UPDATED POST. February 2025
A collection of some recent Christening Portraits in Dublin.
As a Dublin family photographer, my Christening sessions are at the intersection of traditional child and family portraits as well as documentary style family photography that focuses on natural, unposed interactions.
Documentary family photography is perfect for milestone events, such as baptism and christenings!
My most recent Baptism. Here at Our Lady Queen Of Peace Church, Ballsbridge,Dublin.
Baptism and christening are one of my very favourite celebrations to photograph.
I love documentary family photography and the baptism mass allows me to capture natural moments throughout this special ceremony. Joyful, precious moments with all the celebratory and ritualistic aspects of the mass.
My latest documentary baptism photo shoot, Our Lady Queen of Peace Church, near Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Comforted by mum and dad after the wetting of baby's head.
I love to capture baby laughing with dad, sat in the pews before the christening mass...
And don't forget what the other guest's children are up to in the pews!
Baptism in Kilmacud Church, Stillorgan, Dublin
This was such a fun and light-filled baptism with baby and extended family. Starting off at the church, capturing all the key moments, including when baby had his sweet head wetted. After that, a celebration lunch at a nearby hotel. (Documentary Christening Family Photography Stillorgan)
I love the way the beads of water captured as they fall across his face! It is important to capture as many key moments as possible (Emotive Family Photography)
With dad in the pews!
With doting neices (below)
Taking Christening photos in dark Dublin churches: What to expect.
You can expect challenging light - churches tend to have very low light.
I make the most of any natural light I can find, from church windows and candle light. Sometimes there are big candle displays that give of lots of pretty, atmospheric golden light.
Also, I use flash photography when it's too dark!
Using Photoshop in the editing stage, I reduced the brassy warmer tones caused by the artificial light to cool off the portraits.
Dublin Christening Photos: Choosing Colour and Black and White
For this Stillorgan baptism, I edited in both colour and Classic Black & White. Often Black and White is good for documentary Christening photos as the eye is drawn to the action in the scene, the movements, expression and gesture, without the distraction of colour. Other times, colour adds to the atmosphere of the church, all the beautiful colours of stained glass windows and candle light!
Afterwards at the Talbot hotel Stillorgan below, I went around capturing as many of the guests as possible as they sit around the tables, each taking their turns to hold baby!
I LOVE this moment when the priest who was at the after party sat down on a chair holding baby, and with grandfather watching with a doting expression.
With a two hour Christening session, it is possible to take photos of all the guests!
Portraits of gorgeous baby boy taking a rest in his pram!
For more Christening family photo shoots Dublin, please see the Orthodox baptism in Stony batter and Holy Cross Church Christening Dundrum. Also see my Christening in Deer Park, Dublin. To see more baptism & christening photoshoots please see my Recent Photo Shoots page.
For more milestone family occasions, I also do Dublin Communion Sessions and now, I am exciting to share my Dublin Small Weddings page.
Now, with all my family photo sessions, you don't have to pick and choose your favourite photos from our time together. You get a complete gallery of edited photos with any session you choose. Christening sessions start at an hour and extend to two hours or more of documentary Christening photography to cover the mass as well as celebrations before and after the mass.
For more information on my Dublin Christening photographer sessions, please Contact me.
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