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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Cake Smash | Benji

The baby of the family, Benji, came to me on the very day of his first birthday for his cake smash.  Such a gorgeous boy, with a beautiful doting big sister in tow.  These two were a sheer pleasure to photograph and since Tiffany had had her big sister help her out with her cake smash a couple of years ago, it seemed only fitting that she follow tradition and give Benji a helping hand towards the end.

I am so looking forward to meeting the rest of the family in a couple of week's time for their family session!

Rachel xx

Newborn Shoot | Annabelle

Beautiful Annabelle came to see me at five-weeks of age for her first professional photo shoot and she was just the perfect little model.  

Already by this age it can be much harder to achieve sleepy, posed images as babies become more alert and interested in their environment.  Despite this, we managed to achieve a few mini-sleeps out of Annabelle and that was all we needed.   Combined with gorgeous eye contact and heart-melting smiles this resulted in a lovely variety of shots.  

Rose, Niall and Annabelle, I wish you all the very best for your future back in Ireland.  I very much enjoyed meeting you all.

Rachel xx

Cake Smash | Hetfield

"This is what a one year old rockstar looks like".  Hetfield's t-shirt said it all really, he was a total rockstar for his birthday cakesmash!

Here's a little look at how it went - what fun.


Rachel x

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