Shipping

Shipping Information

All black and white art photographs on the gallery pages of this website are shipped using normal postal services unless a special instruction to do something else, and extra payment, is received from the customer.

Books

Books are shipped carriage free anywhere in the world.

The cost of Peak Light is £14.99 and High Light is £12.99.

These are the prices printed on the covers for each book.
Books are shipped in protective thick cardboard envelopes that are sold specifically for shipping books through postal systems.

I ship using Royal Mail First Class post (usually delivered the following day) in the UK and Air Mail for everywhere else (1 to 2 week delivery depending on location).

Books are always in stock and we try and despatch them within a few days of receiving an order.

Gift Vouchers for courses, photographs, posters and books

There is no postal charge for any gift vouchers shipped to anywhere in the world.

Gift Vouchers are despatched within a few days of receiving an order.

Course Bookings

There is no shipping charge associated with any course booking.

Full course details are despatched within a few days of receiving payment for a course booking.

Poster Prints

Posters are shipped carriage free. What you see as the price on the Poster page is what you pay.

Posters are always in stock and are supplied in a protective postal tube. They are despatched within a few days of receiving an order.

Unmounted Prints

These are available by special order only. The price is the same as for mounted prints.

Unmounted prints will usually be supplied loosely rolled up in a polythene tube. This unscrews in the middle to aid print removal without damage. The poly tube is shipped inside a rigid cardboard postal tube to protect against damage during transit.

Larger orders are supplied in clear protective sleeves packed flat between sheets of MDF rigid board.

Mounted Prints

Mounted (unframed) prints are supplied flat. They are packed inside a crystal clear archival sleeve. The sleeve and print is then taped face down to a sheet of rigid MDF or hardboard. Finally, the package is wrapped in brown paper for addressing and shipping.

Framed photographs

These are available by special order only.

Where available, they are shipped using DHL courier.

The risk of broken glass prevents us from routinely supplying framed photographs by mail order. However, we have supplied them when the UK customer is prepared to replace the glass if it breaks in transit, and is also willing to accept delivery with the picture facing away from the glass (that is the picture is against the backing board to protect it even if the glass breaks. It takes just a minute or so, and is very easy (as in no skill required), to reverse the picture to display the photograph properly.

Photographs: UK Orders Post and packing charges

The largest sizes (60 x 50 cm and larger) are shipped using a courier service (usually DHL) at no extra charge.

Photographs: Orders Outside the UK (EU, USA, Canada, Far East, and everywhere else)

All photographs of 40 x 30 cm and 50 x 40 cm are shipped to destinations outside the UK using the Air Mail service. This has no guarantee for delivery time but usually takes less than a week in the EU and up to 2 weeks for places further afield. It uses normal postal services like Royal Mail for the UK part, then USPS in the USA, etc. This service is subject to local delays at peak times such as December.

The largest sizes (60 x 50 cm and larger) are shipped using a courier service (such as DHL) at no extra charge worldwide.

Fine Art Photographs Product Availability and Delivery Times

Dave Butcher Photography has an extensive product range. It is not possible to keep every image in stock in every size. It is the intention to despatch any photograph within 2 weeks of receiving an order but may take up to 4 weeks. This may be extended during periods of unusually high workload or due to photographic trips since all photographs are hand printed exclusively by Dave Butcher. Prints that are in stock will usually be despatched within a few days of receiving an order. In the rare event of a problem with availability of a product, we will contact you. You may then wish to cancel the order or wait until the item becomes available. Books, posters and gift vouchers are always in stock and are usually despatched within 2 to 4 days.

Please let me know if you are ordering at short notice for specific dates, such as birthdays or anniversaries, I will always try and meet these although at busy periods, such as Christmas, and while I am away on extended photo trips (once or twice a year for up to 4 weeks at a time) this may not always be possible.