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One of the joys of having been a portrait photographer for over a decade is getting to watch families grow. We first met this family in 2011 at one of the sisters weddings when the oldest grand children were flowers girls and a page boy! Since when we've captured family portraits, milestone birthdays and now back for an extended family portrait session with all the grandchildren. What a priviledge!
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One of the hardest things about COVID lockdowns has been the separation of families, even in the same country people have not been able to see each other for years. Well this family were delighted to see each other after 2 and a half years travelling over from WA to NSW and wanted me to capture the memories for them at their gorgeous home in the southern highlands.
What a pleasure!
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Family portrait fun in the rain in Sydney gumboots and umbrellas Wendy Whiteleys Garden Lavender Bay
What to do when we have a very wet summer in Sydney, that seems to go on forever.... embrace it with gumboots and umbrellas!
This family were booked for a family portrait mini session earlier this autumn but on the day couldn't attend so change to a Weekday 40:40 session a month later as we took a while to find a date that worked. When it arrived the weather didn't look great, with rain forcast but that seemed to be the cast for every day this year so instead of rescheduling again the family decided to embrace the weather and we carried on with gumboots and umbrellas while exploring Wendy Whiteley's secret garden.
A fabulous morning!
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Our seasonal mini sessions are always fun. Some people worry about the 10 mins but it's plenty of time to capture a snippet of your family.
Here are are some quick highlights of the families who came to Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden on Sunday.
If you'd like to hear when our next sessions are being held please see our booking page.#capturenow
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This was the fabulous extended family that I finally got to meet last weekend. We've been rescheduling them since last July with lockdowns, COVID Iso, etc. On Saturday I was very worried about the session as the forecast looked to grim but they wanted to go ahead and look what happened....
Beautiful sunshine, and as tends to happen with lots of shoots we start off being formal and then everyone relaxes and realises this is way more fun than they thought and their true personalities come through.... I love the last photo with the grandparents hanging from a tree!
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This afternoon when I left home is as just starting rain with a storm front coming, but I checked the radar and thought we should be ok for our 40 min session at North Narrabeen Rockpool. The day has been stinking hot and it was the first week of kids back at school, so I hadn't factored in how many people would be down at the Rockpool cooling off. Even on a busy day you can make the most of the beautiful setting here for photography.
As you can see we did get out window (just) before the storm, we even got some salami waves (that's was the youngest boy called the big waves as he can't say Tsunami) - the things out kids have learnt this summer! And we enjoy some family time with grand parents over visiting from the UK for the first time in 2 years.
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The advantages of Australia opening up to the world again is that international family can now visit... Yay!During January I was lucky enough to capture memories for a few families who had grandparents visiting for the first time in 2 years. It's so lovely to see that these bonds are still very strong even with the imposed distance.This families are half Australian and half French, the last time they had photos with their grandmother was in England. So we picked an Aussie beach scene, which still works even on an overcast day.
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When the kids are young we tend to think about having family portraits regularly because they grow and change so quickly. As they get older it start to drop off and family portraits are captured at events, or on family holidays. Well in the last couple of years there hasn't been as many of these with Lockdowns and COVID restrictions. So this Mum requested some family portraits of her teens before they fly the coop.
Teens tend to be a little less willing to have their photos taken, but picking a location they have an affinity with helps, and it doesn't take too long for everyone to relax and get into the shoot.
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Family portraits with young children are my favourite, spending some time capturing how they interact with each other and getting to know the kids a little is what I do best. Sometimes it takes a little while to see what makes the kids happy but with these two it was fun immediately. Their little boy became my best buddy and wanted to always hold my hand down steps... the only tricky part was getting him to let go so I could use my camera.
What a lovely morning I had playing and photographing this family x
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First Holy Communion is a special time for the whole family, and this family decided to commemorate it was a special family portrait session. The day its self was hectic and slightly different with COVID restrictions so they got dressed up again the week later for me to photograph them.Such a lovely idea to capture the memories. And when you spend all that time finding the right dress for the occasion its important to have the memories captured.
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Another year for banking memories of Peter & Callum. I've been having family portrait sessions with these two for over 8 years. As a single parent you don't often get photos of yourself with your child just having fun, so Peter has asked me along to a fun adventure with himself and Callum every year to capture these memories over time.
Last year was their last session with their lovely Black Labrador Onyx, who died of old age earlier this year. So at this session I got to meet their new puppy Zoomer, what a bundle of energy and lots of fun.
As always looking foward to the next adventure boys x
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Meet Baby Alice, just 5 days new. What a delight to be asked to photograph such a fresh little bub, made even more so that I also photographed her older sister when she was born, and her parents wedding! Such a special part of what we do, capturing the important moments in family lives.
Baby Alice had only been home since the previous afternoon so her big sister was still just getting to know about this new entity who has completely changed her world. Even in the short time I was with them you can see how she is learning and all the emotion that goes with having a new sister. So precious to be able to capture this time.
I look forward to seeing them again when they have that wonderful bond of sisterhood all sorted out x
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A chilly autumn morning for me to catch up with this lovely family, who I've been photographing for a number of years now. We had a bit of sunshine and warmth, plus cuddles to keep us happy. We also enjoyed running on the wharf and looking at the boats at Tambourine Bay Scouts.
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So lovely to catch up with this family, for an extended family portrait shoot. Hadn't seen many of the family since capturing their daughters wedding 10 years ago.
The first time the whole family had been together for a long time, with all the state border closures etc planned gatherings had been postponed. So we had this pencilled in and were very please that it actually went ahead. Love seeing extended family together, and photographing these kind of shoots. Getting all the combinations of grandparents, individual families, siblings and everyone together.Best part about my job, watching families grow and documenting it for years to come x
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Recently friends of ours contacted me about taking some photographs of them. Cassie's grandmother has dementia and is turning 90 so they said the family are putting together a photo book for her of everyone, they wanted some good couple photographs of them to put in the book. So we met at Long Reef beach on a beautiful sunday afternoon and walked along the golf course to my favoured spot, having a great chat and catch up. I set them up for their first photograph, took a few shots and then Hamish pulled this onesie out of his pocket..... I had to zoom in with the lens to read what it said.... then ran over to them to hug them! Cheeky buggers ;-) completely surprised me x
So the couple portraits turned into a pregnancy announcement shoot, and I'm so delighted for them and overjoyed they asked me, and surprised me at the same time xxx
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What a stunning afternoon we had at Echo Point Park, Roseville Chase for these fun family portraits. We chose the location because their dog Dali could come along too which was really important. She's a rescue dog, who used to be a breeding dog so not a great life. When they rescued her she was very over weight and badly looked after. Now look at her, she's got a second chance at lift and you can just see how much she's enjoying it.... lucky girls to have been welcomed into this gorgeous family.
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This family were given a gift voucher last Christmas for family portraits, but with the pandemic and lockdowns etc we only just got around to doing the photo session. We were very lucky to sneak the photos in before rain arrived on a Saturday morning, but the light was beautiful and with these stunning girls we got some lovely photographs in the overcast light at Echo Point Reserve, Roseville Chase.
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Thanks to the lovely families that joined me last Sunday for our Pre Christmas Mini Sessions. Beautiful afternoon creating wonderful memories and Christmas gifts!
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2020 has been an year, everyone has found their own way of dealing with it, and its an experience it would be great to look back on. The 6 weeks of isolation in April and May made me realise how important family is and how much fun we can all have when we aren't rushing around keeping up with activities.
So at the end of Iso as things started to open up a little I offered mini sessions in peoples front garden so we could all look back on these memories in future. Many of the families included the pets, as they became so important when everyone was at home. And other activities like bike riding, "Just Dance" and basketball.It was a fun project and I've enjoyed looking back on the family photos already, I'm sure they will for years to come.
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A beautiful winters afternoon at North Narrabeen Rockpool, spent with these gorgeous, inquisitive boys and their parents. Perfect for a "Weekday 40:40" family portrait session. These sessions are on location for 40 mins and you receive 40 high resolution images. Its a great way to capture your family at this moment in time, in a length of time that isn't to hard work for anyone, especially these boys who I'm sure after I left got themselves thoroughly soaked and stayed to play in the rockpools until dark!
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Family photos for a grandmother's birthday is always a hit, and what fun I had with this crowd when I turned up to their birthday celebrations. It did feel a little strange when I arrived and Nanny said "Are you my birthday present..." though.
This family took advantage of our 40:40 Special package being offered on the weekend, we got all the combinations of the family together for Nanny to put up on her wall, and had lots of laughs along the way.
Thank you for the lovely feedback too:
"Hi Jennifer! Thanks so much for the photos - they are absolutely beautiful! I don't know how you do it! Thanks for being so patient with the kids and remembering our names so quickly! We will definitely find an excuse to use you again! You did such a great job. Thank you. Love the Hancotts. "
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This family took advantage of our special off to have a 40:40 Session on a weekend, available until the end of June. They also upgraded the package to be for extended family, so can you can see below we had a fun 40 mins on a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Echo Point Reserve, Roseville Chase with extended family so capture some photos of grand parents with the grand children and the whole family.
To book your session see our website for details - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/familyportraits
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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.
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This lovely family were down in Sydney to visit family over the holidays and decided to get some family portraits taken while they were here. What a fun afternoon, how great is the bond between these 2 sisters. I love it when the kids start out a little reserved and then realise that they are here to have some fun so you get to capture their true personalities!
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So every year I get to photograph this family on an outing, its always fun. This year Grandma is out from England for Christmas so we decided to go to Blues Point Reserve, a great adventure as they caught the ferry from Circular Quay to meet me, and then we enjoyed the view and reserve.
The light was interesting too as there was smoke haze, which seems to be the theme of summer in Sydney this year.
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Aussie Santa Photos at Long Reef Beach Sydney Santa is back to his usual antics for 2019!
The first day of our Santa season was a windy one, so we moved to our southerly wind location, always pretty on the path with the kite surfers in the background. Santa was back to his usual tricks.... very excited about #TeamSanta, throwing balls for dogs, recruiting a new Mrs Claus, making babies cry, having fun with cute kids & dogs.... and a first for us a photo with a CAT!
Book your sessions at http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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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.
40 mins is often a good length of time for children of this age as they get distracted and struggle to focus for much longer, and you'll see we manage to get some very cute photos in this amount of time :-)
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This was a fun 40:40 Weekday Family portrait session. Perfect for this family with older children, 40 mins is plenty of time to have a bit of fun and they receive 40 high res images to view and download from an online gallery.
Contact us to book your session today!
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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
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This lovely family contacted me because their grandmother was coming out from England and celebrating a special birthday with them in Sydney. So they wanted to capture their memories in photographs, the best present ever.
So we had a great morning down at Echo Point Reserve at Roseville Chase, the variety of backdrops and areas really show off Sydney with the coastal gums, the sandstone and the fig trees. We even got a few rainbow lorikeets in the background!
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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.
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This little squishy bundle is the adorable Samuel at 2 and a half weeks old. He's a little older than we would normally take newborn portraits but he's a delight, very alert when awake listening to me talking and looking straight at me to hear what I have to say.... very unusual! Then enjoying having his big brother and family around him, before Mummy gave him a cuddle and put him to sleep, then he was a very content little man too a delight to photograph.
Thank you T family for inviting me to capture these precious memories, always a priviledge especially as I also capture his big brother's first few weeks too x
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Newborn babies are such a precious gift, and being asked to photograph them to capture these memories is so special. They gorgeous lips, smooth skin, little hands and wrinkled feet..... every detail a wonder. Little Miss Jessica is like a little doll, her parents in awe.
We were lucky enough to photograph her parents wedding a few years ago, and were delighted to hear their family was growing and we were being asked to photograph them. Thank you for inviting us to be a part of another important moment in your lives, and allowing up to photograph these memories for you forever. xx
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Our Summer Mini Sessions were very popular this year, we are sorry we couldn’t take more people from our waitlist. We had a beautiful afternoon at Long Reef Beach and all the families were lovely, a joy to work with. Here are some of the highlights…..
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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 :-)
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This is one of my oldest friends family, and I'm very privileged she asks me regularly to capture her families memories.
This time is was to celebrate some milestone birthdays, while taking advantage of family visiting from Perth. The brief was to capture all the different combinations of family members and their interactions.... I hope I have achieved this, including the will power of a 2 and a half year old, one of my favourite things to do!
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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
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Sometimes with family portraits everything just clicks into place to make the most amazing images..... this combination of a beautiful family, amazing beach, stunning afternoon light, and lots of fun made me take soooo many photos because everything just looked right.
So here is just a handful of the photos I took on this fabulous family portrait sessions last weekend with the McCulloughs. Thanks guys!
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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!
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Our winter family portrait mini sessions at Berry Island last weekend were fabulous. We were so lucky with the weather as it was rainy and windy the day before and the morning of but on Sunday afternoon the sun shone and the wind died down so we had perfect conditions.
Berry Island Reserve is on the harbour and has beautiful Sydney coastal gums which to me work wonderfully with winter colours. So thanks to those families who joined us for their 10 min sessions!
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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.
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Woweee we thought last week was a hot day for Santa, well Tuesday was definitely warmer but thankfully we weren't photographing the next day which was a scorcher!
Even in the heat everyone seemed to enjoy themselves (except for the odd toddler when it actually came time to say hi to Santa.... all good from a distance!). We also had a few bubbas that were just so relaxed they wouldn't even wake up to see the big man :-)
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Aussie Santa at Long Reef Beach Professional Photos - December leading up to Christmas - Lots of Fun
Another fun afternoon with Aussie Santa at Long Reef Beach.
We had a number of extended families come for photos this afternoon, a great way to get everyone together and remember your Christmas as a big family. It also means with bigger groups we get more people willing to be silly and have a bit of fun!
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This family were lucky enough to be given a gift voucher for a family portrait photography session from Little Hudson's grandmother. What a fabulous gift to give, capturing lasting memories for all the family.
We arrange the session at Observatory Hill because the family live in The Rocks and can see their home in the background of some of the photos. Its was a beautiful morning and little Hudson was right into the experience from the beginning so we had a lovely time.
Thank you Kallie and Rowan to a fun morning with your beautiful little boy!
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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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I have photographed some of this family a number of times over the years so it was a pleasure to meet the rest of the family and capture them all together. Multigeneration family portraits are the best fun, watching all the family interact from the cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles, is lots of fun.
We were blessed with a beautiful morning at Echo Point Park in Roseville Chase so this family to enjoy.
Thank you for inviting me to capture your memories of your extended family Marcarians it was a pleasure!
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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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So I first met Miss Everest (named after the snow pup in Paw Patrol.... too cute) when she was fresh to the family at just 8 weeks old, a bundle of energy that was very trick to keep up with.... she even tried to eat the camera :-) Then I came back 6 weeks later to take photos of her with her family, and boy had she grown!
It's so adorable to see the joy she brings to them all. Each sibling insisted on their own photos with Everest as they played and cuddled with her, plus her parents! She is one very lucky pup receiving lots and lots of love x
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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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Oh the fun we had with our glitter mini sessions! Glitter is a little bit like sand you can't help but touch it and play with it, and the sparkle makes everyone that little bit more excited.
We spent the morning with lots of lovely families playing and having fun with the glitter, as you can see below it was a magical experience.
If you want to see more, and are interested in hearing when our next session is being held please see our webpage - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/glitterminisessions
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This family portrait photography session was originally booked for February and we planned a morning at the beach, however after a few reschedules we ended up in Autumn and decided to change the location to match the season..... so glad we did because the colours of the leaves and the fun with these very active little boys was just perfect! And we still managed to have some time playing on the beach along this beautiful section of Middle Harbour too.
The best part about photographing young families for me is capturing them interacting and playing together. These boys were so full of energy and cheekiness I had to run to keep up, but I think you'll see we've caught the essence of them in these family portraits.
Thanks Katz family for a fun afternoon!
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Diana first contacted me because she'd has some family portraits taken in studio with a gift voucher and was shocked at the cost of purchasing the prints and images, so had looked around and found my all inclusive package where she receives the high resolution images as a great alternative.
She really wanted some summery photographs with bright sun and blue skies, so we needed to arrange the sessions quickly as we are well in to Autumn. These guys were very lucky with the day we received, exactly what they were looking for, a little chilly to start but soon warmed up in the sun.
Our fun session included playing with the seagulls, which Diana loves, and splashing in the water at Chinaman's Beach, Mosman.
Thanks for the great session Adams Family :-)
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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.
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Joyce's sisters and family had gathered in Sydney for her wedding celebrations so they wanted to capture the memories with an extended family portrait session as a present for their parents anniversary. So we had a lovely morning at Centennial Park Sydney, one of my favourite locations with beautiful lakes, Australian paperbark trees and lovely flowers, for a fun photo shoot. The language barrier was a little challenging but with Joyce there to translate we had a great time.
Happy Anniversary to you and your lovely family Mr & Mrs Zhou!
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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 was lucky enough to photography Little Miss Josephine's big brother Oscar when he was a baby almost 3 years ago, so it was lovely to come back to the family home and meet the new addition to the family.
At 11 days old Josphine was very aware of everything around her, and spent a lot of time looking for her big brothers to see what they were up to.... she will definitely be bossing them around soon enough! Particulary her middle brother Oscar who said at least 3 times throughout the morning how much he loved his little sister, and she turned her head to look for hime everyone time he was talking. She is a very lucky little girl to have been born into so much love already.
Thank you Sarah and Wade for inviting me into your home again to capture these memories for you x
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So it's been 6 years since we photographed Misoo & Adrian's wedding day, and now they have two gorgeous little boys!
So lovely to see the whole extended family for a famly portrait photography session last weekend. My favourite part of being a photographer is capturing the interaction between family members, and even more so when that extends to grandparents and aunties. These two little boys are so lucky to have such a fun, loving family around them. Hopefully these photos will remind them of this fact all the time.
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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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I met this lovely family at another family event I photographed earlier this year, so I was delighted when they contacted me to take some extended family portraits as one of the siblings was returning from the US for holidays.
This is a blended family with lots of different combinations of family to photograph, the multi generations are always fun. The group ranged from just a few days old to the grandparents. The best part about this shoot was how loving and fun the whole extended family are together.... I love capturing that.
Thank you for inviting me to capture this special time for you :-)
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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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This family do parties so well, even when they are just having a small party for their youngest 3rd birthday it's still fabulous!
They requested a quick family portrait sessions just before the party started to update their photos of their three beautiful girls, it's a great opportunity as they kids grow so quickly at this age, ask us about it when you book in for your next party photography booking.
Then the Madagascar themed party began with fabulous animal face painting, pass the parcel, musical statues and a fabulous cake :-)
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Annaleise's Christening Day
I've photographed many events for this extended family over the last few years and just love seeing this large family all together.
We started photographing Annaleise's christening day with some family portraits at the family home before heading off to Our Lady of Lebanon in Harris Park for the ceremony. It was a very hot afternoon and little Annaleise's fell asleep during the ceremony and didn't even wake up with the water was being poured over her head! She is just adorable and loved being handed around to all the family, and she's so photogenic I couldn't get enough of her.
After the ceremony the celebrations continued in Woolwich at Cucinetta's with a wonderful atmosphere and view across the harbour.
Thank you for inviting me again to capture this special time for your family guys x
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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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Every 6 to 12 months I get to catch up with Peter & Callum and have a family portrait session. We've been doing this since Callum was a baby and it's lots of fun. Each time I get to go on an adventure with these guys and capture what they are up to. Sometimes we have Onyx the family dog, a beautiful black labrador, and somethings we are being too adventurous for him.
This session was held at Sydney Park in Alexandria, a great park which was redeveloped from an old brick works. It contains lots of open areas, wetlands with birds and streams and wooded areas. The other great thing about Sydney Park is its an off leash dog park so there are hundreds of people out walking their dogs.
Peter has decided to start a new tradition where we are going to photograph Callum holding a framed photo from our last session so we can see how he's grown. This is the first one on these, and I look forward to seeing how the photos pan out over time.
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Family Portrait Photography Sydney - On location in Family home North Turramurra - House in the Bush
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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Our spring family portrait mini sessions were fabulous, the wisteria flowers were in bloom, the bees were buzzing, the sun was out! As you can see everyone enjoyed their 10 minutes playing in the wisteria grove at Muston Park Chatswood. Thanks to all the lovely families who joined me and have some lovely memories to keep.
If you'd like to know when our next mini sessions are on please see our webpage - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/seasonalminisessions
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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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The way this family came to be photographed by me was quite funny, they were referred by friends and sent an email through enquirying about our services. I replied and then got a phone call a few days later from one of our neighbours who lives up the street who started talking about the email and about my photography..... neither of us knew each others surname as you don't tend to these days, so until our mobiles recognised each others numbers we didn't realise it was our neighbour we were discuss family portrait with! So once we worked this out it was quite exciting to think that we would be working together....
The day wasn't a disappointment, we had lots of fun with this family of 5, all three kids with different personalities and I hope I managed to capture this in my photography. Playing in the park and trees at Echo Point Park, Roseville and then down onto the beach.... my only problem there was trying to compete with the ducks for attention!
Thank you Karine for contacting me!
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When we offer preschool portrait photography to varous Kindergartens we also offer a family portrait mini session fundraising day, where each family books a 10 mins session from which they receive 6 high resolution images. Included in the package is a $15 donation to the preschool.
These sessions work really well in 2 ways, it raises funds for community preschools, and also give the preschoolers a chance to get comfortable with me taking their picture before I go into the kindergarten for their photo day. I try to schedule the family portrait mini session days close to the portrait photography days for this benefit.
Here are some of the family mini sessions photos from KU Killarney Heights Preschool for 2016.
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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
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I just love photographing little ones around this age, Balen is 13 months old and they are just so curious, but the best part about photographing babies and toddlers is capturing all the range of expressions they make as they practice communicating, it's just adorable and Balen was no expection.
When photographing young children, if possible, I recommend we start at their home so they are in a comfortable environment, and then we can venture to a local area. This also give you a range of indoor photographs with flash lighting, and outdoor natural light images. This family are lucky enough to live near Ku-ring-gah National Park so after some fun at their lovely home we headed to the National Park which has lots of beautiful spaces.
Thanks for allowing me to capture a lovely morning with your family Katie and Jarrod x
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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
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Ahh Sydney's Northern Beaches really do spoil us with their natural beauty, there are so many fabulous locations for Family Portrait Photography sessions. The North Narrabeen Rockpools are perfect either early morning or late afternoon. On this occasion I met this little family early morning with the wave crashing and early morning swimmers we had a ball.
Little George just loved watching the waves, and eating the shells, he has some good little dance moves too! And there is nothing better than finishing a photo shoot with a high five......
Thanks Gardner's for a fabulous family portrait session x
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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
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On arrival at this family home I was greeted by saying "Welcome to Chaos"..... as you'd expect with 4 generations of one family all together, and that's what I love about extended family portrait sessions.
So I hope I have captured some of this craziness in my photography of this clan, I just love watching the interactions of everyone together and see the different personalities shining through..... it's this essence that I try capture and keep these memories for the families for years to come.
Enjoy extended Ledwidge family :-)
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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....
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We have been lucky enough to know little Leland's family for a long time. We photographed his parents wedding almost 6 years ago and also took newborn baby portraits of his big brother Bertram 3 years ago. It's so lovely to bein involved in our clients families and see them grow and change.
Thank you Rachel & Rupert for inviting us to 'Capture your precious memories' seeing our work adorning your walls of your home is very special for us. Jen x
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The Tan family were in Sydney for their youngest son's university gradulation, visiting from Malaysia so wanted to have memories of their visit to Sydney. And to take advantage of all being in the one city for a change. So we headed to Blues Point Reserve which has fabulous views of both Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.
The morning was overcast and raining but Sydney still puts on a show and looks great in this weather.
Thanks for visting Tan family, and having fun with me!
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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 :-)
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Oh the fun!
Fi is one of my oldest friends, our mothers were friends before we were born so we have known each other all our lives. We have one of those friendships that picks up where is left off even if its been a year since we've seen each other, very special. So I was super excited last weekend to meet her whole extended family up at Pearl Beach on the Central Coast for an extended family portrait session. They were up there for a family holiday to celebrate some family milestone birthdays and thought it was a great opportunity to get some professional family photos of everyone in a great setting.
Justin came too and we had so much fun, it helps that I've known them all my whole life, but even so they are a great laugh. The cheaky look on Terry (the grandfathers) face has always been there, he always looks like he's thinking something naughty and he's passed that gene down through the family!
Thanks guys for inviting us to capture these memories for you. Looking forward to another 40 years of friendship x
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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
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Baby Ethan is just 4 weeks old, and he's been lucky enough to have his grandparents out visiting from the UK. So his parents thought is would be great to get some extended family portraits with both sets of grandparents, plus his parents and 2 year old sister Catelyn, before they headed home. So we met at Wendy Whiteley's Secret Garden in Lavender Bay, it's such a hidden gem of Sydney.
As you can see, as always seems to be the case with 2 year old, his big sister Catelyn was the centre of attention. However, Ethan was very alert and responsive with lovely smiles and giggles already! So we did manage to get some lovely family moments with Ethan.....
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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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I just love working in the Sydney winter light its so lovely and clear, and Centennial Park is such a great setting in beautiful sunshine or rain, so when Sumaira & Waqas chose the location for their family I was really pleased.
This family portrait session was just perfect, the light, time of day, location, and last but not at all least this beautiful family. They had such a lovely approach to the day and were very excited and giggly throughout. The girls smiles are just infectious, and such gorgeous relaxed parents.
We all enjoyed our morning, with the girls also learning all sorts of things about the native wildlife and trees as they live overseas it was all new to them. They were particularly fasinated by the colony of bats living in the trees, even if it did take me a while to convince the little one that they weren't coconuts :-)
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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.....
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This family contacted me with a last minute booking because their daughter was heading overseas for a year and they thought it would be good to get some family photos taken before she leaves. It's such a lovely idea for her to have memories of home.
So we arrange a mini session at the family dinner the night before she departed. All these photos taken in the family home with her parents, brothers and grandmother will be lovely for her to look back on if she's ever feeling a little homesick.....
Have a ball Verity!
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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.
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Isn't Ishara just the cutest little thing, I just love 6 months old, it's such an adorable age to photograph as they try to entertain you, and look curiously at everything you do.
Ishara's parents were very lucky and a friend arranged a baby portrait gift voucher for them as a present when her Mum went on maternity leave. These gift vouchers can be used for portrait sessions with the baby anytime up until they are 1 year old. So I came to their family home and had some fun with them all, and really enjoyed editing the photos with those beautiful brown eyes!
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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
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Nora contacted me a little while ago because she lives overseas and was heading home to visit her parents and introduce her new little baby Sebastian. While she is in Sydney she wanted to capture some portraits of her 4 month old baby boy with his grandparents and parents. What fabulous memories for all!
So we met at the family home in Russell Lea for a few portraits before heading outdoors to Rod Park in Russell Lea, on Sydney Harbour on a beautiful Sydney autumn day. Who could ask for more, it was so good that Sebastian fell asleep exhausted at the end of the shoot!
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The best part about our jobs is that we get to see people in the most important phases of their lives, and often get to keep connecting with our clients. We photographed Penny & Nick's wedding just under 2 years ago, and were very excited when they contacted us to tell us their first baby was on the way and asked us to photograph her when she got here.... yay!
So please meet little Miss Isabelle, she is just gorgeous and her parents look just as excited about her as they were on their wedding day x
Newborn portrait photography is all about patience, and Isabelle made sure I had plenty as she really wasn't sure she wanted to be striped or not cuddled. Lucky for me she had some of her grandparents visiting from overseas who I got to know at the wedding so I enjoyed waiting and chatting as much as taking the photos!
Thanks again Penny & Nick she is just scrumptious x
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Meet baby Isla just 5 days young!
Isla's Mum was our eldest daughters class teacher last year, so I feel like I've watched Isla grow all her life! It was such a treat to finally meet her and be asked to "Capture the Memories" for her family of this precious time, when she is such a wee little thing. She was such a good girl too, lovely and relaxed.
Thank you Sally & Chris for inviting me into your home, you have such a beautiful little family, I look forward to watching little Isla grow x
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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
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Last year I was asked to donate a family portrait mini session to the local school for inclusion in their silent auction at a fundraising event. I of course was more than happy to help out the local community. This family were the luck winners!
We arrange to meet them at their family home, to capture their backyard where they play and also some of their family fun. With 3 girls, 2 of them twins, there was lots of laughs as you can see.... A family dancing session, and just completely crazy family photo!
A family portrait mini session is 45 mins, and they receive 40 high res images in both colour and B&W!
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Eloise is the 4th cousin in this lovely family that I have been priviledged to capture baby portrait photographs of at about the same age, and she is just as adorable as her cousins. You could even be excused for thinking she is a doll, those eyes and that smile!
Thank you John and Kate for inviting me into your home to capture these precious moments for you x
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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!
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We just love it when one of the couples that we photograph contact us for some baby portraits. We photographed Mel & Matt's wedding 3 years ago, and now they have 2 little boys. Benji just 5 days old, and his big brother Ollie who is very proud but still not quite sure about loosing the attention.
Thanks guys for inviting us to capture more precious moments for you, we look forward to seeing you again as the boys grow x
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Baby Savanna's Mum contacted me about baby portraits of her when she was about 7 weeks old, I advised (as I always do) that is was best to wait until she was 12 weeks old for the photos as up until then babies tend to be a little unfocused making cross eyes and looking strangely at the camera. From 12 weeks on they tend to want to interact with the camera and people, and they have their own little personalities showing through.... which I'm sure you'll agree you can see her with Savanna.
As the photography session was the week before Christmas, and Baby's first Christmas we took some photos in a Christmas oufit. And a few other adorable outfits Mum had for her. Then she was a little unsettled and tired so a quick feed and then she was ready for sleep.... more adorable photos of a beautiful sleeping baby!
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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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Katie is an old friend who we've photographed before, she called me because they have sold their family home which they have fully renovated and the boys have lived in since birth. As they were about to move she wanted to "Capture their Memories" of this home and all it has meant to the family. What a lovely idea!
So we spent the morning photographing the family around the home, front and back gardens, playing their bedrooms, and in the park which is just out the back gate!
Poor little Hugo had spent the week with gastro, and even the day before in hospital, however as there were about to move we couldn't change the date. He did remarkably well considering he had no energy but we did work hard to get his interest.... even putting him in Daddy's car :-) Isn't it lucky he has a great big brother who was looking out for him and making him laugh too.
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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!
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What a stunning September morning on Sydney Harbour. The school holidays, 30 degrees, just a few clouds in the sky and beautiful blue water.... who could ask for more. A very sporty little girl and her little brother with gorgeous curls, freckles and dark lashes!
As you can see we enjoyed lots of fun on the sand and along the baths, which all finished with a swim..... I love my job!
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Little Miss Charlotte is just adorable at 14 days old!
What an angel, and doesn't she have delicious lip x
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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!
We met the at their family home in Camperdown, which is always a good option with 1 - 2 year olds as it's an environment they feel confortable in, then headed to the local park for some fun on the swings.
A beautiful family, and I'm so please I managed to capture the fun and loving way they interact :-)
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Little baby Zoe is the luckiest girl being born into such a loving family with 3 older siblings already!
We photographed her youngest brother Lachie a couple of years ago at about the same age and tried to get some similar photos to join the canvas collection on the wall of all the children. She is 9 weeks old, but as she was 4 weeks premi we weren't sure if we would get the same response from her, but given that she is technically 5 weeks old she is very aware and responsive..... maybe when you have all those older 'adoring' siblings you can't help but be alert.
Gorgeous family, I so enjoyed 'capturing their memories' for them x
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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
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What do you do when there is lots of rain on a family portrait session.... embrass it and jump in the puddles!
We photograph Peter & Callum every 6 months or so for family portraits they send home to family in England, this time they were camping down at Narrabeen Lakes, and as always happens when people plan on camping it rained! So we embrassed it and went to Jamieson Park on the more protected side of the lake (out of the rain) and dressed in waterproofs and gum boots to jump in the puddles...... lots of fun.
Thanks Peter & Callum as always we captured your fun, we missed Onyx (the family labrador) this time but I'm sure we'll see him next time x
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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!
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Last weekend I was lucky enough to travel to Brisbane for my aunts 70th Birthday celebrations with a lovely garden party. I went armed with my camera as her present from me was to capture all the memories of the day for her in photographs. As you can see as with most people celebrating their birthdays the most important thing ot her was having her family around her, especially her children, grandchildren, sisters and nieces and nephews so this is what we captured. Plus all the love of friends enjoying the day with her.
Happy Birthday again Aunty Jenny x
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Valentine's Day is next week….Instead of spending a fortune on flowers and a card why not give your Valentine some memories to last, with a portrait photography mini session voucher from J Roberts Photography. It's a great idea for that something special this Valentine's Day that will have memories that last!
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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 :-)
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Christmas is a great time of year for families who get together and we enjoy being asked to capture the memories for our clients in extended or multi generation family portrait sessions. For this family the extended grandparents and aunts had flown into Sydney from Europe, Queensland and Perth at various times so we had a couple of portrait sessions to photograph the different elements.
You may remember this family from a session we did over 2 years ago with his other grandparents. William is a very lucky boys to have such a large doting family seen here with his Dad's side of the family. He enjoys entertaining everyone including us....
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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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We photographed Chloe & Archie's parents wedding a couple of years ago and were delighted when they called up to get us to capture this next step in their lives...... Twins!
Chloe and Archie are very different in personality already, Miss Chloe is a very typical girl keeping an eye on everything and not missing a trip, while Archie is clearly a mummy's boy wanting her attention and also building himself up to be nice and strong. Together they are adorable and obviously much more relaxed when both are together. In the middle of our photo shoot you'll see they passed out cuddling together ....
You'll also see that Dad is a BIG Parramatta Eels fan, their wedding cake also had the colours and the figures of a rugby player. Archie looks like he is content to go with Dad's team on this one.... but Chloe doesn't think the colours suit her....
All around a beautiful family and we can't wait to watch them as they grow x
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Little Phoebe is just 12 weeks old but what a character with beautiful big blue eyes and the most adorable chubby cheeks.
We had lots of fun mucking around trying to make her smile, and then she started to get grizzly and tired so we got her brother & sister (the family dogs) to come and join her and she relaxed immediately, it was so cute! That's one of the reasons I love to photograph baby portraits in the family home as the babies and their families can relax in their own surroundings.....
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We have been lucky enough to capture this very precious time for Michelle & Chris, firstly with a pregnancy portrait session at Centennial Park just a few months ago, and now to meet with gorgeous little newborn baby Estelle Rose at just 8 days old!
She was a little angel, very sleepy and relaxed when I first arrived after a lovely feed, and then she woke up to chat to Mummy & Daddy. So very sweet....
Thank you again guys for inviting me to photograph these precious memories for you x
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Centennial Park Sydney is a treasure trove of lovely setting for portrait photography, and we just love the paperbark grove for its beautiful light and textures.
I really enjoyed this little maternity portrait photography session with Michelle & Chris, so excited about the birth of their first baby. And little bub seemed to be enjoying the attention too as it was very active keeping Mum & Dad laughing with its antics. I'm really looking forward to meeting this little one in about 6 weeks time......
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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....
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Belinda & Kieron are expecting their first little baby any minute! Yes Belinda was 38 weeks pregnant for the portrait session and doesn't she look amazing..... if only I'd looked that good at 38 weeks!
They wanted to capture their family before the bub arrives, so their Great Dane Maximus came along for the pregnancy portrait session at Blue Point Reserve on the shores of Sydney Harbour. He was a very good boy joining in their afternoon picnic and champagne, and watching the boats cruise by on the harbour.
They are such a gorgeous couple, I can't wait to meet their bump when I photograph it in a newborn session in a couple of weeks....
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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....
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I took a little impromtu photo shoot with our girls last Friday.
Our eldest had a special dress up day at school, so No.2 needed to join in of course, in what else by fairy outfits! I took the camera to school to take photos of the parade in the dress ups, and it was such a lovely day that on the walk home we stopped for some photos :-)
They also then came home and danced around the fairy ring we have in our garden.....
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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!
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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!
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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.....
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This little bubba is a very lucky girl being the first of the next generation for both sides of her family. This baby portrait session included her crazy parents, grandparents on both sides and her aunts from both sides..... all a great laugh!
The baby portrait photography session was booked as a Christmas present for her parents as Emma was due in early December, she came a little late but still in time for Christmas for her whole family to enjoy. We booked the session for the 27th December so that all the family that had flown in for Christmas could be photographed with their new little baby Grand Daughter and niece. Plus we had some fun with all the family in the middle while Emma was busy feeding...
Emma was 11 days old during this portrait session which is a little bit old for newborn portraits as she was awake to the work and as you can see wouldn't go to sleep with all the action about.... especially with so much family. But that didn't matter as we captured her interacting with everyone and also all her extended family interacting with each other. Plus at the end we couldn't get away from some Batman attire as her Daddy is a HUGE fan! And also photographs in the Christmas turkey platter to replicate photos taken of her Daddy on the same platter when he was a baby....
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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 a beautiful morning, and we had lots of fun at the beach with everyone! Merry Christmas White Family :-)
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This family contacted us as they had seen our family portrait photography on friends walls and loved our work. So we arraned to meet them in a local park with their 1 year old and 3 year old daughters.
They are a gorgeous family with lots of character and as you can see from the photos the little 1 year old stole the show with her cheeky grin and willingness to play up to the camera. The 3 year old took a little more work, but I won her over when she hurt her toe and I produced a "Barbie" bandaid to make it all better... she was my best friend from then on! As they say always come prepared....
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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
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This baby portrait photography session was one of those fluke occasions. This little babies Mummy called me as she'd been refered to us by a friend who had had some family portraits taken by us a little while ago. We arranged the portrait session for her little boy when he would be 12 weeks old, with his older brother and sister at their family home. After some communication on email we realised that we actually already knew each other from when we were kids.... but didn't recognise each others married names!
So needless to say it was lovely to capture this family portrait, and their family home has amazing natural light as you can see which made our job even easier. Little man Lachie is very cute and has a gorgeous older sister and brother too.
Thanks for contacting us Susannah!
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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!
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I'm so excited to finally be able to blog this fabulous extended family portrait photographs, it's been a while since we actually took the photos..... you see the session was set up by the 4 children and family, for their Mother / Grandmother's 70th birthday present so we had to wait until it was given to her before posting the photos.... just in case she saw them!
So here it is, the 4 families with 8 adults and 8 children having lots of fun together down at Clifton Garden Mosman. The location was chosen at they grew up just up the hill from this beach and spent a lot of time their, plus it works really well for the whole group, even being wheelchair accessible.
So enjoy the love in these photos....
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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.
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What a fabulous fun, family portrait photography session with the family dog, a black labrador, down at Chinamans Beach Mosman.
The family contacted us because they specifically wanted to have family portrait photographs including their dog as he is their little boys "big brother", and not all photographer will work with pets. We really enjoying photographing the whole family and how they interact together so adding the family pets into the photos it just great. As you can see it was a beautiful Sydney spring day to be down on the beach and everyone had a lovely time.
Now they will have these great photos ready to get prints and presents made for family and friend across the world for Christmas!
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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!
Enjoy....
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Many of our clients who have worked with us over the last 6 months have watched my growing belly with interest about our 3rd baby girl.... well she's here! Mikayla was born a couple of weeks ago and has bought nothing but joy to the whole family. Her 2 older sisters are besotted as you will see from the photos. However, babies are very time consuming even if it's just to gaze at them in wonder and I haven't had any time to post some photos.....
So here she is our little cherub at 7 days old and a little bit later with her older sisters. Newborn baby portrait photography captured in the family home.
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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.
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There is no better place in Sydney to be for a family portrait photography session than Balmoral Beach Mosman, on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning.... And even better when it's an extended family, with multi generations from Grand Parents to Grandchildren with family from overseas.
We had so much fun with all of this family playing on the rocks, to running along the beach, and slipping over on the rocks. Thank you G family for a lovely morning, and for letting us capture these memories of you time together as an extended family!
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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.....
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This little family is about to head off on a big adventure, moving to Seattle, so they wanted to capture the essence of their family in their setting in Sydney. So we started at their little Federation cottage in Balmain, and then went down to the end of Darling St for the view from Balmain East with some Sydney Sandstone, harbour ferries, the city and the Sydney Harbour Bridge to remind them of their home when they look back on these photographs and their memories from their new home in Seattle.
Little Lucy doesn't really know what excitment is waiting for her, but she is more than happy to just enjoy every moment with her parents right now. Such a cheeky monkey at 9 months old, she was a joy to photograph.
Thanks for inviting me to capture your memories of Sydney and your family, and best of luck with the big move!
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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
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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.
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Lucky little Eve has a very creative Mum who designed and presented this Farm Themed 1st Birthday Party for her. The table was set with pumpkins, corn husks, wooden baskets, sweet treats, crunchy apples, a strawberry patch, chick feed (chips), hot food and lots of cakes and sweets. Then the garden was filled with hay bails and nursery animals from KindiFarm.
All the children had a fabulous morning petting the animals, cuddling them, feeding the bigger ones and even giving bottles of milk to the lambs and calves, which I'm sure they'll talk about for a while. Then they all got to share in the yummy 1st Birthday Cake set with all the different animal and made by Eve's Mum.
A gorgeous 1st Birthday party with lots and lots of photos to capture the memories.....
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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!
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MAY 13th is Mother's Day and is soon upon us! 'Capture Your Memories' for Mother's Day with a fun portrait photography session with J Roberts Photography for your Mum, your wife or yourself!
We can cater for: Couple Portraits, Family Portraits, Extended Families for Grandmothers, Individual Portraits, Pregnancy & Newborn Portraits.
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J Roberts Photography is offering a brilliant special for Mother's Day, a 20% discount off our professional portrait photography packages - LIMITED TIME & OPPORTUNITIES!
This Professional Portrait Photography Package Includes:
- 2 professional photographers who photograph at your chosen location (we can also suggest many well-worked locations if you wish).
- All the photos (approximately 150 - 200 images) in high resolution on CD for you to print and enlarge
- We are very experienced and candid in our approach. We aim for the "fun-effect".
- Whether you consider yourself to be photogenic or not, we pride ourselves on producing excellent results for you.
Special Package Price Just $440 - and you receive ALL your photos in High Resolution!- Bookings MUST be made and paid for by May 13th to get the 20% Discount (we expect a large number of bookings, so be quick!)
- Or arrange a Mother's Day Gift Voucher for use before 30th July 2012.
- ALL photography bookings are to be taken between 20th April and 30th July, 2012.
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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.
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We just love love love taking photographs of our wedding couples a few years down the track when they now have a little family, so we were really excited when Steve contact us and said he'd like to book a family portrait session for Sally for her birthday.
The chosen location was Balmoral as this is where they were married in 2009, and the location has so much meaning to them, plus the photographs we took at their wedding were so lovely. And little Charlotte enjoys the beach so much, as most 18 month olds do! Grandma also came along to help with the entertainment and we managed to capture just a few shots with her too.
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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....
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This family enjoyed the Australia Day long weekend with a trip to Sydney from Melbourne. Knowing they had the trip planned David arrange a family portrait photography session with us for his wife for Christmas. Their little 18 month old Tyler just loves the beach that was the setting they chose... and he loved it!
We so enjoy photographing toddlers as they explore their surroundings and enjoy making you laugh, being the centre of attention is all they need to shine.....
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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.
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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.
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What a great 1st Birthday Party this was for Alina! Held on sprawling grounds of a farm in Llandilo, Karina organised a grand celebration for Alina and her family and friends.
Sunshine, guests, pony rides, bubble machines, ball pits, music, BBQ, loads of delicious food, and a dog in a waistcoat! This was a recipe for fun!
The party kicked off with music, BBQ and plenty of freedom to play and chat for all, in temperatures reaching 30 degrees. Lunch was soon served and everyone was keen to get a taste of the delicious spread provided. The Birthday girl was keen to get in on the action and was seen to be leading the charge on playing in the ball pit. Then the resident pony was brought out and the children waited anxiously for their turn to ride around the paddock.
A rendition of "Happy Birthday" was followed by the cake cutting - and what a tremendous cake! Then the kids' turn to 'Smash the Cake' (another cake!) Always a great way for the kids to 'have their cake and eat it' in the only way toddlers know how - using hands, feet, heads and anything else they need to eat it!
What an exhausting afternoon - some are keen for a quick nap before coming back to the party later!
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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....
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What a wonderful day for Kira and her 3 brothers to arrange for a photoshoot with the awesome backdrop of Sydney Harbour! Kira had contacted J Roberts Photography to take casual and candid professional photographs of the 4 siblings at Blues Point in North Sydney. We used the stunning views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House in the background. This photography shoot was taken for a surprise birthday present for their mother - some enlarged art prints, canvases, acrylic blocks are going to be produced for their mother's birthday present. The shoot was filled with fun and laughter, and the wind made for some fabulous shots. When brothers and sisters get together for a fun photoshoot, the images taken are always full of giggles, laughs, tickling and fabulously fun photos. A lifetime of memories captured in one moment!
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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!
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We were lucky enough to have photographed this little cherubs parents wedding earlier this year, we just love staying involved with the couples and continuing the capture their precious moments as their families grow.
One of their close friends who we met at their wedding contacted us just before she was born to arrange a Newborn Baby Portrait Photography Gift Voucher for them. So I was very excited when her Daddy called to let me know she had arrived and to arrange the baby portrait session.
At 2 weeks old little Matilda is a little older than we usually like to work with for newborn shoots as they generally won't sleep, and when they are awake they don't focus on anything specific.... but not this little angel she was a super star! She was a delight awake, and fell asleep soundly on queue, the only time she got upset for a few minutes it was quickly stopped by my camera.... she loved it! And what a pretty little bubba she is too, just perfect for baby portrait photography....
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Little Naomi as just 7 weeks old, so aware and so loved by her parents.
7 weeks is usually a tricky age for baby photography, while no longer sleepy and much more alert the babies aren't quite there with their facial expressions and reactions yet. But little Naomi was great, she even went to sleep for a little while for us. And those lovely big blue eyes...
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What a treat! One of my closest friends had her second little angel last week and I was on their door step almost as soon as they got home to take some newborn baby photos. And isn't he adorable.... It is so lovely to be able to capture these precious memories for my clients, but even more so when it's a close friend. Plus I got lots more cuddles too!
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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.
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How do I get a 10% Discount? Read on!
Welcome to our June newsletter. We’ve been busy over the past few months, steadily booking more weddings for the rest of 2011 and beyond. Party bookings are also becoming increasingly popular.
Since our last newsletter, we have finally completed the lengthy process of getting professionally accredited, and are pleased to announce that Justin is now a Fully Accredited Professional Photographer with the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP).
Increasingly so in the current photographic market, we feel that it is vital for you, our customers, to know you are getting experienced professionally accredited photographers, for ease of mind in getting 'excellence of quality' in the photos of your special day, portrait or party. Jump on our blog to see the photography portfolio we submitted for the accreditation.
Book and Pay before 30 June to receive a 10% Discount
We’ve been instructed by our Accountant that, as the business is growing so rapidly, we will need to start charging GST from the 1st July. So book and pay for your next family portrait, party or wedding photography session by the 30th June and, essentially, receive a 10% discount, as you won’t need to pay tax on your package!
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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.
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The gorgeous little Zoe gave her Mum, and both Grandmother's an extended family portrait photography package for their combined Mother's Day presents. What a treat, we got to work with the whole family.
We met the three generations of both sides of her family at at Bicentennial Park, part of Sydney Olympic Park Homebush on a crisp clear Autumn afternoon. The wind was freezing but it didn't take us long to warm up with the infectious laughter of this cute little 16 month old and her doting parents and the two sets of grandparents. The colours and light were perfect as you can see from the photos....
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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.
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What a lovely extended family! Three siblings who have all individually at different times migrated to Australia from South Africa (via some other destinations), settled into the Australian way of life while their family has grown. However, they are still trying to convince their Mum to move out here, so took the opportunity to have some extended family photographs taken while she was visiting from South Africa. We suggested the stunning Blues Point on a Sunday morning so she will always have sparkling Sydney to look at when she looks at photos of her family together.
We had a great morning as you can see, everyone of the family has bubbly personalities and we could have chatted and laughed all morning... well we did.... plus we took these great photos!
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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.....
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One of the best parts about your work is the wonderful couples, families and children we get to photograph. We truely enjoy people and just love being able to capture beautiful expressions on camera.
I've just finished updating our testimonials page with the feedback we've received over the past couple of months, and it's lovely to be able to hear back from our clients that our enjoyment is mirrored by them and in our photography.
Check them out - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/testimonials
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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....
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Mother's Day is just around the corner and it prompted us to think about mothers....aren't they just the most amazing people! I think we should cherish them as much as we can in our everyday lives. However, it's wonderful to be able to look back on captured memories when we do take some time-out to appreciate our fabulous mothers.
I recently read a blog posted by a fellow photographer, posing the question: "Is there a perfect time for family portrait photography?" She points out how quickly time flashes by when we aren't looking, and how important it is to capture the "here and now" no matter what. She touches on those families who have very sadly lost their mothers, and how important it is for them to be able to look back on the captured memories and cherish every photo they have.
The conclusion of her article is: "we never know what tomorrow will bring our way....NO, THERE IS NO PERFECT TIME...." She hopes that the article "....will inspire someone, who might be waiting for that perfect time or to lose a couple of kilos, to book a photographer…today!"
So this Mother's Day, capture those memories by ordering a Portrait Package Gift Voucher with J Roberts Photography, for your Mum, your wife or a pregnant mother-to-be!
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As you know I just love taking newborn baby portraits, the floppy, softness of the little babies in their first week is so precious to capture in photographs. But last week I was in for a real treat with these gorgeous little twins. The girls were 2 weeks old which is usually outside my newborn window for portraits however as they were slightly premature they were still a little sleepy. As you can see one is slightly larger than the other and was more alert, but when snuggled up together they were very happy to settle and sleep.
Their older sister was also very excited about her two little sisters, and protective as all sibling are, the most amazing time for any family..... This family now has these beautiful memories captured to treasure for a lifetime.
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This family have a lovely tradition of have a portrait session with their children at ages 3 month, 6 months and then 12 months to create a beautiful coffee table book of their first year with professional portrait photographs. We were referred by their previous photographer when she closed her business, and have been priviledged to capture this story for their third daughter Greta. Which means we get the bonus of also working with their older 2 girls. As you can see they are a beautiful family, and we have a great time interacting with them.
Stay tuned for the final chapter with the 12 month old portraits later this year!
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Aren't these guys adorable... "Copy" & "Paste"..... well it's true with the twin boys they really are a matching set!
We've been photographing this family for a number of years now but this is our first chance to capture their new additions Austin & Lewis. They are 6 months old, but being premature twins their adjusted age is 3 months old, and aren't they just cute. We had a great morning at the family home photographing them with their parents and older brother. Capturing some family portraits for them to remember this time for years to come.
Me thinks there is going to be lots of rumbles and rugby in the backyard as they grow up!
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We were invited to capture some fabulous memories of John's 60th celebrations, at Cucinetta Ristorante, by his 4 gorgeous daughters. They had planned a beautiful lunch overlooking the harbour and it was a stunning day, if a little hot and humid. Justin was the photographer on the day and he really enjoyed mingling with the very friend crowd.
As you can see from the photos everyone had a great time and now they have great memories of the party to look back on through these party photographs.....
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Remember those pregnancy portrait photographs I posted a couple of weeks ago? Well meet the adorable little baby boy that was lucky enough to be born into this wonderful family.... At just 6 days old he was just right for newborn portraits all floppy and cute. And in every photo to can see how proud his big brother and sister are of him, not to mention his parents.
I can hear you oohing and ahhing allready... Enjoy!
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We love these precious relationships, little man Max here was well known to us even before he was born, 18 months ago we photographed his parents wedding! So we were delighted when his Mum & Dad asked us to come and capture their memories of this precious time. Max is now 10 weeks old and a very cute baby, he wasn't really in the mood to smile but that just made for some fun shots of his Dad particularly trying to make him laugh..... I especially enjoyed working with the beautiful outdoor light, and the garden setting they had. Max's Dad won this little baby couch in a raffle just days before he was born and I couldn't resist using it as a prop.
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Busy editing the photos from the pregnancy shoot we did on the weekend of a families 3rd bubba.... This is the little ones older sister, isn't she gorgeous.... couldn't help sharing!
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Well school holidays had only just started and this family decided to head down to the beach, and invited us along to capture the memories. Also in time for them to use the family portraits for Christmas presents.
It was a beautiful morning, with lots of fun and silliness as you would expect when the kids have only just gone on holidays! We really enjoyed photographing the whole family in this lovely natural, candid way. Enjoy....
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Thanks for all your support in 2010, we look forward to "Capturing more wonderful memories" in the new year!
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Yes that's right Justin and I finally got in front of the camera together! And joined our girls for a family portrait session. The lovely Jacqui worked with us to take there photographs at Chinaman's Beach, Mosman. It was a boiling hot day so we worked quickly with the girls and got further insight into being on the other side of the camera with our own children! It was lots of fun.
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Boy was it hot for this family portrait shoot at Chinaman's Beach, Mosman. We decided to take as many photos as possible in the lovely park area before heading down to the beach because the heat off the sand was very hot!
We took photos of this family a year ago and really enjoyed seeing them again, they are lots of fun and a really photogenic bunch don't you think. With a 4 and a 2 year old in the heat the essence was to work quickly and keep them entertained. It's days like this that our technique of working as a team really comes to the fore, while Justin was busy working with the camera I was jumping around, making faces, singing songs and just generally making everyone laugh and have fun. With all of our photography it's important to us that you have a great time on the shoot as you want to look back on great memories captured......
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This little man is just adorable, his smile is "as wide as an elephants eye". His mothers colleagues grouped together to purchase her a "Newborn Portrait Photography Gift Voucher" when she went on maternity leave. The family then elected to not take the photos straight away in the first 10 days for the classic newborn portraits, instead waited until he was 12 weeks old to capture this beautiful baby age. We enjoying photographing any baby stage!
Little baby Max also has an older sister who is just as gorgeous and worked hard to steal the show.... It was a hot day so we photographed both inside the family home and out in the park. Here are just some of the highlights....
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Every family portrait we do is different, as each family expresses themselves in a unique way, which is why we enjoy photographing them. These little girls were lots of fun, once they warmed up to the camera they were great little models.....
For this portrait session we went to the family home, as little Greta is only 3 months old. The weather outside was grey but the atmosphere inside was pure sunshine..... enjoy!
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I met little baby Ashlin this morning and couldn't wait to share her photographs with you. She's just over 2 weeks old and so small & perfect. She was very accommodating being lovely and sleeping when I got to the house, however a you'll see she thought she'd better keep an eye on me.... Enjoy these lovely newborn portraits of her with her parents and loving older sister....
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Hi Everyone,
Wow hasn't the year just flown by! There are already Christmas decorations in the supermarkets; which prompted me to send this newsletter. As with previous years, many of our clients wish to get some family portrait photographs taken in the lead-up to Christmas to use for their cards, personalised calendars, prints and canvases as presents for parents or grandparents. With our portrait packages, you receive all the images in high resolution on DVD so you can go crazy using the images for any number of photo gifts without going over budget.
However, looking at our calendar last night with Justin, we noticed that November is almost fully booked and December is filling up fast.... so if you want to arrange a Family Portrait session you'd better get in quickly!
Jump on our website to see details of the great value package we offer - www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/familyportraits
We look forward to hearing from you!
Cheers
Jen & Justin
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We really enjoyed photographing the 2 little girls from this family about 18 months ago, but this time they bought the whole family along. Megan (the mother) said she is constantly being complimented on the photos from our previous family portrait photography shoot, particularly because of the candid nature of the photographs and that they capture her girls just being children. We built on that theme here with these family portrait photographs, taking them to a local park where they could lark around and have a great time. Family portraits are all about capture the family as they are, and also looking back on a fun family memory. You can't expect to get photographs, when working with young children, where everyone is smiling sweetly for the camera, but you can capture some great expressions and emotions when everyone is inspired to just be themselves.
As you'll see here we had a ball photographing this family, and they just relaxed so we got to capture the essence of their fun....
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Sneak peek at the beautiful baby Lucie..... We were very privileged to be invited to photography this gorgeous little girl at just 9 days old. So tiny, soft and sleepy.... It never ceases to amaze me how perfect a newborn is. Enjoy!
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When you are photographers is hard not to want to just pick up the camera constantly and take portraits while your children are playing. Here are just a couple of photographs from our afternoon in the garden yesterday!
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Father's Day 2010 - Capture the Memories
Make Father's Day this year one he remembers for years to come. We are offering a Family Portrait Photography Package for just $300, that's almost a 15% discount on our standard price. This includes:
- Family portrait session at the location of your choice
- CD of all photos in high resolution
- An online album to view the photos and pass them along to family and friend
The online album is the favourite element for most of our clients, available on all our photography packages including weddings, family portraits, pregnancy portraits, newborn portraits, party photography and corporate photography. The best of your photographs will be uploaded to our website in printable quality, without watermarks for friends and family to download at no cost! Definitely a plus for our clients, particularly for weddings.
Available until Father's Day
Simply order a gift voucher, or arrange a portrait session, before the 5th September to take advantage of this offer.
www.jrobertsphotography.com.au
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Sneak Peek at Portrait Photograph of the lovely Erin Brown. What a fun portrait session, thanks for the "Tweeting" pep talk Erin! We look forward to seeing these photographs with your writing byline in the not too distant future.
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With photography of children and bugs you have to be quick..... "Mummy look a ladybird...... Uh Oh I squashed it!"
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Welcome to our first ever blog, can't wait to be able to communicate with our clients on a regular basis and load up photos from our wedding photography, family portrait photography, newborn portraits, pregnancy portraits and party photography.
We look forward to keeping everyone updated!
Cheers
Jen & Justin
