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Emma – Brisbane Personal Branding Session

I absolutely loved working with Emma.

She contacted me to create some fresh, new, modern personal branding images for her soon to be released website and she had a clear vision of how she wanted the images to look. I recall her telling me that she was hoping for something ‘elegant, sophisticated, soft, professional and strong but feminine’.

Emma is the Principal Consultant at Brownstone and has extensive management, program and project experience specifically with the Department of Defence and other major global companies.

To begin with, I created a private Pintrest board where we were able to share favourite images between ourselves. We chat about thoughts on what to wear and locations around Brisbane that might suit the style she was after. The morning was spent having hair and makeup done by two of the best in Brisbane, Carole Haddad from Corcorz Hair and Janise Chan from JDolls, followed by lots of fun and laughter as we discovered some new and fabulous spots around inner city Brisbane to take the photos.

Enjoy this small handful of some of my favourite photos from Emma’s Personal Branding session.

Shaun + Jessica + baby Charlotte Erin – Brisbane Newborn Photographer

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I was in love the moment I met baby Charlotte Erin – what an absolutely gorgeous little angel she was! Perfect in every way possible, Charlotte had me ‘oohing’ and ‘ahhing’ while I spent the morning with her – she was simply divine!

Photographing in her home with her adoring parents, Shaun and Jessica, along with their two boisterous and loving labradors Oscar and Bruno, was a beautiful way to capture some very precious moments in this family’s life.

Enjoy a small handful of some of my favourite photos from this lifestyle newborn session.

Special thanks go to Shaun who patiently ‘encouraged’ Oscar and Bruno to sit and stay for this beautiful family portrait. There were many treats for these two playful labradors and lots and lots of laughs and out-takes to get this one image … but it was so worth it!

“After the arrival of our little girl Charlotte, I was looking for a photographer who would be able to capture some beautiful memories of her as a newborn, along with some candid family shots. Leanne came highly recommended by my sister in law Melissa, and it didn’t take long to see why.

Leanne created such a calm and relaxed environment, which immediately put all of us at ease and made a process I would usually dread, really enjoyable and memorable. It was obvious Leanne was very experienced working with newborns, and her gentle nature when interacting with Charlotte in turn produced some of our favourite shots.

Leanne’s patience didn’t just apply to photographing Charlotte, but also extended to our 2 boisterous labradors who are incapable of sitting still. We were hoping (but not realistically expecting) to have a family photo that included them, and because of Leanne’s experience and sheer determination we got the shot we were all hoping for!

From the initial consultation right up until the delivery of our photos, Leanne was ever the professional and such a pleasure to deal with. Everything came beautifully presented, and we could not have been happier with the final prints. I cannot recommend Leanne highly enough, and we will no doubt be using Leanne Stamatellos Photography as the family expands!

Thanks so much again Leanne!” – Jess

Lauren | Brisbane Girls Grammar High School Formal Photographer

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Classically beautiful, elegant, sophisticated, exquisite, graceful … simply breathtaking!

Lauren is all of this and so much more – a softly spoken, intelligent and gentle girl who I had the pleasure to photograph just before she left for her high school formal. We spent some time creating beautiful portraits of her alone to mark the occasion and then with her family and formal partner before she left to celebrate at The RNA Brisbane Showgrounds.

Enjoy this small selection of some of my favourite photos from this special day.

“Leanne photographed our daughter, Lauren, for her year 12 high school formal and I can highly recommend the experience. Her professional, calm and friendly manner captured the most amazing photos that we will treasure forever! With all the craziness that goes along with a high school formal event; planning hair and makeup appointments and getting the ‘right’ dress it seemed a perfect opportunity to have a photographer document the event for both Lauren and the family. So very glad that we did. The photos are beautiful. The colours are so vivid and they have captured Lauren’s inner and outer qualities perfectly. Still can’t get over just how beautiful they are. Thank you so much Leanne.” – Georgia

Baby Matheos’ Christening | Greek Orthodox Christening Photographer

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I was thrilled to be asked to photograph the Christening day of Peter and Kelly’s second born child, Matheos. It had only been a couple of years earlier that I had photographed Christos, their first born, on his Christening day. It was held at the magnificent St George Greek Orthodox Church in South Brisbane followed by lunch at The Greek Club.

Twelve year old Dimitri was asked to be Matheos’ Godfather as both Peter and Kelly share a close connection with his parents. He proudly accepted the responsibility and did a wonderful job throughout the ceremony.

I photographed Matheos a few days later in a mini session wearing his beautiful christening outfit, shoes, hat and cross.

Besides choosing a beautiful storybook album, 4 large pieces of wall art for the wall, and some smaller framed prints for the family, it was also a pleasure to create the thank you cards for Matheos featuring four of my absolute favourite images of him.

“Leanne has a calm and composed style. On the day of Matheo’s christening she didn’t intrude on the event but she got the right involvement in the important parts of the ceremony and function. I found the christening experience great – I loved the beautiful wall art pieces that I chose , the wonderful album which will be an heirloom piece for my children and the private photo session we had to show off the christening outfit and capture some classic portraits. Leanne has an artistic, creative flair with an eye for detail and colours. I just love her work! ” – Kelly Maniatis

Extended Family Session – Roma Street Parklands Photography

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I love Brisbane Extended Family Photoshoot

What better way to celebrate a milestone birthday than with a beautiful extended family session!!

When Raylee contacted me about her Mum turning 70, she expressed that her and her brother’s family were keen to have a family session with their parents. It was also important that they gifted their Mum, Gail, with a Custom framed fine art print featuring the entire family from the session on her actual birthday so we planned the date in advance and spoke about possible locations, suggestions on what to wear and what to expect.

Roma Street Parklands was truly beautiful on the day and it was the perfect backdrop for this family’s session.

Enjoy a handful of some of my favourite photos.

The little details

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It’s the little details that often help to tell the story and so I love to find those details that you’ll look back on with a smile and photograph them.

Whether it be the way they curl their hair with their pinky finger, or laugh out loud when Dad tells them a bad joke. Maybe it’s just the funny socks they love to wear or the inseparable teddy bear that they carry around with them everywhere. I want you to remember the little things.

john + mandy + lilly + molly + alice – new farm family photography

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I’m quite behind in blogging my family sessions and this one was a favourite from such a long time ago. These three gorgeous sisters have grown so much since their family session but I just had to share it finally on the blog.

I loved getting to know these guys – such a playful, loving family. They are so blessed to have each other – John especially lucky to be surrounded his gorgeous wife, Mandy, and their 3 beautiful girls. Then again, these four girls are lucky to have John too – gotta love a man who wears pink, right?!

“We recently had Leanne shoot our first official family photos. It was an absolute pleasure working with her and she made the photo session relaxed and enjoyable for everyone. Her photos have successfully captured a moment in time that I will value for life, reflecting the beauty of our girls and our family unit. This is what I have treasured the most from the experience. What I also valued from working with Leanne was the amazing effort that she went to, to make sure our photos were presented perfectly. Her recommendations on framing and presentation were fantastic and added value to the whole experience.” – Mandy

The photos below were the mockups I sent to John and Mandy to show them how to showcase some of their favourite photos in their home. They loved them both and have these beautiful keepsakes as a reminder of this time in their family’s life.

Michael + Jodie + Sunny + Bronte | Kythera Family Photography

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How could I say ‘no’? A family photo session on the island of Kythera, Greece!

It was so beautiful and what was even lovelier was that the session took place at the old family property that belonged to generations before them. Years and years of history – white washed walls and stacked stone fences. Geraniums in full bloom and the mediterranean sun setting in the distance.

I can’t wait to return to visit the village of Paliopoli – it was truly memorable.

Paris | Sommerville House High School Formal

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I love high school formal sessions – oh I REALLY LOVE them!!

Paris looked stunning! She wore a custom-made full length black gown. A beautiful blue belt, encrusted with shells and stones, was a striking addition.

She looked radiant and we laughed and had fun together as I photographed her before she left with her handsome partner for the Sommerville House High School Formal.

“Leanne is a fantastic, warm, kind and humorous person to work with. She makes everyone feel relaxed, happy and confident. She is a fantastic photographer as well as being graceful and humble. I have recommended Leanne to others because of her quality of work, professionalism and excellent reputation.” – VICKI

Adult Cake Smash – Lauren’s 40th birthday – Ashgrove Family Photographer

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I remember clearly receiving the email from Lauren asking if I did ‘Cake Smash Photoshoots’ … for adults.

Pardon? Adults?

To be honest I had only ever seen them done for babies but I was intrigued and looked into it a little further to find that it was a fairly new and fabulous thing to do to celebrate an adult milestone birthday in the US in particular. So a ‘cake smash’ session is where you get to eat your birthday cake with your hands, make a mess, have crazy fun and basically act like no-one is watching – it’s like you’ve stepped back in time to when you were little again.

Well we chatted on the phone, brainstormed some ideas and set up a Pintrest board where we could bounce ideas off each other – it was so much fun!

On the day of the session, Lauren arrived with a car full of goodies and her family – it was like having a team of personal stylists with me and we laughed and laughed while I took the photos.

All of the beautiful props were either hand made or soured by Lauren who is incredibly creative and talented. Enjoy this selection of some of my favourite photos.

“Leanne was fun and easy to work with and her photography skills were excellent. I chose her because of her relaxed, candid style of photography. I would recommend her to families or anyone wanting to have photos of a special occasion or milestone.” – Lauren

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