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CNJ Photography
About
Overview & Vibe
CNJ Photography is Chris and Jacqui, a two-photographer team who worked and travelled the world as photographers before making a home in the Hunter Valley and starting their wedding business there. Between them they have more than thirty years behind the camera and have photographed over two hundred weddings, a good many of them shot for other studios across Sydney and the Hunter before they went out on their own.
Style & Approach
Photojournalistic, with direction only where it helps. They describe the aim as a relaxed and genuine feel that lets the day flow, telling the story from the smallest details through to the big moments, and looking for angles that make the pictures yours rather than generic.
Ideal For
Couples marrying at a Hunter Valley vineyard, chapel or estate, or in Newcastle, who want two photographers rather than one and a large, generous set of images. They also cover elopements and engagement sessions, and offer videography.
The Need-to-Knows
A signed contract and a $500 retainer hold your date, with the balance due the week before. The standard package is $3,400 for up to nine hours; four and six hour packages exist at prices they give on request, so ask if you want a shorter day. Raw files are not handed over — you receive the finished, edited images.
Standout Feature
The image count is unusually generous: eight hundred to a thousand photographs on average, already culled of the frames nobody wants, on an online gallery four to six weeks after the wedding and on a USB shortly after.
Albums & Prints
- Seldex Artistic Albums — price on application. An Australian album maker whose range lets you choose the cover material colour and the page binding, so the album is made to your wedding rather than off a shelf.
Appointment Policy
- Send an enquiry through their form with as much detail as you can; if your date is free, a signed contract and a $500 retainer confirm it, and you meet for a consultation before the day.
Areas Serviced
- Hunter Valley – where they live and work; they made their home in the region and run the business from it.
- Newcastle – photographed regularly enough that it has its own place on their site alongside the Hunter Valley.
Booking & Deposit
- A $500 retainer with a signed contract secures your date, and the balance is due one week before the wedding.
Hours of Coverage
- Four, six, or up to nine hours of coverage depending on the package.
Nearby Landmarks
- Lovedale – a Hunter Valley locality whose wedding chapel recurs more than any other venue among the weddings they show.
- Nulkaba – a Hunter Valley village whose church appears among the weddings they have photographed.
- Hunter Valley Gardens – a Pokolbin garden venue among those they have photographed.
Photography Packages
- Standard Package — $3,400. One photographer from preparation through to the end of the reception formalities, up to nine hours, with a minimum of 800 carefully selected and edited images on an online gallery and a complimentary engagement shoot.
- Four and six hour packages — price on application. Shorter coverage for a compact day; ask them for the full price list.
- Second photographer — price on application. A second shooter can be added to any package, which they suggest for a larger wedding.
Photography Style
- documentary
- relaxed
- natural
- candid
Price Notes
- A signed contract and a $500 retainer secure your date, and the balance is due one week before the wedding.
- Four and six hour packages are offered at prices they give on request, so the entry point may sit below the $3,400 standard package — ask for the full price list.
- A second photographer can be added to any package.
- Raw files are not handed over; you receive the finished edited images.
Services Offered
- Wedding Photography
- Elopement Packages
- Engagement Sessions
- Videography Packages
- Wedding Albums
- Second Photographer Option
Starting Price
- From $3,400
Turnaround Time
- Your online gallery is ready four to six weeks after the wedding, and the images follow on a USB shortly afterwards.
What You Receive
- Online Gallery
- Around 800 To 1000 Images On Average
- Professionally Edited Images
- Images Delivered On USB
- Complimentary Engagement Shoot With The Standard Package
- Pre-Wedding Meeting And Consultation
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Contact
- Website
- cnjphotography.com.au
- Services
- Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle, New South Wales
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