Hello, I'm Elena, a family, brand and wedding photographer based in Caterham, Surrey.
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Cup of Green is me. I'm a documentary-led photographer based in Caterham, though I started out a long way east. I was born in St. Petersburg. These days I work across the towns around Caterham and down into South London.
I'm not a "chin up, shoulders back, smile a bit more naturally" photographer. My job is to create a space where you feel comfortable enough to forget I'm there. Then I catch the look you didn't plan, the moment you thought was nothing. Those are the ones you end up keeping.
Before photography, I spent years in HR. It taught me the most useful thing I do: reading a room, working out what people need before they've said it and making an uncomfortable space feel a little easier. That's most of what a good shoot is.
No stiff line-ups unless you want them. I work at kid pace, follow the day as it goes and keep everything calm. You get to be present, and you come away with photos that look like your real life.
I live in Surrey with my husband and our eight-year-old son, so I know what a real family day looks like: the mess, the negotiations, the snacks. It's why my sessions run at your pace, never the camera's.
I'm fully insured, with ten years of shooting behind me and more than 40 five-star reviews on Google. You're in good hands.
Tell me what you're after. No pressure, no hard sell.
I reply within 24 hours.
Rather write? Email hello@cupofgreen.photography or message me on WhatsApp.
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