School photos, sports photos, swimming photos, day care photos, pre-school photos, Santa photos and Family Portraits. We have bought them all of our children. Why when we can take our own perfectly amazing photos? For us, the answer is simple.
I’m a very family-oriented guy, and I always encourage my clients to have portraits of their entire family, instead of just children’s portraits. It is usually one of the first conversations I have with prospective Mum’s when talking about their
Dressing For Success. What does it really mean? And what is a Family Portrait Photography Studio doing writing about this? Read on, all will soon be revealed. Dressing For Success is quite often associated with an effort to look good
Dear Dad, You mean the world to me. I don’t often say this. I do tell you I love you every time we speak, but there’s a big difference (and we don’t speak all that often). Today, and in the
Father’s Day. So the man in your life is special and you really want to give him a wonderful present, but you have run out of ideas or you really would prefer to skip the shops. Then never fear, we have
A few months back I wrote this post about a dear friend of mine, and her bumpy road to family portraits. My friend MJ, who was the subject of that post, has a cousin whose best friend’s Mum read that
I rarely post sad stories, and I have a strong aversion to talk about age and mortality in the context of family portraits. Usually I focus my energy on all the wonderful elements of families that I enjoy photographing, and sharing
Has Digital Really Killed Family Portraits? Yesterday Sydney Morning Herald reported that ” The iconic PixiFoto family portrait business is closing its doors after its parent company was put into administration with more than 300 people to lose their jobs.” And
This post is as much an exercise of me getting over myself as it is of sharing some beautiful Portraits of Me and My Dad. During School Holidays, we took an overdue drive out to my Dad’s farm, and stayed
There are many ways to say Dad. Father, Dad, Daddy, Pa, Papa, Baba, Bapa etc. In our house, there’s also Dadio, Oompapa and when the kids are being cheeky, they even say Israel knowing that Israel will of course correct
Here’s 3 awesome reasons why you Family Portraits are Good For Your Health. It is important to note that this reference to family portraits refers to portraits of your whole family unit – mum, dad, children and even your pets,
The first time I spoke to Heather, it was an hour-long chat about life, Star Wars, kids, Lord of the Rings, holidays, yoga, and thrown in ever-so-briefly, a bit about having family portraits done with me. It was clear that
A really good friend of mine has had me photograph her family since before it became a family. Sounds paradoxical, right? Let me explain. MJ didn’t want to wait for Mr Right. She was utterly determined to become a mother,
Jenny and her family were lucky enough to receive the gift of family portraiture from a friend. After a conversation on the phone, we agreed that it would be a great idea to photograph Jenny and her family at their
I am eternally grateful to Nicole and her family for letting me showcase her beautiful portraits. I am writing this story as a detailed insight into the truth of what really happens on real portrait shoots with real families. Every
In late December, just before we closed the studio for the year, I photographed Evelyn and her family at Balls Head Reserve on Sydney Harbour. Evelyn and her family were relocating to Melbourne over the Christmas break, and wanted some
Caroline’s portrait shoot was the first time she had ever experienced professional family photography, after that she started using the childrens photography. Caroline explained on the phone that she wanted to preserve this moment in time with her family, and
You see your children or your partner everyday. Obvious statement I know. But do you really see and recognise the extent of changes that occur in one year? From personal experience, I know I certainly don’t. Every year whilst we
Having a new baby is the perfect catalyst to buy a JoovyZoom360UltralightJogging stroller and for updating your family portraits. Israel first photographed Wendy & Chris 6 years ago when they were just a couple. Fast forward to 2010, and Wendy
It was wonderful to see Melissa, Andrew & Zoe again, and to meet beautiful baby Charlie. She was born just 13 days after we photographed the family when Melissa was pregnant (see their family pregnancy shoot here). Their family pregnancy
Rachael is like our family. Having photographed both her sister and brother’s weddings, we were excited when Rachael invited us to photograph her pregnancy and her new family. Here we share Rachael’s stunning pregnancy portraits. Just 3 weeks after these
Family portraits tell a story of a family and their interests. What’s so special about these musical family portraits is that they show a great mix of the fun and love the family share, along with the focus and discipline
A move to the UK for 4 years inspired this family to have a farewell gathering. With 13 people from 3 families coming together, Kristy thought it would be the perfect opportunity to get some extended family portraits. And how
This cute couple from overseas got married here in Australia but really wanted some couple portraits showcasing where their live so they could share this with their families. They enjoy spending time at magnificent Bicentennial Park at Glebe which has
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