Business Details
27 Years
experience
Award-Winning Wedding & Portrait Photographer in Chester
Established in 1999, Jason Howard Photography brings over two decades of expertise in capturing life's most significant moments. Founded by Jason Howard, a former Royal Marine Commando turned professional photographer, our business combines military precision with artistic vision. We specialise in wedding and portrait photography across Cheshire, Liverpool, Manchester, and North Wales, with experience in destination weddings worldwide. Our approach prioritises natural, unobtrusive documentation of events, ensuring authentic storytelling through imagery. Accredited by the Royal Photographic Society and affiliated with leading industry associations, we maintain rigorous professional standards.Our single comprehensive package adapts to client needs, offering full-day coverage, post-production editing, and digital deliverables. With hundreds of weddings documented, we've built lasting relationships with top regional venues. Our commitment to excellence extends to pre-wedding consultations, venue reconnaissance, and post-event support, ensuring every client receives personalised attention. The business maintains a 100% satisfaction guarantee, evidenced by numerous testimonials praising our ability to capture emotional narratives and technical proficiency.
Services
Wedding Photography
Portrait Sessions
Destination Weddings
Pre-Wedding Shoots
Commercial Photography
Details
- Year established: 1999
Highlights and features
- We offer 20+ years of professional wedding photography experience
- Our unobtrusive style captures authentic moments naturally
- We provide personalised pre-wedding consultation and venue reconnaissance
- Our single comprehensive package adapts to individual client needs
- We maintain affiliations with leading photography professional bodies
Associations and certifications
- Royal Photographic Society
- Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers
- British Professional Photographers Associates
What people say
Fantastic photographer
Outstanding quality
Relaxed and professional
Captured every moment
Highly recommended
Services
Wedding Photography
Specialist wedding documentation capturing ceremonies and celebrations with a natural, unobtrusive approach. Our service includes pre-wedding consultations, venue reconnaissance, and full-day coverage by experienced photographers. Clients receive professionally edited high-resolution images and a curated slideshow set to music, ensuring lasting memories preserved with technical excellence and artistic sensitivity.
Portrait Sessions
Personalised portrait photography offering both location and studio-based sessions. We specialise in creating authentic, emotive images that reflect individual personalities and relationships. The service includes styling guidance, professional retouching, and digital deliverables suitable for personal or professional use, delivered with the same attention to detail as our wedding work.
Destination Weddings
International wedding coverage combining local expertise with proven technical proficiency. We provide comprehensive documentation of destination ceremonies, including location-specific planning support and logistical coordination. Our service adapts to cultural and environmental challenges while maintaining the same unobtrusive style and post-production quality as domestic weddings, ensuring consistent excellence worldwide.
Pre-Wedding Consultations
Comprehensive preparation meetings to understand client vision and logistical requirements. This service includes venue visits, timeline coordination, and photography style discussions to ensure seamless execution on the event day. We provide expert guidance on formal shot lists while maintaining flexibility for spontaneous moments, creating a tailored approach that reduces client stress.
Commercial Photography
Professional visual content creation for business applications, including product shots, team portraits, and event documentation. Our commercial service delivers high-quality imagery with consistent technical specifications, suitable for marketing materials, websites, and corporate communications. We apply the same meticulous attention to detail and artistic composition developed through wedding photography to commercial contexts.
People
Jason Howard
Founder & Lead Photographer
Professional photographer with 20+ years' experience, specialising in weddings and portraits. Former Royal Marine Commando with formal photography training since 1988. Holds distinctions from the Royal Photographic Society and serves Cheshire, Liverpool, Manchester, and international clients.
Questions
What photography styles do you specialise in?
We specialise in natural, unobtrusive wedding photography capturing authentic moments, complemented by formal portraits. Our style combines documentary techniques with artistic composition for comprehensive event coverage.
Do you offer destination wedding services?
Yes, we provide full destination wedding coverage worldwide. Our experience includes international logistics coordination while maintaining the same unobtrusive style and post-production quality as domestic weddings.
What's included in your wedding package?
Our comprehensive package includes pre-wedding consultation, venue reconnaissance, full-day coverage, professional editing, USB with high-resolution images, private online gallery, and custom slideshow set to music.
How far in advance should we book?
We recommend booking 12-18 months in advance for popular dates, though we accommodate last-minute requests when available. Early booking ensures availability for pre-wedding shoots and venue visits.
Do you offer payment plans?
While our standard payment terms require a deposit to secure booking, we discuss flexible payment arrangements for clients requiring special accommodation, ensuring accessibility to our full services.
Can we meet before booking?
Yes, we offer complimentary consultation meetings at our studio or client locations to discuss requirements, view portfolios, and ensure compatibility before making any commitment.
Reviews (4)
Rob Mahoney
Jul 23, 2021
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We couldnt recommend Jason as a photographer highly enough. He may be there primarily there to take great photos, but the way he goes about doing it is equally important. Hes such a friendly approachable person who will put even the most camera shy subjects at ease, although a lot of the time youre hardly aware he is there and will only realise on seeing the photos after how much he was snapping away in the background. The photos from our wedding are amazing. Jason has captured all the emotion and details from the day perfectly. We cant wait to do it all again and see the photos from
Alison Rigby
May 21, 2020
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Jason is a very talented photographer and he captures those special moments perfectly. Thanks to J we have got lovely photo's to treasure forever
Terence Phillips
Dec 28, 2019
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We are in the process of refreshing our website and required new team photos. Jason was extremely professional yet made us feel completely at ease. His studio creates a very calm atmosphere and any nerves quickly disappeared. The photographs were exactly what we wanted and have really enhanced our website. I would not hesitate in the slightest in recommending Jason.
Barrie Hawker
Aug 24, 2019
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If you're looking for a top notch wedding photographer, then look no further. Jason recently photographed my daughter's wedding and to say he did an excellent job would be to do him a disservice. He blended brilliantly into the day and the evening, and the resulting photographs are out of this world. So many amazing captures, the most difficult part of choosing an album is which ones to leave out. Jason also produced an accompanying slideshow with music, and this has me in tears from start to finish. Not because it's no good you understand, but because it's truly stunning. I could wax even more
