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Based in Derbyshire, England, Luis Calow Photographer documents weddings all across the globe. His style can be described as an ideal blend between photojournalism and fine art photography, with a cinematic edge. He uses reportage techniques to give your wedding images a storytelling, film-like feel. This professional is happy to offer his services across the UK and is also willing to travel to international destinations.

Services offered

Luis Calow Photographer only works with a handful of special couples each year, meaning he can give each his undivided attention. Lu will dedicate himself to providing the best possible experiences for these clients from the first meet-up, to after the big day. He offers meet and greets via Facetime, WhatsApp, zoom, or in-person if you're close by, and on the big day, will be by your side to ensure every detail is captured.

He has three photography packages to suit any wedding, and finished images are presented in a stunning, secured online gallery ready for download and sharing. Working in digital, he prefers to shoot with natural light, which creates a dreamy, cinematic effect, perfectly capturing how your day looked and more importantly, felt.

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Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

Photography
Pre wedding
Post wedding
Albums
Mini albums
Digital album
High resolution photos
Other (- Wedding Story Slideshow - Custom USB - Custom keepsake box containing prints and USB - Albums and prints. - Online Gallery)

What does the wedding package include?

// Unlimited consultations // All Day Coverage (Limited to 10hrs) // High Res images (perfect for printing) // Low Res images (perfect for sharing) // Online viewing gallery // Wedding slideshow

How far in advance should I contact you?

Ideally a minimum of 12 months prior to your wedding day, please!

Do you cover more than one wedding a day?

No

Can you travel?

Yes, uK and available for travel worldwide

What is the charge for travelling?

Travel and accomodation included with all UK packages where required. For destination weddings, costs will be included in your bespoke quote

What style of photos do you take?

Artistic
Photo journalism
Fine art photography
Other (Documentary/reportage/candid)

What kind of technology do you use?

Digital

Do you use a specific technique or innovative approach?

My approach is to capture images that inspire me in the moment. Creating a genuine, timeless and honest story through photographs

What kind of equipment do you use?

Canon digital and occasionally polaroid

Do you offer any tool to display the photos online?

Yes, a secured online gallery for 1 year

What's the delivery time for a photographic report?

2 months

Do you send all the photos taken?

No

Do you work alone or do you have a team of professionals?

Alone

In case of unforeseen circumstances, do you have a replacement photographer?

Yes

Do you have the rights to publish the wedding photos?

Yes

Do you charge per hour or per event?

Per event

If needed, would you be able to work extra hours?

Yes

How do you charge extra time?

I'm always happy to stay a bit longer for a wedding! I charge £66ph, and must be agreed a minimum 1 month prior to the day

What are the forms of payment?

Online bank transfer only please

How do you work?

I work really closely with my couples, giving them all the support they need so we can collaborate successfully and create some incredible images together
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100% Recommended by couples
Frances
Frances Q. Sent on 09/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A creative visionary and the loveliest human being too!

Having nothing but joy and thanks for Luis when it comes to his abundance of talent and warmth as both a photographer and human. Having got our full collection of photos back both Dafydd and I are SO incredibly happy and grateful. Luis ability to see and capture all the moments that many would miss is testament to his creative eye and vision. One that has made his photography and our wedding what it is. Unique, editorial and so very us. Thank you Luis, you have become a friend for life and one who I'm looking forward to creating lots more photographic magic with. If you're looking for a photographer with a difference, look no further than Luis. Booking him was one of the best decisions we made and can't recommend him more.
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Lucy F. Sent on 23/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The absolute best in every way.

When we were choosing our wedding photographer we knew we wanted art. I saw Luis’ work on insta and to be perfectly honest, we had already decided we wanted to book him before we even met Luis or talked pricing (totally reasonable for the amazing service you’re paying for btw.) His photos are the art we wanted for our day.

But the thing with Luis that sets him apart from every other photographer is that he is so personable and so warm that you opt for him as your wedding photographer due to his style talent, you actually get a cheerleader, a bff for the day, an additional support in planning, an additional guest to make memories with and a consummate professional. He’s the complete package.

I’m so happy we chose you, Lu, you met and exceeded our every expectation and have done an incredible job capturing our gorgeous day. He blends in when he needs to, but directs really clearly when he needs to and has an amazing talent of being in just the right place for every key moment.

Of course, we have our memories from the day but in addition we have Luis’ incredible photos, and that is magic.
Rebecca
Rebecca B. Sent on 27/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Simply The Best!

Firstly, I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, from both of us, thank you so much for sharing our special day and being absolutely amazing in every way!!

We couldn’t have asked for a better experience. From day one you’ve just been the coolest guy ever and made us feel incredible.

We set ourselves up last week and sat down to watch the slideshow with some bubbles and tissues and I reckon it must have been about 20 seconds before Liam was in tears!! Closely followed by me haha! And that’s exactly how we both stayed for about 3 hours on Tuesday evening going through everything haha!

The slideshow was amazing, so atmospheric and moving. The music really captured the feeling of each part of the day and carried you along. I got properly choked up at the speeches, you could just tell exactly what was being said without the need for words. We were crying, then laughing, then crying the whole way through!

We’re in love with the way you’ve captured every little emotion throughout the whole day, it’s all just so real and the love shines through. We’re absolutely over the moon with everything and have been showing off the images to friends and family this week!

The slideshow has had everyone in tears haha!!

We’ve now got the absolutely impossible job of picking which images we want to print!!

Once again, thank you so so much for everything! We’ve got some incredible images to cherish for the rest of our lives and will be forever grateful.

Can’t wait to catch up soon!

Lots of Love

Becca & Liam!
Xxx ❤

Emily
Emily L. Sent on 14/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Captured every moment of joy!

Luis blew us away with the pictures! We aren't into super sincere, posed shots and we came away with some of the best pictures of us we'll ever have in our life. The best part was how Luis captured the candid moments of joy, laughter, crying and silliness of our day. Couldn't recommend him more!
Manii
Manii P. Sent on 11/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

THE best photographer

We are so in love with our photos!! 😍 Lu really captured our day beautifully. Our album was completely perfect! We felt like we relived the day all over again looking through it.

We were in awe of how Lu managed to capture so many moments!

We loved having him there with us on our big day and how at ease we felt with him. Others mentioned how he didn't make anybody feel awkward or staged either but instead was dancing away with everyone while he did his thing!

We couldn't recommend Luis more highly! Book him!! He'll capture those memories so beautifully for yoy to look back on for the rest of your lives together 🤍
Angelica
Angelica G. Sent on 06/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Captured our Day Perfectly

From the day we got in contact with Lu to our wedding day and after we found him easy to communicate with and reliable. This made the whole process easy and stress free for us! We got eloped in the peak district and had a very small and intermit wedding. Lu captured our day perfectly which allowed us to share just how special our day was with our wide spread family and friends. Lu has a great eye for capturing those precious moments and making it feel natural. We are beyond happy and grateful for how all of our photos turned out and would highly recommend him!
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Lizzie H. Sent on 08/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Cool, talented and professional photographer

Luis is an unbelievable photographer, we hired him for our wedding in October and somehow he managed to deal with rain, wind and two people who were on another planet and not used to getting their pictures taken, and he produced the most beautiful, natural and warm photographs. Honestly I cannot recommend him enough, we wanted our photos to reflect the love, colour and vibrancy of our day and he did just that! If he’s got availability and you want natural, classic and timeless wedding pictures book him now!!!
Louise
Louise A. Sent on 18/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Bloomin Marvellous !

We couldn’t have found a better wedding photographer! Chilled, informal, reassuring and totally unflappable- Lu instantly understood the vibe we wanted for our wedding, his photos are stunningly beautiful and we shall treasure them forever!
Isobel
Isobel M. Sent on 23/11/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Best photographer and the MOST beautiful photographs

I couldn't recommend Lu enough. He was amazing from start to finish. Such a talented photographer as well as being a really kind.I couldn't believe the amount of incredible shots he took on our wedding day, i didn't even see him in the ceremony, but he got shots of literally every angle it was incredible. We wanted relaxed shots of ourselves and friends and that's exactly what we got, beautiful compositions, shots full of laughter and love, the perfect way to remember our wedding!
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Claire C. Sent on 23/02/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely fantastic

Luis truly captured the fun & magic of our wedding day! He was a total pleasure on the day & made all of our guests feel very special. The photo's are just so amazing and we will relive our wedding day through them for years to come xx
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Hannah W. Sent on 17/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't have asked for more

Luis was incredibly engaged from day one of booking him for our wedding - he is a downright lovely person and a wonderful photographer. We have been so glad to have Lu capture our day - he blended in so well and all of the photos are perfect. We wouldn't hesitate before booking him again for any future events.
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Elizabeth S. Sent on 09/06/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect, so wonderful and beautiful photos

Where to even begin with Lu?! He was the best wedding photographer ever. From initial meeting to the aftermath of the Big Day, he was wonderful. He made us feel so comfortable and the moments we managed to capture together were incredible. When we watched our photo slideshow it was like reliving the day itself. I’m pretty sure Lu has an invisibility cloak or something because I barely noticed him all day (no offence, Lu!) and yet anytime I thought ‘maybe we should take a photo’ he was THERE. No moment was missed and we got our wedding photos so much quicker than other couples we’ve spoken to. Book Lu for your Big Day - you won’t regret it x
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Lauren D. Sent on 04/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely wonderful!

Lu completely exceeded our expectations of a wedding photographer. Our photos were all absolutely incredibly, Lu's documentary style meant that he completely told the story of the day and all of the emotions it bought with it! He even managed to capture some wonderful couple portraits despite the fact neither of us are at all comfortable with posing. Lu has been so helpful since the first email exchange and no question seemed silly. He was amazing to have on the morning of the wedding and bought a wealth of knowledge and calm experience with him. We've received so many compliments on how he blended in on the day and about the photos themselves. We would recommend him to any of our friends in the future!
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Amie S. Sent on 15/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best of the best

Luis really is the best of the best! When we received our photos we couldn’t of asked for anything better. He captured our special moments so beautifully and we have photos documenting every single part of the day. He was such a pleasure to work with from us booking our first wedding in May 2020 to the day of our actual wedding in June 2022, he was so accommodating and understanding with us having to postpone the wedding due to the pandemic.
He blended in with our guests with his relaxed and friendly approach. We really couldn’t recommend him enough.
Thank you so much Lu x
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Alexis F. Sent on 10/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

You’ve got a friend in him!

What can I say about Lu? From our first contact, he replied instantly and was friendly, and approachable. We didn’t want stuffy, posed pictures. We wanted him to capture the fun of the day, and that’s exactly what he did. From the moment we met Lu, he made us feel
comfortable, relaxed and like we’d made a
new friend. He wasn’t purely a photographer at our wedding, he was a guest. He threw himself into the reception as much as everyone, which allowed him to capture truly candid moments which we will treasure forever. Your don’t just get a photographer with Lu, you get a talent, you get a pal! Thank you. :)
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