Why I won't style your family for your shoot or tell you where we should do the photos
There’s as many ways to style a family session as there are families to be in them, and photographers.to shoot them.
And I choose the way that means the most to me, and I hope the most to you too.
Quinlivan Family - March 2023
Gosh I love photographing families over and over again!
And I love the aussie bush! How lucky are we here in Albury to have these locations right on our doorstep?!
30km Falls Creek to Mt Hotham hiking with a 9 year old
The weekend we walked 30km from Falls Creek to Mt Hotham with a 9 year old…
Futuresteading - the book
Live like tomorrow matters. Futuresteading the book lays it all out on the table, in an honest, unpretentious guide to actually living like tomorrow does matter…
How to get the best out of your family photos - Part 2
You’ve finally booked your photos and today’s the day!
Here’s some things about DURING the session, which might come in handy to know to make it all flow a bit smoother and help us to get the best out of your family photos
How to get the best out of your family photos - PART 1
So you’ve just booked in your family photos. You’ve invested a decent amount of money. Now you need to know how to get the best from your session. This is Part 1 on how to get the best from your family photo session - BEFORE your session. Keep an eye out for Part 2 - during the session, and Part 3 - after your session
Yes, I do occasionally do weddings...
I get asked every so often if I photograph weddings.
My answer is usually something like ‘yes, no, kinda…’
Camping in the tree tops
All I can say is, thank goodness these summer school holidays were smoke free and somewhat more carefree than last summer. Yep, the threat of covid still hung over our heads, with snap lock downs in parts of the country, Christmas for some people was not what they had planned, and state borders suddenly shut overnight. But through the eyes of my kids, at least we could get outside and explore the great outdoors without getting lung fulls of smoke.
An afternoon spent in the Upper Murray
I was going to start this blog with commentary on the year that 2020 has been. But for these guys, the shit really hit the fan in dying hours of 2019, as the year took it’s last, gasping, smoke filled breaths.
Melissa's Story: Millie, Tennyson and Evelyn
A few months ago I received a message from Melissa, asking if I could take some family photos. But she wasn’t sure when, or if that might be, but would I be interested.
She was writing from a hospital bedside in Melbourne, from The Royal Children’s Hospital, with her then 7 month old daughter Millie. I could try to tell their story, but I won’t do it justice, so I asked Mel to send me some info. Here’s their story in her own words:
Voice Image Collection Finalist
A few months ago I entered a photography competition run by Click Magazine called Voice.
This year there were 40,000 entries from women across the world entered. I was left speechless to find out that 2 of my entries made the finalist selection!
Divine winter family sunset session
For someone who deals with people and humanity as a day to day part of my job, you’d think I’d be awesome at facial recognition and remembering names…
I’ll let you in on a secret. I’m crap at it. Always have been, and I guess I probably always will be.
Your not-so-business-as-usual commercial photographer
What you don’t think of when you think ‘commercial photography’. I don’t work off vision boards or mood boards, and I definitely won’t go rearranging you or your space. I like to capture what is unfolding right in front of my lens, with as little input from me as possible.
Melbourne Maternity and Newborn travel session
Maternity and newborn sessions - I really love these. And even more so when they both are done in-home. It’s such a wonderful thing to be able to witness a family on the cusp of a huge transition, whether it’s from none to one kid, or multiple to more.
Snow, snow, snow... Sunrise engagement photos on Mt Hotham
And the latest in my very unpredictable blog…
A feather head piece, a dancer, an old, cold building and some snow...
Last year, after a discussion over Facebook messenger, myself and 3 other photographers decided we wanted to do something a bit different.
What to wear - Family photography Albury Wodonga
My most asked question after people have booked their photos? “What do we wear?”