INFORMATION

For maternity sessions, after your 20-week scan is a great time to get in touch, with the session itself usually between 29 and 36 weeks.

For newborns, let me know your due date while you’re still pregnant. I always keep spots free in my books for newborns, so we can lock in a date once baby arrives.

Ideally within the first 10 days or so if you’re looking for those sleepy, curled-up newborn photos, as those early days go by so fast. Because my sessions are baby-led, there’s still plenty of room for flexibility. If your little one has already arrived, just get in touch and we’ll find a time.

Yes! I photograph newborns at home, so there’s no getting everyone dressed and into the car. Sessions start around 9am, when everyone’s usually a little fresher, and we simply follow your baby’s lead: feeds, cuddles, a bath if you like. And no, you don’t need to clean the house.

No. Newborns belong in the arms of the people who love them most, not in complicated poses. Baby can be in a simple nappy, a swaddle or nothing at all, and the most complicated prompt you’ll get from me is ‘just give them a kiss’.

Absolutely, I love capturing them. My sessions are a completely safe, unhurried space. Just let me know in your questionnaire what you’d love captured, and anything you’d rather keep private.

Wardrobe! You’ll notice from my work that I love neutral colours: white, cream, grey, pale blue. These kinds of colours are light and bright in photos, and are easy to co-ordinate both with each other and with the location. I love accents of earthy colours like burnt orange if you’re looking for a pop of colour.

For shoes, something neutral coloured works well or absolutely feel free to go barefoot!

Also, have a think about any watches you usually wear – sometimes they can be distracting in your photos, so unless it’s something that’s really important and sentimental to you, consider leaving it at home.

But above all, this is your shoot and your photographs, and whatever clothes you’re comfortable in will be perfect. My job is that you’re not even looking at what you’re wearing when you see your photographs; you’re too focused on the real emotions that we’ve captured.

For more information, check out my blog post: What to wear to a family photoshoot.

There are so many beautiful places to have a photoshoot around Brisbane – the beach, the gardens, the grass fields, the bushland. But some times of day are much better than others to have your family photos taken. Golden Hour is the best time of day for photos.

Golden Hour is the time of day right before sunset, where the light is amazing and everyone and everything looks fantastic. I love to do outdoor sessions during Golden Hour – starting about ninety minutes before sunset. For those of you with small humans, a late nap and some food before the session can help so they’re in the best mood possible.

But if that time really isn’t going to work for your little one, that’s totally okay! If you can’t make Golden Hour, then a morning shoot is second best. We can be flexible with what time of the morning depending on the time of year and a time that suits your little one’s moods. We can also choose a location that’s well suited to morning light.

Home sessions can be a bit more relaxed and we generally start mid-morning.

I’m based in Highgate Hill, on Brisbane’s southside. I love working in nature and have a number of locations I often use from around Ipswich, on the northside or the beaches on the Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast. If there’s a location that’s really special to you I’m always up for somewhere new! My session costs include travel within the Brisbane CBD area, and a travel fee applies for locations outside this.

The location is completely your call and I can suggest a location if you need.

Travel within the Brisbane CBD area is included in your session. Further afield, a small travel fee applies:

•  Elsewhere in Brisbane (e.g. Wynnum, Chermside, Kenmore, Sunnybank): $50
•  Outer suburbs (e.g. Redcliffe, Ipswich, Cleveland, Caboolture): $100
•  Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast: $150–$200, depending on where we end up

Further than that? Just ask and I’ll quote you. Pop your suburb in your enquiry and I’ll let you know.

Your kids will be perfect – whatever way they are during their session. I promise I can work with it and there’s no need for them to be all smiles at all times for us to have a fun time and get some amazing images.

A toddler meltdown is the thing that ends shoots early, so if you’ve chosen a Golden Hour outdoor afternoon session, it can be a good idea for them to have a late nap and a little food before we start so we can take full advantage of the time.

I’ll keep an eye on the weather leading up to your shoot and I’ll be in touch if things aren’t looking good. If the weather is overcast, we’ll still go ahead (dramatic skies can look really beautiful in photos) but we’ll reschedule to a new date of your choice if it’s raining.

Life happens, of course. Let me know as soon as you can and we’ll reschedule with no extra fee.

To organise a date, just send me an enquiry and I’ll come back to you with available dates.

A $150 initial payment (or a 30% deposit for weddings) secures your date. All payments are by bank transfer.

For portrait sessions, your $150 initial payment secures your date and comes off your session total, so the balance is $345 for a 90-minute session. It’s non-refundable, but it is transferable: if you need to change your date, I’ll do my best to find a new one and your payment moves with you. For newborn sessions, it simply moves with baby’s arrival. The balance is due by bank transfer the day before your session.

For weddings, a 30% deposit secures your date. It’s non-refundable but transferable, and the balance is due two weeks before your wedding.

I aim to have your completed digital gallery delivered to you within two weeks of your session. If there’s any change to this, I’ll communicate openly with you during the process.