Margaux - Brisbane Family Photographer

Margaux is an awesome two year old with an enormous personality. When we met at the beach she was toddling around after her pink ball, saying hello to everyone that came by with a smile or a dog. She hid behind her Mum's legs and then raced away from us looking back cheekily over her shoulder to see if we were chasing.

Seriously, she's the best.

Margaux probably knows this already, but her parents are the best too.

Her Dad bought a photography voucher for their family a bit over a year ago, and as happens life got busy and they never got to scheduling their session.

By the time they did schedule their session, Margaux's parents were separated.  But that didn't stop us from having an awesome afternoon out at the beach getting blown about by the sea breeze at low tide.

Margaux had fun playing picnic with her mum and shoulder rides with her dad.  They walked the beach together, Margaux trying her best to play in the small streams of sea water left as the tide receded.

And sure enough, before long....


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When something like this happens at a photoshoot, things can go one of two ways. Either she gets up screaming with fright and sad that she has sand all over her, or...

She jumps up laughing and throws herself into the puddle again!

Before long her Dad was splashing with her and sweeping water splashes to her, then trying to copy her dad, Margaux scooped up handfuls of the black Sandgate beach sand and flung it back at him.

It was the best fun they had the whole shoot, splashing and playing in the shallow water, the late summer evening balmy enough to be fun and not cold.

With the sun dropping in the sky we headed back to the parkland where Marlin the dog was waiting patiently. Margaux fed him some of her afternoon snack and was soon scooped up by her mum who managed to keep clean and dry throughout the splash-fest.  Margaux was treated to a rinse off and a change of clothes for the ride home.

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Munro Family - North Brisbane Family Photographer

Ellie raced up to me and said "Tag you're it!" then bolted back to her Dad a few meters away before I could tag her back!

I could tell right away this was going to be a fun, energetic shoot on a gorgeous winter afternoon.

"Do you like to play games Ellie?" I asked.

"Yes! I like tag and hide and seek!" she says back in her high pitched sweet little 3 year old voice. As she says "hide and seek" she crouches down and hides behind her hands, peeking through her fingers at me. It was the cutest thing!

So to kick the shoot off she played chase with her parents, and of course when they caught her she was smothered with lots of snuggly, giggly kisses.

Next was a game of swing walking, always a hit with the little ones and big ones alike!

Swiping her hair from her flushed pink cheeks she slowed down a moment to enjoy the purple will flowers growing at the edge of the grassy field we were on. The lighting so perfect, her mum looking at the flowers with her, testing to see if they were scented. (they weren't but Ellie pretended they were)

Next thing we knew she was off charging again, with piggy backs on her dad and upside down tickles from her mum.

When she saw the beautiful natural archway of trees over the path we were heading down she gasped - "Its the Evergreen forest!" and immediately started looking in the treetops for fairies and pixies, even hiding behind some leaves to try and sneak up on them.

We walked through the "Evergreen Forest" and stopped for some more playtime on the grassy lawn by the pond, just as the sun was dipping into the trees behind us. The golden light was drenching us all, a beautiful evening for a family photoshoot.

Ellie was still charging around, loving hte game of running circles around her parents before racing in for a cuddle, but as it was getting late in the day she was showing signs of tiring and so we finished hte day with some silly family photos where mum and dad copied everything Eliie wanted to do, like lay on the grass and look for things in the clouds, or put their chins in their hands, Ellie took it one step further and put her fingers in her nose, but nobody copied that thankfully!

As we wandered back to the cars Ellie played with one of my toys, a ribbon on a stick that twirls and dances as you wave it about. A fun and beautiful way to end a gorgeous family photo shoot.

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Baby Veda - Brisbane Baby Photographer

Veda arrived at the studio bleary eyed and disoriented as she was waking up from a nap in the car on her way here. This is exactly how I like to start a first birthday photo session!

With a full tummy, a good rest and a full bank of smiles to use during the shoot, I was so pumped to get started.

This family is particularly special for me to photograph as Veda's mum Nisha took both of my girls through their kindy journey as the lead carer in their room.  Nisha was such a wonderful influence on my girls and there have been many times I can hear her words coming out through my girls voices, from sweet manners "You're welcome!" to songs "I'm a little graduate, aren't you proud of me... "  and sayings "You get what you get and you don't get upset" haha.

So it felt so fitting that I was able to give something back to her family after so many years of her wonderful gifts to mine.

As we got the shoot underway, Veda was so interested in my camera, keeping her eyes on me the whole time and not entirely sure about it.

When I showed her a photo on the camera screen she had a massive smile and a little squeal seeing herself and after that she was away!

Nisha had brought her wedding sari to the session and it was gorgeous. I loved the intricate beading of gold and red, so we hung it as a backdrop and Veda in her gorgeous golden dress was super happy to sit in front of it and giggle away as we made silly sounds and sung songs for her.

Veda's favourite song was "round and round the garden" which brought out cackles and giggles from the first line! She knew the tickle was coming and was already laughing well before it got her.

She had the most beautiful fluffy curls that we pinned back with a clip or a headband, always keeping one soft curl to the front, and her eyelashes were just incredible, so long and full framing her gorgeous brown eyes.

For some variation in the session next we did some pink fluffy layers, and she must have felt happy then because her smiles were off the scale! Theres "big smiles" and then theres these ones!

Her dad got some awesome giggles from her when he tickled her with his whiskers, she really loved the sensation of that.

I quickly changed the colours and captured some lovely natural images before Veda was very much done with us.

With all the hard work taking its toll, Veda was ready for another snooze. We got her dressed to go home and she had a snack and a drink. Her going home outfit was a lovely purple dress, and since she was setting down wiht the snack I quickly threw some purple things onto a backdrop and an adorable floral bonnet onto her head and boom - may I present a cute flowery baby in a basket!

With some more cuddles and snuggles Veda was well ready for another snooze in the car on the trip home, I have no doubt  that she was asleep before they got to the end of the road!

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Martin Family - Brisbane Family Photographer

I love a winter sunset, and when we team it up with an awesome family like this one the result was always going to be epic!

That is the word I would use to describe this session - EPIC!

I loved so much about this family, 6 year old Ethan the pocket rocket who was itching to climb the trees and giggle, 10 year old Hannah who was scared of the sea worms in the mudflats and 11 year old Keenan who just went along with all my crazy ideas!

We met at Brighton beach, and it was so packed with cars! Being a beautiful winters evening with a low tide a lot of people had brought their dogs out for a run around on the mudflats. We kept away from them and headed to the parkland to start the session.

The family had a lovely wander through the golden lit trees, the kids enjoying the dancing and goofing around in the late afternoon sun. The way the dust was kicking up under their feet as they danced was just gorgeous and the kids certainly enjoyed making the most of that!

Next we headed to the beach and as we were walking in I noticed this awesome silhouetted archway in some trees. I sent the family in and captured the most amazing silhouette photo, I was literally on an adrenaline rush from how cool it came up right in camera! I raced over to them, bouncing and jumping with impatience to show off the awesome shot!

As we walked across the mudflats with the sun setting behind them Hannah started spotting the sea worms and trying to avoid them while her brothers were spotting sea worms and trying to pick them up!

We captured some stunning sunset photos, epic scenic shots and gorgeous loved up family photos too. It was such a perfect evening that the water was like a mirror so we used it to create some fun reflection shots, spelling out HAPPY and then relaxing into a more candid one looking to the sunset.

With the light dropped below he horizon and the air getting cool quickly, we headed back to the cars, sandy feet, exhilarated kids and their very sweet parents all buzzing about how much fun the photo shoot had been.

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Baby Isabella - Brisbane Baby Photographer

As her parents arrived and got out of hte car,  little Isabella was sound asleep in the back seat. This is just the way I like to start a sitter session!

Fully rested, fully fed and the energy banks fully loaded for a great smiley morning!

Isabella giggled and smiled her way though all the formal stuff we do before we start taking photos, chewing on a piece of paper and having a great time listening intently to all the things we adults were talking about.

Before long it was time to start the photo-taking!

We settled on a lovely grey background for the family photos and while her Mum and Dad were bringing their A game and happy smiles, Isabella was still warming up to me.

As we looked back over some of the photos on the back of the camera she was right in there as interested as everyone else about how she looked the photos!

By the time we put a cute floral bonnet on her she was very happy, smiling away at me and enjoying the clicking sound my camera was making.  She even lay on her back and smiled up at me which her mum said is something she usually is not very keen on doing!

We moved back to the grey set with an outfit change and captured some lovely photos in her cute jumpsuit and pink hairband, and when the chair arrived for her to stand up with, she beamed the biggest smiles of the day, clearly very proud to be showing off her amazing new skill of standing up!

I love a bit of neutral tones in each session so that was up next, some sweet simple photos where Isabella's incredible eyes and beautiful expressions shone through.

Since she loves standing we did a cute photo in another brightly coloured dress where she is standing in between her parents, holding one hand each. I love how she is barely taller than their knees!

A lovely soft brown set with a pop of pastel pink was the last of the day and Isabella was still loaded with smiles by this stage. I could barely believe it, she was yawning and giggling at the same time.

Which is always a sign that the session is done, our lead model wearing out from all the fun and excitement of their photoshoot.

She was nearly asleep in her dads arms as they made their way back to the car, a lovely quiet family afternoon planned together.

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Baby Miranda - Brisbane Baby Photographer

Baby Miranda was in studio at just on 4 weeks old, a last minute booking to capture her photos at the same age as her hand and foot mouldings.

There was one image request for the entire session... laying on her tummy and looking to camera.

She had brought along her big sister 2 year old Helaina and since Miranda started the session with a drinks break I tried to capture some images of Helaina.

However the Peppa Pig toys in the studio were much more appealing as it turned out, and Helaina was not interested in leaving them just yet.

Soon enough Miranda was ready for her photos and so I wrapped her snugly into a rosy pink wrap and we started with some of the simple, classic portraits. Adding in a simple headband made her even sweeter, but when we put a delicate lace bonnet on, things got crazy cute!

Since Miranda was happy snuggled on the beanbag, we invited Helaina back to give her a kiss and a secret, and this tie Helaina was most happy to come play.  We were able to capture some beautiful images of the sisters together, bonding already. Helaina is very doting and excited about her little sister, and I expect she will be even more so when Miranda is old enough to run around with her!

Next we did a lovely purple set with a floral background. I tried a half wrap for her which allowed her hands and feet out of the snug wrap that she had been in up until now. Unfortunately as soon as she had a little room to stretch, Miranda kept stretching out straight and tipping her head back with a back arch, so in no time flat I had her re-wrapped into a snug little ball with a butterfly wrap this time around.

It was time for the big finale - the tummy photo!

We popped a cute pair of ruffle-bum nappy covers on her, her bearded dad laughing that he had never imagined the sentence "Yes I think the pink ruffle bums are cuter" would ever come out of his mouth.

With little babies like Miranda, so young that there is only a little strength in her neck, I only have a very short window to capture this photo. I had everything fully setup and a few light test shots clicked off before we lay her down on the blanket. Right away she lifted her head and looked around at us, even a little smile of pride on her face as she enjoyed a new perspective of view.

Sure enough, seconds later she was laying back down and relaxing again.

With the shot of the day in the bag, we wound the session up and waved our goodbyes, Helaina bribed away from the toys and Miranda sleeping soundly in her car seat after a long morning of modelling.

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Baby Jesse - Brisbane Newborn Photographer

The first thing I noticed about little Jesse was that, well, he wasn't that little! He has delightfully chubby cheeks and the softest tufts of hair, a sweet button nose and eyes that look like they are talking in everything around him.

His doting parents had driven from the central coast NSW for this session and I felt under a bit of pressure to deliver for them!

With Jesse just under 6 weeks new we had a session lined up to capture all his lovely smiles and inquisitive looks, with the chance of a sleepy photo if he happened to drift off during hte session.

We started with the family photos and they were so fun, little Jesse snuggling into his parents very happily.

I had just come back from a photography convention with some brand new props to try out and while some of hte newborn outfits were too small for Jesse I did get to use two of my new backdrops and a beautiful dress too. For his mum, not for Jesse!

They were so gracious to indulge me a test shoot on my new grey set, with mum wearing a pink dress that is not her colour of choice but trusting me when I promised that I could change it in photoshop to create the soft floaty blissful image I had envisioned for them.

I did a simple set of Jesse laid out on the beanbag, snuggled in with a couple of little teddy bears, and then amped the cuteness up by adding a little teddy bear bonnet to him as well!

The last set of hte day we did as an earthy toned one, some delicious chocolate browns that Jesse suited so well. It took a bit of work to get him into a soft sleep for this photo but it was all worth it when you see the finished result here.

With the session wrapped up and Jesse still sound asleep I put on some lunch for these travellers before they headed back to the city for the afternoon.

It was such an absolute honour to photograph this beautiful family and capture this very special time in their lives for them.

Congratulations again Suling and Ash on a delightful little boy and a very happy family. xx

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