Real stories. Actually useful guides.
Real weddings, elopements and portraits from across Adelaide and South Australia. The beautiful light, big feelings, tiny details and ridiculous bits that made each one unmistakably theirs.
You’ll also find practical advice gathered over 15 years behind the camera—timelines, family photos, feeling less awkward and making the photography fit your day, not the other way around.
Maggie & Anthony's Blackwood Forest Engagement Session
Recently on a warm and partly sunny afternoon I had the pleasure of catching up with Maggie, Anthony and their fur baby Barry to capture some engagement portraits at the Blackwood Forest Recreation Park. The Blackwood forest recreation park is such a great spot for portraits, from it’s rolling fields covered in wild flowers to the old, tall pine forest the gently bent and creaked in the wind as it swayed high above our heads.
Lukas' Beautiful Adelaide Cathedral Christening
On a gloriously warm and sunny Sunday I had the pleasure of capturing a big moment in Lukas’ life, as well as his parents! Life is full of special moments, and Andreea loves to capture all of them in beautiful photography. So when she came back to Adelaide to christen her son Lukas, there was no doubt that it was a moment highly worthy of capturing.
2016 - An Adelaide Photographer's Year in Review
This is my first year in review post, not because I've had nothing to share, but because I've always found it waaaayyyyy too hard to choose what to share. It's hard enough to choose which 50-100 photos per wedding to share on each of their blog posts. Let alone which one photo from each session to bring together in one end of year blog post. This year however, I can't help but share!
Erin & Dave's Adventurous Adelaide Engagement Session
When you start a shoot with the question "how adventurous are you?", and you end the shoot with the excited exclamation "we're alive!!". You know that it's bound to have been full of awesome(ness).
Jess, Brad & Maddison's Natural Family Portraits at Kuitpo Forest
After capturing Jess & Brad's beautiful wedding in October this year, I was thrilled to use their engagement session to capture some beautiful, natural family photos after things quietened down a little. (Just in time for Christmas too!)
Emma & Alex's Sunny Beach Engagement Session
Summer feels like it's finally on the way, with warm days and sunshine becoming more common. Wednesday was one of those beautifully warm and sunny days, and absolutely perfect for Emma & Alex's engagement session at Brighton Beach. They're such a sweet couple, and naturals in front of the camera. With a session full of love, sunshine and cuddles, I was one happy photographer. I can't wait for their wedding next year!! :)
Sam & Dyaln's Botanic Portraits Session
I met Sam when she was a bridesmaid at her close friends Eryn & Callum's wedding. She was full of life, energy and cheeky fun then as she celebrated with them - and that was no different when we caught up on Sunday for a portrait session with her partner Dylan on her 30th birthday! (Happy birthday again Sam). :)
Vanessa's Natural Family Beach Portraits
As photographers we all find our grooves, we know what we like and what is more difficult for us to work with. As we develop our style and niche certain types of light, places and people will fit perfectly within the mould that we have carefully crafted. Our moulds and grooves are made as any well worn path would be, with consistent practice, and time, they form comforting and familiar spaces. New challenges, new lighting, pushing ourselves to continue to grow and try new things will all enable us to gradually embrace a wider variety of things that fit within our style. Pushing it to become something better.
Jo & Ben's Sunset Engagement Photos at Willunga Beach
We're so lucky to have such amazing light and scenery in South Australia, within a one hour radius of the CBD you have gorgeous bushland, rugged coastline, pristine beaches, sandy cliffs, rustic vineyards, sunburnt fields, forests, lush gardens, grungy old architecture and colourful new architecture, rolling hills and so much more. On Friday, during a beautifully glowing sunset, I got to hang out with two lovely, loved-up people and their energetic dog Charlie at one of my favourite places in SA; Port Willunga.
Stacey & Bradly's gorgeous bridal portraits with horses at sunset xx
After capturing Stacey & Bradly’s wedding recently, I was very excited to catch up with them and their two horses at their beautiful Two Wells property. It’s easy to see how horses get a representation for being such magnificent and beautiful animals. Blaze and Izzie both fit this magnificent and beautiful description, but on top of that, they had the biggest personalities too!
Katie & Chris' Belair National Park Engagement Session
What a crazy week of weather we've had! Yet somewhere amongst the rain Katie, Chris and I managed to find a mostly dry afternoon to go for a walk through Belair National Park and take some engagement portraits. With their wedding coming up this weekend, it was wonderful to have a chance to hang out with these guys and my camera.
Huai & Coral's Pre-Wedding Portraits around Adelaide
On Friday we had a beautifully sunny day! I was lucky enough to spend the sunshine filled afternoon with Huai & Coral, capturing some gorgeous pre-wedding portraits all across Adelaide, from the CBD to the beach. Huai & Coral are such a sweet couple, which made the portrait session an absolute dream. After Tallora from Mobile Makeovers Australia worked her magic, we started in the Adelaide Himeji Gardens. Moving through the city from North Terrace to the River Torrens and North Adelaide. Talking a leisurely walk on Henley Beach at sunset, and finishing up back in the city near Victoria Square for some city night portraits by the fountain.