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Naming ceremony coverage in Magarpatta City — a close, crowded ritual covered as discreetly as the room allows.
Close quarters
In a full flat there is nowhere for a photographer to be inconspicuous.
Everybody can see us, we are within a few feet of everybody, and that changes how people behave unless it is handled carefully.
The approach is to move as little as possible and to stay in one position rather than circling the room.
A photographer constantly repositioning in a crowded flat is noticed by everybody and makes the whole gathering self-conscious.
Standing still and waiting produces a more natural record and is considerably less intrusive for the family.
It is also worth knowing that guests will photograph this themselves throughout, which is fine and simply part of the room.
Nothing from the ceremony is used publicly by us without being asked first.
It is worth deciding whether the baby's name appears anywhere in what gets shared.
Families are increasingly careful about this and it is easy to accommodate — a set can be delivered and shared without anything identifying being in it.
It is a small consideration and it comes up more often than it used to.
It is also worth agreeing what happens with photographs of other people's children who attend.
The same courtesy applies as at any function: their parents have views and it is easier to ask than to assume.
At a ceremony this small it is usually a conversation with two or three people.
Getting ready
Keeping it unobtrusive
Tell us roughly how many people, since it decides how we can move.
Lay everything out the evening before. An early muhurat leaves no margin.
If a full group photograph matters, identify somewhere it could happen.
Planning it
What we plan around
Numbers, which decide what is physically possible.
The muhurat and when preparation starts.
And whether a full group frame is wanted.
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A selection of recent photographs. Each one is tagged with the kind of shoot it came from — tell us what you are planning and we will show you the work closest to it.
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Naming ceremonies in Magarpatta City
How the session itself works is covered in full on the main naming ceremony photography page.
- 1st Floor, Behind G S Mahanagar Co-op Bank Ltd, Sai Nagari, Mathura Nagar, Wadgaon Sheri, Pune, Maharashtra 411014
- +91 79032 43332
Our flat will be very full.
Normal. We work close and stay in one place rather than circling, which is less intrusive and produces a better record.
Guests will be photographing too.
Entirely fine and simply part of the room.
Will you get everyone in one photograph?
Sometimes there is nowhere to stand. If it matters, tell us and we will find somewhere.
Which areas do you cover?
Magarpatta City, Hadapsar, Keshav Nagar, Mundhwa, Ghorpadi, Wadgaon Sheri and Kharadi.
Our ceremony is very early.
Normal for this ritual. Tell us the muhurat.
Do you know the sequence?
Yes, so you do not have to explain it.
Will you use flash near the baby?
Kept minimal, and we work with the room where we can.
Can we ask for our photographs to stay private?
Yes, and no reason is needed. Nothing is used publicly by us without your say-so, and asking costs you nothing in what you receive.
Does asking for privacy change what we get?
No. The session and what you receive are identical. The only difference is that none of it appears anywhere else.
Can we change our minds later?
Tell us either way and we will act on it. It is much easier to agree privacy at the start than to withdraw something afterwards.
How do we book?
Send us the date and what you have in mind, and you get a clear quote for the coverage you actually need.
Standing still beats circling the room
In a crowded flat it is less intrusive and it produces a more natural record.