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

Family Session | Centennial Park

It was quite, quite impossible for me to narrow down the selection of what to show you from this beautiful family session in Centennial Park and so I have opted for an extended montage.  Such a fun, loving and committed family,  it was a pure pleasure to photograph them together before their number expands to six in November.  Suffice to say that the newest Dabin baby is certain to be just as gorgeous as his older siblings and will be smothered with affection.

Thank you Lindy, Ben, Faith, Tiffany and Benji for sharing your morning with me.  I can't wait to see what you girls decide to do with your hair for our next session ;-)

With love, 
Rachel xxx

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

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

Family Session | Freshwater Beach

Yesterday I farewelled my parents back to the UK after an absolutely lovely few weeks where they bonded all over again with their three grandchildren and helped out me and my husband with all manner of babysitting, household maintenance, clearing up and general good company.

So it seems timely that I blog the session that we were able to have before they left.   It will be Christmas before they are able to see their Grandchildren again so I'm sure that a good number of these will be framed and on the mantlepiece within mere hours of their arrival home.

Wonderful to have seen you Mum & Dad and we're looking forward to your next visit already!

Rachel xxx

Family Session | Collaroy Beach

Since moving to the Northern Beaches back in November, I have been amazed by the beauty of the place and the huge number of gorgeous locations for shoots.  This lovely family opted for a late afternoon beach session at Collaroy Beach which is right up there with my favourites.

For a family who were a bit nervous about what to expect from their first shoot, Shell, Jesse and Flynn were naturals in front of the camera.  We managed to get a beautiful variety of natural, candid shots.

I'm already looking forward to having them to visit the studio for Flynn's first birthday cake smash in a few weeks time!

My thanks for allowing me to share.

Rachel xxx

Family Session | Centennial Park

I feel so honoured when friends ask me to photograph their families.   To trust me with capturing their memories is just such a privilege and honestly, it's barely work, it's more like a fun afternoon catching up in the park.

Beautiful baby Alys' arrival brought both sides of this family together over Christmas and their session was a thoughtful Christmas gift for both Grandparents.  The only missing member of the family was Uncle Josh who was certainly there in spirit, as nephew Jack was proudly sporting his gift of a "Brawd Mawr"  ("Big Brother" in Welsh) t-shirt.  Such a rare family catch-up definitely deserved a photo session!

Thanks to Rachael, Tom and families for allowing me to share.

Rachel xxx

Studio Session | James, Isabel & Sophia

Between the move to the Northern Beaches, celebrating two of my children's birthdays and preparing for Christmas, I made the decision against offering Christmas mini sessions this year.  The exception to this rule was, of course, my own children!  My mother would never have forgiven me if there weren't up-to-date photos for her mantlepiece!

Christmas minis will be back for 2014.

Family Session | Bronte Beach

December and early January has been choc-a-block with extended family shoots as many siblings, Parents and Grandparents come together to celebrate the festive season.

Little Angus was one of the lucky ones to be surrounded by an adoring family and clearly enjoyed all the attention he was getting from both his Aussie and Irish Grandparents.  We spent a lovely hour together at Bronte for this session - you would never know from these that there was a huge surf carnival going on would you!

Rachel xx

Studio Session | Liam

Liam joined me for his six-month photo session with his little cousin, Felicity.   Born just three weeks apart, they already have a lovely bond and enjoyed a fair amount of wrestling in between shots.

These studio sessions are a short 20-30 minutes each which is quite sufficient to capture a nice range of shots.    Eternally smiley, Liam was a joy to photograph.

Rachel xx