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Naming ceremony coverage in Tingre Nagar — including the second child's, which is usually quieter and no less worth recording.
The second child's
The second naming ceremony is smaller, and that is not a reason to skip photographing it.
First ceremonies are large. By the second, the novelty has worn off for everyone except the people it matters to most.
What follows is a shorter, calmer ritual with fewer people, and families frequently decide it does not warrant coverage.
The consequence arrives years later, when one child has a full record of their naming and the other has three photographs taken by an uncle.
Practically the smaller ceremony is easier to photograph well. There is room to move, the ritual is visible, and nobody is standing in front of anyone.
It also tends to run to time, because everybody present has done it before.
It is also worth photographing the older child at the ceremony, properly rather than incidentally.
They are usually experiencing something strange — a house full of people focused entirely on a sibling — and it produces genuinely good frames.
It is also, practically, the thing that makes the older one feel included in a day that is not about them.
It is worth deciding whether you want this to resemble the first child's ceremony or not, and either answer is fine.
Some families deliberately keep them parallel so the two records sit together. Others treat the second as its own thing entirely.
What causes trouble is not deciding, and then being disappointed that it came out different.
Getting ready
A quieter ceremony
Tell us roughly how many people, since a small ceremony is covered quite differently from a crowded one.
Lay everything out the evening before. An early muhurat leaves no margin.
Decide whether you want a photograph of both children together, which parents often want and forget to ask for.
Planning it
What we plan around
Whether this is a first or second child, which changes the scale.
The muhurat and when preparation starts.
And whether the older child is included.
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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 Tingre Nagar
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
Ours will be small.
Small ceremonies photograph better. There is room to work and the ritual is visible.
This is our second child.
Then it is worth doing precisely because the first one has a record.
Can both children be photographed together?
Yes, and it is the frame parents most often want.
Which areas do you cover?
Tingre Nagar, Dhanori, Vishrantwadi, Kalas, Lohegaon, Viman Nagar and Yerawada.
Our ceremony is very early.
Normal for this ritual. Tell us the muhurat.
Do you know the sequence?
Yes, which matters in a ceremony this short.
Will you use flash near the baby?
Kept minimal, and we work with the room where we can.
Do you keep a record of previous sessions?
Tell us if you have booked with us before and we will pull up what was done, so the new work builds on it rather than repeating it.
Can we book several things at once?
Yes, and it is usually easier. Tell us what is coming up over the next year and we will plan it together rather than piecemeal.
What if we are not sure what we want?
Then describe what you did not like about something you have seen. It is a faster route to the right answer than trying to specify it from scratch.
How do we share the photographs afterwards?
You get an online gallery you can share, and tell us if prints or an album are wanted.
Can we book the same photographer as last time?
That is the intention and it is most of the reason people come back. Tell us at booking that you have used us before.
Do we need to explain everything again?
No. Tell us you have booked before and we will work from what was done rather than starting from scratch.
How far ahead should we book?
Earlier is better for anything tied to a date. For everything else, ask and we will tell you honestly what is open.
Do you travel outside Pune?
Yes, across Maharashtra and for destination weddings, with travel agreed upfront before anything is booked.
Is this your second?
If it is, it is worth doing — precisely because the first one has a record.