Arlo's newborn shoot
Arlo arrived into the world at a comfortable 4.3 kgs (9 pounds 8 ounces). I don’t know what is in the water but lately all the babies who have been coming into my studio have been a mini mum 4kg or at least 55cm long - I take my hat of to the mothers who birth these babies!.
Coming into the studio were his parents Sarah and Tim and one super proud big brother Landyn - who reminded me very much of my own JJ. Mum had requested some posed photos of baby Arlo but also natural family and sibling images, I feel like the simple colours and set ups from this session really complimented this gorgeous family and we certainly had a really nice time talking about everything from work to our babies starting school next year 😭
One of the family images from this shoot also earned a bronze award in in the International Rise Photographer Awards which is an outstanding achievement!
Super proud big brother!
Extended Family Shoot
When Cara contacted me to do her family’s photos I knew it was going to be fun! I had an outdoor maternity session with Cara and her boys back in feb last year and her twins made me work for it (they’re the pure definition of double trouble 😂) but it was so much fun and I honestly loved their cheekiness. When the time came for Olivers cake smash, the twins were their usual cheeky selves nearly tucking into the cake before Oliver even had a chance 😂.
I love big family shoots, I know as a photographer it can be a little bit more difficult dealing with more people than usual but i really loved it, and I love that these photos will be cherished in the years to come. Coming from a large extended family I knew how cherished these images will be, but I also wanted to make sure we actually had fun so the smiles were genuine 😉
There is SO much to remember when it comes to these shoots, and I love them! Being the youngest in my family I’m used to my family dynamic and getting attention when needed (I’m pretty loud on the best of days) so that part is totally fine. But it’s the intricate nature of larger families, the partners who have married into the family, the sisters, the grandparents, the cousins, the aunties, the siblings, the parents - theres a lot of special relationships in there that NEED to be captured authentically and while I love posed shot, it’s all the little moments in between that really make you smile when looking at these images.
Happy Viewing!
Ginny xx
Playing In Puddles Family Mini Session
Playing In Puddles Family Mini Session
Camilla and I met through a community bootcamp sponsored by Medibank called Live Life Get Active, when she saw my offer of Family Mini session photoshoot she got contact to book her session asap. You can find the info on the offer here. I only have 5 of these left! Eep!
I have a few locations that I like to take different clients too depending on their own taste or requests and when discussing a location for this shoot we spoke about how Camilla + Dave like to go for bushwalks with their kiddos and I immediately knew which spot I would take them to.
One of the things I get asked a lot before a session is ‘what do I wear?! what do my kids wear?!’. Believe me, I totally get how stressful this part can be because what you wear can make a huge impact on how your photos turn out. As a result I have started to send out colour chart and ask you to pick which colour pallete you like best and choose your clothes around those colours. A lot of the time clients send me a quick picture of their outfits all laid out on the bed to double check that they will be ok. I LOVE when clients do this, it not only helps me prepare for you session but it also helps you to get excited about your shoot because the hardest part is over, now all you need to do is turn up and have fun!
Images from the session are below, the image at the end is my all time fav, all 5 pairs of eyes look at me smiling and NO headships! Dream come true! Let me know which image at the end you prefer: colour or B + W.
“So happy with the photos Ginny took of our family 😀 Her choice of location was perfect for us and she was fantastic at keeping the kids (ages 1,4,6yold) happy and interested in the shoot. She had captured our family beautifully and I love the natural feel with trees and bush surrounds.”
