London events
Christening photography in London
Quiet coverage of a service and the gathering after it.
London events
Quiet coverage of a service and the gathering after it.
Quiet coverage of a service and the gathering after it.
| Christening photography | |
|---|---|
| How long | The service comes first and is photographed without flash or movement. |
| Delivered | Around sixty edited images, including the group portraits. |
| Price | Quoted per brief. Most bookings run two to three hours. |
| Where | St Paul's, Greenwich, Kensington |
The service comes first and is photographed without flash or movement. The family portraits happen afterwards, in the twenty minutes before everyone disperses.
Around sixty edited images, including the group portraits.
Quoted per brief. Most bookings run two to three hours. The full list of services and published starting prices is on the services page.
Three locations that suit this kind of shoot, each with its own permission rules:
The full list is on London photoshoot locations, with the authority for each one.
Mariya's verdict. Book the location before the guests. Changing a date is easy, changing a permit is not.
Every church sets its own rule, and the officiant has the final word.
Ask before the day whether photographs are allowed during the service and where you may stand.
A fast lens and a quiet camera cover the rest. No flash, no moving about.
Afterwards there are twenty minutes when everyone is still together. That is when the family portraits happen, and it needs one person to gather people.
| When | What is photographed | Why it is placed there |
|---|---|---|
| Before the service | The church, the gown, the family arriving | Quiet, wide, no flash |
| The service | From one position agreed with the officiant | Long lens, no movement, no flash |
| Immediately after | Family groups, while everyone is still together | Twenty minutes, and it needs a list |
| The gathering | The room, the cake, the grandparents | Available light, close frames |
The order matters more than the length. A shoot that starts in the wrong place never catches up.
Permission from the officiant, agreed before the day.
A list of the family groups you want.
One person who can call people by name.
The address of the gathering afterwards, and its timing.
Assuming the church allows photography during the service.
Letting everyone leave before the group photographs.
Booking too short a window, so the gathering is missed.
Flash in a small church, which changes the atmosphere completely.
Around sixty edited images including the group portraits.
A private gallery the family can share.
Files sized for prints and albums.
Next step
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