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Welcome to my page, where I'm delving into the world of couple/maternity/newborn/family photography.

19/08/2023

I had the pleasure of capturing Dani and Declan's pregnancy announcement, with their fur baby Chief.

What beautiful news! Congratulations!

I’m already excited for your next shoot - maternity! Following you both in your journey as your family grows.

25/06/2023

A sister and a best friend. You'd call this lucky.
Danielle 🥰

20/06/2023

Chapter 5: The Start

My sister and brother-in-law offered for me to get some practice in by being my models for a day! (featuring my baby girl) I wanted to try out a beach sunset and I’m in love with how they turned out. It sure helps having a beautiful couple and lots of love to capture, I mean, literally love hearts appearing in the clouds for them! There was so much fun and laughter. Thank you Danielle & Declan for a wonderful afternoon.

So here I am now, the end of my rambles (although, no promises there) and the start of a business adventure.
Stay tuned and reach out if you ever want a photoshoot with me!
Thanks for being here on this journey with me! ❤

16/06/2023

Chapter 4: A Gift

It was coming up to Mother’s Day. As a mum of three, I know how often I am the one behind the camera, capturing moments of others around me with my children. I’m never in them, unless it’s a selfie. I’m thankful for whoever invented those. I thought to myself, 'wouldn’t it be lovely if I could offer a chance for a mum to be in some photos with their little one/s to celebrate their Mother’s day?' I found myself on my local community buy nothing group, offering this as a gift. I chose a ‘winner’ and set up a place and time.

That morning I was so nervous! I almost talked myself out of it. I was laughing at myself. Who was I to do this? What did I know? I’m far from a professional right now. I’ve spent so many years with children. How do I talk to adults again? Poses? Outfits? Backdrops? Composition? Lighting? Ad nauseam.

Yet, I was determined. I arrived at the location and was greeted by Maddie, her mother (Nana) and Maddie’s little girl Lily. I suggested a few poses and then as Lily’s confidence grew, I simply followed her lead as she took her mum around by the hand. With every freshly learned wobbly step Lily took, Maddie held her little girl steady and picked her up when she fell down. The perfect metaphor for the all mums out there. Just a hand hold away from security, reassurance and unquestionable unconditional love. These two exuded it, and it was beautiful. They were absolute naturals!

It was amazing feeling the nerves wash away and turn to excitement as the hour passed. It was interesting using my years of experience as a childcare educator in a new capacity. And, knowing I could turn over photos that were so meaningful to someone outside of my family, allowed me some confidence that I could do this as a career one day.

I’m so glad I got to hand over these photos, you could see each loving moment. The kind of moments I’d always wanted to be able to give to someone else.

Thank you, Madeleine, for allowing me to share these photos and thank you again for the opportunity to gift these to you and explore my passion further. my first mum and baby shoot. I can’t wait to do more with lovely families like you.

12/06/2023

Chapter 3: The 5 of us

We had family photos with our son at 3 months, we were so excited to celebrate those moments of our first baby, 4 years in the making. A second family shoot when our first daughter was 5 months, to celebrate her graduating her hip dysplasia pavlik harness. Now here we were, blinking into being a family of 5 and our youngest 6 months old. I decided to try and navigate doing our family photoshoot. But, with the curiosity of it becoming a career, I committed to purchasing a camera instead of using my iPhone. A Canon camera all of my own, a couple lenses and a tripod. I could do this, or at least give it my best shot!

So there we were. At the beach. Not optimal lighting with the overhead sun causing over exposure, an editing nightmare. But, I did it anyway and learned a lot from it. The children had fun, ran, played and laughed. What more could you ask for really? These are the moments I wanted to remember. Watching their faces filled with carefree joy.

Then came the editing again. This time committing to professional grade programs that opened up a whole. new. world. I had come to learn initial composition and lighting was so important, having an eye for detail, a natural ability to spot undesirable elements or know how to work with them. The speed to snap before someone moved. The inevitable, surprise gust of winds or unforeseen showers. It’s not as simple as picking up a camera and clicking a button. I always knew this. But the editing, it’s a whole other process, a huge challenge. And I loved it! I soaked it all up. I edited my family photos and loved watching as they pieced together. I was so excited to continue on this road.

05/06/2023

Chapter 2: Family

My husbands cousin is an amazing Professional Photographer - Jacqui Photo, yep I’m name dropping, because this woman is one of the kindest, coolest people I’ve met. She’s taken most of our professional photos from maternity, newborn and family shoots and even though two of those are not her usual areas, her work was flawless and brought tears to my eyes.

I felt so at ease amidst the mayhem of fresh hormones, big life adjustments and a drop in self love (silly me, but true all the same). I would watch in awe as she seamlessly captured the most precious moments of my life and I knew these photos would become some of my most prized possessions. Telling my story in pictures. Supporting me by working with my anxiety on the day and letting me see myself from an outside view of a beautiful new mum. She inspires me. I started dreaming of doing that for others too, one day.

It was when I had Lorelai that I truly considered the world of photography. I felt an urge to try and capture my newborn baby’s perfection by myself. I got to work over a few days in a week, with nothing but natural light, my iPhone 11 Pro, a few dodgy phone prop ups and an Iwatch to capture me in some too. I used some basic apps on my phone to edit them. At this point I had been playing around with ‘photoshopping’ for about a year as a hobby. But never committed to the big programs or delving deep into editing complex components of a photo.

I surprised myself with how beautifully they turned out and even if they weren’t perfect, I was ultimately so proud of myself. There I was, finding such happiness in capturing these moments of my very own precious newborn. Creating my own visual memory snippets, of her tiny hands and tiny nose and delicate teeny body. The flutters of her milk drunk smirks and smiles of my other 2 children as they joined in. My heart swelled with pride and ignited a passion… and an idea.

02/06/2023

Chapter 1: The Start

I’ve always enjoyed photos. I have so many fond memories of Polaroid cameras, cam corders, disposable cameras, even old film rolls. Looking back through my parents lives, grandparents lives, hearing stories about them and loved ones no longer with us. They’re timeless. They stay here even once the person pictured in them isn’t. They tell stories that ignite memories of smells, feelings, experiences. It’s fascinating and wonderful to me.

I remember when I was a young teen my dad bought a new Canon DSLR camera. It journeyed with us on happy camping trips, seaside holidays and eventually our big move to Australia. I loved taking it on beach walks and capturing the breathtaking scenery and the colourful wildlife I encountered. It all felt so exotic and adventurous, thrilling and new.

I’d always wondered at the thought of becoming a photographer. It’s always seemed like one of those career choices that are a bit taboo. Like they ‘won’t pay the bills’. Maybe they won’t, maybe nothing will eventuate from this except doing something that I love. Or maybe, It’ll bring success and reward like so many Professional Photographers have found. But I’m willing to see where it goes and enjoy it as much as I can. So this is a space for me to document my journey as I delve into this passion. I wonder where it will lead?

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