December January 19/20 was a very interesting time in Sydney, constant smoke haze creating some interesting light and environments. Centennial Parklands always has beautiful light and backdrops this was just enhanced by the golden glow of the sun through the smoke.

This family all came together for Christmas so we took the opportunity to take some extended family portraits, with all the generations interacting together it's one of my favourite types of portrait sessions.

This Weekday 40:40 family portrait session (40 mins & 40 images) was very cute. Mum & Dad had these fun images in mind, with big brothers protecting their little sister.

While I was down in Melbourne recently, for a wedding, I was asked by the family of on emy Mum's oldest and dearest friends to capture some extended family portraits for their 50th Wedding anniversary.

It's always a privilege to capture family memories for people, but its even more special when its a family that I love too x

Spring Mini Family Portrait Sessions this year were held at Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden in Lavender Bay. It's such a magical spot, so many little paths to explore, quaint items to find in the gardens, lots of greenery and beautiful light. The weather wasn't as warm as we'd hoped for this time of year, but the gardens were well protected from the cold winds so we had a lovely morning.

Beach may have been closed at Long Reef, on the day of this family portrait session, because of dangerous surf but that didn't stop the Ness family having lots of fun on the sand. It's such a stunning spot, definitely one of my favourite shooting locations at this time of year.

Thank you guys for being so willing to just relax and enjoy yourselves, mucking around, dancing and generally just showing what a loving family you are :-)

I was lucky enough to know Little Miss Payton's family before she did having caputured some family portraits for them just over a year ago. So I was delighted when they contacted me to say the family was expanding and could I photograph this milestone for them. The focus being of course on the new little bubba but also on her big brother..... 2.5 years old is a tricky age to become a big brother and all that responsbility...... 

It of course was lots of fun coming into the family home and capturing the essence of this little family. Miss Payton didn't want to sleep as she was busy keeping an eye on me, and wondering what her big brother was up to next. Something I'm sure will continue as she grows. And so we have this moment in time captured for the family to look back on in years to come xx

The next installment of my adventures with Peter & Callum. At least once a year we go on an adventure together and I capture the details for them. This year we explored around Barren Joey Headland on both the Pittwater and beach sides. We even got to meet a 'Summer Bay' lifesaver!

As always our adventure included some running races, drawing in the sand (love the photos where Callum has written 'DAD x' in the sand and given his Dad hugs... they are a great team), collecting beach items including a jellyfish, building rock / sand towers and ended with Callum getting wet :-)

The only thing missing this year was their dog Onyx who unfortunately wasn't allowed on the beach :-( next year!

Each year I do a fundraiser for the local preschool with family portrait mini sessions in time for Mother's Day. This year was a stunning day at the park near the preschool and we had fun with each of the families. We even did a session of profile images for one of the Mum's businesses.

I also photograph the preschools portraits each year and we ensure the dates are near the mini session day, as it's a great way for the kids to get to know me as the photographer with their families so when I photograph them at preschool they are comfortable.

So my annual adventure day with Peter & Callum was to Bare Island La Perouse. The forecast was for rain which would have been fun as I photograph these guys at least once a year and we capture the adventure in a documentary style so whatever happens happens.... but it didn't end up raining and we had a lot of fun exploring the rock pools and castle. As I said to Peter at the end of the session we managed to capture every facial expression and mood in the hour we spent together.... which I think is important with children of Callum's age.

Thanks for the fun boys, looking forward to our next adventure already!
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We were blessed with another beautiful afternoon for our Summer Mini Family Portrait Photography sessions down at Long Reef Beach, which always has fantastic light. We played and laughed with 12 families and captured their natural interactions with each other. So now they all have lovely photos to use for gifts for Christmas!

If you'd like to hear about when our next session is being held please see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/seasonalminisessions
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It's that time of year again where we hold our Spring Family Portrait Mini Sessions, a great opportunity to capture the family growing up with professional photographs at a very reasonable price. This year we headed back to Muston Park, Chatswood, to enjoy the spring flowers in their wisteria arch.

All the families that came had a lot of fun, below are highlights of some of them.

If you'd like to know more about these sessions see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/seasonalminisessions 
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These siblings contacted me to get some extended family portraits taken for their parents as a present. As always with large families it took us a while to arrange a date which worked for everyone and ended up a little later in the year than planned but the Autumn weather in Sydney was spectacular so we had a beautiful afternoon at Blues Point Reserve overlooking Sydney Harbour and wonderful afternoon light.

The aim of the session was to get photos of the whole family together, some with grandparents, and some of each family. With young children I find I always need to work fast to get their attention and keep it, plus make it active to they enjoy the whole experience. We did all of these things with this family and I think the grandparents will be delighted with the results. 
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Kitty and Ben arranged this family portrait session as a present for Kitty's parents 60th birthday’s which are both happening this year. Her Mum selected the Chinese Gardens of Friendship in Darling Harbour which a lovely location, but especially poignant when they grew up in China.

I met the family, including two gorgeous little boys who are 2 and 1 outside the gardens as they opened and we spent an hour walking through and playing the gardens in the morning light, and before it became too busy. We saw birds, fish, and water dragons, plus we also spotted the Rooster sculpture for the 60 year olds as this is their birth year!

Thank you for a lovely morning everyone, it was especially fun as we realised that Ben is good friends with one of my cousins in Melbourne :-)

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 We've been lucky enough to capture memories for this family for a long time, including maternity photographs with their eldest child, her baby portraits and now this little mans baby portraits. The family pets always get included in the portrait sessions as they are very much a part of the family.

So you'll see as the focus of this portrait session was on baby Liam who is 12 weeks old, his big sister and family pets also got very involved in the session.

We had a trial run with our girls and some friends for our Glitter Mini Sessions and everyone loved it.... Lets face it who doesn't love a bit of glitter?!?!? and a kilo is a lot to play with.... We put a bit of music on, danced, threw the glitter, lay in the glitter, and even created glitter angels.... They all felt very special and really enjoyed looking at the photos afterwards. The sparkle gives the photos that je ne sais quoi. Our trial day also taught us some tricks about dealing with all that glitter which we'll happily pass along.

Here are our girls in their own sessions, and together, plus Pippa with her bestie and her family together. 

If you'd like to book your own sessions please see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/glitterminisessions


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I generally photograph Peter & Callum every 6 to 12 months, we meet up somewhere and go for an adventure together. This time was particularly special as Grandma was visiting from England so could join in the fun.

We had the session booked for months and had chosen Clifton Gardens, Mosman. However, we weren't to know it was going to be 38 degrees on this particular Sunday afternoon, after a long stretch of hot weather, which meant that Clifton Gardens was packed with people and we couldn't even get a parking spot! So we changed location and went to Sirius Cove, which is just around the corner but always quieter. There were lots of people at the main bay with their dogs cooling off, but we were aiming for Little Sirius Cove and the beach in front of the Sea Scout Hall which is so picturesque. 

As you can see we enjoyed our time on the little beach, getting our feet wet to cool down, and I was so impressed with how well everyone coped in the heat, especially Grandma!

I hope you enjoy the rest of your holiday and time together :-)
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What a beautiful afternoon we had at Long Reef Beach for our Christmas Family Portrait Mini Sessions. Each family enjoyed their 10 minute session and now they have some lovely photos to use for their christmas gifts and cards.

If you'd like to know when we are next having family portrait mini sessions we our webpage to log your details - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/seasonalminisessions
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These guys contacted me to get some sibling photos taken for their Mum's birthday present. With one brother living overseas they took the chance to have these photos taken while he was home on holidays, as their Mum kept asking for photos of them together, so they arrange to have me take some professional portraits for them for her birthday.

As you can see they have a great relationship and are close siblings, so we had lots of laughs and fun on a beautiful morning down at Chinaman's Beach Mosman. I always love working with families as it's so great to be able to capture these kind of connections. 

I'm sure your Mum will be delighted with her present guys, something for her to treasure as she doesn't get to see you all together all the time :-)

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We photographed this couples wedding 5 years ago, so we were really pleased to hear from them recently to be asked to capture some family portraits for them of their family of four. We always love catching up with the couples we've photographed and seeing them interacting with their families.

Dave and Sarah have recently moved into this beautiful home up in North Turramurra that has a fabulous back garden that backs onto the national park, and offers all sorts of adventures, so it was the perfect setting for their family portrait photographs.

Thank you guys for inviting me into your home, it was lovely to see you again and meet the children!

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The gorgeous Stewart family are visting relatives in Sydney and thought they'd take the opportunity to have some family portrait photographs taken. It's such a lovely idea to have beautiful family photos to remember your holiday by. The location we chose was Blues Point Reserve because it affords fabulous views of both the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, there was even a few ferries in the background to make the photos as icon Sydney as possible.

They are such a loving family and the little interactions are beautiful to capture.....I hope you all enjoy the rest of your holiday!
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Autumn was so beautiful this year we held a couple of family portrait mini session days at Echo Point, Roseville Chase. The light and colours of autumn are just stunning and we had such fun with the families that booked in.

If you'd like to be notified when we have some family portrait mini sessions we would webpage to leave your details -  http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/seasonalminisessions

We've been friends with this family for a number of years now, we met them through Artarmon Community Church. They are such a lovely generous family and lots of fun. So when they contacted me about having some family portraits taken when both sides of the family grandparents could attend I was delighted, I knew it would be a lovely afternoon.

We met at Tambourine Bay, in Riverview for some beautiful bush and harbour photos. All three generations of the family got into the swing of things and we had a bit of fun, you would never guess that the grandparents were in their 90's and 80s!

Thank you Kathy and Richard for inviting me to capture your beautiful family both outside and in x

Last Wednesday we had a fabulous morning with this little family at Centennial Park. What's there not t like about Centennial Park for an almost 2 year old, we had ducks, lots of birds, bubbles, bats and even some freshly cut grass to sprinkle through our hair.....

Shubhy said when she was looking for a family portrait photographer she came across my website and just felt that I was right for them, something about my photography talked to her. That's the best thing about what we do, the best way to pick a photographer is to find something that connects with you in their photography and you know it will be right. We had a fabulous time together, and you know it's worked well when you finish the shoot with the wee little man running full pelt at you to give you a hug x

Ryan arranged a family portrait photography gift voucher earlier this year for Rebecca as a present, and they chose the best time of year to use it. 

We arranged to meet early morning at Whale Beach, a spot they've always enjoyed coming to on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. It's just magical and especially first thing in the morning. I arrived a little earlier than them and thoroughly enjoyed my time just sitting and watching the waves, surfers, walkers and even a guy practicing his sand wedge shots up and down the beach!

So here they are playing with their girls at the beach....

It was time for my bi-annual activity with Peter & Callum, its been a little bit longer than normal between shoots so Callum has grown up a bit!

Peter has asked us to photograph his adventures with his son every 6 months of so since his was a baby, it's a great way to capture his growing up and all the exciting things they get up to. Plus Peter is English so its lovely to have these photos to send home to his family. Unfortunately they've changed the rules about dogs being allowed on the beach at Chinaman's Beach, Mosman so their black lab Onyx couldn't come this time.

Today's adventure was an afternoon at the beach, lots of fun chasing a beach ball in the wind, mucking around in the waves and then seaching for crabs on the rocks. 

Thanks Peter, looking forward to our next adventure :-)

We first photographed Bride & Ant for their wedding 6 years ago, on a beautiful spring afternoon at North Narrabeen Beach (wedding was pre blog sorry!)..... we also photographed their first little boy with some baby portraits some 4 years ago. So when Bride called to say she wanted to give Ant an extended family portrait session for their 6th wedding anniversary I was so excited as we haven't seen them in an while!

We decided to head back to North Narrabeen beach as its such a fantastic location in afternoon sunlight, and the shoot was booked almost to the same date and time as their wedding..... the weather and light were just as amazing! We had lots of fun with the boys, letting them be boys, and also with grandparents. Such fabulous memories to capture.

So lovely to see you all, and look forward to catch up again for the next installment x

Debby and Simon met in Sydney at university, and have lived in Hong Kong ever since. So they were out visiting family and friends in Sydney, with their children, and wanted to capture some family portraits to remember their visit.

Debby also commented that most portrait studios in Hong Kong work indoors, so its great to get some family portraits taken on location.... and who could ask for a better location than Blues Point Reserve in North Sydney, with it's spectacular views of Sydney Harbour, on a beautiful Sydney winters day. 

As you can see they are an active family and love running, jumping, climbing and generally having fun.... so that is what I've captured here for them....

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It's she just adorable with those beautiful big blue eyes and the alabaster skin, little Emily at 3 months old.

Emily's parents had seen my work at a friends place and contacted me when she was only a few weeks old to arrange a baby portrait photography session. As I always advise I suggested we wait until she was over 12 weeks old so that we can capture her personality in the photos. We booked in a date and the moved it as she was having physio on her neck, so we waited for her to get stronger and be a more relaxed baby...... and these are the results.

When I arrived at their home she was happy and smiley, so we got to work quickly, before she got tired. Then she had a few naps and cuddles. What I love is the range of expression you get from a young baby, especially when she is staring at your taking everything in. I also had fun with her big 5 year old brother Harry, playing in his room, and having cuddles with his little sister.....

The lovely Jeanette's family arranged this extended family portrait session to coincide with their weekend of celebrations for her 80th birthday. Proud Grandparents always appreciate family photographs, and these photos will be especially treasured.

The family including her two daughters, and three grand daughters had all travelled to Sydney for the weekend, with a special night out. So we met in The Rocks in the late afternoon for these portraits, before they all headed out to dinner. I really enjoyed my time with the whole family which was all laughs.

Then two days later I received an email from one of Jeanette's daughters telling me that she had suffered a stroke on the Sunday and was paralised down her right side, so I sent over some photos of the whole family for her to have beside her bed in hospital. Life is strange with its twists and turns, and I'm sure this whole family appreciates this time they had together, and the photos which capture their memories, and this beautiful, bubbly lady, with the infectious smile.

Nicholas' Mum is a very old friend of mine, so I was honoured when she asked me to photograph his Christening & 1st Birthday Party!

The celebration was being held at the family home, so we arranged for me to arrive early to get a few family portraits before the guests started arriving, always a good idea. Nicholas is the smiliest 1 year old I know so he was easy, his big brother on the other hand was not so keen on the camera.... but very cheeky! And as you can see they are both besotted with their Grandma.

Then the party began with lots of family and friends around to help celebrate, and a lovely naming ceremony carried out by one of our favourite celebrants Elaine Searle, held on the deck with the lovely afternoon sun in the background.

A beautiful day, thanks for inviting me to "Capture Your Memories" guys x

Last week I received a phone call from Kim calling from Auckland, she explained that she had just be diagnosed with terminal cancer and was flying over to Sydney that weekend to visit her adult children and wanted to capture their memories with a family portrait sessions. As is often the case Kim said she'd been meaning to organise some family portraits for a while and this had finally pushed her to get it organised. I was so touched, I juggled a few things around in my schedule to fit them in. I felt very proud that I could offer this for her family.

They had a busy weekend planned with social gatherings and a helicopter flight over Sydney, so we slotted the session in for late afternoon on Saturday when the light would be at its best at Chinaman's Beach. It was lots of fun, even if the kids really didn't like having their photo taken!

Kim I hope your family enjoy looking over these memories for years to come x

If your family is having their extended family Christmas lunch or celebrations not on Christmas Day it's a great opportunity to have some professional family portraits of the whole clan taken. Which is exactly what the Van Gool family arranged this Christmas. Four generations of this large family were all gathered for lunch in Dulwich Hill and I joined them after lunch where we walked to the local park for some fun. Capturing the extended family, and then each family group.

It did create a few laughs, especially at those thinking back to the last time they had a photo as a whole family and what they all looked like!

Peter has been asking us to photograph his family since Callum was 12 months old. We photograph them every 6 months with the family dog, when appropriate, to capture them for family back in England. It's such a fabulous way for them to "Capture their memories" and has now evolved into more of a docu style portrait session. We come along with Peter & Callum on an adventure and just capture the fun they have. 

This time it was a bush walk along Flat Rock Gully Track in Naremburn, where Peter runs regularly. We had a play in the playground first, then walked along the track down into the gully for a splash in the creek. Unfortunately the weather is something we can't plan (which you'll see from the previous shoot with puddles and rain) and it was 35 degrees and boiling but we soldiered on and the boys enjoyed putting their feet in the cool water and racing stick boats down the creek. We also saw some "tigers" in the forest and had fun with different games.

To view Peter and Callums story see the below links.

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We love Centennial Park in the early morning, the light is just special and this morning with some fog and mist just clearing it was amazing.

The Natawardaja siblings had arranged this extended family, or Multigeneration portrait session as an anniversary present for their parents. A chance to get the whole family together for some photos, along with the individual families and the grand children. Always a well received and treasured present idea!

I spend Father's Day capturing the joy of little Matthew's baptism at St Peter's Anglican Church Cremorne. It was a beautiful day with Matthew's family and friends celebrating this great occasion.

The christening took place at the baptisimal font at the side of the church, a very intimate location where everyone felt they were part of the occasion. Then following the ceremony everyone went back to the family home in Cremorne for an very relaxed fun afternoon. Matthew particularly enjoyed being handed around all the guests, such a smiley, happy, content little boy you would never guess he is only 4 months old!

We absolutely adore photographing our clients families as they grow, and were really excited when this family contacted us to ask us to photograph their family again now their second son is around the same age as their first was when we last photographed them. Especially as Hugo's little brother Edison is just as smiley as he is!

Little baby Oscar was 1 week old when I got to meet him with his very proud Mum, Dad and big brother William at their family home. At this age, he should have still been sleepy and dreaming only of milk and cuddles, content to let the world move around him..... but whether it was the education in the womb by his big brother, who is non-stop activity, or just wanting to get to know the world quicker, Oscar spent the morning keeping an eye on this strange lady and her camera, plus keeping one ear open to hear what his brother was up to!

He is so adorable, with his 'old man' wrinkles in his forehead and brow, and very alert eyes it was hard not to just enjoy the attention. However, we all worked hard to get him to relax and sleep, even William and myself heading off for a play in his bedroom and jumping on his bed (a forbidden activity made it all the more fun!). Finally Oscar decided he would just give in and sleep for the lovely lady here to take his photograph.

Thanks to the whole family for welcoming me into your home and allowing me to capture in photographs this very special time for you x

I got a call a couple of days before this family portrait session from Daria whose parents were out visiting from Russia and they wanted to capture some extended family portraits before they departed. Daria and family also live in the country but were in Sydney for the weekend with her parents, so we chose Centennial Park near where Daria & Michael used to live..... plus with the rainy weather it was the perfect location for a 3 and 1.5 year old boy to run around in the puddles and have fun!

Such a gorgeous family, and so lovely to meet them and capture some memories for them. Hopefully we'll met again when their number 3 is born!

This extended family portrait session was based around their family Christmas lunch, a perfect time with everyone together. It was lots of fun with the kids opening some presents, Nanna in the kitchen trying to cook the Christmas lunch and groups of people everywhere, set to a backdrop of Sydney Harbour on an amazing summers day it was beautiful.

Thanks for the fun everyone as we worked around the activities to get group and family photos of each element. Unfortunately one brother got stuck in traffic and didn't make it, but we worked a little photoshop of him into a full group photo for them to have for the future :-) SaveSave

We were lucky enough to capture the beginning of this little cherubs life with a pregnancy portrait session with her parents (and big brother Maximus the great dane!) just 2 weeks before she was born, and now we've photographer her as a baby at 3 months old in the family home.

She's a very cute and curious little girl, as you can see from some of the looks she was giving me. But my favourite part of these photographs is watching her eyes as she chats to her Mum and Dad!

We also captured a few photos with her grandmother and great aunt out from Italy, and of course with Maximus.... she even got to ride him (I'm sure it won't be the last time that happens!)
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Peter is one of our regular clients inviting us to capture his memories of his family, including the family dog Onyx, every 6 months. It's fabulous for us to catch up with them and watch his son Callum grow, and also special records for Peter's family in England who don't get to see them all the time.

This session was held at Blues Point Reserve, a great location for portraits with dogs which also allow for beautiful views of Sydney Harbour.... what better images to send home to England! We also had some fun capturing some Christmas photographs for this years christmas card....

Well this is the last of our lovely Mother's Day Mini Sessions, before we get into full swing of the wedding season again. The fabulous Corcoran Family we got to know last year as the girls were bridesmaid and flower girls for their sister / aunts wedding. We had so much fun with them on that day they've been keen to set up a portrait session ever since, so when our Mother's Day Mini sessions were announced they booked straight away.

So here we are on location at Tamborine Bay Reserve Riverview, Lane Cove. It's a lovely quiet spot on the harbour with lush vegetation and even great trees to climb and jump out of which were a real hit! 

I really enjoyed my hour with this family, and thank them for allowing me to capture their love and their essence of fun....

After we sent out of Mother's Day Mini Session offer we heard straight back from Viv & Cam wanting to book one in..... it was so lovely to hear from them as we had captured their wedding a year and a half ago. Viv was pregnant at the time with their little girl Isabella and we hadn't had an opportunity to meet her yet as they had moved away with work. But they have how returned to Sydney and wanted a family portrait session with both Bella's grandmothers as a special Mother's Day present.

The mini sessions are slightly shorter with less photographs than a normal sessions, but an hour was plenty of time to capture little Bella's personality with her loving family, plus the other mother and child relationships in the family.

Thank you once again guys it was so lovely to catch up, and I look forward to capturing more memories for you as your family grows!

Peter is from England and has arranged family portrait sessions with us each 6 months to send photos home to family and friends so they can see his family grow, it's such a lovely idea. And for every family portrait photography session the family dog, a black labrador named "Onyx", is included as he is very much a part of the family!

This portrait session was photographed at Clifton Gardens Mosman as its a great location with park, rocks, beach and pier. Plus Onyx could be off the lead and run around having fun on the beach with everyone else. 

The family portrait session was approached in a very relaxed way with everyone just playing around and having fun together, which produces these natural fun photographs. I hope you enjoy Peter, and we are looking forward to photographing the next stage in September!

We had the pleasure to photographing this little man's cousins before Christmas, and he was included in a few photos for the grandparents as a present. Then his Mum contacted us to ask for a portrait session all of his own now he is a cubbly, adorable, 4 month old baby. It's he just gorgeous, with those plump little lips and smooth alabaster skin....

As with most of our baby portrait session we photographed in the family home where the baby is most comfortable, and we have lots of options for changing clothes and including family items. For this portrait session we had lots to work with, firstly the antique wicker baby bassinet which used to be baby William's grandfathers, contrasting with the lovely lush garden it was gorgeous. Then lots of hand made items from his very talented aunts and grandmothers, even a croched rug which his mother had played with as a baby herself.

Thank you for inviting me into your home guys and letting me capture these memories of your beautiful little baby boy.....

We were contacted a couple of weeks before Christmas by this family hoping for a "Christmas Favour"......

The 3 sisters were all flying into Sydney for Christmas together with their families and they so wanted to capture the memories in photographs. Having our siblings scattered across the globe ourselves we totally understood the need to photograph this special time so we agreed to take time out of our Christmas leave to meet them at Clifton Gardens Mosman on Christmas eve.

It was so lovely to finally meet baby Jasmine, I felt like I already knew her as we'd photographed her parents wedding earlier this year when her Mum was 3 months pregnant. 

On a very hot day we thought it might be difficult to get a smily baby but Jasmine didn't disappoint. Isn't she gorgeous.... We have photos of this little baby girls curiousity, fun, and even that face they pull when doing a poo and Mum & Dad laughing!

You'll see it's just before Christmas as we have a little Merry Christmas collage, and her Dad is also a big Guns 'n Roses fan, they entered their wedding reception to 'Paradise City', so he insisted on a photo of her in a band jump suit.

All in all lots of fun, and we so enjoy photographing our wedding couples as their families grow x

Old friends are the best fun to photograph.... and Michelle & Greg with their girls was no exception! We had a fabulous time laughing and playing down at Chinaman's Beach last Sunday.

Greg and his girls as they are called are such a loving family, with the 2 older girls taking care of their half sisters most of the time they all have a great time.

Thanks guys for asking us to capture some family portraits for you in time for Christmas!

Little baby Imogen is just 11 weeks old and clearly very loved by her big brothers! We met the family at their home, which we like to do with young babies in a familiar surrounding, and captured some lovely portraits of the family interacting with their new baby. Then we headed to local parklands in Killarney Heights where her big brothers could climb trees, run around and Imogen got comfy in our basket....

We love photographing families at this special time when a new baby has entered their lives.

We have been priviledge to photograph this family since their eldest son was 9 months old, and as it has grown. With each new baby we've captured the pregnancy and then the baby as a newborn, plus family portrait photographs and party photography in between. And as you can see they are such a loving and fun family it so easy to capture all the emotion in their photographs.

For these sessions we photographed the family a week before the new little bubba was due, and everyone was so excited about the arrival of their new baby brother or sister. Then we met them again in their family home 9 days after baby Lachie was born, capturing all the joy that a new baby brings to the family. As you can see his big brothers and sister are so delighted to show him off and give him affection. Plus of course his very proud parents of 4 children!

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A gorgeous sunny winters day at Chinaman's Beach, Mosman with a fabulous family and their dog Minnie for some fun family portrait photography..... we love our job!

The family were enjoying rare time together... a blended family their daughter is out visiting her Dad from London for a couple of weeks.... so they've taken the opportunity to capture some of these memories with a family portrait. And I'm sure these photos will be cherished.

Thanks for inviting us to photograph your family.

What a gorgeous little family we had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with last Sunday. They were given a family portrait photography gift voucher by Hugo's grandmother, the same gift she had given his little cousin Dante who we photographed last year. It's so lovely meeting more of the family.

We met the 3 of them at their home in Annandale and had fun being silly to make Hugo laugh, then we headed down to Blackwattle Bay and Bicentennial Park for some outdoor family portraits in the late afternoon sun.

As you can see Hugo is very photogenic and we had a lovely time with the whole family.....

There is nothing more exciting for us than being asked by old friends to photograph their family, especially when they have a gorgeous little baby girl with stunning big blue eyes!

I spent a lovely morning with this little family at their home, capturing Georgia at 9 months old one of the best ages we believe. She is a little bit cheeky, and was also teething so a little dribbly and grumpy at times but in the comfort of her own home she enjoyed having her photo taken. And I enjoyed photographing all those wonderful expressions, and those big blue eyes!

Thanks for the priviledge of capturing these photos for your family guys x 

This family contacted us because they wanted to have some photos of the 5 of them which very rarely happens. You know what it's like when the children get older and their lives become so busy and separate...... It's the perfect time to take the photographs to "Capture the Memories".

Justin met them at Centennial Park near the Lily Pond and Paperbark Grove, such a lovely setting and allowing for the group to climb trees, wander over the picturesque bridge and through the trees.

A beautiful afternoon enjoyed by all.

I always get a little buzz when friends call and ask me to photograph their families, but never more so when it's for a newborn portrait session. It's such a special time in the families lives, especially with older siblings, to capture these emotions and the precious little new life is a real priviledge.

So can you can imagine I was overjoyed when my girlfriend called me to ask me to photograph their second daughter. Delilah at 12 days old is a little bit older than we generally photograph for newborns (aiming for younger than 10 days) but we were very patient and waited for her to fall into a sound sleep.... while enjoying a cuppa and also having some time photographing her big sister Adelaide who is just beautiful. Then she was ready to be photographed in snuggly newborn poses.

I might be biased but aren't they just adorable!

Alyce & Ryan are not ones to go by convention in any way. They've been engaged for a while now and Alyce was the one to proposed... and they are travelling to Las Vegas at the end of the year to be married by Elvis.... no friends or family invited just the 2 of them and they can't wait! So they wanted to have some portraits taken of them as a couple to mark this time in their lives, as they won't really be having any traditional wedding photos. Plus they also wanted some photos with Ryan's family for his mum's birthday....

So we met at Centennial Park last Saturday, we knew we would be tempting fate arranging an outdoor shoot on the Easter weekend, but the rain held off and the only thing we had to contend with weather wise was a bit of wind. The shoot had to be outdoors as Ryan is in the army and I can imagine with all his energy he would feel very contained indoors. We had lots and lots of fun mucking around being silly, as this seems to be the as a couple, as well as some fun with Ryan's parents, and brother's family. 

This family have been talking to us for a while about getting some family portraits taken, however times were always very busy and they never managed to make the appointment. However, Sarah contacted us in Feburary and said that she had read an article we'd posted a while ago with a letter a mother had written to a photographer to thank them for "Capturing their memories" as a family, as she had been diagnosed with cancer. It's a sad message but you never know what is around the corner so take the opportunity while you can to photograph your family.

We had a beautiful Sunday morning at one of our favourite locations, Chinaman's Beach in Mosman, which has a range of settings for everyone to enjoy. We had fun climbing trees, searching for shells, looking in rock pools, racing on the beach and finally finishing with a splash in the water. Before the gorgeous little girl put on her favourite frilly skirt for some dancing in the sand dunes....

We were contacted just before Christmas by Paul to arrange a family portrait gift voucher for his wife for Christmas, what a great present. Then we got to go and meet the family....

What a goregous family, we had a great time with these guys. We starting at their home playing with the girls in their bedroom and then on their bikes, before heading down to Fairlight Beach for some fun in the sun....

Both the girls were very cheeky and lots of fun. Thanks for letting us capture some of the essence of your family.

We always feel priviledge to capture family memories for our clients, but this particular extended family portrait session was extra special as it was for one of my oldest friends and her little man William. Isn't he just divine, so cheeky and so much energy.

The location for the family portraits was down at The Spit Reserve in Mosman as his Mum was keen to have the boats and a play area. The sun came out for a fabulous day and the colours are just so striking. Plus with William's big blue eyes it worked perfectly. We met the family including grand parents, and his little monkey "Jelly" in the mid morning and just played together from there!

I had such enjoyment editing the photos just looking at this families fun and love.... I hope you enjoy looking at them too.

I just love this little girls smile, it's more than a smile it is a full on laugh.... so cute to have these kind of expressions at such a young age! And what a lucky little cherub to have such loving parents. 

The baby portrait session took place in the family home, which often works best for babies of around 3 months old as they aren't distracted with a new environment. It was also great on this particular day as it was grey and wet outside, but created beautiful light for these portraits, especially black and white portraits as you can see....

Here we are at the final chapter of Greta's first year... she's grown into such an adorable little girl, with a very cheeky grin. Follow the story with our first two chapters 3 months old and 6 months old.

It's really lovely when we get to see a family grow together and capture all the fun and excitment with it. We so enjoy photographing this family in their home, the girls get very excited and get to dress up especially for the photos. Little Gia wondered if I would notice their pretty clothes as they got dress, which of course I did.... she was very pleased! And Greta, being the youngest of 3 just revelled in all the attention as the photo shoot was all about her....

Now I get the pleasure of putting together a coffee table book with the story of Greta's first year in photographs, and a commentary from her parents... can't wait!

This was a fun extended family portrait shoot with a focus on little 6 month old Lauren. She is just adorable and so cute when she smiles and wrinkles up her little nose. She was joined by her older brother, at 3 1/2 it's a difficult age to hold their engagement on the shoot but working as a team we generally get some good reaction, and as you can see a rumble with Dad never goes astray! Plus along with Mum & Dad, they were also having a visit from their New Zealand Grandparents.

Beautiful memories of a fabulous time for the whole extended family.

Justin is now a fully accredited member of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP). Part of the accreditation process is to put together a portfolio of your work which demonstrates your range of styles, so we thought you might be interested in the portfolio he submitted. His professional photography range includes wedding photography, party photography, family portrait photography, newborn portrait photography and pregnancy portrait photography. 

A beautiful sunny autumn day in Sydney, with the very cheeky Oliver, just shy of his second birthday. We had lots of fun with this gorgeous family as you can see from these photos....

Little Oliver tried to be shy to start with, but it didn't last long, then his cheeky little personality came out. Isn't he adorable with those white blonde curls plus the winter beanie and the fabulous grin. What a lovely family portrait they make.

The Grandmother of this gorgeous little boy contacted us a couple of weeks ago to arrange some family portraits for her Son and Daughter-in-law, it's such a lovely gift. Now I'm sure she will be getting some beautiful photos in return for her Mother's Day present!

This little man was very relaxed and fun from the minute we walked in the door, with those beautiful brown eyes how could we not get some fabulous photos.... plus his parents were lovely too. Here are some of the highlights.....

This family have been blessed with newborn baby twin boys, and they have a gorgeous older sister. They also have some lovely friends who purchased a newborn portrait photography gift voucher from us and gave it to them as a gift after the birth. It's such a precious gift to give a family, captured memories to treasure.

The boys are 10 days old, however Tate the larger of the two boys was very alert and just did not want to relax and let me take photos he had to keep an eye on everything! He finally crashed with exhaustion and snuggled down with his little brother Levi for some beautiful photographs. As you can see they have an amazing Mum who gave birth naturally and looks fantastic, plus very adoring and beautiful older sister Masey and very proud Dad. I really enjoyed working with this beautiful family and felt like I'd know Sarai the gorgeous Mum for years....