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Listing all posts with label Sydney Portrait Photographer. Show all posts.
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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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#embracetherain#familyportraitswpets
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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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The brief for this headshot session was to get a variety of corporate style portraits to be used for board prospectus, Linked In Profiles and various corporate portfolios. So we chose generic backgrounds which could be used for these purposes and a range of corporate looks.
I think these photographs will definitely stand out on any publication or profile don't you.
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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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Mentor1 is an expanding Financial Planning business, and with the expansion they are developing a new website and new staff. So they required headshots of the team to present them to their new clients.
Here they are at one of their offices in Freshwater Beach, going with professional relaxed and modern look.
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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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Sullivan Carpentry and Building is a Northern Beaches business that has grown due to its exceptional quality of work, and a fun professional team. As such they haven't needed to do much marketing as most of their work is word of mouth. However, they are wanting to update their website and social media to best represent their work, and update their marketing material for clients. So they contacted me to capture photographs that would express their image via the marekting.
The best way to approach business image photography is to get a full briefing from both the business owner, team and the marketing / social media company or staff to ensure I understand fully their image they want to portray as the photos will tell a thousand words....
This brief from Sullivan Carpentry and Buiding was to photograph some of their jobs to show the style of work they do, much of it beautiful and the attention to detail really impressed me, plus photographs of the team at work. This element was important as they wished to not only add this to the website but also have photographs of the team members to send to new clients so they would know who would be attending to their job. My job here was made easy by the team itself, all very approachable and fun.
Thanks Sullivan Carpentry I'll definitely be in touch with you should I need any work done as I was so impressed with your work. And hopefully now others will be able to see the same through my photographs.
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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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Its very life affirming in these interesting times with the globe shutting down with the Corona Virus to have life go on.... Looking forward to hearing of the birth of this little bubba.
We photographed their parents wedding 3 years ago, and had our engagment photography session at Chinaman's Beach, so wanted to revisit the same location to document this next exciting installment in their relationship.
Best of luck with this fun new adventure Elysia & Dom x
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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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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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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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Would you guess the location for this corporate headshot shoot….. a car park! Its amazing check out the light and the industrial setting at the Tramshed Glebe’s carpark. So instead of using The Boardroom at 'The Butcher and The Farmer' restaurant where the client was meeting we did the shoot in the car park. The light was beautiful and I’m really happy with the outcome of the shots!
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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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For a bit of change of scenery from Santa at the beach I got to go into the city yesterday and do some corporate headshots for the lovely team at McCarthy Mentoring.
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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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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…..
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Our last Aussie Santa Photos for 2017 were a little bitter sweet, we've had a ball photograghing hundreds of families this year at Long Reef Beach and are sad to finish, however we are looking forward to Christmas with our families and holidays.
So thank you to everyone who came down to the beach to have their photo with Santa this year, we look forward to seeing you again next year, and if you missed out on your session please put your email down on our list to hear when bookings open for 2018 - www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
Merry Christmas everyone!
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Another cracker afternoon for our Aussie Santa Photos at Long Reef Beach. Beautiful blue skies and afternoon sun.... only problem this afternoon was that I got sunburnt!
Lots of fun with all the families, thanks for coming along again. Especially lovely to see previous families with kids to were scared of Santa last year very confident and enjoying sitting on his knee this year!
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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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With photography the saying the "early bird catches the worm" is very true for beautiful light..... I met Melissa from The Fitness & Mindset Coach down at North Narrabeen Rockpools early morning on Monday to capture some business images for her to use for her website, blog and socials to promote her personal training business.
I think these images will give a lovely feel to her clients about her business when they view her website, while also portraying strength.
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I was recently asked to cover an event for Suttons Motors to use for their business public relations. Suttons undertakes a number of charity initiatives and the most recent one was for the Fred Hollows Foundation. For the month of October they donated a percentage of sales from all car window tints to the foundation and I was there to photograph the presentation of the $30,500 cheque to the representative from the Fred Hollows Foundation. This was a wonderful initiative that from all accounts both management and the sales staff got a lot out of, and raised some much needed money for the foundation. During the presentation there was also a surprise additional cheque from the parts department who had done their own fundraising to add to the donation.
While the whole team were together they also took the opportunity to update their corporate headshots which I took very quick and efficiently utilising a lovey blue wall within the conference room :-)
Thanks Suttons for inviting me along to capture this, and for the great charity work you do. Looking forward to working with you again!
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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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Fun with our beach Santa at Long Reef Beach last Sunday. Book your session at www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
We once again had a beautiful afternoon to work with for our Aussie Santa Photos, with the mixed bag of responses from the children visiting Santa.
We had one little girl who was hysterical and wouldn't come near Santa, Mum had planned ahead and bought a gift for Santa to give her, as he walked towards her with the gift she got more hysterical and I thought we were never going to get her over the line but as soon as she was given the gift she calmed down..... Santa went for a walk and she came over to have photos with her parents, unbeknownst to her with Santa walking up behind for the photos (see if you can pick which one is her) ..... Below is the lovely feedback we received from her Mum:
"Jen, I just wanted to say a massive thank you for your professionalism and patience during Layla's Santa photo yesterday afternoon (she's the one with the Peppa Pig toy that Santa gave her) I really didn't think she was going to go ahead with it. She was talking about Santa for the rest of the afternoon and showing everyone her new toy which Santa gave her. I almost think she is ok with Santa now :)
Thanks again and can’t wait to see the pics.
Regards, Nyerie"
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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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What a lucky little girl Miss Lucy is with two adoring big sisters to look after her. At just 10 days old she's being well cared for and cuddled. However, she is a classic third child and didn't want to go to sleep as she might miss something! So as always with newborn baby portraits we were patient, and in between feeding and settling I had some fun with her big sisters, how could I resist photographing these gorgeous girls. Plus I chatted to her parents and found out that her Dad and I had actually been to primary school together! Small world.
Thank you for inviting me into your home to capture this special time for you family Claire and Matt, your girls are just beautiful, congratulations!
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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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One of the best parts about being a photographer is being able to capture some of the most important times in peoples lives, and this is definitely something I've done for Penny & Nick. We photographed their wedding day, newborn baby portraits for their first child and now more baby portraits for bubba number 2. I also got to catch up with their doting Parents / Grandparents again too.
What a gorgeous little man baby Will is too, he wasn't too sleepy but content to just watch the world going on around him, accepting teddies from his big sister which he even cuddled (very cute) and when he was in a basket his big sister thought she needed to be in one too.
I just love working with this family they have such a beautiful loving connection that reads through the photographs and has done since their wedding day.
Thanks for having me to your home again Penny & Nick, I look forward to the next catch up x
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Clients often come to me for headshots to update their image on social media, this can be for a range of reasons either they are just outdated, or they are looking for a career change, or in JPs case he is looking to move country and applying for roles overseas with people you probably haven't met yet needs the right image upfront.
So when I photograph people for headshots I like to give them a range of options to select the images they wish to use for the right situation. We take a few corporate looking headshots with a grey background, some with suit and tie and some without, then some more casual outdoors and with a different setting. Then the image can be tailored to what you are using the photograph for, be it social media such as linked in or for job applications and proposals.
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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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A pleasure to work with this very professional lady again today. Headshots refreshed for this beautiful actress.
We met at Stanton Library in North Sydney to get a range of backgrounds to use for different auditions, and finished in the library itself which we felt was just right for the Wizard of Oz audition Alex has coming up!
Best of luck with your audition for Wizard of Oz
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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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Xmirus is a small business looking to refresh it's website and update it's image. Their graphic designer contacted me to take their company images, the brief was to be professional but relaxed showing they are a small business and not caught up in the large corporate end of town. So we had a bit of fun and relaxed in their offices.....
Looking forward to seeing their new website!
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I met Julie a little while ago at an event I was covering and we discussed updating her professional portraits for business use. We talked about how important it is to have an up to date photo to use for your profile as this is often clients first impression of you, and you don't want to meet with them their expectations being completely different to the image you have portrayed.
Whenever I work with clients for professional portraits or profile image sessions I spend some time discussing with them the use of the photos, what image they are portraying and what their clients will expect. We then tend to capture a few different options which can be used for different purposes both online and in business proposals etc. So as you can see from below Julie now has a range of options for the images she would like to use for her business.
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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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Little George was 2 weeks old when it went to his home to take his photograph. Usually we recommend we take newborn style photographs before the baby is 10 days old, however as George's mother is a few old friend of mine we agreed we could be patient (using the time it took to settle him to sleep as a chance to catch up!) and still take sleepy photos of this little cherub.
I got the call from his Mum after they had had friends over with a new good camera they were playing with after Christmas..... and they realised that iPhone photos just weren't doing their little man justice and they really needed some "proper" photos taken of him at this precious stage. Something I recommend to most people..... but I am a little biased as I prefer good quality photos of for my children to look back on.
As you can see we had a lovely morning of cuddles with George, including capturing his little frown he sleeps with, for his Newborn Baby Portrait Session.
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The Sydney weather shone for our last Aussie Beach Santa Photos for 2016. Long Reef Beach on the northern beaches Sydney is a great location for capturing the essence of a Sydney summer and Santa had lots of fun with all the families that join us for photos this year.
For bookings, details and to put your name on the list for next year see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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Last Sunday's Aussie Santa Photos at Long Reef Beach on Sydney Northern Beaches was a complete contrast to the Saturday session which was blisteringly hot...... it was cold and windy. But all the families still had fun and smiled with Santa and made sure it didn't look too cold on the beach! Plus we used santa hats to keep everyones hair in the place in the wind.
For bookings, details and to put your name on the list for next year see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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Our Aussie Santa Photos at Long Reef Beach had to be rescheduled last Friday beacuse of bad weather, so we moved all the sessions to the next day and look at the change in weather..... perfect!
So glad most of the families could accommodate the reschedule.
For bookings, details and to put your name on the list for next year see our website - http://www.jrobertsphotography.com.au/aussiesantaphotos
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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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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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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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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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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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Elysia and Domenic have had a long engagement, we meet them a year ago in the planning stages and are very excited that their big day is only a month away now!
It was lovely to catch up with them and spend some time with them at Chinaman's Beach, Mosman for their pre wedding photography session. They are so happy and relaxed in each others company it's very easy to photograph them, and Domenic's cheeky grin is very infectious.
Can't wait for your wedding day guys x
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How goreous is this little rescue dog Tom Tom, it was a delight photograph this perky little dog this morning. He's been with the family for 9 years and is the cutest little dog. The family that own him have moved to America for a few years so their grandparents are looking after him... and loving it! They thought it woudl be nice to have some professional dog portraits taken for the family in America to look at as they miss their dog.
Such a lovely idea, and an adorable dog!
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Gorgeous morning yesterday to capture some Social Media Head Shots for the lovely Sam as she is looking for the right casual, fun approachable image for her nail technician business. Look her up at https://www.facebook.com/samberrysyd.jamberrynails/
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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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Doug's 90th Birthday was such a lovely celebration, as it should be at that age, held with his family and old friends around. With his children, grand children, great grand children, cousins and old friends all involved it was a lovely afternoon.
The speeches also included celebrations for the recent birthdays of one of his grandsons 18th birthday and one of his great grand daughters 3rd birthday..... lots of milestones!
Thanks for inviting me to capture the lovely memories, and the warmth of the gathering x
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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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These four guys are in the throws of starting up their own company called "Touchstone Partners" a project management companu for the contruction industry. With well over 20 years experience each in the industry and a desire to work within the old fashioned framework of customer service, and experience managing the jobs, its going to be very successful. To help the business get started they contacted me to capture their corporate image, the brief was to portray their personalities, and show how they are as a team, warm, friendly, approachable and knowledgable men.
So here you go guys, I'm sure these will help people warm to your business and I'm sure its going to be a huge success!
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Baby Nicholas was born early so we decided to wait until his due date to have his newborn baby portraits taken, he did keep an eye on my for a long time and not really want to go to sleep however his alertness was great as he was very focused and strong with his body control. Big sister Rebecca was also very excited and enjoyed keeping an eye on what I was up to, joining in with her own cardboard box camera and being a fabulous big sister looking after her baby brother.
But as they say patience is the key when photographing babies and finally he decided he was tired for some beauitful sleepy baby photos :-)
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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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Boy it was hot yesterday, but there was a pleasant breeze at the beach and everyone had a great time with Santa. Santa was just very grateful that he is an Aussie and doesn't wear his long hot coat when he's down at the beach :-)
All in all we've had a great time photographing lots of families with Santa this year and are looking forward to more in 2016. If you'd like to be notified when sessions open for bookings please jump to our Aussie Santa Photos page and log your details to be included on the email list.
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It was a little windy down at the beach on Saturday afternoon, but still lots of fun. We had the Nipper christmas activities in the background, some kite surfers using the wind and perfect light.
Thanks to everyone to came along and enjoyed a bit of fun with our Aussie Santa at the beach, we got some fabulous fun photos with Santa for these families.
All in all we've had a great time photographing lots of families with Santa this year and are looking forward to more in 2016. If you'd like to be notified when sessions open for bookings please jump to our Aussie Santa Photos page and log your details to be included on the email list.
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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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Alex contacted me to get some portfolio images taken for her Caberet Act called "Fan Girl" about a crazed Doctor Who fan..... so the first place I thought of was Angel Place next to Martin Place Sydney, something about the location makes we think of Doctor Who....
So much fun working work a professional actor, capturing photographs in the lunch crowd in the middle of the city can be interesting, but the crowd immediately got what we were up to and observed from a distance.
We had two characters to capture "Fan Girl" a crazy Doctor Who Fan, and the other character is a Doctor Who side kick.
Best of luck Alex with the show in Short Sweet Cabaret in Sydney 2016 !
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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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Little Orla was just adorable, but she did not want to be going to sleep while I was around, she was far to interested in everything and just wanted to keep an eye on me. Luckily her gorgeous parents were very relaxed and happy to go with the flow, so we got some lovely photos of them interacting with their new little angel and also of Orla relaxing. Then finally with a little encouragement some sleep ....
Thank you for inviting me into your home Tina and Aaron, you are wonderful relaxed parents and Orla is going to have lots of fun x
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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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This gorgeous dog is headed for stardom I'm sure, he is just beautiful and if these photos are anything to go by he's very photogenic too.
I just love the smile he has on his face with his tennis ball in his mouth....
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I was invited along to the Carlile Swimming Operations Managers Conference last month to capture some lovely friendly corporate headshots of their staff, and also photograph a session of their annual conference.
It was a beautiful winters morning down at Novotel Manly Beach, and I had a lovely time with their fantastic, friendly staff. I think we captured the essence of their personalities in their images below....
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For mother's heading back into the workforce it's really important to get your online corporate profile up, and that generally starts with a professional image.
Here is the image I produced for the lovely Lisa this week smile emoticon
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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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The lovely Anne Evans from Mosman Pilates invited me into her studio this week to capture some professional profile and website photographs for her. This is something that many companies request from time to time, it really is worthwhile having professional photographs of your business as your website and online profile is often the first touch point for many clients, so you want to present yourself in the best possible light.... pardon the pun!
As well as being a pilates instructor with a fabulous studio, Anne is also an author so we captured a range of images to cover both areas and present a different image for the different facets of her life. While also taking some professional photographs of the studio itself for use in her business marketing.
It's is a fabulous studio, I would love to work in a studio with a north facing window and natural light like this one every day.... Thanks Anne!
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Baby William at 10 days old is very alert and knows exactly what he wants..... and thats to be held all cuddly and warm in Mummy & Daddy's arms. He really didn't like me coming in and trying to put him down on his own, then unwarp him! But he was good enough to give me just a few minutes to take these photos, and lots of time in his parents arms taking photos. But I think the last photo about sums up what William thought of the whole experience..... hand over the face saying "No more photos please!" Such a shame because he is just adorable, look at those perfect little lips.... even pouting x
These guys are actually friends of a couple whose wedding we photographed 5 years ago, that couple arranged a gift voucher for a newborn shoot for William's parents, such a great idea to help his parents remember this precious time......
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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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With the weather we've been having in Sydney lately I'm surprised we've been able to capture many outdoor portrait sessions. Steph & Garth's engagement portrait session was postponed from its first weekend as it was just too wet. So we booked again for last Saturday afternoon, our original plan was to capture the portraits in the late afternoon light, but looking at the forecast that morning we brought it forward. I'm so glad we did as we managed to photograph these lovely portraits just before the next storm arrived, literally I was half way home in the car when the most torrential downpour came!
So we met at Angel Place in the centre of Sydney, right next to Martin Place, it has an art installation called "Forgotten Songs" with bird cages suspended above the lane way, there is audio accompaniment of bird calls from the birds which were found in this area because European Settlement pushed them out. It's such a lovely tranquil place, and so photogenic I'm really pleased Steph & Garth chose this location. After some time here we went to another city sanctuary the Royal Botanic Gardens which never disappoints with its beautiful green lushness.....
Thanks guys, and I'm looking forward to capturing your memories of your Engagement Party this Saturday night too!
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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.
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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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Little Lachie was born at just 2.5kg but as you can see quite long..... so I lost him a few times in my basket as he is such a tiny bundle.
He was such a little angel for me, dozing nicely and smiling regularly in his sleep.... I think he is going to be a very happy little boys.
Congratulations Caroline & Michael x
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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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Tracy's ladies lunch at the UTS Haberfield Rowers was a fantastic celebration for her 50th Birthday. A stunning day on the harbour, and by all account a wonderful generous lady with many many friends.
Happy Birthday Tracy!
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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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I spend Father's Day capturing the joy of little Matthew's baptism at St Peter's Anglican Church Cremorne. It was a beautiful day with Matthew's family and friends celebrating this great occasion.
The christening took place at the baptisimal font at the side of the church, a very intimate location where everyone felt they were part of the occasion. Then following the ceremony everyone went back to the family home in Cremorne for an very relaxed fun afternoon. Matthew particularly enjoyed being handed around all the guests, such a smiley, happy, content little boy you would never guess he is only 4 months old!
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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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We were thrilled when we were contacted by Johann's family to photograph his 21st Birthday Party, after having captured his 18th Birthday Party three years ago (gee time flies!).
The party was held at Luna Park in the Sonar Room, and Justin met the party in the room after they had all been out on the rides for an hour and ready to settle with a few drinks, speeches and fun. As you can see the party also included a touch of Hawaiian! Then the dancing began and I'm sure they enjoyed themselves into the night.....
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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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It's this little baby boy just delicious! He is 2 weeks old, so a little older than we would normally work with for a newborn, and a third child he was pretty aware. But once I stopped talking he finally settled down with Mum, and stopped wanting to open his eyes and check out this new lady..... Then he was lovely and sleepy, and gorgeous as you can see.
As I said he is a third child and I asked his Mum if she wanted photos with his older brother, but she decided she wanted to capture him by himself where he could be calm. Then when he is a little older capture the interaction with his siblings.
I think she made the right choice don't you.....
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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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Alicia is a very lucky girl with lots of loving family and friends around to help her celebrate her baptism day.
The baptism ceremony was held at St Michael's Baulkham Hills, a very relaxed occasion with a number of babies being christened together. All the family and friends in attendance were so loving and supportive it was beautiful. Then everyone headed back to a family home for lots of fun, and a feast to celebrate... there was even a karaoke machine so I'm sure the party went on well after I left.
Thank you for inviting me to capture this special event in Alicia's life.
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Clare & John initially contacted us to photograph their wedding party, they had a registry office marriage on the Friday and had a cocktail party to celebrate with family and friends on the Saturday night. Then after booking Clare "Liked" our Facebook Page and as she saw lots of wedding photography and couple portraits going through the page she realised that she really wanted some photos of them as a couple too.
So before the party we met Clare & John at Blues Point Reserve for some portraits of them as a couple, with Clare in a fabulous red dress which stood out brilliantly against the grey skies. Then we had family and group photos at Clarke Park opposite the party venue at The Kirribilli Club, before the party really began. As you can see if was a great celebration of their marriage with a fabulous party!
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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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Litte Man Bertram at just 12 days old.....
Once again we got to appreciate the joy of one of the couples whose wedding we photographed contacting us and asking us to capture their memories of the next exciting even in their life.... their newborn son. Congratulations Rachel & Rupert!
At 12 days old Bertram was a little older than we usually like for newborns as they become more difficult to settle and be relaxed in front of someone new.... but this was no problem at all for this little baby he was perfect. It could have been because his parents were so relaxed too, and we just worked patiently with him. The only thing he really liked to do to photo bomb was stick his tongue out all the time! You'll see at the end he clearly is going to be doing this to his parents for a long time to come!
Enjoy to wonders of a precious new little baby.....
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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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Could little Madeleine's smile be any bigger????
This little 9 month old stole our hearts as soon as we met her, she has the most amazing smile and is entranced by everything. I fell in love with her even more as I worked on editing these photos as he smile is so infectious!
As we do with most babies we started at their family home, where she was most comfortable and we were an exciting distraction. Here we got some lovely family portraits with her parents. And then went outdoors to a park in Balmain with more distractions and fun. Also her grandparents and the family dog joined in for some photos at the end of the session.
I'm sure you'll be smiling right back at Madeleine as you look through these photos!
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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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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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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....
