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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 post, and then bought a family portrait gift certificate for her son and daughter-in-law for […]
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 stories about how family portraits are a gift, a joy and a celebration. Today’s portrait […]
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 them – that’s part of the game:-) Regardless of how you say it, dad’s around […]
I work as a professional photographer, so it’s probably no surprise that when I have a camera in my hand, I’m most likely working for clients and delivering on their brief. I love what I do as a people photographer, but I really relish the chance to simply shoot images for me. There’s something invigorating […]
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 beautiful terrace home, where they’d lived for around 20 years. In this portrait, I was […]
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 family is unique and the individuals each have their own personalities and moods. The truth […]
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 images that reminded them of their time in Sydney. I worked with Evelyn to design […]
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 get some great images of her children as well as the whole family group. After […]