Kittle Photographic Reviews 295

TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The service and products from Kittle Photographic are wonderful and I thoroughly recommend them for your leavers hoodies. Kate was so helpful and always responded quickly to my many queries. They mana... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Out for profit only company. Literally zero interest in providing a professional service or product. My child was dumped in front of camera on the floor without any kind of background, one shot ph... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Class photos can always be a challenge, and when we phoned Kittle up to explain that our child's face was blocked, they found another version, printed and posted to us free of charge. Unfortunate... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Exceptionally poorly taken images. Sadly our child's school is linked with this company & I'm now dreading each time they come to take pictures. I can take better with my iPhone. The quality... See more

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With over 25 years of school photography experience, we are proud to offer one of the most comprehensive ranges of traditional and contemporary photography services in the country. We are confident that with our dedicated team of photographers, highly...


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and amazing

I had my photos delivered to my son’s school, upon recieving them I realised a piece was missing.
They were so quick and happy to resolve. Everyone I dealt with was so lovely and polite, couldn’t do anymore for me.
I couldn’t recommend them enough. To top it off, the photos are amazing! Very happy!

October 15, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you so much for your wonderful review Victoria! We’re very pleased to hear that we were able to resolve the issue quickly and that you had a positive experience with our team. It's great to know you’re happy with the photos, and we truly appreciate your kind words. Your recommendation means a lot to us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Amateurs with a professional camera

Amateurs with a professional camera. Kids photos with hair sticking out. Price for a digital photo £24. Are you crazy? I'll talk to the school about changing company. This is ridiculous.

October 12, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Hello Makso, Thank you for sharing your feedback. Please be aware that digital downloads are provided as full-size, high-resolution images directly from our server, granting customers full rights to use the image as they see fit. Alternatively, we offer a wide range of printed packages, which may be better suited to your needs.
Please be aware that we do offer an editing service and can contact them to inquire if any amendments can be made. If you would like us to look into this further for you, please feel free to contact us directly. You can either email us at info@kittlephoto.com, or alternatively, call our customer service team at 01245 401313 and we would be more than happy to assist you.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Awful school photo

My son had his school photo taken recently as he has just started Sixth Form at a new school. The photo was not to a standard of a professional photo should have been. Not only was he told to be seated side ways concealing his school tie emblem. But he was not even looking at the camera! For a ‘professional’ photographer they should have noticed this and took an additional photo. These are memories for both the child and parent yet it was ruined due to the incompetent of the photographer. I have emailed them directly and even though customer service responded, I’m not hopeful they will take my feedback seriously. They seem to put the blame on the school for permitting only one photo to be taken. Seriously! You are a business, surely to provide a good service is to provide a good photo. I am deeply disappointed and why schools still use this company is beyond me as they are also expensive compared to other school photos.

September 26, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Every aspect is awful

The lighting is atrocious, the price extortionate even if it was a good picture. The way to order is ridiculous, you can't group pictures together so you have to pay delivery on every individual child. It's just generally appalling. I can take better pictures on my phone for free but we "have" to have the official school pictures purely for societal traditional.

September 24, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Say cheese.

Family pack - best value item.
Wish: in primary school, kids had photos together and separately. Not an option in secondary.
Good selection of options. Some seen v. Pricey though.
More mix and match eg gift cards, keyrings.
Class photo - kids are superimposed together so not for me.

September 11, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Hayley answered my query very quickly and I was impressed with her manner and efficiency. Thank you Hayley for your help. I was very impresse.d

September 11, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great leavers book

Customer service was exceptional. The team were always happy to help with any queries I had. Delivered when scheduled. Excellent product would definitely use again.
Thank you Kittle Leavers Team

June 24, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thanks for your lovely review and hope to see you back for 2025.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent customer service! Very quick to respond to my query and happy to re send my missing order!

July 25, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you for your 5 star review Juliet. We're delighted to hear that you had a positive experience with our customer service team. We always strive to respond quickly and resolve any issues promptly. I am glad to hear that we were able to assist you with your missing order.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

So easy to order

So easy to order. I can never order online( I’m a novice). Order is always taken so easily and received in good time. Always friendly and helpful staff on the end of the phone, including today. I’ve ordered for yrs off u as had another child who’s now gone to high school. Lady today was extremely friendly, professional and helpful. Top service

July 19, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you for your 5 star review Sheryl! We're delighted to hear that you find ordering with us easy and convenient. Our team is dedicated to providing friendly and professional service, and we're glad to hear our customer service team was helpful. We appreciate your continued support over the years.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor print quality and even worse customer service

We have been getting school photos from Kittle for the last 6 years and up until now they have been fantastic. However this years photo is of very poor quality, colour to colour mis-registration and very low definition in the faces, photo has a magenta tint overall, but when checking with other parents who received the same photo, ours is very much sub-standard, customer service say that the proof image is fine, that I can understand… my print however is terrible and they are refusing to replace the print … totally unacceptable and considering the cost of £20 a print this is almost bordering on daylight robbery!

July 17, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you for sharing your feedback with us Daren. We truly value our customers and are committed to providing the highest quality of service and products.
We are deeply sorry to hear that the quality of this year's photo did not meet your expectations, especially considering your satisfaction with our service over the past six years. It is important to us that every photograph we deliver is of the highest standard. Please contact our customer service team at info@kittlephoto.com and we will be able to provide you with the return's address and investigate into this as soon as possible.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

kittle photographic are very good in… everything they do by taking your pictures to ordering your pictures and sending your pictures out to you very happy with kittle photographic

kittle photographic are very good in helping in any situation they care about there customers i have used them for a few years now and never had any problems always very helpful if your not sure about anything they explain in detail so you understand what is being said i will always use kittle there photos come out beautiful very professional would let people family and friends know this is the company to use to get any type of pictures done

July 10, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Hello Shelly, thank you so much for your kind words and 5 star review. We are delighted to hear about your positive experiences with our services over the years.
Your feedback means a lot to us, and we greatly appreciate you recommending us to your family and friends. Should you ever have any questions or need assistance in the future, please don't hesitate to reach out, we are always here to help!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Size isn't everything

5 stars for excellent customer service, very accommodating of missing children / having to re-take photos, etc. and very responsive to requests and edits. Thank you to all the team!

Slight disappointment with the books themselves: the print quality not as good as the proofs looked electronically, it's a bit over-exposed. Also, having compiled and viewed the proofs on a decent-sized monitor, the flimsy little A5 paperbacks looked tiny, particularly the collage pages with multiple photos on.

Given that they were originally supposedly £11.50 each, reduced with 'special discount' to £5.75, it seems the quality to price ratio is not quite justified.

July 12, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Hi Rob thanks for your review and the lovely comments re customer service.
We are sorry that you weren't as happy with the quality of the books themselves and felt that the A5 books were too small. We do offer a choice of A5 or A4 books and photos will, of course, be larger in an A4 book. We will definitely feed back your comments re print quality/over exposure to our production team.
We hope to work with you again in the future.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nothing was to much trouble

My special needs son would not take a group photo, the photographer happily took one of him and put him into the group photo, the editing team did a fantastic job. I emailed/called to see if I could get a copy of the solo as well and they were amazing. Nothing was to much trouble. Callum Edwards the customer service advisor I liased with was fantastic, really professional and helpful, a real credit to the team.

July 12, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback Holly! We are thrilled to hear about your positive experience with us. We are delighted that you found our editing team's work fantastic.
We greatly appreciate your kind words about Callum Edwards, we're thrilled he could assist you professionally and effectively. If there's anything else we can do for you or if you have any more requests in the future, please don't hesitate to contact us.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We always use Kittle as we know they…

We always use Kittle as we know they are reliable and accommodating! Their products are fantastic and their customer service is brilliant - thanks as always, we will be back next year!

July 11, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Hi Katie and thanks so much for the lovely review. Always a pleasure to work with you for your leavers hoodies and yearbooks. We will be in touch re your 2025 leavers in September :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Trusted company

Very quick delivery , good quality photos. Great customer service , very polite and straight to the point. Also secure website to use. Highly recommend

July 10, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Hello Kinga, we're thrilled to hear that you had a positive experience with us. Delivering quality photos and providing excellent customer service are our top priorities, so it's wonderful to know that you found our team polite and efficient.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great work 👍

Great work 👍
Much appreciated.

June 18, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you for taking the time to leave a 5 star review Syam. We're very pleased to hear that you're happy with our work. We hope you have a wonderful day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service

I ordered a class photo with delivery via the school. It arrived in good time but I had a small issue with my print. I contacted Kittle and Hannah C responded to me in good time, my issue was passed on to the technical team who rectified the issue and sent me another copy of the photo. Hannah kept me up to date via email and was very helpful. I had my replacement photo in less than 3 working days, delivered to my home address at no additional cost. Our school uses Kittle every year and each time I say "I'm not buying it this year" but once I see the photos I always purchase the individual and class photos as the quality is just so good.

July 4, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us! We're glad to hear that despite the small issue with your print, our team was able to rectify it promptly and provide you with a replacement photo swiftly, It's great to hear that Hannah and our technical team could assist you effectively. We appreciate your continued support and trust in our services year after year.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ridiculous prices for school photos

Considering its a school picture ,£17 for one picture is a ridiculous price. You are trying to make massive profits from parents instead of helping during these challenging times.
Charging £4.50 to ship a picture that costs you 80 pence is just another level of ripping people off. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I only ordered it because it's my first daughter's picture; otherwise, I wouldn't have! You should give us the option to download them online and still get your fees. You are making enough profits to cover your expenses with a normal picture price.

I didn't order the other two pictures for my other two kids only because of the ridiculous prices you are adding. So if you think you are getting more, you are wrong. You just lost another two orders and all future orders.

July 3, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you for sharing your feedback regarding our pricing and delivery charges Sally.
We acknowledge your concerns regarding the pricing.
These expenses encompass professional photography, printing, packaging, and distribution.
With regards to the delivery costs, please note that school delivery is available free of charge for 21 days from the date of the photography session. After this period, home delivery will incur a fixed fee of £4.25 per order, regardless of the size or weight of the order.
Alternatively, if we return to your child's school next term, you may combine the current photograph with any previous photographs in one order for delivery to the school.
Please be informed that digital downloads are unavailable for group photographs due to safeguarding regulations.
If you require any assistance or would like to discuss further, please contact us directly at info@kittlephoto.com or alternatively call us on 01245 401313 Monday-Friday 8am-5pm.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Made to scam people

Very expensive. Im not sure why schools are using them, must have got a share in their price. They will make you create account and provide all of the details before you can even buy overpriced picture.
1 print picture £16 + deliver £4.5, total 20.5 for 1 picture !!!

July 1, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Thank you for your feedback, Marek.
Our account creation process is designed to ensure the secure handling of photographs, transactions, and accurate delivery.
We strive to offer competitive mid-range pricing compared to other school photography companies, and please be aware that if the school opts for delivery, it is free for 21 days from the photography session. After this period, a fixed delivery fee applies however this is regardless of order size or weight.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful

Very helpful. Helped me recover and find a 15 yr old pic

June 26, 2024
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Reply from Kittle Photographic

Hello Daisy, I'm glad to hear that we could assist you in recovering and finding a 15-year-old picture. Thank you for your 5 star review.

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