Newborn shoot – Baby Z

You might remember Alana from this intimate black and white maternity session I photographed earlier in the year - well, her baby is here, and he is GORGEOUS. While not technically a newborn shoot, since baby Z was three months old at the time of shooting, this was his first foray in front of the professional lens, and as you can see, he ain't bad. Taken at their Oatley home, Alana and her partner wanted black and white images that captured their baby's little details and their natural interactions as a family. Their style is quite unique, but luckily it

By |2019-02-15T21:10:18+11:00October 16th, 2013|Categories: Babies, Family|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Event shoot – the birth of Rosalind

As a passionate documentary photographer, one of my goals for 2013 was to photograph a birth. I had the exciting opportunity to do so when Isabel requested my presence at the birth of her first daughter. Unfortunately, it just wasn't to be - Rosalind was unexpectedly born in the early morning after a very surprising three hour labour. So my first glimpse of this new baby and her wonderful parents was a few hours later, when visiting hours began, during which I took these intimate images of Rosalind's first day of life. It was a moving experience, actually - observing

By |2019-02-15T21:10:18+11:00June 19th, 2013|Categories: Babies, Documentary|Tags: , , , , , |

Family shoot – Mel and her boys

I did a session with one of my favourite ladies, Mel, and her sons in their Blue Mountains home a few months ago, and was asked back to do a full family shoot before Christmas. These lovely people have since decided to do a shoot with me every year, in lieu of Christmas presents to each other - how cool is that? These guys are about as laid back as they come, and not ones to pose and smile, so I photographed them in their house for a little while, capturing the small moments of them just doing their own

By |2019-02-15T21:10:18+11:00April 11th, 2013|Categories: Babies, Family, Portraits|

Maternity shoot – Clair at 20 weeks

Remember Ruby, from this post? Well, while I was in Perth photographing her first birthday party, her mother took advantage of my services to perform a little impromptu maternity session. See, she's 20 weeks pregnant, and her daughter has just turned one, so not only will she have her hands insanely full very soon but she's also doing some pretty superhuman things - breastfeeding while pregnant, working full time, and moving cities. That's got to put a dent in your energy levels. So to acknowledge all of life's changes and challenges, big and small, we found a quiet oasis in

By |2019-02-15T21:10:18+11:00February 12th, 2013|Categories: Babies, Family, Maternity, Portraits|

Event shoot – Ruby’s 1st birthday party

I had the great pleasure of flying over to Perth to commemorate the first birthday of little Ruby. I've shot weddings, nightclubs, pubs, 30th birthdays, 90th birthdays, engagement parties, and everything in between - but this was my first first birthday! A big party, with lots of planning and food preparation and decoration and love poured in to it, and many family and friends and children came from near and far to gather around to help Ruby blow out her candle. Not to mention it was very, very pink. It was a fantastic day and a truly beautiful party. Ruby

By |2019-02-15T21:10:18+11:00February 12th, 2013|Categories: Babies, Uncategorized, Weddings and Events|

Family shoot – Rainy day, don’t go away

Marion and Jonathan, a Canberra-residing military couple, just wanted some nice, intimate, natural, relaxed photos of their family, in a place that they loved, on the one weekend they were in Sydney to have a session with me. That's all. Nothing fancy. Just some photos of them laying in the grass with their ridiculously adorable baby at their favourite northern Sydney picnic spot, Green Point. Not too much to ask. But what do you do when it's raining, and your spot is wet, and your baby doesn't like the rain? You make sure your photographer brings some umbrellas, you hold

By |2019-02-15T21:10:19+11:00February 12th, 2013|Categories: Babies, Family, Portraits|