Maldon, Essex, Essex
We offer creative people and pet photography with a first class service.
Weddings - natural and relaxed style
Portraits - creative, providing a mixture of studio and outdoor photography with our new studio setting
Pets - we photograph the pets or families with pets at our studio or on location.
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22 customer reviews
Susanna Meek
My young family and I felt at ease from the moment we walked in. Complete photo shoot done in no time at all and the outcome is amazing! !! So, so happy with the photos. Thank you very much. More...
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Emma Lazard
Avanti was amazing photographing our wedding so professional , and so helpful especially as I was planning my wedding from abroad and we only got to officially meet 2 weeks before our big day. . and we couldn't ask for better pictures thanks so much, I highly recommend! More...
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Jiawen Tang
Massive thank you to Avanti Photographics for our wedding photography. Especially Camelia, you are an amazing photographer who is not only talented and experienced but also very patient and customer centred. You worked above and beyond, right from the beginning of our wedding day to the very end. We are so happy with our beautiful photos. All our family and friends are impressed with you. I would with no doubt recommend you to anyone. Thank you! More...
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Jessica Kim Lee Bailey
Thanks for capturing lovely photos of I and my new family. Much appreciated. Studio is in a fab location, great to combined photoshoot with a day out in Maldon. I would recommend to my friends and family. More...
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Claire Emery
Highly recommend and would definitely use again very good with children specially my son who don’t like having his picture taken lol looking forward to picking up my pictures. Many thank from claire x
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Tori Bradford
Did a lovely job photographing baby Jacob at 8 days old
highly recommended !
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Shannen Louise Mclean
Went to choose our photos today and they were fantastic! Absolutely brilliant with the children when we came to the shoot, friendly made you feel at ease. Definitely recommend!
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Laura Basham
We had Camelia photograph our wedding back on the 19th of August. She was fantastic from when we booked her to deciding our photos for our wedding album. We had engagement photos taken at her shop where she made us feel very relaxed so I knew our wedding day photos would come our perfectly. We were so happy with our photos that out of over 400 I don't have one I don't like so have just purchased them all on a CD! This even comes gift wrapped in the same album as our photo album with a special photo she picked for us. She was the best priced photographer around plus it helps she is on Maldon high street only a minutes walk from where we work. I cannot say enough wonderful things about her and her photos. I would recommend to anyone to use them and we will certainly use her in future for anything else that comes up. Thank you again Camelia for capturing our special day for us. More...
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Sally Jones
Thank you so much for our lovely family photographs, which just look so natural. You are the first photographer who has made me feel at ease, as I usually dread having my photo taken. We will no doubt be back for more photos in a year or two and in the meantime we shall recommend you to our friends. More...
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Rachael Brown
Camelia photographed our wedding at the end of August, we have just viewed and collected our DVD and can't thank her enough!
The photos are wonderful and capture our day perfectly! Camelia was great fun to work with on the day and very professional! Fantastic service and all at a very reasonable price! Can't wait to collect our album!
Thanks again,
Rachael and Andy Brown
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Maxine Wearne
We loved having a family photo shoot it was very relaxed and the photos that camilla took were absolutely stunning we had our viewing of the photos today
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Hollie Jade Self
Thank you so much for taking some lovely pictures hopefully be back in the summer for his first birthday shoot
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Laura Shippey
I was very lucky to win a competition to have a photo taken , I decided to have a family photo with pet ( Lilly a blind old beautiful Labrador) who which got very disoriented and was the liveliest I think she’d been in a long time , that was no problem for the lovely camellia she was fantastic there was no rushing , no maybe without Lilly . And all I can say picking up my Canvas and my Photo today they have to be the best photos I’ve ever had with my children & Lilly they are up on my walls already . I can’t recommend highly enough I will definitely come back �Thank You Again ����x More...
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Katie-lou Jones
We have recently had 2 photo sessions with Camillia which my husband arranged as a surprise. I hate having my photo taken but felt very relaxed and at ease. The photos were stunning when we went to view them and even better when we got to pick them up. Despite my 8 month old trying to crawl away and our 10 year old pulling fake smiles camillia managed to capture their cheeky personalities perfectly and naturally. We could not be happier. Thank you xxx More...
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Kerry-Leigh Adams
Thankyou for our great shoot � so pleased with our photos, lovely and professional can’t wait to receive them. Thanks x
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Jenny Shaw
Just have to say a massive thank you to Camelia for our family portraits! She is very professional and makes you feel at ease during your shoot.
She guided the photo session with a light, sure hand and managed to get a bunch of truly gorgeous shots of our boys, especially the natural ones where she has caught them laughing together. I had plenty of proofs to choose from and was also able to choose from a range of bespoke frames at a reasonable price.
I highly recommend Camelia. She's such a talented photographer, and also a joy to work with!
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Adele Bovingdon
My daughter had a makeover photo shoot today with a friend for her 9th birthday - she was super excited and Camelia excelled herself! The girls were pampered and full of smiles! Camelia captured some truly precious moments that my daughter will cherish forever! The ideas were breathtaking and not poses I would have ever thought of! On leaving the studio my daughter said she felt like a film star! The package was very well priced and we can't wait to see the final photos! Thank you Camelia for a truly wonderful birthday party! Both girls were thrilled to pieces and have not stopped talking about the shoot More...
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Lisa Campbell
I picked up our wedding album at the weekend, and we are so very pleased with it! The photos are laid out very well, and the quality of the photos is excellent. Thank-you so much Camelia! A professional and flexible service from beginning to end! � More...
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Kerry Sheehan
Used Avanti for our wedding in 2006 and every 2 years since to continue our family portraits. Camellia and Kerry are very relaxed and put you at ease.
Our girls (now aged 7 and 4 ) had their baby photos taken here (and subsequent ones) and feel very 'at home' in the studio.
Our most recent photos included the latest addition to the family, our puppy, who was equally (surprisingly) relaxed! Highly recommend even for large groups (my family includes 10 adults and 13 children), Camelia (as professional as ever) managed to get some really lovely relaxed photos which in itself is amazing.
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Sandra Welsh
Camelia was amazing when she photographed our recent wedding at The Warren in Woodham Walter. We both hate having our photograph taken, but she was relaxed and professional and got some lovely shots of us and all our wedding party. Would highly recommend.
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Joan Slade
A passport photo was needed but I couldn't make head or tail of photo booths so contacted Avanti and Comelia contacted me and did it in theWhite Horse public house and photos were in our hands the following day, all for a tenner What service thanks John S
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Richard Boot
Great service and amazing pictures.
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What’s the secret to taking a great photograph?
Having trained as a traditional photographer on film I believing the use of light when creating a photo is the secret to a great photograph. Of course background, crop and timing are also very important, but for me it will always be capturing the subject in the best light.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
Always good to have a consultation before start taking photos . Discussing customer's likes and dislikes helps us to take photos which you will enjoy for many years to come.