My Approach to Family Photography

Years of trying all the things has lead me here. My take on what I look for when making family photos that don’t look like your neighbour’s.

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Jan Juc family has an analogue film photoshoot at home

Family Photography

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Welcome! On this blog I share all my best tips and tricks for preparing for brand, newborn and family photo sessions, as well as all my nuggets of fried wisdom for improving your own photography skills. Hope you're wearing comfy pants, because you should make a cuppa and stick around for a yarn!

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hello and don't mind the mess

Hello, hi! I’m Kristen. Have I ever shared my journey of creating Bobby Dazzler? Ok. Here goes. When I was 8 dad started bringing home a video camera from his school’s AV department and I would make my brother and our neighbour act in goofy movies (weak on the narrative, medium on the laughs). I […]

My photography origin story

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There’s a drawer, or a shoebox, or a folder in someone’s attic that holds the evidence. Grainy 35mm prints. The ones from the nineties with the white borders and the date stamped in orange in the corner. Your mum in the backyard, squinting into the sun. Your mum at the kitchen table, mid-laugh, unaware. Your […]

The Photos Your Kids Will Look For One Day

Motherhood

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They’re the anti-brand shoot for artists who want artful film photos of their practice.

All About Artist Studio Film Sessions

Artists & Creatives

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Years of trying all the things has lead me here. My take on what I look for when making family photos that don’t look like your neighbour’s.

My Approach to Family Photography

Family Photography

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black and white film photograph of a mum smiling at her partner holding their newborn baby

A rainy day in Barwon Heads, terrible light, a fresh baby, some 35mm film and why the best newborn photos happen when nobody’s trying to be perfect

Real Newborn Photos on the Bellarine Peninsula: Why I Don’t Put Babies in Teacups

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Kate Eliza Studio paints an abstract expressionist painting on 35mm film during an artist studio brand photoshoot with Bobby Dazzler Photography

Your comprehensive guide to prepping for the ultimate artist brand photoshoot – because your art deserves better than awkward studio selfies!

Artist Studio Brand Photography: The Complete Guide for Melbourne, Geelong & Surf Coast Artists

Artists & Creatives

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girl goes fast down the slide at geelong family photoshoot

Before I was a photographer, or a mum, I was a teacher for 15 years. Here are 5 things I always do to engage kids in family sessions.

How to engage kids in family photos

Family Photography

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analogue film photo of mum smiling and holding her daughter

This Surf Coast family is moving interstate, and they’re choosing to remember Jan Juc life with an analogue film family photoshoot at home.

Jan Juc family has an analogue film photoshoot at home

Family Photography

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I’ve been friends with Jodie Burton of @travelyogadance_ for many years now – she and my husband used to run outdoor expeditions together back when we lived in Melbourne. Now that we all live back down in Torquay, Victoria, we’ve reconnected and I adore her yoga classes. She’s an incredible teacher – she brings a […]

Torquay yoga teacher Jodie Burton shares her love of the ocean in her yoga brand photography session

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