Relaxed, Elegant Christening Photography

Are you planning your babies christening or baptism? If yes why not book me to photograph the occasion. My name is Leila and I’m a professional photographer based in Kings Langley Hertfordshire. 

Whether you’re having an intimate family occasion, or a larger party with friends and relatives, I can provide beautiful and creative photography to document their special day.

I have over twenty years experience working with children, families, as as a wedding photographer and as a television camera operator. I bring the very best of all three worlds to your christening photography. My family photography skills ensure that I will capture all those important family group shots and the most beautiful portraits of your baby on their special day. While my documentary wedding photography experience ensures that I can photograph unobtrusively through your ceremony, and capture all the atmosphere, details and fun of your reception. Then my TV background makes me current. I’m constantly working in new environments making new shows, this keeps my outlook and work fresh and up to date.

If you book me as your photographer I would arrive at your home an hour before you need to leave for the church. This will give us some time to do some portraits and family shots before the ceremony. Experience has taught me that many children find christenings quite tiring, and therefore doing the formal shots beforehand provides the best results. This also makes the rest of the day more relaxing for you and you can enjoy that glass of champagne with your friends and family without being disturbed.

My style is relaxed and unobtrusive, I will capture those important moments of blessing and the little details that make you smile. The fun your friends and family will have, the laughing and joking, and the children running around and enjoying themselves. I will photograph the little details you have thought of to make your day unique – your cakes and entertainments, the decorations and drinks. I will capture both the feel and the spirit of the day, as well as lots of relaxed informal portraits of those that you love.

Each and every christening, baptism and naming ceremony is unique and I shall use all my skill to capture photographs that surpass your expectations, and that you will love to look back on for years to come. For more information, please contact me to discuss as I would love to hear all about your plans and discuss how best I can provide you with the most amazing set of pictures.

I’m based on the Herts Bucks boarders but cover all the local areas; Abbots Langley, Adeyfield, Albury, Albury End, Aldbury, Aldenham, Amwell, Ansells End, Anstey, Apsley, Ardeley, Ashridge, Ashwell, Aspenden, Aston End, Astrope, Ayot Green, Ayot St Lawrence, Ayot St Peter, Babbs Green, Bakers End, Baldock, Ballingdon Bottom, Barkway, Barley, Barleycroft End, Barkway, Batchworth, Batford, Bayford, Bayfordbury, Beane, Bedmond, Bell Bar, Belsize, Benington, Bennetts End,  Berkhamsted, Hertingfordbury, Bishop's Stortford, Borehamwood, Bourne End,  Bovingdon, Bower Heath, Boxmoor, Bozen Green, Bragbury End, Bramfield, Braughing, Braughing Friars, Brent Pelham, Brickendon, Bricket Wood, Bridens Camp, Great Gaddesden, Brookmans Park, Broxbourne, Buckland, Buntingford, Bury Green, Bushey, Bushey Heath, Bygrave, Caldecote, Carpenders Park, Chapmore End, Charlton, Chaulden, Cherry Green, Chipperfield, Chiswell Green, Cheshunt, Chipperfield, Chorleywood, Codicote, Cold Christmas, Cole Green, Coleman Green, Colliers End, Standon, Colney Heath, Colney Street, Cottered, Cow Roast, Cromer Hyde, Croxley Green, Cuffley, Clothall, Dane End, Datchworth, Digswell, Dudswell, Eastbury, Eastwick, Elstree, Essendon, Felden, Fields End, Flamstead, Flaunden, Frithsden, Furneaux Pelham, Gadebridge, Garston, Gilston, Goffs Oak, Gosmore, Graveley, Great Amwell, Great Gaddesden, Great Hormead, Great Munden, Great Offley, Great Wymondley, Gubblecote, Hadham Ford, Little Hadham, Harpenden, Hastoe, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Heronsgate, Hertford, Hertford Heath, Hertingfordbury, Hexton, High Cross, Thundridge, High Wych, Highfield, Hinxworth, Hitchin, Hoddesdon, Holwell, How Wood, Hunsdon, Hunton Bridge, Ickleford, Jersey Farm, St Albans, Kelshall, Kensworth, Kelshall, Kimpton, King's Walden, Kings Langley, Kinsbourne Green, Knebworth, Labby Green and Letty Green, Hertingfordbury, Langley, Langleybury, Leavesden, Lemsford, Letchmore Heath, Letchworth Garden City, Lemsford, Leverstock Green, Lilley, Little Amwell, Little Berkhamsted, Little Gaddesden, Little Hadham, Little Hormead, Little Munden, Little Offley, Little Wymondley, London Colney, Long Marston, Loudwater, Maple Cross, Markyate, Marshalswick, Micklefield Green, Sarratt,  Mill End, Sandon, Mill End, Rickmansworth, Moor Park, Much Hadham, Napsbury including Napsbury Park, Nash Mills, Nasty, Great Munden, Nettleden, Newgate Street, Newnham, New Mill, Tring, Northaw, Northchurch, North Mymms, Norton, Nuthampstead, Oaklands, Offley, Old Hall Green, Old Hatfield, Old Knebworth, Oxhey, Park Street, Piccotts End, Pimlico, Bedmond, Pirton, Potten End, Potters Bar, Preston, Puckeridge, Puttenham, Radlett, Radwell, Redbourn, Reed, Rickmansworth, Ridge, Ringshall, Roe Green, Royston, Rush Green, Rushden, Sacombe, Sacombe Green, St Albans, St Ippolyts, St Paul's Walden, St Stephen, Sandon, Sandridge, Sarratt, Sawbridgeworth, Shenley (including Shenleybury), Smallford, South Mimms, South Oxhey, Spellbrook, Staines Green, Hertingfordbury, Standon, Standon Green End, Stanstead Abbotts, Stanstead St Margarets, Stapleford, Stevenage, Stocking Pelham, Tewin, Therfield, Thorley, Thundridge, Tonwell, Tring, Trowley Bottom, Wadesmill, Walkern, Wallington, Walsworth, Waltham Cross, Ware, Wareside, Warner's End, Waterford, Water End, Dacorum, Water End, North Mymms, Waterend, Watford, Watton-at-Stone, Welham Green, Well End, Wellpond Green, Welwyn, Welwyn Garden City, Westmill, Weston, Westwick Row, West Hyde, Wheathampstead, Whempstead, Whitwell, Widford, Wigginton, Willian, Wilstone, Woodhall Farm, Woollensbrook, Woolmer Green, Wormley, Wyddial and Buckinghamshire.

A natural passion for photography

My two little muses…Maya and Amelie!

Photography has always played a huge part in my life. My mum is a photographer so from as young as I can remember I spent many an evening sitting on the floor in our bathroom developing photos. Back then the art of photography was obviously very different. I used to be in charge of rocking the chemical trays, waiting in anticipation for the images to appear. I feel in love with it instantly. I used to nag my mum to let me take they last few frames on her cameras and my the age of ten I have my first photograph published on the cover of “Nursery World” magazine! And I got paid!

After university I joined the BBC as a trainee camera operator! I wanted to take things a step further visually and make television programs. The training at the BBC was fantastic and I soon became a camera operator. I was lucky enough to work on so many huge shows and events. A few to list were; Strictly Come Dancing, Dance fever, Top of the pops, Glastonbury, Live 8, Eastenders, March of the day, Wimbledon,  The Olympics, The one show, Big brother, The million pound drop, Pointless, 8 out of 10 cats, Blue Peter. The list is endless!

The television and photography worked so well together and I loved both!

After 10 years at the BBC I went freelance! Exciting times! I would be solely my own boss, I had two exciting careers and I could concentrate even more on my photography! That’s when Love Pictures was established! I moved from South East London to Hertfordshire, got married had my first daughter and my business went crazy!!!! I think my clients love it that I’m current, still working in television mean that my work doesn’t get dated. I’m constantly exposed to new and exciting ideas and that’s what people want!

I now have two gorgeous daughters, we live in Chipperfield, Kings Langley in Hertfordshire.

I love photographing children and families in the beautiful area that we are lucky enough to live in! Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire are stunning backdrops and I really do think I have the best job ever. From maternity photoshoots, newborns, first birthday cake smashes and family shoots, I enjoy them all. Over the last few years I’ve also been doing family mini shoots which have been so popular.

Spring mini shoots in Whippendale woods, Watford. Bluebell mini shoots in Chorleywood, Chesham, Berkhamsted & the Ashridge Estate. Lavender mini shoots at Hitchin Lavender Farm. Wildflower shoots in Amersham, Chipperfield & Abbott’s Langley. Autumn Mini Shoots in Chipperfield, Amersham, Gerrards Cross, Potters Bar & St Albans.

So welcome to Love Pictures by Leila. I’m a local mummy who’s passionate about what I do.

Pop over to my Instagram @lovepicturesbyleila to check out my work and if you’d like to book a shoot with me get in touch xx

A stroll with my girls in Chipperfield Woods…