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baby georgia elise

• leanne •

There’s something very special when you know a ‘little one’ is on the way and you watch

and wait as the days pass until you hear the wonderful news that they’ve arrived into this world.

Baby Georgia Elise was born on the 3rd July this year and was irresistible at 9lb 3oz.

Natalie and Andrew had asked me to photograph her once she arrived home and

she was an absolute doll at 11 days old.

Welcome to a your beautiful family Baby Georgia – you will be much loved by your 3 siblings and caring parents.

Enjoy this selection of some of my favourite photos from her newborn session.

henry + ellen + osric

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I spent a lovely morning with Henry, Ellen and three year old, Osric, who was simply too cute for words. I loved his cheeky smiles and his adorable, boyish nature.

In between tickles and cuddles, he played with his dinosaurs, rode his bike like a pro

and climbed a beautiful old tree.

Enjoy this selection of some of my favourite photos x

it’s the simple things …

• leanne •

This morning, Joshua asked me if he could bake a recipe that he’d written himself.

He knew exactly what he wanted to make – chocolate orange cupcakes.

He described them perfectly to me – chunks of chocolate inside with candied oranges on top of chocolate icing. So I helped him with quantities so it would work and went shopping together for ingredients. He then put on his usual chef’s outfit and the fun began.

It’s the simple things in life that bring me the greatest joy – like the time we spent today

doing something that made us both so incredibly happy.

Love you JJ x

michael + jenny + ellene + sophia

• leanne •

It was a glorious Brisbane winter’s morning when I photographed two of the sweetest girls and their parents.

Looking like they’d stepped out of the pages of Studio Bambino, Ellene and Sophia were a joy to photograph and heaps of fun.

What I love most about photographing families, is seeing the connections between everyone.

Michael and Jenny adore their beautiful girls and you can see it in every single photo the special bond that they have with them.

Enjoy this selection of my favourite photos – I couldn’t resist sharing so many.

Oh, and keep an eye out at the bottom of this post for some cool dancing moves from Ellene and Sophia x

paul + anita + kaitlyn + jonathon

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You may recognise these two adorable children from previous photo sessions that I’ve had with each of them when they were babies. This time, they were here with their family as part of a big extended photo shoot. You can see where they get their good looks from, right?

I just had to share a couple of photos – I just couldn’t resist!

3 brothers + 6 sisters

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I photographed an amazing family on Saturday night – three brothers and six sisters !

I love extended family sessions so much.

They had me entertained and in awe of their incredible connection with each other.

Stay tuned over the coming weeks for more photos from their session including

the BIG FAMILY PHOTO with their beautiful parents, Tony and Elaine.

helen + her beautiful family

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Levonis Brisbane Extended Family Photoshoot 2

There’s nothing more that I love than seeing families come together to celebrate a special occasion

and for this family they were celebrating Helen turning 70!

A birthday gift of a an extended family session with Helen’s 4 children, their partners and her grandchildren including Donatello, the adorable Pekingese.

Helen is beautiful!

She is kind and gentle and absolutely loves her family with all her heart.

To photograph everyone was a pleasure and I know how treasured these photos will always be.

Enjoy some of my favourite images from this session.

alec + stella + their 7 grandsons

• leanne •

Alec and Stella have a beautiful big family.

They have been blessed with 7 handsome and amazing grandsons

and as Stella told me “most importantly, they are good boys!”

I love that!

This session was particularly special since Alec and Stella had requested to have a photo shoot with themselves and their 7 grandsons – a beautiful extended family session.

They wanted to update their photos of the boys and we spent a lovely morning together doing just that.

Enjoy this selection of my favourite photos.

mick + sarsha + fletcher

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A beautiful early morning session with one of the most adorable little boys and his doting parents.

Fletcher was simply delightful and we had a lovely time exploring the gardens together.

I loved this family’s session – so many favourites!

stewart + robyn – wedding day

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I received a text one evening from a friend, asking for help.

A couple whose wedding that she was attending in just 3 days time, had just called her with news that their photographer had left them and they didn’t know what to do.

A quick call that evening to the most amazingly calm bride and a million calls to try to find an available second photographer to shoot with me, and there was no longer panic in the air.

I’m so pleased I was able to photograph this wedding, along with the fabulous Fiona Carson, because I met a really amazing couple who were so down to earth and wonderful to be with.

They were full of life and love for each other and made me laugh all day long.

Stewart and Robyn were surrounded by their closest friends and family as they were married on the lake at Springfield.

It was the most gorgeous day – full of love and happiness and lots and lots of laughter.

I’m so pleased our paths crossed – enjoy some of my favourite photos from the day.