any portrait session we will invite you back into the studio to view your images roughly 7 days after the session, at this point you will be able to purchase frames etc. with 10% off our list prices!


In 2010, we were runners up in this competition and one of our clients won a kodak digital camera!


Spaces are limited so please get booked in as soon as possible.


This offer is subject to terms and conditions and is only valid until the 30th April 2012.


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Calling all mums to be! Have you booked your newborn photography session?

So your hospital bag is packed and the baby’s nursery is decorated… but have you booked your newborn photography session yet?


You only have the one chance to capture that teeny tiny newborn stage of your baby’s life.   Carol has now launched her newborn photography website and is offering half price sessions to anyone who books their due date – regardless how many weeks pregnant they are, before the end of February.


Newborn sessions are photographed by Carol and take place in your own home when your new baby is around one week young. If you are interested in having your newborn baby photographed then please contact us with your due date as soon as you know as our sessions are very limited. Don’t worry, we realise your baby may make an early or late appearance into the world, that’s why we ask you to contact us again once you have news!


Carol will be travelling across the globe to Canada in July to meet world-famous newborn baby and children photographers Carrie Sandoval and Brittany Woodall and will take part in a two day workshop hosted by the Baby as Art team.  For more information on our newborn sessions and what they involve, take a look at Carol’s dedicated newborn photography website www.carolfrost.com


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Nicholas Frost Photography Cherub of the Year 2011

Congratulations to little Sophia from Aberdeen who is our Nicholas Frost Photography Cherub of the Year 2011.  Sophia will be the envy of all her baby friends as she has won a fantastic Daisychain of Westhill Designer Childrenswear voucher for £250!


It was a close race with Lily from Portlethen taking 2nd honours.  In joint third place is Caitlin from Blackburn and twins Max and Heather also from Aberdeen.  We can’t have our runners-up disappointed so a little something is on it’s way to you also.


We hope you enjoy these wonderful pictures from our winner Sophia’s first Cherubs session!  Thank you to everyone who took time to enter our first ever Cherubs of the Year Competition which was hosted by facebook poll.


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  1. Joanne and Brian Lamb says:

    She certainly is our cherub of the year along with our other two grandchildren. You’ve done a great job with all their portraits!

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NEUIDENTITY – Commercial Photographic Solutions

We are very excited to announce that we recently launched our new Commercial Photographic Business – NEUIDENTITY. Based in Aberdeen, Scotland, NEUIDENTITY specialises in stylised commercial photography and graphic design with an edge. Whether it is corporate portraiture, industrial, architectural or product photography or a new corporate identity the NEUIDENTITY team can help you stand out from the crowds and create images and media products that will enhance your brand.


NEUIDENTITY’s graphic designers offers quality media design services including, corporate identities and logo’s, leaflet design, brochure design, pull up banner design, advertising (press/TV/radio/online etc), branded promotional merchandise, exhibition design and management, signage and more.


In conjunction with NEUIDENTITY, NEU IMAGE LIBRARY - the royalty free online photography library offers royalty free images covering a wide range of subjects including Aberdeen, North East Scotland, Scotland in general, Abstract, Floral and Outdoor Lifestyle and much more.


Please get in touch for more information.


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Beautiful Cherubs of 2011


What a fantastic year we have had with our Cherubs clients. We’ve been very busy and are delighted to have won the Scottish MPA Cherubs photographer of the year we have a finalist in the UK Cherub of the Year!


Included in our cherubs package is three photography sessions at four monthly intervals, capturing each stage of your babies first year. At the end of the year you are presented with a beautiful leather art folio with three complimentary photographs of your choice, one selected from each session; a beautiful way to show your baby’s first year. After each session you will be invited back  to view each sessions photographs with the  option to purchase frames or prints to compliment your folio. Friends and family can also view and purchase photographs via a bespoke online gallery.


The Cherubs package is also available as the perfect gift.


Enjoy some of our favorites from 2011.


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SWPP Associate Qualification!

Fabulous news today as Nicholas has just been informed that he has been awarded his ‘Associate Qualification’ with the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers!


Nicholas had to submit 20 wedding images be be judged by a panel of five top photographers in the UK. The Associate Qualification requires a better creative interpretation, better choice of location, more thought and control, and faultless technique over the Licentiate Qualification and is only awarded to 5% of The Societies qualified members!


As you can imagine we are delighted!


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Back (again) ‘Getting to know your digital SLR’ courses!

Back (again) due to popular demand are our beginner ‘Getting to know your digital SLR’ courses.


We have decided to condense our three evening course into one intensive full day course.  So, we have two new dates available! Each day only has 8 spaces and these are available on a first come first served basis.


Saturday 4th Febuary 2010
&
Saturday 10th March 2012


The course is aimed at a beginner level and brings together all the elements of photography including ‘understanding how your camera works and getting it out of auto-mode’, ‘practical photography’ – what makes a good photograph and ‘post-edit – enhancing your photographs’.


The cost of the course is only £195 per person and will include lunch and a practical session.


Book your place now to avoid disappointment!


Are you still looking for the perfect gift this Christmas?  Why not treat a loved one with a ‘Getting to know your digital SLR course’ gift voucher.


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We’re a ‘UK Cherub of the Year’ Finalist !

We were delighted to hear today that we have won a quarterly prize in the Master Photographers Association’sCherub of the Year’ competition that recognises the UK’s very best baby photography and could lead one of our client’s collecting £1,000.


Our customer, Gillian Birss from Bucksburn in Aberdeen, receives a £25 shopping voucher for the winning image of her baby Anna, but more importantly goes forward to the final judging when the £1,000 cheque will be presented to the parents of the ‘Cherub of the Year’.

Our cherubs sessions cost £75 and this includes three different portrait sessions at approx 4mths, 8mths and 12mths.  At the end of the third viewing the customer receives three complimentary portraits to record their baby’s first year presented in a beautiful folding art leather triple folio.


The MPA prides itself on the quality of it’s membership, which is only open to full time professional photographers and each member adheres to a strict code of conduct.


This amazing accolade follows on from Nicholas winning the prestige title of MPA Scotland Photographer of the Year 2011 at the MPA Scotland awards which took place in May.  Also at the Scottish Awards, the same winning photograph of baby Anna also gave him the title of MPA Scotland Cherubs Photographer of the Year 2011.


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Resources

FAQ - WEDDINGS

Do you travel for Weddings?

Absolutely, we love to travel and see new places.  We are based in Aberdeen and available to travel anywhere in the world for your big day!   If it's a little further afield all we ask is for you to put us up and book us a flight and we'll be there!

How many weddings do you book a year?

Every year is different. We average around 35 weddings per year.  We are very privileged to be part of your special day and love every single wedding we photograph!

What equipment do you use?

We only use Canon Professional equipment and have numerous back up cameras and lenses on standby. We are continually investing in new equipment - and also regularly service all existing equipment.

Can we purchase the high-resolution files?

We do offer your wedding day images as high resolution images (jpeg files only).  As long as you have a beautiful album designed and created by us we are more than happy for you to enjoy your photographs to the full.  We do ask is if you require advice on printing then please get in touch and let us help you.  We put a lot of effort and time into our photography and really would hate to see poor quality prints of our work.

How many photographs should we expect on our wedding day?

There are a lot of factors that will influence the number of photographs expected on your big day - weather, location, and timings are but a few. We usually deliver between 400-600 images as an average.

How many photographs do we get in our album?

Every album is different and we don't see it as a numbers game.  Why limit your album to 100 images when your perfect album should have 150 images?  The images lead the design and the number of album pages will vary depending on the different elements of the wedding day and how your photographs work as a collection.  You are very much involved in selecting the main images for your album, and then we work our magic and come up with what we think is the perfect design using your wedding photographs from every aspect of the day.  Once the album is designed you choose the page layouts for the finished album.  If we have done an amazing job then you will probably find it hard to resist purchasing extra album pages.

What is required to book my date?

We require £500 booking fee along with your reservation form to book the date. Nothing else is due until 28 days prior to the wedding date when the final balance is due. We get booked up very quickly and we operate on a first-come, first-serve basis.  We can offer a wedding gift service or payment plan.  For more information on these services then please give us a call to discuss.

Do you have insurance?

Definitely!  A professional photographer needs Public Liability Insurance and Professional Indemnity Insurance.  We are qualified members of the Master Photographers Association and Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers, both operate a strict code of conduct - one of which is check we hold these insurance policies.

How long does it take to receive our album?

Nobody likes to be kept waiting. We believe in delivering your album in as short a time as possible, but designing and creating a beautiful hand made album takes time and care.  Our albums are made in New Zealand by perhaps one of the best album makers in the world.  Yet surprisingly once the pages are designed and after you have chosen your album cover, we would expect your album be in your hands within 6-8 weeks.

Investment

Your wedding day photography is an investment.  An investment in a family heirloom that will be passed down through generations.  We believe that if you only choose to spend a little today, you may lose a lot tomorrow.  Your investment in Nicholas Frost Photography will ensure your wedding day memories will last a lifetime.

FAQ - PORTRAITS

Who will take our photographs?

We will! Studio sessions and lifestyle sessions are all photographed exclusively by Nicholas and Carol, both award winning photographers. Newborn Photography is a little more special and takes longer and requires a lot of patience, therefore Carol shoots our newborn sessions in the comfort of your home.

When, where, how.....

We are happy to accommodate when we can but we get booked up well in advance. During the summer, weekends aren't always available for portrait sessions. We ask our clients to be as flexible as possible and arrange the sessions if possible during the day, during the week.  Give us a call up to 6 weeks before to ensure you aren't disappointed!

Nicholas Frost Photography offer studio sessions and lifestyle shoots at a location of your choice. Studio session take place at our studio on Auchmill road, Aberdeen. Lifestyle sessions can take place at the beach, at a park, by the river or in the city centre whatever suits you, give us a call and we can have a chat about locations.

A sessions duration usually depends mainly on the type of shoot, sometimes babies give us 10 minutes sometimes 30 minutes before they say enough is enough whereas a family shoot usually takes up to an hour. We allocate a 1 hour slot for studio sessions and 2 hours for location shoot, newborn shoots can take up to 4 hours!

What happens if we cant make the session?

It happens, we are human and understand. All we ask is for a phone call to let us know, theres nothing worse than waiting for a client that doesn't turn up.  If you don't show up for your viewing and don't let us know we ask for a £20 fee to book another viewing, this is refundable against prints and frames.

What should we wear, what should we bring?

Our style of photography is informal and would like you to feel comfortable during the session. We can discuss before the session but in general we ask for no logos, strips or spots. Bright contrasty colors usually work well for fun children shoots whereas co-ordinated black or white t-shirts work well for families. Obviously at the end of the day the choice is yours, we have a variety of backgrounds to suit different colour clothing.

If it is your baby or young child being photographed then we would advise bringing some comfort toys or materials, something to grab the child's attention perhaps. We have some props but if there is anything that you would like to bring then please do so and we will try our best to use it.

How do we view and select our images?

At the time of your session we will discuss this. We invite you back to the studio 2-3 weeks after your session. We will present you with a large screen slide show and using the latest software we will show you the best way to present your images in a wide range of framing products available. You also have the option to purchase an online gallery for friends and family to view and purchase the photographs.

Friends

We love to work with the following businesses.  If a supplier you wish to use is not listed below it doesn't mean to say not to book them!  If you would like some advice about planning your wedding, feel free to get in touch with us.

Videographers

Mark Stuart - MS Films

Roy Stewart - RSVP Films

Scott Cassie - Scott Video

Hair & Make-up

Frances Roberts - Chicabelle

Tracey Allan - De Milo

Wedding Stationary

Rachel Rollo - Signature Wedding Specialists

Florists

Audrey Ross - Audstar

Entertainment / Bands

Julie Brinklow - Thistle Piping

Kilt / Morning Suit Hire

Georgian Dress Hire

Client feedback

Our clients thank us, and we would like to thank you.  Without your business and support we wouldn't be doing what we are now and winning awards for our photography.  We feel very privileged to share your experiences whether it's your engagement, your wedding or a new baby.  It's the icing on the cake that we produce amazing photographs for you to keep forever.  Thank you again.










Copyright

All photographic content on this site, is ours and only ours! So hands off!  Seriously though, we would so much prefer for you to have a high quality image than something grabbed off this site and printed cheaply.  Please don't offend us by asking us to lower our prices or giving away our photography.  You are not just paying for a print - you are paying for the expertise and the creativity of the artist.  Not only are we professional photographers but we also are human beings who need to make a living to support our family.  Thanks for understanding!

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