Christening Photography

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I am doing my first christening in October. I know there is the standard shot list, but am looking for examples.

What do those of you who have had experience of this have as your shot list of must haves, and any ideas of what kind of twist I could put on things to really WOW my client?

Also does anyone know any websites with some great christening shots. The client has asked for some traditional and then something with a twist on it.

Cheers as always. Bit of a change from my usual music stuff, but something I am looking forward to.
 
errr...not sure how much of a twist you can put of a christening itself, its harder to shot then a wedding and the priest may well be even stricter in his instructions, coupled with the possibility of lots of children getting christened
 
Christening shooting is even more difficult that a wedding, our local church allows photos during a wedding but not during a christening.

The main thing I can think is posing people properly you will get the chance to take photos at the font with the vicar, parents and god parents, no square on shots, most of the time some god parents are together in some way so getting close isn't a problem so make use of it. The main problem I had was that god parents were not interested in the whole event only getting to the party after so getting them to stand for photos was hard enough never mind moving about to pose.
 
I've just done one this Sunday just gone, the priest was strict, he was ok with me taking pictures but as long as I didn't get in the way,

try to think ahead of whats going to happen next as the ceremony progresses so you don't loose good shots

:)
 
Little John said:
The main thing I can think is posing people properly you will get the chance to take photos at the font with the vicar, parents and god parents, no square on shots, most of the time some god parents are together in some way so getting close isn't a problem so make use of it.
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you'll never get a priest to agree to posed shots during the ceremony, although they allow some to be set up afterwards.
 
What kind of church is the christening in? That will affect what shots are possible.

Catholic? Anglican? Methodist? Presbyterian? I'm assuming its not Baptist or Pentecostal.
 
Yep sorry worded incorectly.

No posed during the ceremony but they won't allow any photos during it at all. I even went armed with 70-200 to shoot from the back but they don't allow any.

Posed shots are after at the font, but the god parents just wanted to go get bladdered, we had to phone one to come back he was already half way to the venue for the party.
 
Little John said:
Yep sorry worded incorectly.

No posed during the ceremony but they won't allow any photos during it at all. I even went armed with 70-200 to shoot from the back but they don't allow any.
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I've never been to one where the won't allow any, but all have been stricter than a wedding and some have presented the additional challenge of more than one child

Little John said:
Posed shots are after at the font, but the god parents just wanted to go get bladdered, we had to phone one to come back he was already half way to the venue for the party.
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:lol: that quite impressive
 
I even spoke to the vicar doing the ceremony and he said yes no problem it was one of the church wardens who said no photos, aparently the vicar was from another church and not this one so didn't know the church position.
 
Little John said:
I even spoke to the vicar doing the ceremony and he said yes no problem it was one of the church wardens who said no photos, aparently the vicar was from another church and not this one so didn't know the church position.
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normally the vicar has last word , visitor or not
 
The one I done was a double Baptism

got some good shots at the font even though I had to stand to the side, I was using the siggy 18-200mm, took some light meter readings before the ceremony got under way
 
It's like wedding photography, but you need a longer lens due to the person being smaller.
 
boyfalldown said:
normally the vicar has last word , visitor or not
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I would have thought that but it is a the church that has the policy of photos or not be it at a wedding, communion service or christening. It is the church wardens that enforce it and that was who said no photos.
 
Little John said:
I would have thought that but it is a the church that has the policy of photos or not be it at a wedding, communion service or christening. It is the church wardens that enforce it and that was who said no photos.
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last time I was in one of those the vicar's actual words were 'well they're paying you alot of money, and they're his rules which aren't the same as mine..........'
 
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