A couple holding hands and looking at each other on a beach at sunset with rocks and the ocean in the background.

Adelaide Family + Portrait Photographer

Black background with no visible objects or text.

Cuddles, play and a little beautiful chaos. Well-behaved children absolutely not required.

Portrait sessions from $750. All finished photographs included.

Portraits in time for Christmas •

Portraits in time for Christmas •

Portraits in time for Christmas.

A full portrait session, with time to settle in, have a wander and enjoy being together. At home, in the scrub or by the sea, with a little direction from me along the way.

Choose from a small selection of dates, with morning, afternoon and sunset options. Your digital gallery, guaranteed by Christmas.

Sessions from $750, with all your finished photographs included.

Family photography, with you in it.

15 Years photographing people ● in-home + outdoor sessions ● Adelaide, Auburn + across South Australia

You don’t need a big reason.

Maybe you’ve brought home a baby, the children are suddenly all knees and missing teeth, or everyone you love is finally in one place. Maybe you’d like photographs of the two of you, or some portraits just for yourself.

Sometimes the whole reason is: this is us, right now, and I want to remember it.

I photograph families, maternity, newborns, couples and individuals across Adelaide and South Australia. We’ll make photographs of the people you love, the way you’re together and the little things you’d like to hold onto.

No performance required.

Some children charge straight in. Others need to watch me from behind your leg for a while. I’ll get to know them, follow their lead and make room for a play, a cuddle or a snack. Well-behaved children absolutely not required.

And if you’re the adult wondering what to do with your hands, I’ll help with that too. I’ll give you simple prompts, find a comfortable way for you to stand or sit, and gently adjust the small things that help you look good. There’s room to settle in and have a laugh along the way.

A pregnant woman in a white dress with a slit, standing outdoors among dry bushes with orange and brown foliage, smiling with her eyes closed and hands on her belly during sunset or golden hour.
A happy couple standing outdoors near trees, smiling and laughing together, with the man wearing a striped shirt and jeans, and the woman wearing a white blouse and brown pants.
A couple standing together in a desert landscape with rolling hills and a cloudy sky in the background.
A pregnant woman with long dark hair, smiling, standing outdoors on a beach with a cloudy sky, wearing a white shirt and jeans.
A black and white close-up photo of a young boy wearing glasses with a floral pattern and round lenses, being embraced by three adults, likely his parents, in a tender moment of affection.
A black and white photo of a smiling young man giving a piggyback ride to a young woman, both outdoors in a wooded area.
A happy family enjoying a day outdoors in a wooded area, with a man carrying a child on his shoulders, a woman holding another child upside down, and trees in the background.

Let me tell you a story…

It’s the light for me.

I’ll notice the light catching your hair, the colour of the scrub or the way a doorway frames you. Sometimes I’ll move in close for the way your child cuddles into you. Sometimes I’ll step back and let the space and scenery become part of the photograph too.

While you’re playing, wandering or leaning into each other, I’m watching how all of that comes together. You’ll have the close-up that brings you straight back to a cuddle, and the wide portrait you’ll want to see big on the wall.

At home, in the scrub or by the sea.

Sessions can happen at home, around Adelaide or at my little farm in Auburn, in the Clare Valley.

I’ll help you choose a place and time with lovely light that works for your people, whether that means room for children to run, easy access for grandparents or somewhere the dogs can join us. If you already have somewhere in mind, I’d love to hear about it!

A gallery full of your people.

All your finished photographs are included in a private online gallery, ready to download, share and print.

Bringing the wider family? The $250 Extended Family Upgrade adds 30 minutes, so we can photograph everyone together and give each couple or smaller family time for their own portraits too.

“Where’s Mummy?”

Every year, I make my daughter, Frida, a birthday video from the little clips I’ve taken. Watching one together, she looked at me and asked, “Where’s Mummy?” Oof. I was usually holding the camera, and sometimes avoiding it because I didn’t feel confident in myself.

I wish I’d stepped into more of those photographs. So here’s a gentle nudge from me: hand someone else the phone sometimes. And when you’d like everyone in the frame, I’d love to help you make those photographs too.

The photographs matter. So does how it feels to make them.

“Wowzas - we are truly blown away! More beautiful than we could’ve imagined. And they really capture us!! And it was SO MUCH FUN to do them!! So grateful!”

STEPH + BEN’S FAMILY

“Sarah was so upbeat and positive - our photos are absolutely beautiful and have really captured our family perfectly. I simply adore her work and cannot recommend her highly enough.”

JO’S FAMILY

See what it looks like in real life.

A few families, growing bumps, new babies and couples I’ve been lucky enough to photograph across Adelaide and South Australia.

Portrait questions, answered.

The practical bits: awkward adults, children, dogs, clothes, weather and what happens if nobody feels like smiling.