Wilfred Taylor Reserve Photoshoot – Deng Family

May 21, 2022/in Family, PhotoShoot

I was asked to head out for a Wilfred Taylor Reserve photoshoot in Morphett Vale to capture a bit of family joy with the Deng Family! In the beginning we were a little concerned about the weather, in fact they contacted me only 15 minutes prior asking if we should postpone their shoot due to the rain – however it wasn’t raining at the reserve so we went ahead with it – and the weather tuned out just perfect for a Family Photoshoot!

The Deng family took advantage of my flexible photoshoot packages to have photos done of not only their family, but also combinations of their children, grnadparents, and even some couple shots to round it all out! Certainly saves a bit of time and money combining all these smaller shoots into one fun-filled family photoshoot that involves everyone!

Wilfred Taylor Reserve Photoshoot

Baby with blue hat

Family at Wilfred Taylor Reserve

Dad holding baby above

Wilfred Taylor Reserve Photoshoot Family

Family walking through Wildred Taylor Reserve

Family together under the gums

Boy running away from family

Couple walking on path

Boy sitting in long grass

Couple standing together near wooden fence

Grandpa helping boy

Boy climbing tree trunk

Family sitting on tree trunk

Family fawning over baby

Sitting together during family shoot

Boy climbing tree at family photoshoot

Dad holding bubs

Mum and Dad kissing baby

Mum and Dad holding one another in tree

Mum and Dad holding one another in tree looking at camera

Thanks go out to the Deng family for having me capture their photos from their Wilfred Taylor Reserve Photoshoot!

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

Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism – Iliana’s Baptism

October 14, 2021/in PhotoShoot, Family, New Born, Photoshoot

Iliana’s Baptism
Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism

The beautiful Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church was the backdrop to baby Iliana’s baptism in mid September. This incredible church is lined wall to wall with ornate decorations detailing the stories of the bible and makes for an incredible backdrop for anything as a wedding venue to baptisms.

Being a part of little Iliana’s Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism was an absolute honour to be a part of and was delightful to see such a large congragation come together for such a special ceremony.

Iliana’s Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism

Iliana’s whole family turned up to witness her christening and her transition into holy life, which was wonderful to see. Carried by her god mother and assisted thoughout the ceremony, little Iliana was quite brave throughout, with only a little cry as the priests immersed her into the holy water. Once she was out however, she was quite happy again!

I got to have a bit of a chat with the church hand who was setting up for baby Ilania’s Saint Dimitiros Orthodox Church Baptism, and I was astounded to find out that the church was purpose built for things like baptisms, with a plumbed chalice for the holy immersion right at the center of the stage – meaning that the transport of that much water need not be a hassle! I just thought that was interesting.

Iliana before the ceremony

Iliana and Dad

Iliana greeting guests

Iliana’s Christening dress

Entering Saint Dimitrios Church

Approaching the front of the church

The priest

Iliana looking around

Saint Dimitrios Orthodox church baptism

Iliana getting changed

Guests looking on

Iliana being baptised

Iliana being placed into holy water

Saint Dimitios Orthodox Church Baptism

Upset bub

Upset baby during christening

Putting on crucifix

Surrounding baby Iliana

Church details

Baby iliana getting her dress put on

bressings from the priest

Greek Orthodox church

Baby iliana during her christening

Godmother and baptised little one

Saint Dimitrios Orthodox Church Baptism photo

Godmother with little one

Family together at front of church

Kisses from guests

Family together in front of church

Baby Iliana on church floor

After the ceremony, the whole family congregated at Svago on Unley road for a shared lunch and speeches thanking everyone involved. It was a wonderful day to be a part of and capture with my photography!

Baby Sabine Photoshoot at Pine Reserve, Aberfoyle Park

December 7, 2021/in Family, New Born, Photoshoot, PhotoShoot

Always nice to catch up with little ones I’ve photographed before as little ones! In this case it was Baby Hadley who has now become a big sister to little Baby Sabine! We head out for a photoshoot at Pine Reserve in Aberfoyle Park for a bit of family photography and play on the play equipment and made use of the lovely early morning light shing through the trees.

Truth is that I had already shot little Sabine a few months prior while she was still in the belly! Having a set of progressive photos like this really makes for a beautiful story of a family growing together and I think it’s just beautiful!

Photoshoot at Pine Reserve

We started early for the photoshoot at Pine Reserve in Aberfoyle Park to make use of the sun shining through the trees. baby Sabine wasn’t overly happy with the new sensations of being photographed, and was possibly a little cold while out and about, but she felt quite comfortable in Mum’s arms, so we made sure to get plenty of whole family shots while she was happy.

Sister Hugs

Big sister

Family shoot at Pine Reserve

Family walking through Pine Reserve

Photoshoot at Pine Reserve

Running girl

Baby Sabine on Mum’s Shoulder

Baby Sabine

Going down slide with Dad

Family photo in Pine Reserve

Girl on Playground

Studio Photoshoot

After galavanting around Pine Reserve, we head back to my home studio – which was the first time I had used the new studio space I now have access to but baby Sabine still wasn’t overly happy – until she fell asleep which made for some beautiful shots.

Hadley and Mum

baby on white backdrop

baby on white

Sister kisses

Sleeping baby on white

Baby holding hands

Thalassa Park Family Shoot – Lioret Family

December 10, 2021/in Family, PhotoShoot, Photoshoot

Thalassa Park Family Shoot

I head out for a Thalassa Park family shoot with Paula and her family recently and put together a selection of family shots, along with individual portraits for them to keep hold of and treasure as a record of where they are at right now. It’s a lovely thing to do as having a family shoot done allows you to really capture the essence of your family unit and when put on display around your home truely makes everyone feel welcome at that house.

Thalassa park is a large, well kept area in Aberfoyle Park that boasts a wide range of scenery – from a rose garden towards the south-east, to this area that we used to the north of the park which is a little more unkept, but perfect for more intimate photographs using the foliage to close in around the subject of the image.

We head out early morning, to make use of the rising sunlight seeping through the trees which made for some beautiful backlight for the photographs. It was a lovely morning, full of smiles, laid back fun and a nice brisk walk throughout the park!