Photos in Winter | Family Lifestyle Photography Bayside, Melbourne

Winter is here and it's so nice hibernating inside in the warmth. Despite what people might think, Winter is a great time to take photos.  Often when the sun does shine you get very bright, crisp gorgeous light.

Although the days might be shorter, the relatively low directional sunlight means that the sun is never directly overhead. This means you can often shoot all day and not get unpleasant shadows from overhead light.

Cloudy days makes taking photos a lot easier because you don't have to worry about harsh shadows over the face or uneven light.  A lot of clouds produces beautiful, soft lighting.  Sure, it's great to take pictures when the sun is glowing and warm light is everywhere but soft diffused light is just as pretty in my opinion.   Foggy mornings give a real ethereal feel to photos or rugging up down the beach with the wind blowing gives a romantic feel.

So don't feel put off having photos taken in Winter and if all else fails we can always photograph your family indoors.

Pretty little girl!
Child playing with her dog!

Three Generations!

What better way to spoil yourself than have a professional do your make-up and hair and then follow it up with a mini photo shoot.  Xallini Hair and Day Spa at 402 Hampton Street, Hampton and myself have joined together to offer indulgent packages where you can treat yourself and be totally pampered.  To book either email info@xallini.com.au or phone 9598 2050.  What a thrill it was to photograph three generations of women in this family!

Three generations of family!

The Memories come flooding back....

Searching through old photos, I came across some that I took at my son Toby's local playgroup
8 years ago. Oh, the memories! To think he was once this little toddler! Coincidentally, this is where Watch Them Grow Photography started. Thought I'd share some of them with you -

Toddler on bike!
Toddler in Cubby House!
Little boy in cubby!
Little girl looking through the pram!
Little girl in toy car!
Little boy!
Toddler

Big Brother

I have so many photos that I love from this session and couldn't resist sharing this of big brother's love for his new baby sister!  

Big Brother kissing newborn sister!

Autumn Family Photo Shoot at the Park!

It was glorious Autumn day and my client and I decided to meet at Albert Park Lake.  I forgot that they still hadn't pulled down all the Grand Prix stands around the lake but I had a bit of a buzz driving on the track under the signs from the race.  I've photographed my client's eldest son 4 years ago at 2 1/2 and since they've added another little boy to the family.   It just so happened he's now 2 1/2 as well. 

Brother's throwing Autumn leaves!
Toddler playing Peek a Boo!
Brothers playing with wind blowers!
Toddler blowing bubbles!
Brother's cuddles!
Children feeding the birds!
Children chillin' by the lake!
Brother's - Where's my ball!
Children running!
Toddler grin!
Cheeky child!