I mean…no wonder we hesitate to book and try and ease our feelings in the moment with jokes and photoshop requests. You’d have to be the most secure person on the planet to calmly walk into a shoot, full of confidence, no negative inner chatter and see the results with no critiques. I don’t know about you - but that seems bloody unrealistic.

Never fear though - I would never leave you hanging after exposing all of your fears! There are some small, gentle ways to ease the anxiety the best we can.

I know I bang on about how FAB at-home shoot are, but honestly they are the fucking best. Drink the kool aid with me and check out all the reasons you should rock you next shoot at home

I’m going to be honest up front - I do not have all the secrets on how to be a f*ckin queen every day of your life. I live a lot of my life in pj’s, putting on yet another load of laundry, and trying to remember when I last washed my hair. What I do know is what it feels like to occasionally be in my flow. To be feeling myself and my vibe, to be strutting down the street, smashing a creative project out of the park, radiating energy and feeling connected and centered within myself. Is it all the time? Absolutely not. When it happens do I sometimes wish I could bottle it up so I could pull it out on those super tough days and remember the feeling? Absolutely.

My queen photoshoots is how I bottle this up for you, my epic, brave clients. To revisit when the kids are sick, you're exhausted and you’ve forgotten what it feels like to feel like yourself.

Never had a photoshoot before? Been asked to act normal and all of a sudden forgotten how your arms work and not sure how to breathe anymore? I got you. Let me demystify the behind the scenes of what I do in shoots so you can understand what’s going to happen and why it’s actually a super laid back process!

Booking a shoot is the bomb dot com, I get it. Super special, something you save for, something you plan, something that you hope to enjoy for years to come. I’m with you all the way so far - right up until the expectation and planning start to build those stressy vibes. Maybe a smidge of anxiety? If you can catch yourself every now and again, and think - friggin heck I need to care less and just BE in this moment…your experience will improve exponentially.

After years of work on the Mornington Peninsula I have a crap tonne of AH-MAZING places dotted all around this little corner of the planet that are simply the best to take. All of them are so kid friendly, free and a wonderful place to pull out your camera or phone to capture some incredible photos of your loved ones.

Never one to gatekeep, I am totes going to share all of these incredible local photography locations that are super family friendly, so you can toddle off yourselves and explore them together. Hopefully snap a few amazing photos of the kids, and just generally have a grand old time! Starting with a few local beaches, this will be an ongoing series to help you get out and explore where you live!

What do we say to our kids when we want them to look at the camera...? “Cheeeese!” It's our tried and tested method over years to get someone to look at the lens, and it does the job so well. Hear me out though…maybe we can also fill your camera roll with pics of your kids smiling naturally, moving joyfully and capturing glimpses of the true essence of what makes them, them. Want to hear how? Click the link, baby!

One scroll on your socials and you can see there are sooo many kick-ass, amazing humans are out there capturing incredible images and content these days. It’s bloody awesome to have so many choices, but it can be super intimidating to try and decide who you trust to capture your family, and who fling your hard earned cash at. I’ve put together 5 things you can think about before pulling the trigger and booking your family photographer. Let’s jump the heck in!