Hi, I am Liv, and the photographer here at Olivia Christina Photography

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To say I love my job is an understatement. I have ALWAYS had an affinity with babies; I gravitate towards them, and no matter where I am, they seem to sense me and seek me out with their eyes. Waiting in line at the checkout or at a supermarket, I will often be found messing around with a baby looking at me. So it is no surprise I get the results I do with newborn babies. I make them feel safe, but not only them, I go out of my way to make my clients feel comfortable and to know they are handing their precious new life over to someone safe. This normally involves me talking the hind legs off of whoever has walked through my door but fear not once I get to work, I go very quiet as I have a lot to concentrate on, like baby's skin colour, breathing, positioning (safety first), light and shade, camera settings, light settings, props accessories, stray hairs...the list is endless and thank goodness I am a skilled multitasker. I might say, like most mums, I am also skilled at balancing homework, cooking dinner, putting the dog out, taking a call, and writing an email, all whilst letting the latest colour change hair dye process on my hair all at once. Amazing how we can do so many things at once!​

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My favourite blessing in the whole world is the light of my life, my bohemian wild child, Lucia.  She is the reason I started my photography business. The very moment she was born, I felt the magnitude of the responsibility I now had to grow a strong woman from this teeny baby girl. I wanted to set an example for her to watch her mum do something in life that she loved. To go for your dreams, you only have this life.  I can't put into words how proud it made me feel when she used to tell people her mummy was a Gratographer - it made my heart go to mush. She now sadly says it correctly. They grow so fast, and that is why I always make a point of capturing the mummy moments where I can for my clients, because they are at the start of motherhood most of the time and simply do not know what they are going to miss about their baby or maternity bump in the years to come. From the teeny toes to the way they clench up a fist and shove it right under their chin with the strength of Godzilla.

Aside from my work and my child, I love going on adventures, from climbing the Dolomite mountains to yoga on the beach in Faro. Or Hiking the Peak District. Avid lover of music, I sing and play the guitar, and sometimes I write too.  ​All-round artist!

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I could write an essay about my crazy life and work, but I am sure this is a good starter for ten, plus I need to keep some stuff back for our chat in the studio :) Look forward to meeting you soon at my Hertfordshire Award Winning Photography Studio in Hertford, or a short drive from St Albans, Hatfield, Barnet and London.