Business Details
15 Years
experience
Professional Wedding & Family Photographer in Huddersfield & Manchester
Established in 2011, Elizabeth Baker Photography brings over two decades of professional expertise to capturing life's most meaningful moments. With a background in documentary photography and newspaper picture editing, we specialise in creating authentic, emotionally resonant images that tell your unique story. Our approach prioritises natural interactions and genuine connections, whether photographing weddings, families, or commercial subjects. Based between Huddersfield and Manchester, we combine technical excellence with a relaxed, client-focused ethos developed through photographing over 400 weddings. Our services extend to lifestyle branding, pet portraits, and bespoke photo sessions tailored to individual needs. We pride ourselves on making clients feel at ease while delivering high-quality imagery that exceeds expectations. Our extensive local knowledge ensures access to the most picturesque settings across West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester. From initial consultation to final delivery, we maintain a commitment to professionalism, creativity, and personal service that has earned us consistent client praise.
Services
Wedding Photography
Family Portraits
Commercial Branding
Pet Portraits
Newborn Photography
Lifestyle Headshots
Event Photography
Photo Vouchers
Outdoor Sessions
Studio Photography
Served areas
- West Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Manchester
Details
- Year established: 2011
Highlights and features
- 20 years' experience photographing over 400 weddings and family events
- Documentary approach capturing authentic, unposed moments
- Personalised sessions tailored to individual family dynamics
- Extensive local knowledge of Huddersfield and Manchester locations
- Proven ability to make camera-shy clients feel completely at ease
What people say
Amazing job
Beautiful photos
Professional and discreet
Capture every emotion
Highly recommend
Services
Wedding Photography
Relaxed, documentary-style wedding photography capturing natural moments and emotions throughout your special day. Specialising in unobtrusive coverage of ceremonies, receptions, and candid guest interactions. Ideal for couples seeking authentic storytelling without rigid posing.
Family Portraits
Outdoor and studio family photography sessions capturing genuine interactions and milestones. Perfect for creating lasting memories of children growing up, new additions, or multi-generational portraits in natural settings across West Yorkshire.
Commercial Branding
Professional lifestyle branding photography for businesses and self-employed professionals. Creates authentic visual content for websites and marketing materials, showcasing work environments, products, and team dynamics in Huddersfield and Manchester.
Pet Portraits
Outdoor pet photography sessions capturing animals' unique personalities in natural environments. Specialising in dog portraits using the photographer's natural affinity with four-legged subjects for relaxed, engaging images.
Newborn Photography
Gentle, safety-focused newborn photography in home or studio settings. Documents early milestones with a natural, unposed approach, preserving delicate details and family interactions during the first weeks of life.
People
Liz Baker
Principal Photographer
Award-winning documentary photographer with 20 years' experience, specialising in weddings and family portraits. Holds BA Hons in Documentary Photography, former newspaper picture editor, and creator of over 400 wedding stories.
Questions
What photography styles do you specialise in?
We focus on documentary-style, natural photography for weddings, family portraits, and commercial branding, avoiding posed shots in favour of authentic moments.
Do you travel for weddings?
Based between Huddersfield and Manchester, we photograph weddings throughout Yorkshire and the North West, with additional travel available upon request.
How long do family photo sessions last?
Outdoor sessions typically last one hour, with newborn sessions allowing flexible timing to accommodate baby's needs in home or studio settings.
Can I customise voucher amounts?
Yes, gift vouchers are fully customisable from £50 upwards, with options for print or digital delivery without expiry date restrictions.
How quickly will I receive my photos?
Wedding galleries are delivered within four weeks, with family portraits typically available sooner, depending on current workload and session type.
Reviews (21)
Luke Johnson
May 09, 2022
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Liz did an absolutely amazing job of our wedding pictures. She fit so seamlessly into our day. Got all of our photos back so quickly and they look better than we could have imagined. She captured every shot we wanted plus so many more that mean so much to us and our family. We wanted all very natural photos with some group shots too, which she nailed. Will be using Liz again at every opportunity we get. Thank you for making our day so special.
Amy Bowker
May 07, 2022
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Liz recently shot our wedding photos and we are so happy with how they turned out, some absolutely amazing photos! We got married at the fleece countryside Inn where Liz has shot weddings before, she took us on a short drive to the most amazing spot with great views. She made us both feel at ease making our photos just perfect. Guests commented how lovely she was and how stunning the photos are. We also love all the random shots throughout the day, definitely some funny moments I'm glad she captured. Everytime I go back through them a find a new favourite! Thank you so much x
Hannah Speed
Apr 12, 2022
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Liz did the photography and videos for our wedding last month, and we could not recommend her more highly. The photos and videos were perfect - Liz had really understood the style and type of photos which we wanted. We had really helpful meetings beforehand to talk everything through, and we felt at ease that Liz had everything in hand. Liz did a brilliant job of being in the background taking natural shots as well as organizing us all to get traditional group photos. She was so friendly and several of our guests commented on having a lovely chat with her!
Shona Atkinson
Dec 03, 2021
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Liz did the photos for our daughter's wedding in August. She was a pleasure to deal with, and put everyone at their ease. She was unobtrusive, and yet always on hand for the wedding party for any impromptu pictures. She got a fabulous variety of photos with some really great informal ones, not just of the wedding party but of all our guests. The photos are just gorgeous and bring us so much pleasure; such a beautiful array of pictures to help us reflect on a wonderful and memorable day. Thank you so much Liz.
Laura Brannan
Apr 17, 2021
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Liz recently did our wedding at Watertown park. After we had to reschedule the first wedding due to covid Liz was so understanding and helpful and was able to rebook for our new date without any issues. I had a meeting initially to talk about what I wanted and I knew straight away that I wanted Liz to be our photographer and that she was going to be fair and all about getting our perfect photographs that we wanted for our wedding. Liz had amazing communication before the wedding and made me feel at ease in the run up before the wedding which is exactly what I needed to experience before the wedding rather than stress, she was organised and professional.
On the day I couldn't thank Liz enough she was so relaxed and professional and captured our day perfectly. we can't thankyou enough for our wedding photos we love them. I would highly recommend Liz as a photographer. Thankyou
On the day I couldn't thank Liz enough she was so relaxed and professional and captured our day perfectly. we can't thankyou enough for our wedding photos we love them. I would highly recommend Liz as a photographer. Thankyou
Sofia Scott
Mar 29, 2021
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Liz was amazing from start to finish - friendly responsive, professional and superb quality pictures. Both our families commented on how good Liz was on the big day. She put us at ease and got the best out of us all! Thank you Liz
Laura Benecke
Feb 14, 2021
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Liz captured our wedding beautifully! She is lovely and friendly, yet professional and made us feel completely at ease. She was with us all day and made sure I got photos at home and at my venue. We had quite a long list of family photos that we wanted to make sure we got and we are so happy with them - lovely memories to cherish! Thank you so much Liz! X
Tony Shaw
Jan 26, 2021
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Liz made our wedding day photos a superb memory of our wonderful day. She is very attentive and has a real skill for getting the right shot. We recently asked Liz to design and supply Albums from the photos and again she did a great job interpreting our requirements. I would highly recommend Elizabeth Baker Photography for any occasion.
Beverley Hunter
Nov 24, 2020
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What a great experience we had using Liz! From the first email to the finished product the whole experience was seamless! Liz made me and my husband feel relaxed and at ease during the photo shoot and we had a lovely conversation leading up to the shoot to discuss what we wanted. Great communication throughout, professional and really quick turnaround on getting the photos back to us. Liz also helped design an additional product for us which meant we didn't have the hassle sorting it ourselves.
Furthermore we felt her prices were competitive and we are so glad we found her simply through searching Google. Will be using Liz again in the future for more photos and highly recommend her if you're considering using Liz for any occasion. You really won't be disappointed as she really captured exactly what we wanted and listened to what we wanted. Thanks again, The Hunters x
Furthermore we felt her prices were competitive and we are so glad we found her simply through searching Google. Will be using Liz again in the future for more photos and highly recommend her if you're considering using Liz for any occasion. You really won't be disappointed as she really captured exactly what we wanted and listened to what we wanted. Thanks again, The Hunters x
Karen Storey
Oct 25, 2019
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I would highly recommend Liz she makes everything so easy. she's done us family photos as well as our wedding photos. we wanted all natural photos and they are stunning she makes it so easy and u can just enjoy your day.
Rich S.
Sep 21, 2019
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Liz has been absolutely fantastic from start to finish. Her work speaks for itself...
turned up early, got great unobtrusive / natural picture's and processed them quickly. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone...thanks so much - a true artist at her profession.
turned up early, got great unobtrusive / natural picture's and processed them quickly. Would not hesitate to recommend to anyone...thanks so much - a true artist at her profession.
Maddy Allingham
Jul 23, 2019
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Elizabeth did our wedding photography on the 22nd of June and I honestly can't say enough good things about her. She is absolutely lovely and we all loved her. She captured our day and personality perfectly. can't recommend her enough. Thank you Elizabeth
Sue Pitchforth
Jun 15, 2019
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Liz did the photography at my daughters wedding in May . She was absolutely brilliant , so patient friendly and so very down to earth . The proofs we have seen have been amazing ! Cant wait to see them all . Thankyou so much Liz we cant recommend you highly enough
Louise Raymer
Mar 03, 2019
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After our incredible wedding photos, Liz was the obvious choice for some fun family pictures of parents, children and grandchildren. We had a lovely walk, played games, chased, laughed and at the end of it had some amazing, natural family photos. Liz was brilliant with the kids and captured their sense of fun and adventure, as well as miraculously getting many shots of everyone smiling (she even got lots of the baby laughing despite him being tired and grumpy for 99% of the shoot ). Thank you so much for our beautiful pictures and for such a lovely day!
Nicole Marie Worthington
Dec 20, 2018
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Liz is just simply amazing! We are so so glad we chose her to photograph our special wedding day! Nothing was too much for her and the photos are absolutely perfect! Our wedding was on 24/11/2018, weather as you can imagine wasn't the greatest due to the time of year but she has done a fantastic job enhancing the lighting in all of the photos. Definitely worth every penny and certainly recommended!!!
She's given us the perfect way to remember the most amazing day of our lives. She is a lovely person and makes you feel very comfortable (even when you hate having your photo taken). She's great at getting the "In the moment" shots too where you don't even realise she is there. Cannot speak highly enough of Liz. Thank you so so much!!!
She's given us the perfect way to remember the most amazing day of our lives. She is a lovely person and makes you feel very comfortable (even when you hate having your photo taken). She's great at getting the "In the moment" shots too where you don't even realise she is there. Cannot speak highly enough of Liz. Thank you so so much!!!
Emma Wood
Sep 04, 2018
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Liz is a lovely and extremely talented lady. My sister used her for her wedding and the photographs are amazing. She has captured the fun moments as well as the more formal moments perfectly. I cannot recommend Liz highly enough - she is definitely worth a 5 a star rating.
Rebecca Ryan
Jul 03, 2018
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Liz is fantastic. She's so approachable and takes the time to get to know what you want. She was wonderfully patient with my photophobic husband (!) and she managed to get some beautiful shots of us given she was barely given any time for formal shots! Would recommend
Tomoka Culshaw
Liz is a fantastic photographer. The communications between her and us was just great, making sure that she covers everything that we wanted and she even rang me the day before to confirm. It shows her passion and dedication to her career. On the wedding day, she was taking lots of great photos without people knowing, which must be very difficult! She was very helpful and friendly to everyone and we really liked her presence. We are very happy with her and would definitely recommend to anyone!
Carrie Crosland
Liz was so friendly from the very beginning. Liz adapted a package to meet my needs and budget and listened to all ideas I had as well as helping me out with ideas she had using her professional experience. Liz was so easy to get along with and all my wedding guests commented and though she was a good friend of mine as she made us feel totally at ease and we have the most amazing photographs we will treasure forever and the price was amazing for what we got. I wouldnt hesitate to recommend Liz
Naomi Ross
Liz has such an amazing talent for capturing moments which we treasure forever and this is exactly what you want on your wedding day. She really captured what our wedding was all about and left us to enjoy ourselves. Liz took some great action shots something we really wanted as opposed to still forced pictures. Liz spent the time getting to know Carl and I which really showed when she knew exactly who everyone was. All the guests were at ease and all gave Liz outstanding feedback!
Amanda Lynn
From the moment we booked Liz right through until now she has been truly outstanding. She has far surpassed my expectations and really captured some amazing moments of our wedding day that we can cherish and look back on forever. On the day of the wedding Liz was so warm and yet professional and got the job done whilst remaining very friendly. Liz was fantastic at making the most of everything around us in order to capture some very unique shots. I cant rate her highly enough! Thanks Liz!