The price of £13.50 for one class photograph is extortionate in my opinion. Not only are they making an unreasonable profit out of parents - who just want a keepsake of a life moment - they offer a ti... Voir plus
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They charge literally hundreds of pounds for 5 photos as a digital file, but only allow you to download it as a 6mp (blurry) resolution. This is significantly lower (25%!) than even a 4k video you can... Voir plus
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Poor quality on high price. I don't understand why my daughter school using them. They are far away from professionals and (as a photographer myself) they shouldn't exist on the market at all... On th... Voir plus
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Founded by Horace Tempest over 80 years ago, Tempest Photography has been at the forefront of the photographic industry for nearly a century. As the first school photography company in the UK to move to full digital processing, with a digital laboratory that is the most state-of-the-art in Europe, you can be sure of first-class images, every time.
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H TEMPEST LIMITED, TR26 3HU, ST IVES, CORNWALL , Royaume-Uni
- 01736 751555
- tempest-orders.co.uk
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Photos do arrive on time and it is…
Photos do arrive on time and it is relatively easy to order, but two things put me off. First is the quality of the school photos (photographers do not fix children's hair or clothing).
Second is the fact that if you just want to order printout photos, they use their own unique sizes and they "force" to buy their own stands and frames
21 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello John, thank you for your review.
Unfortunately, our photographers do rely on the pupils being presented to them "photo-ready", as they are limited in their interactions with the children in terms of commenting on or adjusting appearance. This is in case they inadvertently cause undue upset or offence.
You will need to request for complimentary mounts at time of ordering, and any other frames would need to be paid for as extra. If you did not have the option for the complimentary mounts and you have received your order, please contact Customer Service on 01736 751555 (opt. 5, Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:15pm) where we can despatch these mounts to you.
Alternatively, you can email us at customerservice@htempest.co.uk.
Kind regards, Olly
Very helpful
Our school had issues with the photographs being sent across, we were only receiving them for one child. Tempest advised the school to take an alternative email, once this was provided I received the other images straight away. I purchased digital downloads but only one child’s photograph had been received. I phoned and got through to Rachel who was very helpful and emailed me the downloads as soon as we were off the phone.
21 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Holly, thank you for your five-star review!
Whilst I am disappointed to learn that you have experienced issues with us, I am delighted to read that we were able to amend the issues and my colleague Rachel was able to email the digital images over to you.
Kind regards, Olly
Not good!
My little one is quite young and would have needed some direction from the photographer to look smart, which she evidently wasn't given: top button undone and hanging open. I put her hair in two long plaits for the photos but only one visible so it looked lop-sided. Only this one photo to choose from. These school photos are such important momentoes; it's a bit frustrating/upsetting.
Also, why can't you just choose size of print and how many you'd like of that size; instead, there are only set packs with set numbers, meaning you usually end up having to get more than you need...wasteful!
5 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Jo, thank you for your review.
It is disappointing to read that you are unhappy with your children's pictures. Unfortunately, our photographers do rely on the pupils being presented to them "photo-ready", as they are limited in their interactions with the children in terms of commenting on or adjusting appearance. This is in case they inadvertently cause undue upset or offence.
Furthermore, unfortunately, when photographing at schools, we have to adhere to the efficient running of the school timetable to ensure minimal disruption to the school day. This means that often, the school will only allow us a limited window to capture each student.
I shall certainly pass your feedback onto our Marketing department who can assess your comments regarding the packs further, but I would advise speaking with our Direct Order team on 01736 751555 (opt. 3, Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:15pm) who can discuss the packs on offer and what would be best for you.
Kind regards, Olly
Cropping on photos was awful
Cropping on photos was awful, begs the question as to whether it is conducted or overseen by a photographer. Despite a request to adjust to include full hand for example and standardise empty space etc revisions were probably worse. Not impressed at all.
10 octobre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Bridgeen, thank you for your review.
I am sorry to learn that after your request, the crop is still not sufficient. If the hand is cut off from the side of the image, it may be the case that we are unable to build up on your child's hand, however we can always attempt to make it work.
Please can you email customerservice@htempest.co.uk so we can investigate this further?
Kind regards, Olly
Absolutely appalling company
Absolutely appalling company. Last year we didn’t purchase any photos due to the quality of the proof print. This year we bought 3 pictures and they don’t even give you the cheap cardboard frames anymore. Delivery took weeks and the digital download didn’t work. The digital download issue was resolved over email but shouldn’t have to chase a company for something you’ve bought. Going to email the trust of our school and ask them to look at the reviews of this company and consider using another photography company in the future. Steer clear of this company unless you have no choice because your school use them.
19 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello David, thank you for your review.
I am sorry to learn that you have repeatedly been disappointed with our service, and we can certainly investigate this matter further for you.
We do say to allow up to 28 days for delivery, and this is to accommodate for the 14 day back to school window along with up to 14 days to be processed, packed, despatched and distributed, any home orders cut out the initial 14 days.
Whilst I am happy to read that your issue with the digital download has been rectified, this still should not have happened.
So we can investigate this further, and provide replacement mounts for you, please can you email us at customerservice@htempest.co.uk so we can action accordingly?
Kind regards, Olly.
Disappointing and expensive
We've just received the school photos of our son from Tempest. We're quite disappointed with what we've received, especially given the amount of money spent.
The photography itself is pretty good and he looks great in the pictures. But the smaller pictures are uncut and for the 'fun prints', the captions are separate from the pictures or upside-down. Also the captions are a bit strange.
Going on what we have received, we can see why Tempest only have a 1.8 rating out of 5.
We were much happier with what we received from the previous photography company that the school used.
19 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Paul, thank you for your review.
I am delighted to read that you were pleased with the initial photograph but I am sorry to learn that you are disappointed with what you have received.
Some of our size prints require some self-assembly and this is how they go out as standard to all customers who purchase from the wallet, fun, bookmark, desk or medium prints range.
However, I shall pass your feedback onto our Marketing department who shall assess your feedback further.
Kind regards, Olly
Worst photographer ever encountered
It’s so sad that my daughter school uses this company for the school photos. They are incredibly overpriced! And on top of that the photos are blurry, grainy, of poor quality and the borders are not even cut!
I have been complaining to the school since last year, will continue to do so until they stop using Tempest.
18 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Hilary, thank you for sharing your feedback.
We understand that school photography is a personal and important purchase, and we’re sorry to hear that you were disappointed with the experience.
Our pricing reflects more than just the print or digital file, it covers professional photographers, high-quality equipment, post-production work, and a secure online ordering system. For larger group photos, the cost also incorporates specialist staging, organisation, and setup to ensure every child is captured clearly and safely.
Tempest Photography provides schools and PTAs with an excellent fundraising opportunity through a sliding commission on every photo sold. This commission helps support school programs and resources. It could be worthwhile to reach out to your school to see if parents are taking advantage of our more affordable photo options.
So we can investigate with the issues further, please contact our Customer service team at customerservice@htempest.co.uk so a representative can investigate this further.
We do appreciate your comments and will share this with our management team.
Kind regards, Olly
Greed
2k+ reviews..... 66% 1star or less yet I watch OLLY time and time again say im sorry there wast something to suit your budget, cant you see that the greed is the problem £23.50 for one single photo..... not everyone who reviewed you can be wrong, you surely can see that your business model isnt working and people feel exploited for photos of their children.
18 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Kenny, thank you for your review.
Our pricing reflects more than just the print or digital file, it covers professional photographers, high-quality equipment, post-production work, and a secure online ordering system. For larger group photos, the cost also incorporates specialist staging, organisation, and setup to ensure every child is captured clearly and safely.
Tempest Photography provides schools and PTAs with an excellent fundraising opportunity through a sliding commission on every photo sold. This commission helps support school programs and resources. It could be worthwhile to reach out to your school to see if parents are taking advantage of our more affordable photo options.
We do appreciate your comments and will share this with our management team.
Kind regards, Olly.
Good customer service.
Slight problem with the school photo I ordered, there was a weird shadow at my son’s glasses. I emailed customer svs explaining the issue and Shannon had the photo retouched and replaced and again sent it to me. Cannot fault the service from her.
18 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello, thank you for your five-star review!
I am delighted to learn that my colleague Shannon was able to assist with your query and you were happy with the outcome and your order. I have forwarded your compliments over to Shannon and if you need any more advice, please do not hesitate to contact her again.
Kind regards, Olly
expensive
More expensive than other photography companies, child is smirking rather than smiling, image packs are expensive and have too many things we won’t use, ridiculous expensive to purchase on own without bundle. Money making company were all tied to. When is someone going to start taking better school photos than we had in the 90s?
17 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Joy, thank you for your review.
Our photographers always endeavour to obtain the best expressions of the children that are possible on the day and we do not share the intimate knowledge you have of how your child would usually respond or react when having her photograph taken and we are sorry that the results did not match your expectations.
We do offer an extensive range of various products to suit all pockets, including multi-image packs and electronic downloads. I am sorry to read that from the selection available, there is not something which is exactly what you are looking for. We introduce new items on a regular basis, so hopefully there will be a product available in the future that meets your requirements.
Kind regards, Olly
1 star
Poor quality of the wallet prints compared to the rest. All prints needed trimming, for the price paid I didn't expect that. Also delivery times stretched to the last day possible. 1star at best
13 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Mihail, thank you for your review.
I am sorry to learn that you are disappointed with what you have received.
We have recently received an unprecedented number of order through the laboratory, and all the orders are hand-packed so at the moment we do advise to wait for the full 28 days.
If you could please contact us at customerservice@htempest.co.uk and include photographs of what you have received with a brief summary explaining the poor quality, one of our representatives will be able to investigate this further for you.
Kind regards, Olly.
Bad quality photo not even cut properly…
Bad quality photo not even cut properly so we will have to cut it ourselves. Not what I would expect considering how much we had to pay!
14 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Susie, thank you for your review.
It is disappointing to hear you are unhappy with the images as provided. We do not trim all sizes of photographs to expedite the orders to our customers, but would be happy to arrange for them to be returned so one of our team can trim and mount these for you. if you would like to accept our offer, please contact Customer Service and an advisor will be happy to help further.
Kind regards, Olly
Absolute Bandits
What an awful experience trying to order photos from these bandits. They actively go out of their way to make it a nightmare to order the photos you want and force you into a position where you have to order way too many photos.
Companies like this, I truly hope will go bust one day and they’ll only have themselves to blame.
13 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Kieran, thank you for your review.
I am sorry to hear that you found our e-commerce platform difficult to navigate and that from the vast range of different packs and products available including multi-image packs and electronic downloads, the latter holds the licence for unlimited printing on the high street.
We regularly review our products and run discounted pack offers and seasonal sales, so it is always worth checking to see if there is something suitable in the future.
Kind regards, Olly
No response to queries sent
I sent an enquiry through the website on 10th October. Hadn't had a response by 21st so sent a direct email. The reply said I would get a response within 2-3 days. Now to 13th November and still no response. Awful customer service and all I asked was a simple question. Now missed the free back to school deadline. Will be taking our own photos this year and writing to both our children's schools to try and use another company.
21 octobre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Phil, thank you for your review.
We received your email in Customer Service on the 21st October but as the email was about ordering, it was forwarded to our Direct Order department so please accept our sincere apologies that they have not replied.
I have responded to your query myself.
Kind regards, Olly.
Would not even give 1 star don't why…
Would not even give 1 star don't why school use this company he only gives you 2 photos so you can use most off the prints as you need 3 photos but they know that so paying £35 for 1 photo and waiting whole 28 days to get it find that shocking from now on will print them out myself .... thats lies there is nothing there you can put 2 photos on they all need 3rd and waiting full 28 days for i payed £35.aye you offer more but its alot more money you dont give anyone the chance to get cheaper on cause you only done 2 photos
12 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hi Lynsay, thank you for your review.
The amount of photographs taken per student would be discussed between the photographer and the school as we have to adhere to the strict school schedule, and there is no sitting fee applicable to the parent for the child's photograph to be taken in school unlike an attendance charge for a wedding photographer.
We do offer multipacks that would include two or three references in the pack, it may be worth speaking with our Direct Order team on 01736 751555 (opt. 3, Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:15pm) to make sure you have selected the correct package for yourself.
Kind regards, Olly.
Consistently awful photos!
This company have consistently taken the worst photos of both of my children through many years of the school using them. The photos are aimed up causing double chins on children who don’t even have them, often not even central with literally the worst smiles! If I could rate it zero I would!!!
5 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hi Emma, thank you for your review.
I am sorry to hear of your disappointment with the photographs we have captured of your child. Our photographers always endeavour to obtain the best expressions of the children that are possible on the day and we do not share the intimate knowledge you have of how your child would usually respond or react when having her photograph taken and we are sorry that the results did not match your expectations.
Should we be fortunate enough to photograph your child again in the future, hopefully we will capture some images that are to your satisfaction.
Kind regards, Olly
Expensive and the bundles don't make sense.
I have 3 children in school I want a simple 10x8 print of each child and the siblings picture. It will cost £80, £85 with delivery and it can take up to a month.
The bundles don't work for me as the maximum is 3 images, and I need 4 images.
I cannot afford to get the pictures in time for Christmas for gifts, so will only be buying the sibling photo for Christmas gifts unfortunately.
10 octobre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello, thank you for your review.
I am sorry to hear that from the vast range of different packs and products available, there was not something on this occasion which suited your budget, it may be best to speak with our our Direct Order team on 01736 751555 (opt. 3, Mon-Fri 8:15am-4:15pm) who can discuss the various packages that we have on offer.
We regularly review our products and run discounted pack offers and seasonal sales, so it is always worth checking to see if there is something suitable in the future.
Kind regards, Olly.
Safeguarding? In your dreams
Tempest have no care for our children’s information in the slightest. My mum ordered a photograph of my son to her house as we don’t live close to eachother and she’s not only received my son’s photograph but a little boy who we don’t know. I know the name, address and his school!!!! Thank god she is a good person who will be forwarding these on. But what if they were delivered to someone who wasn’t? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!!! Is there any wonder you have such a poor reputation? Look at your reviews!!! You have the monopoly over the schools in the country and us parents don’t have a choice. Your prices are completely outrageous and for those who can afford to order, be cautious you never know who will end up with your order. I tried to call today and the company was closed… closed at 4.30pm when normal working people can call? Very convenient. No doubt I’ll have a standard response as all the other reviews seem to do. With any luck your days are numbered
6 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Victoria, thank you for your review.
This is a very serious issue and we are deeply concerned regarding this, and I have raised your review to higher management who is going to assess this situation further.
So we can have an accurate investigation, please can you email us at customerservice@htempest.co.uk and mark for my attention? Please include your child's image reference and your mother's name and address and the name and address of the pack that was included so I can raise this further.
Kind regards, Olly.
Awful photo!!
Awful photo
Child is hunched and not smiling, he is biting his lip
Sibling photo has arm thrown round sibling like a casual ‘day out’ shot!
Awful lighting, no effort from photographer to make kids smile or even look at camera.
Sit - click - next. That’s £££££ please!
Please please schools don’t book these!!!!
5 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hello Rachel, thank you for your review.
It is disappointing to read that you are unhappy with your children's pictures. Unfortunately, our photographers do rely on the pupils being presented to them "photo-ready", as they are limited in their interactions with the children in terms of commenting on or adjusting appearance. This is in case they inadvertently cause undue upset or offence.
Should we be fortunate enough to photograph your child again in the future, hopefully we will capture some images that are to your satisfaction.
Kind regards, Olly
Extremely worrying
Extremely worrying, they added a picture of a different child to the bundle of my own, phoned to tell them and was told “please speak to the school”
Just take the photo off! Now worried that photos are not being sent to the right parents at all!
Sounds like a potential safe guarding/GDPR issue
Update:
Emailed, got a response and had to send lots of information, phoned and had to reapeat all the information.
Never got an apology.
Then finally got an apology but as of yet still have the difrent childs photo on the portal. Never been removed.
I wouldn’t bother even allowing this company to take photos of your children as they are completely unprofessional, 0 understanding of safe guarding and the potential risk and simply treat parents as cash cows…..
6 novembre 2025
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Réponse de Tempest Photography
Hi David, thank you for your review.
We are very concerned to hear about this issue. Could you please contact us at customerservice@htempest.co.uk with further information and we can investigate this issue further.
Kind regards, Olly
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