Annie Reserve in Happy Valley Family Shoot

July 22, 2021/in Family, PhotoShoot, Photoshoot

Annie Reserve, Happy Valley Family Shoot

It’s so much fun to shoot the same family as I have done in the past to see how the little members of the family are growing up. In this case I head out for a Happy Valley Family Shoot with Miranda and Jake to celebrate little Hadley’s second birthday, just as I had done a year prior for Hadley’s first birthday!

Miranda told me that having family portraits done at about the same time each year was a bit of a family tradtion in her household, and she wanted to continue it which I think is fantastic! Especially consdiering the benefit for children seeing their family portraits hanging on the walls around their house.

Taking photos during the winter months makes things easy in a lot of ways as a photographer – as the sun is usually not casting overly glaring shadows on faces, and the colours of the surrounding nature really comes alive. In the case of Annie Reserve for this Happy Valley family Shoot, we were also treated to a well stocked creek with running water that little Hadley thought was amazing!

We began the shoot rather early in the morning which further enhanced the fact that there were no harsh shadows anywhere, and also allowed for that magical feeling you can get walking through a park like Annie Reserve on a cold winter’s morning.

We made good use of the running creek, the beautiful trees and even the rocky outcrops dotting the shoreline throughout the park for some lovely photos I hope the family cherish forsever!

Little girl on picnic

Girl Playing with balloon

Mum and toddler playing

Family Photo in Annie Reserve

Sitting winter family photo

Laughing family photo

Mum holding belly

Little family walking together

Annie Reserve Family Photo

Annie Reserve Family Photography

Happy Valley Family Photography

Little girl holding balloon string

Dad and his little girl

Family looking at the creek

Mum and her little girl

Mother to be standing in forrest

Happy Valley Maternity Photo

Maternity Photography

Mum and Dad standing together

Little Family photo

Swinging little girl

Family photo under a tree

Mum and Dad swinging little girl

Family photo on picnic

Little girl in grassy area

Little girl running on grass

Veale & Himeji Gardens Family Shoot

November 23, 2020/in Family, Photoshoot

Veale & Himeji Gardens Family Shoot

On a beautiful, sunny day, just prior to the recent CIVID-19 related full lockdown we’ve endured in South Australia, I was asked by Nadia to head out with her family for a bit of a family shoot!

Nadia and her husband were in Adelaide, from Perth and decided to make the most of their time with their family while here, considering the recent troubles in the world, times like this are precious and what better idea is there than to refresh their family portraits?

Himeji Gardens Family Shoot

We began our little family shoot by heading to the lovely, manicured surrounds you can find within the Adelaide Himeji Gardens. Gifted to Adelaide by our Japanese sister city, Himeji the gardens provide a stunning backdrop to photography all year round.

And the best thing is that the gardens are free to roam about in, and they cannot be booked as a wedding venue, or for other such private events, meaning they are always available during opening hours.

The lovely light shining through the leaves of the beautiful weeping willows at this time of day are always the biggest drawcard of the Himeji Gardens – they make for the best background for any Himeji gardens family shoot.

Himeji Gardens Family Shoot 2

Couple in Himeji Gardens

Couple under weeping willow tree

Family finding fish

Touching fingers under a tree

Couple portrait in Himeji Gardens

Couple portrait in Adelaide Himeji Garden

Family portrait

Sitting on the bench together in Himeji Gardens

Family portrait under tree

Veale Gardens Family Shoot

Whenever I head to south Terrace for a photoshoot, I tend to use both Himeji gardens and Veale Gardens to provide a bit of variety in the colours of the images I provide. Himeji Gardens – at this time of year – is lush and green, and well manicured, while Veale gardens just up the road also provides this, but also a bit of an Australian twist with a small Gum tree forest behind.

This allowsfor a bit more yellow and warmth in photos, while also having different trees in the background.

While walking about we made sure to take photos of both the full family together, and also couples shots, and individual portraits alklowing me to provide a huge amount of photos for Nadia’s family to use in many different ways – hopefully to fill their walls with beautiful physical prints!

family shot under veale Gardens Gum Trees

Family portrait under gum trees

Couple photo on log

Veale Gardens photo

Adelaide Veale Gardens Photography

I’d like to thank nadia for having me photograph her beautiful family, and I’m super glad she and her husband were able to get back into Perth before the big Adelaide shutdown!

Fountain Valley Reserve Family Shoot – Shaw Family

November 1, 2022/in Family, Photoshoot, PhotoShoot

Fountain Valley Reserve Family Shoot

It was that time of year again where I get to head out for a bit of a Family Photoshoot with the Shaw Family! This time we head out to the lovely little Fountain Valley Reserve, just off South Road in Happy Valley.

It’s fun that Miranda and Jake shooce to head to different spots each year to get a bit of variety in their yearly family photos! Last year we were in a pine forest, and the time prior, another small park in Happy Valley.

This time their choice was the Fountain Valley reserve which at this time of year boasts a bubbling brook streaming through some delightful weeping willows and lots of long, lush grass. I had a lot of fun at their Fountain valley Reserve Family Shoot! The light in the morning was beautiful combined with the natural beauty of the place made my job pretty simple!

Two sisters playing in grass

Sisters portrait

Fountain Valley Reserve family shoot

Mum and Bub

Dad throwing little one in sky

Smiling Dad and Daughter

Family photo through the weeping willows

Fountain Valley Reserve Family Photo

Kids on a tree stump

Mum and Dad standing in the green trees

Family fun in the weeping willows

Family Photography under weeping willows

Family photo under the leaves

um and little one

Mum and little one on slide

Baby in swing

Himeji Gardens Family Shoot

October 13, 2022/in Family, PhotoShoot

Himeji Gardens Family Shoot

It was nice to meet up with Cristina and Matthew again after having shot their engagement photos what seems like eons ago – well before this website was developed! We head out for a Himeji Gardens family shoot on Adelaide’s South Terrace with their grandparents. The weather was great, and everyone was all smiles – the only issue was how busy the gardens were!

I’d never seen the Himeji gardens so busy! It seemed like everyone was out just enjoying the weather – which was fair enough! But it meant that I had to get a bit creative when it came to the angles I was using – and a touch of photoshop – to make sure there was no one in the background of these family photos.

It was a little frustrating, as other times I had head out for a Himeji Gardens family shoot, I had no such issues and I could use all of the ‘money shots’ that the gardens are famous for. But it turned out ok as Cristine and Matthew were keen to take as many phtos as possible – but Grandpa and Yaya ran out of steam rather quickly.

The main goal was to get a few shots together as a family so I think we achieved that!

Looking at one anotherLooking at one another

Stanging in the Himeji Gardens

Leading her through the bushes

Laughing yaya

Couple standing on rock

Laughing couple on rock

Family photo in the Himeji Gardens

Himeji gardens family shoot

Hugs from pops

Arm wrestle

Couple sitting on rock under sun

Couple amongst te trees

Couple in the Himeji gardens doorway

Couple looking at camera in foliage

Couple enjoying the sun on a bench

Couple under the golden glow of the sun

Family in the gardens

Little Para Linear Park Family Shoot

July 10, 2022/in PhotoShoot, Family, New Born, Photoshoot

Happy family sitting in grass

Little Para Linear Park Family Shoot

I head up north of the city recently to meet little Odella and her Mum and Dad for a bit of a photo shoot in amongst the greenery of the Little Para Linear Park in Paralowie.

Little Odella’s parents had been given one of my gift certificates and had waited until Odella was big enough to sit on her own before organising a time to have their photoshoot done.

She wasn’t overly keen on smiling throughout our outing, but was otherwise very well behaved! And the glowing smiles from Mum and Dad certainly brightened up the photos regardless!