Sarah Deane

Welcome along to my website and studio…

Based in the heart of Newcastle, myself Sarah Deane, owns and runs the successful Sarah Deane Photographic Studio capturing professional portraits, product photography and location based commercial and portrait photography for websites and editorial.

With over 20 years as a Professional Photographer and 10 years of this running my own photography studio business, I’m highly skilled at capturing you or your company in a relaxed documentary style. I am mostly based in the North East of England and Southern Scotland although travel to London regularly and anywhere else who shouts for my help. I love creating bespoke photography to your brief listening carefully and delivering great results with professionalism and of course a smile!

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The studio address is Clavering House, Clavering Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3NG. It is located in Clavering House Business Centre on the corner of Clavering Place and Forth St between the Castle Keep and the Central Station.

My passion for photography began at school in the late 1980’s when an art teacher offered the use of a converted stock cupboard for a dark room. There I spent hours discovering the magic of film and print. This seems funny to say in a digital era however I am so pleased that I leant the skill the basic way hands on way with smelly chemicals and twiddly enlargers and added the digital skills later.

Sarah Deane Photographic has:

Professional indemnity insurance
Public liability insurance
This means I am insured, and you can commission me in confidence.

After gaining an Art Foundation at Newcastle College I went on to study Graphic Design at The London Institute Camberwell College in the late 1990’s. Here I obtained a degree specialising in photographic illustration guided by a tutor, Pixies album photographer Simon Larbelestier. After several successful years of freelance projects commissioned by companies such as Connex South East, coverage in the local press and exhibitions at Brixton Art Gallery I relocated to my native North East to join the well known high-street brand, Venture Portrait studios in 2002. Here I gained several awards for my portrait photographs, retouching design and studio skills.

After several years at Venture Portraits, I set up my own photo studio in Newcastle’s city centre in 2011. Here I produce portrait photography in a relaxed style both for local businesses and ‘meet the team’ corporate staff headshots. I offer a wide range of corporate photography services from food and drink images to sporting some high vis, hard hat and boots and shooting industrial factory shots from a cherry picker! I’ll always listen to what you are wanting as an end result, whether it is helping the most nervous to relax or listing to a detailed brief and branding. I also have extensive retouching and design skills and so deliver a finely tuned end result. Most of all I enjoy doing what I do and have passion to always deliver a happy result!

Testimonials

“Sarah is always professional and really takes the time to understand her subject matter. We work with Sarah on a variety of different shoots for RTC and she always works well to a brief, makes her clients feel at ease and the final product really does speak for itself.“

Sarah SpenceMarketing Manger RTC North

“Sarah has been great to work with and she exceeds our expectations at every level. She understands briefs, can work to tight deadlines and goes over and above every time to get us what we need. There’s no one else we’d rather work with in the North East and we’d wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer for their business.”

Liam SalisburyPartner and Picture Researcher, John Lewis Partnership Communications

“We have worked with Sarah for many years now and it is always a true pleasure. Sarah is a complete professional and we are always more than happy with the pictures we receive. Sarah is always my go to photographer no matter what the occasion, from corporate events to our glitzy awards evening.”

Sarah BlackCommunications Manager, Academic Health and Science Network NE

“Sarah Deane is a pleasure to work with, she is respectful and sensitive to our families who are going through exceptionally difficult times. She always follows briefs and does her utmost to achieve our aims. Her photos are breath taking and are always delivered quickly and on time.”

Julie HynesSenior Communications Executive, Rainbow Trust

“We love working with Sarah on our projects at Guide Dogs. She was very professional but also very friendly and fun to work with. Sarah followed our brief to make sure she didn’t miss any shots we required and made our client feel comfortable and rel¬axed. The photos she produced were fantastic and exactly what we had hoped for. We highly recommend her.”

Georgie SimmIndividual Giving Campaign Executive - Sponsor a Puppy

Winner of

North England

2021/22 Prestige Awards

Portrait Photographer

Winner of

Global Business Awards 2021

Excellence in Commercial and Portrait Photography-Tyne & Wear

Winner of

North England

2020 Prestige Awards

Commercial Photographer

My Clients

Parking

Parking is on Forth Street and in the tunnel on the approach at £1 per hour (2 hours max stay). There is a council run car park on Dean Street at around £1.25 per hour and is a close location if you are staying for longer, this is also free after 5pm Mon-Sat. From Dean Street walk down towards the bridge then right up The Side past the castle and past the bistros in the arches on the left and though the tunnel. Clavering House is at the exit of the tunnel. There is also parking at Stephenson Quarter at the end of Forth St near the police station.

Arrival

On Arrival please report to Clavering House reception which is open Monday to Friday and either sign in on our electronic system or let our lovely receptionist know that you are visiting Sarah Deane Photography studio. The photo space is situated in the basement of the building and I can meet you in reception to guide you there. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access to the building basement but arrangements can be made for shoots on the ground floor where there is wheelchair access.

Hire

Studio hire is available Monday to Friday when I present at the studio but not shooting, I can offer equipment and my assistance if required at this Newcastle city centre location. I have various Coloramas and 3 flash heads and soft boxes together with an infinity wall. The space has an arched ceiling and is around 7ft high. The building is a friendly environment and has tea and coffee during the week. Please get in touch for availability and to discuss your requirements.