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.

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!

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

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.

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. 

More fun at beach Santa last weekend. Lots of wonderful families, some with dogs, some crying children, but as you'll see we try had to make sure everyone enjoys their experience with Santa. Many families coming back for their 3rd, 4th or 5th year to see our Aussie Santa at Long Reef Beach.

To book your session go to http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos

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

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

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

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

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 :-)

What a stunning summer afternoon at the beach with Santa.

After our hot and windy session the previous week we all enjoyed this lovely afternoon with a small cooling breeze off the water, beautiful blue skies and lots of fun on the beach. Santa enjoyed his usually challenges but mostly managed to become friends with the children that came to see him.

He also had a good lesson on flossing..... Almost there!

If you like to book your session go to - www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos

Our first Aussie Santa Photos at Long Reef Beach for 2018... what a fabulous afternoon!

We had the usual laughter and tears with Santa, it was lovely to see returning families as they grow and of course Santa's elves

Still sessions available, see our website for bookings - www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos

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!

Sydney autumn is putting on a show this year and we got to enjoy it last weekend at North Narrabeen Rockpools for magic hour, the golden light around sunset. It was a beautiful setting for Sara-Ann and Joel’s engagement portraits.
 
The session was a present from Sara-Ann’s best friend Portia, we set it up as a surprised with Joel so Sara-Ann didn’t know about it until the day. She was very excited when she found out and was delighted to see the weather we had on the day.
 
Thank you Portia it’s a beautiful present, and also to Sara-Ann and Joel I thoroughly enjoyed my time with you at the beach, racing the setting sun…..

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!

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

Thanks for the fun boys, looking forward to our next adventure already!
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We were blessed with a beautiful beach afternoon last Sunday for our Aussie Santa Photos at Long Reef Beach. Which was great because we had visitors with relatives all over the world, and many came along too. We had grandparents, god parents, cousins, friends..... along with laughter, tears and more!

To book your session see www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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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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Kitty and Ben arranged this family portrait session as a present for Kitty's parents 60th birthday’s which are both happening this year. Her Mum selected the Chinese Gardens of Friendship in Darling Harbour which a lovely location, but especially poignant when they grew up in China.

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

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

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

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

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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Last Sunday was another beautiful afternoon on Long Reef Beach for our Aussie Santa Photos. We had lots of laughs and giggles, plus some tears and screaming of course, also some playing in the sand and cuddles.

A lovely afternoon for us all.

See our website for details and bookings - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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We were blessed with an absolutely beautiful afternoon last Sunday for our Aussie Beach Santa photos at Long Reef Beach. Thank you to all the lovely families who came down and joined us.

As usual Santa had those that loved him, those that were a little wary and those that were scared.... he walked away, he snuck up behind, he played in the sand and he laughed along with the children. Mostly it worked :-)

For bookings and waitlist see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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These guys contacted me to get some sibling photos taken for their Mum's birthday present. With one brother living overseas they took the chance to have these photos taken while he was home on holidays, as their Mum kept asking for photos of them together, so they arrange to have me take some professional portraits for them for her birthday.

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

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

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

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

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

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The 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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Autumn was so beautiful this year we held a couple of family portrait mini session days at Echo Point, Roseville Chase. The light and colours of autumn are just stunning and we had such fun with the families that booked in.

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

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

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

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