Christening photography: blog

 

“Louise was a great photographer for our baby’s christening. Her pictures are outstanding, and she was discreet and pleasant to have around during the day.” Elisa

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Greek Baptism Photographer at Hagia Sophia Greek Cathedral

Baptism photographer: Hagia Sophia Greek Cathedral I love photographing baptisms at the Hagia Sophia – it’s one of my favourite churches in London. It’s such a beautiful space and the light is so atmospheric. Having your loved ones gather for your child’s christening is such a special event, and one that doesn’t often happen again…

Christening at St Bartholomew the Great London

Christening photographer at St Bartholomew the Great

Christening photographer: St Bartholomew the Great I absolutely love photographing christenings at St Bartholomew The Great. It’s London’s oldest parish church, and the sense of history in the building is intense. The juxtaposition of the super-modern buildings of Smithfields with this ancient church is just astonishing. It feels incredible to walk past glass towers and…

Christening photographer – St Paul’s Cathedral, London

Christening photographer: St Paul’s Cathedral On every photographer’s bucket list are a few spectacular venues, and for me, St Paul’s Cathedral in London is one of those. I feel incredibly honoured to have photographed baptisms here several times. Although the actual service can’t be photographed, through careful and sensitive photography it’s entirely possible to capture…

Christening photographer at St James’s Church – Paddington

Christening photographer: St James’s Church – Paddington St James’s Church in Paddington is a very pretty Church of England church. As a christening photographer, I’ve had the pleasure of photographing several christenings here. It’s been through some serious refurbs over the years, and is now looking glorious. The light is quite complicated in this church,…

Greek baptism photographer at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Camden

Greek baptism photographer: All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Camden All Saints Greek church in Camden is so atmospheric. It’s a real delight for me as a baptism photographer to document services here. Photographers – the area used for baptisms is slightly surprising, so it’s well worth scoping out the church before photographing a service…

A baby being dressed for a christening smiling at the camera

Christening photographer – St. Paul’s church, Chiswick

Christening photographer: St. Paul’s church, Chiswick “I was delighted with Ella’s christening photos”. Rebecca It was such a pleasure to photograph this christening at Saint Paul’s Church in Chiswick. I photographed the preparations at the family’s house beforehand. They had a beautiful antique christening gown for the baby to wear, which I photographed hanging up…

Priest blessing the baby held by mum in the altar during christening

Christening photographer London: Richmond – St Peter’s Church, SW18

Christening photographer in Richmond: St Peter’s Church   “Louise was lovely to work with, and was discreet during the service whilst managing to capture all the important moments. Louise took a good range of photos which captured our occasion perfectly, and brought out the children’s individual characters.” Claire   “I saw the photos of the…

natural photo of a priest pouring holy water on the baby's head

Christening photographer: St Peter’s Italian Church – central London

Christening photographer: St Peter’s Italian Church It was a real delight to photograph this christening at St Peter’s Italian Church on Clerkenwell Road. Stepping in to this beautiful church, it’s incredible to think of the hustle and bustle left behind outside. I love the building, with its beautiful ceiling and milky light seeping through the windows. I…

Guests playing with the baby boy in the church before christening

Baptism photographer – St James’s Church, Marylebone

Baptism photography at St James’s Church, Marylebone It was a real honour to photograph this Baptism. It was so lovely to see different generations from the family come together to celebrate this special day – including some relatives who’d flown in from overseas. The service was held at St James’s Roman Catholic Church – a very beautiful building, with lots…

Candle hanging in a Romanian church in London

Romanian baptism photographer London – St Dunstan-in-the-West on Fleet Street

Romanian baptism photography in London: St Dunstan-in-the-West on Fleet Street It was such a pleasure photographing this baptism. I captured the careful preparations at home as their gorgeous little baby was dressed first in a traditional Romanian outfit, and then in a handmade outfit for the service itself. It was lovely to see her godmother doting…

Girl playing the violin at Grosvenor Chapel

Christening photographer: central London church in Mayfair – Grosvenor Chapel

Christening photographer at Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street in Mayfair, central London The family wanted extremely discreet coverage of this Christening, so I photographed the service from the gallery of the church, out of sight. It was interesting photographing entirely from overhead, and I enjoyed the challenge of looking for emotive moments and still documenting the key…