When it comes to family portrait photography it’s knowing what to expect that gives me the opportunity to capture gorgeous photos like these of Michelle, Cy and Nadine. Michelle had come into the studio previously to get a new branding headshot for work. You could say the headshot session was a very relaxed affair. I got to know a little more about Michelle who was originally from America and had called Melbourne home f
It is a privilege being able to document key moments in a family’s history. Reshmi and Kevin’s had given me this privilege. in 2010, when I photographed their amazing hindu wedding. The next chapter came when the handsome Henry joined the family. Incorporating Reshmi’s rich indian heritage, Henry was captured wrapped in his mums red wedding sari, at his new born session. Henry’s personality started to s
Quality lighting is one of the keys to great family portrait photography. Working with studio lights provides me with the ability to create a variety of artistic looks based on the vision I have for the final family portrait. Varun contacted me about capturing his family’s portrait and was interested in seeing whether a close up of Arya and Mayan faces, with the focus on their eyes, would show some of their inner world. Was in
Family photography for me has always been about documenting a point in history that, as a parent, goes away too quickly. In 2007 I photographed the gorgeous Lily with mum Kristina. Since then mum and dad decided that Lily would also like a sister Zara in 2009, sister Eva in 2012 and sister Ruby in 2013. Each girl has such a distinctive warm personality along with their gorgeous long hair. The youngest, Ruby, is on her way to
It was a Sunday afternoon. Just had lunch with my two kids, Andre and Kyra, while Gina was having some retail therapy in the city. Noticed I still had my tripod in the car as well as my Leica Delux6 when the creative bug bit me. Have been working on a concept of multiple repetitive subjects within the one still frame to express the passing of time. By having the same subject appear in multiple places within the one landscap
It was time to go on a creative streak, when Georgia and Matthew arrived in the studio for their engagement shoot. The guys loved the ideas that we were going to break from tradition and be a little more experimental. I assured them that the artistic style I was going to use in the studio was a little different to the documentary storytelling style we would use on their wedding. That is unless I decide to bring a truck filled