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Baby & Family Portrait Photography

JD — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:23:11 +0000

What a cool shoot, when Anna called me and said she had a new little baby boy that she wanted photographed I was really looking forward to it, I had photographed Anna’s other son Jackson a few years ago and we got some really funky images. It is always great when past clients come back and you can see how their family has grown.

Levi was born only a few days after my little girl Lola as it turns out, If you read the previous post and saw the images of Lola on the shelf, I mentioned how nervous my wife Heidi was while doing this shot. She said to me at the time “Do you get your clients to do this” well now I can say yes, there was a very similar shelf in Levi’s room so I thought why not recreate the shot.

The shoot went off without a hitch except for the end where Levi decided to relieve himself all over his dad.

Enjoy!

what a cool shirt

family portrait

the famous shelf photo

fun family photo

artistic portrait

Autumn Family Portrait Session

JD — Tue, 18 May 2010 06:57:57 +0000

I love this time of year for portrait shoots with the changing colours in the trees and moody sky, it really adds a different element and atmosphere to the images. When I was discussing where to do this shoot with Lisa she mentioned we could do it at their property in Gruyere in the Yarra Valley. What she didn’t mention was what a cool location it was, they even had an old beat up car and a vineyard in their backyard! I was like a kid in a lolly shop.

Doing portrait shoots somewhere familiar or personal to the family really helps bring out that relaxed look and adds another dimension to the final prints. What I am essentially doing is taking a snap shot in time of a family, not only what they looked like but what they were wearing, personalities, age and interaction with each other. Doing the shoot at home also adds a nostalgic reference looking back on the images in years to come.

enjoy!

brothers

autumn portrait

natural family portrait

family photograph

Family Reunion – Anglesea

JD — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:21:08 +0000

Well what a wild weekend and I’m not talking about the weather! as well as shooting a wedding in the middle of the crazy Melbourne weather this weekend I had a family reunion in Anglesea. It is a bi annual event that has to be seen to be believed, this year we had just shy of 100 people turn up. From newborns all the way up to the over 70′s staying in a dorm room type accommodation it definitely makes for a fun weekend.

It is great catching up with all the cousins, uncles and aunties every two years but next year I think we could do without the karaoke machine!

I have the pleasure of being the official group photographer and trying to organise 100 people into a photo is a lot of fun as you can see below.

stage 1

stage 2

stage 3

The oldtimers!

Family Portrait Shoot

JD — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:28:39 +0000

With Christmas fast approaching we have been photographing heaps of kids and families and taking advantage of the nice weather and beautiful park lands around the area. We photographed Lauren, Marcus and family recently at the foothill of the Dandenongs later in the day and the light was just magical, perfect for portrait photography.

I am going to start blogging more portraits in light of some of the feedback I have had from the survey which many of you have filled out and there is some really constructive comments that will help me deliver the type of blogs you want to see. It isn’t too late to fill the survey out which only has 7 questions so go to the link and have your say!

family portrait

natural & candid

big family photograph

Dalmatians pre wedding shoot

JD — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:22:26 +0000

It is always fun doing shoots when dogs are involved but having two at the beach when the wind is blowing a gale was quite a challenge but really enjoyable at the same time. Fiona & Adam bought down their two dalmatians for their pre wedding shoot and we got some great images to go into their signature book for the wedding reception.

Check out the photos below that were taken at Carrum beach south of Melbourne.

couple portrait

dogs portrait

fun portrait

artistic photo

beach portrait

the dogs

Pre wedding photographs

JD — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:42:14 +0000

Pre wedding shoots are a great way to get comfortable in front of the camera before the big day and this is why we include them in all our packages. It also gives us the chance to get to know each couple better and personalise their wedding day photography to suit their personalities and we have plenty of fun in the process.

Here are a some recent shoots from all around Melbourne with some of our soon to be married couples, I have played around with some new textures in a few to spice them up a bit as you can see in the first one.

Melbourne

pre wedding portrait

The aim is to have fun and get the couples to let their hair down and their personalities out. The more fun you have on a shoot or on your wedding day the more natural and personal the images turn out.

casual beach portrait

beach boxes

carlton gardens

another textured photo.

cheers