Photo 8 covers events right across Manchester and out into Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, from black-tie balls and awards nights to school proms, parties and charity events.
Photo 8 is a professional photography company based in Manchester, and we cover events across the city and out into Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire. Run by Andon, who’s been at this for more than 16 years, we lean towards the social, celebratory end of things: black-tie and charity balls, gala dinners, awards ceremonies, school proms, birthday parties, dance competitions and get-togethers of every size. Our job is to shoot, to print, and to send your guests home happy, catching the energy of the night while it’s still in the air.
This is the broad sweep of occasions that bring people together. Where our corporate work lives in boardrooms and conference halls, this is the dance floor, the awards stage and the party. The bits people actually remember the morning after.
Manchester is not short of grand rooms, and we know how to work them. We photograph black-tie nights and charity balls in the city-centre hotels, awards ceremonies and gala dinners in the bigger banqueting suites, and private parties right across Greater Manchester. For a charity ball we can set up a pop-up studio with a backdrop matched to your theme, send a roaming photographer round the floor for candid shots, and run a live photo area that keeps the buzz going all evening. On awards nights we make sure every winner is caught cleanly on stage and in that moment with the trophy in hand. For the larger conventions and exhibitions we’re a regular fixture at Manchester Central.
We attend school proms, dance competitions, dance school photo days and rugby and football tournaments free of charge. There’s no attendance fee for the organiser. Instead we run very competitive pre-paid packages with real savings, and prints start from £10. Pupils, dancers and families order whatever they want, prints can be run off on-site in seconds, and everyone walks away with a keepsake from the day.
Our event services stretch to suit pretty much any occasion. The mobile studio and traditional studio setups give you a properly lit portrait area, while green screen (chroma key) photography opens up endless backgrounds for something more playful. On-site printing turns out high-quality prints in under 10 seconds, and guests can order and pay right there at the venue. Social media sharing lets people post their images on the night, a roaming photographer picks up the candid moments a fixed studio would miss, and GIF animation throws in a bit of humour and movement. Every event can sit behind a private, password-protected online gallery where guests view, download and share their photos.
People come back because the service is friendly, reliable and properly organised, and because the photographs do the night justice. We’ve worked with names like Burberry, Manchester United and Everton FC, and our growing client base is built on turning up and delivering. We arrive fully insured to £10,000,000 and with backup equipment, and we keep you in the loop from the first enquiry through to delivery. Whether you’re a school committee putting on a prom in Trafford, a charity running a fundraising ball in the city centre, or a dance school holding its annual competition out in Cheshire, you get the same care and the same quick turnaround. And your guests get prints they’ll actually want to keep.
Planning a party, ball, awards night, prom or charity event somewhere around Manchester? Tell us the date, the venue and how many guests you’re expecting. Our packages start from £750. Call 07977111073 or send an enquiry through the form and we’ll get back to you quickly with a competitive quote for your event photography.
We cover all of Manchester plus Cheshire, Lancashire and Yorkshire, so we can reach events across the wider North West and beyond at short notice.
Yes. We attend school proms, dance competitions, dance school photos and rugby and football tournaments free of charge, with prints starting from £10 and pre-paid packages offering significant savings.
They can. Our on-site printers produce high-quality photos in under 10 seconds, and guests can place orders and pay at the venue.
Yes. We bring a mobile pop-up studio, a traditional studio setup and green screen (chroma key) photography, so we can match the look to any party, ball or celebration.
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