When we first went into lockdown in March 2020 we believed that it would likely be 6 months before we were able to fully reopen the studio, we never expected that nearly a year later we would no longer be able to keep the studio.

Our aim for April 2021 was to be moving to bigger and even better premises, to expand the studio as we had outgrown the current location. Things were looking good at the start of the previous year and now here we are, having to close our doors permanently due to lockdown after lockdown killing the business we have worked so hard for 5 years on. We know we aren’t alone and other studios and small businesses have suffered the same fate as us, usually (as in our case) because of the cracks in funding for directors of limited companies, coupled with no hope of a rent reduction over the course of the year; it has cost thousands to leave the studio sat empty with no earnings from the business.

There have been many issues with the government not being clear on where photographers & studios fit into the closures until the second lockdown, and despite the clarification that came from them eventually the local council refused to accept that studios had to close and therefore cut us off from receiving business grants with no route of appeal. It is all of these factors that have led us to this point and in all honesty it’s absolutely heart breaking to have to pack up and quit but the choice was taken out of our hands.

We can still offer the same retouching and illustration services as always and a slightly modified photographic service in the sense that it will be from a different location, or as ever, we can visit your business with a portable setup.

We have had a wonderful few years and met fantastic people, made great memories and we are sorry it has to end. Maybe one day once the world recovers we will have the opportunity to start over, but for now it’s goodbye and thank you to everyone who made Studio X a great place to be!