Photograph the world as it is. Nothing’s more
interesting than reality | Mary Ellen Mark

1/2 Day Session

Schedule | Approximately 5 Hours

Day 1 | Home visit to meet the family

Day 2 | Photo Session

7:00am - 12:30pm | Photographs

Post session | Editing

Info

  • Having someone up close and personal in your home can be daunting, but you’d be surprised how quickly everyone gets tired of worrying about the camera. Usually within the first hour, children and adults move on. My in-home visit prior to the session makes a huge difference.

  • I like to think my work is more artistic and creative than mainstream portraits. These images require a lot of patience and focus, and in order to achieve the final image, I stay with some scenes longer than others. I also take a lot of photographs to achieve the winning shot.

  • Women find it hard to convince their partners to partake in photo shoots, however they warm to this style far quicker and easier than staged portraits on a sandy beach during golden hour dressed in beige (I used to take them). No one has to smile, embrace, stand still or dress for the occasion.

  • I encourage families to keep normal routines. An outing with young children is fine, but only for 1-2 hours and preferably close to home. Teenagers can be harder to capture in their natural habitat, so getting out and taking part in a family event or exercise can help. Keep in mind travel and logistics can eat into a 1/2 day session.

  • Close-ups produce the best images. Just something to remember when you can smell my breath.

  • Unless an ambulance is required, I capture the highs and the lows. This is life.

  • Bath / shower time always brings joy and play to the routine (or tantrums), and as long as children are comfortable and have not yet reached an age where they feel self conscious, I like to keep shooting. By this time of the day, everyone is pretty comfortable in my presence.

  • I like to share a small collection of my work from each session, but always ask permission.

  • Last but not least, be yourselves. Mis matched clothes, pyjamas all day, chaos, pets. It’s life, and we want all of it!

  • Package | $1000 inc GST

  • Enquiries and bookings via the link below.