Family Session | Freshwater Beach

A session of two halves was what we served up for the Brown Family.  Not only did we shoot a sunset session but also a sunrise session the following morning (a serious advantage of having your clients as house guests)!

This series of family photographs is all the more meaningful as the family have recently moved to Singapore for the next few years.  As Freshwater locals, these will undoubtedly serve as a beautiful reminder of home during that period.

We miss you guys!

Rachel xx

Baby Session | Isla

I first photographed Isla at just a few days old however after several hours of settling and comforting her we were forced to concede defeat and made the decision to bring her back for another session once the dreaded reflux was under control. Fortunately, our results from Isla's second modelling session were a lot better than her first. 

Whilst smiles were elusive, Isla was still content to get through a few set-ups before having a few cuddles with Mum. Pink is definitely her colour!

Rachel xx

Newborn | Henry

Meet Henry Byron Jack Bradley.  I wonder how many friends and family thought that they were being pranked when little Henry chose to arrive on April Fool's Day? - at least there should be no problem with people remembering his birthday!

Henry is destined for great things.  Well, when you meet Kate & Wills at just two weeks of age, you're bound to be, right?!?

Chelsey and Adam, you are doing simply the most amazing job. I was awed by your absolute calmness and total devotion during our session.  Henry is one lucky boy indeed.

With love, 
Rachel xxx

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Baby Session | Will

Photographic session gift vouchers are such a great way of treating a new Mum to something that they will treasure for years to come: something special that they may not otherwise have thought to have fit into those early first few weeks and months of their baby's life. 

This particular session was gifted as a thoughtful Valentine's Day gift and I think the results will be enjoyed by all of the family.  

15-week-old Will, was full of smiles for the first part of the session and when he decided cuddles were the way to go, we brought Mum & Dad in for the remainder of the session.  Such a gorgeous family - it was a pleasure to meet you all, Steve, Suzie and Will.

Rachel xx

Newborn Session | Matteo

2014 may well be my year of photographing babies with amazing hair and Matteo did not let the side down!  With his Italian dark good looks, this one is guaranteed to be a heart breaker before too long.

At five weeks of age, you're never guaranteed those lovely sleepy shots but Matteo was just the perfect little model who gladly allowed us to photograph a great range of set-ups and one especially for Nonna which I am not going to share as I know it is intended for a beautiful and thoughtful gift.

An absolute blessing to Marie and Nathon, it was a just a privilege to be able to photograph beautiful Matteo.  My thanks to you all.

Rachel xx

Cake Smash | Sofia

Sofia's cake smash session received so many "likes" and gorgeous comments from friends and family members on the initial Facebook sneak peek posts...and is it any wonder!?  So very photogenic and just a delight to photograph, her session is up there as one of my personal favourites to date.

This shoot had everything for me - from Mum, Rosa's, beautiful costume choices, to the fantastically girly cake provided as always by Neil (www.peekaboopartycakes.com) to the great new chalkboard momento that we were able to capture.   I love being able to personalise these sessions to the individual child and no two sessions are ever exactly the same.

Thank you to Rosa and Sofia for allowing me to share.

Rachel xx

Cake Smash | Nicholas & Jonathan

A cake smash with one child is sometimes slightly chaotic but always great fun so imagine my delight (and slight trepidation) when Nicolas and Jonathan's Godmother, Angela,  booked them in for my first TWIN cake smash.  

Identical twins, the only way of telling them apart was their amber beads of slightly different colours and of course, their personalised cupcakes. 

Such gorgeous characters, this session was enjoyment from start to finish.  The boys had a blast and this is one very happy photographer right here.  So pleased with the results!

My thanks to one of the most together Mums I have ever met (kudos to all parents of multiples!) and a very kind and generous Godmother.

Rachel xx

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Baby Session | Zac

Most of my mini-clients come to me in their first few weeks of life but I do so love having a slightly older baby in the studio.  All those smiles!

At three months, Zac was pretty content and when he decided enough was enough, we brought Mum into the picture to get some really beautiful shots of them together.  I really love this series of shots of Zac and Alex, it is exactly what I would have loved to have had taken when my kids were at that age.  Simple, natural and beautiful.

We couldn't have left big brother Flynn out of the picture either - what a cool customer and I just adored his taste in hats!

Rachel xx

Newborn Session | Nicholas

Champion sleeper, Nicholas, was a dream baby for his newborn session at 13 days of age.  We managed to get a fantastic range of images without so much as a peep out of him.  He even graced us with smile after smile.

A beautiful second son for Leanne and Daniel - you are truly blessed.

Thank you for allowing me to share some of Nicholas' session.

Rachel xx

Family Session | Coogee Beach

I simply love heading back to the old stomping ground for sessions and I love it even more when it's to meet beautiful families like this one!

This was a truly action-packed session involving hula hoops, plenty of bubbles, walks over the rocks and swings...just how I like it. Whilst I always include a few of the "everyone-look-at-me-and-smile" shots, the ones that are always my absolute favourites are the more natural, informal ones of a family hanging out and playing together.

My thanks to Vicky, Dougal, Sophia and Andre for a lovely morning at Coogee Beach.

Rachel xx

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Family Session | Botanic Gardens

I just love photographing this gorgeous (hugely photogenic) family!  This mini session, held in Sydney's Botanic Gardens, was especially for the Grandparents.   A quick 40 minutes around Mrs Macquarie's Chair to the Fleet Steps resulted in a beautiful collection of memories of a summer visit.  

Beautiful bunch!

Rachel xx