Philosophy
Modern. Stylish. Affordable. And now silent.
01 — Weddings
Wedding photography.
Every wedding is treated as its own. A pre-wedding consultation to understand the day you want, then a blend of journalistic and formal shooting through the morning, ceremony, portraits and reception. Silent Sony bodies — the camera disappears into the moment.
- Style
- Journalistic + formal
- Cameras
- Sony · silent
- Pre-shoot
- Consultation included
02 — Events & music
Events & music photography.
Live music nights, festivals, corporate events, private parties. Honest light, fast lenses, no flash where the room calls for it. Working with venues across the South West.
- Events
- Corporate & private
- Music
- Gigs & festivals
- Delivery
- Online gallery within days
03 — Portraits, landscape & nature
Portraits, landscape & nature.
Family portraits, engagement shoots, headshots and individual sessions. Plus landscape and nature work for prints, commissions and editorial. The Cotswolds is the studio — outdoors when the light is right.
- Sessions
- Family · engagement · headshot
- Outdoor
- Cotswolds backdrop
- Prints
- Available to commission
The process
Four stages. No shortcuts.
01
Drop off
Bring your kit to the workshop, or arrange local collection. We log it, photograph the current state, and book it in.
02
Assess
Each piece inspected for geometry, wear, pivot tension and finish. We agree the brief in writing before any metal moves.
03
Bench work
Profile, edge, hone, polish — on stones, by hand. The bench work runs at the pace the steel needs, not a stopwatch.
04
Return
Wrapped, sleeved, returned with a note of the angle we worked to. Local collection by arrangement.
Inside the workshop.
Bench at the back of a stone barn on the edge of the village. Two waterstone setups, a slow-running wet wheel, and a long flat for tool restoration. Nothing else.
Trade accounts
We work for the people who work with edges.
Trade accounts billed monthly, with collection runs into Cheltenham, Burford and Cirencester every Tuesday.
- 01 Restaurants & chefs 14 venues
- 02 Salons & barbers 9 chairs
- 03 Estate & private gardeners 6 estates
- 04 Joinery & cabinet workshops 4 workshops
"Modern, stylish, affordable and now silent. Sharpened Image has recently upgraded to Sony — silent operation means I can be a few feet from the vows and the kit just disappears. Every wedding is unique, so I'll talk it through with you before the day."
Nick Reynolds Sharpened Image · Brockworth, Gloucester
Things you might ask
Honest answers to plain questions.
Booking
How do I book a piece in?
Email a photo and a one-line description — we reply with a quote, turnaround and the next available collection day.
Do you collect and return?
Yes — local collection across the central Cotswolds on Tuesdays. Further afield by arrangement.
The work
Can you save an old or damaged blade?
Almost always. We profile first — meaning we restore the geometry — before we re-edge. A blade that won't take an edge usually just needs the geometry put back.
Do you do machine sharpening?
No belt grinders, no pull-through gadgets. Waterstones and a slow-running wet wheel for heavy work. Hand finish on every piece.
Practical
What does it cost?
Kitchen knives from £8, salon shears from £18, garden tools and chisels priced after inspection. Trade accounts billed monthly.
Where exactly is the workshop?
On the edge of a Cotswold village, in a stone barn. Exact address shared on booking.
