I head out recently for a bit of a family shoot with the aim of updating the aging family photos that had been taken quite a few years prior! We head out to the Bone Gully Forest section of Kuitpo Forest near Kangarilla to make use of the dying light and we certainly produced what we set out to do!
Bone Gully would have to be one of my favourite spots to head to within the Kuitpo forest area as the kills and closely growing pine trees make for a marvellouslly intimate atmosphere! It’s just a shame not many wedding couples are keen on heading this far out of Mclaren Vale to utilise it. Makes it easier when it’s a family shoot like this though!
Lisa’s family came from far and wide, mainly from ceduna to update their family photos and I’m so glad to have been a part of their little outing as their family photographer!
Family Photoshoot at Bone Gully Forest
Smiling boy amongst the trees
Standing in the trees of Kuitpto Forest
Couple standing amongst the trees in Bone Gully Forest
Couple standing amongst the trees in Bone Gully
Piggy Back through the forst
Family standing together in Bone Gully Forest
Bone Gully Forest Family Photoshoot
Kuitpo Forest Bone Gully Family Shoot
Kuitpo Forest Bone Gully Family Photoshoot
Smiling boy being held
Fun in the forest
Running in front of the family
Family photoshoot at Bone Gully Kuitpo Forest
Girl walking through Kuitpo Forest
Brother and sister in the forest
Father and son in the forest
Girl leaning against pine tree in Kuitpo
Family photo in Bone Gully
Family photo in Bone Gully Forest
Family Photography Kuitpo Forest
Hugs all round with the boys
Girls standing together in the forest
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It’s always fun to head out to places you know were pretty in the past to photograph people and families! I mean it’s the main reason why I love being a photographer! In this case I head out to Fairleigh Reserve in Modbury, just across the road from the famed wedding venue, Sferas.
I was asked to recommend a spot for Rebecca and her family to take some photos not too far way from where they lived, and I remembered shooting a couple of weddings through this lovely little reserve! The weather was lovely, and the people I shot even lovelier! The entire shoot was a gift to one of the family members for their borthday, which was a surprise!
Hope they love their photos!
Family photo in Tea Tree Gully
Family photography in Fairleigh Reserve tea Tree Gully
Tea Tree Gully Family Photography
Children sitting on log
Family Photoshoot in Little boy in Little girl in Fairleigh Reserve
Little girl in Fairleigh Reserve
Little boy in Little girl in Fairleigh Reserve
Siblings having fun in Fairleigh Reserve
Couple under weeping willow
Children Photography
Little boy climbing fence
Family photo in the sunlight
Kids having fun near the water
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I got to meet up with little Hadley for her first birthday shoot after having shot her newborn photos a year ago! She’s all grown up and as cute as ever!
Even though the weather wasn’t fantastic early in the morning, Hadley and her Mum and Dad were still keen to head out to a small forrested area nearby my house for some family photos in amongst the beautiful greenery that’s about at this time of year.
I was keen on heading back here after bringing my own little one out for a walk this way to make use of the nifty reflective duck pond, the wonderfully thick gum trees and swatches of clover and thin grass that makes for a lovely backdrop for family shots like these!
It’s sometimes hard to get people out on days like this one to take photos as generally little knees get muddy and everyone gets home wet, but the fact is that this kind of weather really brings out some lively, and intimate colour tones which suit timeless family photogrpahy like this!
Now Baby Hadley and her Mum and Dad will have a proper heirloom of amazing photos of this special moment in time! 🙂
Happy baby in grass
Hadley in the grass
Hadley with Mum and Dad
Family portrait
Hadley and her family
First birthday photoshoot
Hadleys first birthday shoot
Hadley sitting pretty
Thumbs up!
Look
Family photography
Looking over Mum and Dad’s shoulder
Above the duck pond
Walking together as a family
Family shot
Happy bub in the grass
Mummy cuddles
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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. Giften 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!
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Once in a while I might be asked to do something quite out of the ordinary, and very different to my usual wedding-related or family photography 🙂 One such time was when an old firend of mine asked if I could go out on a Batman cosplay photoshoot with him. It sounded like a bit of fun, so we went out and did it! It’s great as Anthony Chammas, or otherwise known as the ‘Blackwood Batman’ (ig @abatman94) dresses up in his Batman cosplay to inspire kids and head to hospitals, schools etc as a bit of a hobby, while also working as a personal life coach. He also has several other cosplay outfits, but Batman is his favourite.
For our little shoot, we made use of the rooftop parking in one of the carparks along Hindley street in the Adelaide CBD, whith the idea that I’d get some of the taller buildings in the city as a backdrop to mimic that of Gotham city’s skyline. We also made use of the dingy little allyways nearby, and even head all the way out to Crozier St in Port Adelaide to use the lovely weathered industrial walls out there. Much to the amusement of a security guard who asked what we were doing 🙂 As this was Batman I was shooting, I made use of some smoke bombs and smoke in a can to create the hazy effects seen in a few of these shots, while also applying some liberal colour adjustments to make the shots look more like they belong in Gotham city.
Blackwood Batman would very much be eager to act as an officiant at your wedding ceremony if you’d like that sort of thing 🙂 Just contact him through his IG page!
Batman cosplay photoshoot
Batman standing in the sun
Angry batman
batman in an alley
Batman cosplay looking out parking lot
Batman standing menacingly
Batman retrieving his batarang
Batman cosplay looking out over the city of Adelaide
Batman shadow on joker grafitti
batman black and white portrait
Batman looking at bat signal
Blackwood batman
Batman looking around
Blue light behind Batman
Batman striking a pose
Batman shadowplay
Batman cosplay batarang in wall
Batman surveying his city
Batman cosplay in Adelaide allyway
Batman cosplay portrait
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