Welcome to
Richard Weller-Poley Photography

The majority of Richard & Isobel’s work is equestrian-based where they cover events with their state-of-the-art mobile production unit.  They photograph competitors, and then exhibit the images, ready to sell to the contestants. This enables customers to view their images with ease without having to queue for their turn to look on computers! They have a considerably quick turn-around time from shooting the image to point of sale, with enlargements and varying ways to display the images also on offer. Alternative methods of the image can also be purchased through their online page – head to Client Area on the Home page. Prints are strut-mounted and then gold-embossed with the date & venue (please see Price List for additional image options).  At larger events, a collection of additional photographers is used should an event prove too big for Richard to cover alone. However, good photographers who can capture the appropriate shots are hard to come by, and they would rather not cover an event at all than cover it badly with the use of inexperienced ‘snappers’.  Richard’s wife Isobel covers front-of-house from the photographic trailer where she produces and sells the images to eager customers, in various formats.  Much of their work caters for magazine coverage including Horse & Hound, Eventing, Carriage Driving, Your Horse and The Field.  There are few photographers who can claim to have quite the skill and expertise in this particular industry as Richard. Experience cannot be learnt either overnight, in a classroom or, indeed, over the counter in a camera shop.  Practice makes perfect – and fifty-seven years of experience is testament to Richard’s ability.

Richard is also an accomplished wedding photographer, whose work is second to none.  Couples book Richard over & above other photographers because of his subtle coverage of the day/evening, and his ability to ‘not be there’ (see Testimonials) while at the same time recording the day with the utmost sensitivity.  His daughter, Bridget, is also an accomplished photographer, enabling the bride to feel relaxed before the ceremony, and thereby providing the feminine touch.  Richard will ALWAYS carry out a recce a few days before the big day; all within a reasonable budget.  More details can be found under ‘Wedding’ on the Home page.

A big event in Richard & Isobel’s diary is the Dogs In Need Agility Society Show which is held annually at Trinity Park, Ipswich (formerly the Suffolk Showground).  This is a full week of dog agility competitions from Grade 1 to Grade 7, through to finals & championships.  They have grown with the show, having joined it in 1997 after it moved to Suffolk.  More details can be found under Canine.

School sports days are a popular feature in the calendar, where the mobile photo unit is used on-site.  Any parents/guardians wishing to look at the images afterwards can view them online in the safe knowledge that an Access Code will be required.  Please check the Sport page.

Please do get in touch with us if you would like to discuss your requirements; we will then be in a position to give you a quote.  Richard will either come to your house, or you are more than welcome to come to Boxted (children, dogs, horses, pets of all descriptions all welcome!) - we have plenty of room, and lots of good exterior backdrops.  In the meantime, please head to 'Client Area' to view a recent sitting.  We look forward to hearing from you.

We are proud to say that we have kept every image that we have taken since we started trading in 1993.  We store our old negatives very carefully, and they are quick & easy to locate (providing you can supply us with the Photograph No., or at least give us some details of the image you are after).  Likewise, our digital images are carefully backed up, and easy to source.