What is a lifestyle newborn shoot?  A lifestyle newborn photoshoot is generally at your home and is all about the connection and love between the family members, including siblings, and the baby.  This style of shoot is less posed and more natural.  Think of it as a photographer looking in on your environment and capturing those special moments as they unfold.   It’s about capturing your story with beautiful natural images of your new baby. Of course I do give direction to ensure I can create amazing memores of this special time in your life.  I incorporate To View More >>

Cheng and Shawn –a highly intelligent, motivated and dedicated couple (Cheng was studying on the day of her wedding) also gentle, gracious and very much in love.   Cheng walked down the isle of St Peter's Anglican Church radiantly beautiful  in a sublime lace dress...and her shoes – oh those shoes...wow!  Their ceremony was filled with love, followed by a reception at Stoneridge Estate where family and friends were treated to stunning surroundings and views. On a way to the ceremony we made a small stop off to Lake Wakatipu where ‘those shoes!’ To View More >>

Turning 13 is a big deal, your life is changing, you’re moving from being a girl to a young woman. What a wonderful idea to capture that time with a photo shoot. For this kind of photography, I always sit down with the client before the shoot and talk through what a lifestyle shoot is about and what should be included.  For Libby this included who was to be part of her shoot, what things where important to her and where her favourite places are.  My goal is to incorporate this in the shoot and to use the time to create a feeling of trust, familiarity and comfort between us. To View More >>

I often take snaps of my children but don't often take time out of my busy life to take those special images that will go into albums, be sent to grandparents and go on my walls.   Inspiration comes at all sorts of times, but for my somewhat impromptu family shoot, the location and the bed formed into a plan while I was on a run.  The bed was outside someone’s house with a sign "take me" and that’s what I did - well with my husband, Dale.  He did think it was a bit odd when I told him I wanted to take it down to the lake. It was the end of summer, golden hour, so beautiful To View More >>