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Today, I want to let you in on a little secret: one of my absolute favourite things about newborn photoshoots is capturing the whole family. There’s something incredibly special about freezing those precious early moments when your little one fits snuggly in your arms, and their older siblings are not quite sure about this new […]

Today I’m spotlighting another of our products  – and I think these are my absolute favourite way to display photos in your home. I have a bunch of them on my own walls, with the plan to add many more. These are our metal prints – yep you heard me right, your images printed directly […]

As we all know babies have their own ideas about when they’re ready to enter this world, so working out when to do your maternity photo shoot is a little bit of science and a little bit of art. Why it’s never too late to do newborn photos, it’s impossible to do maternity photos once […]

My niece and I do a photoshoot every year for her birthday and this year for her 5th birthday she was adamant she wanted to be Moana. Everything with her at this time was all about Moana so it was definitely an appropriate theme – and what girl doesn’t want to spend some time being […]

Capturing those early moments of your newborn in their first few weeks is something you will never regret. Whilst you can take your own photos, having a professional photoshoot will give you images that are so beautiful, they’ll become artwork in your home, that you see and enjoy every day. These images can help you […]

a series of 3 canvases hung above the babies cot, showcasing their growth throughout the first year. one is from the newborn session, while the other two are from the sitter and first birthday photo shoots

One year old is a milestone. You made it! Babies change so much during their first year and it passes in such a whirlwind. This is something we love to document for all of our clients, and it is why we started our ‘Grow with me’ Club. Seeing our youngest clients grow into cheeky little […]

You may have seen that we offer two types of newborn photoshoots – either in our studio in Tuakau, South Auckland or in your own home. But what you’re probably wondering is which one should I pick? What style is right for me? What’s the difference? And what are the benefits of each one? So […]

Today I’m spotlighting one of my favourite products – the humble photo album. I’m sure we all have fond memories of sitting down with our parents and grandparents and scrolling through the albums that tell the stories of our lives – and if you don’t have those memories I feel sorry for you. There is […]

Having the special moments in your life documented by a professional photographer is something you will never regret, and these treasured photos will only become more important over time. But we get it, those stunning metal prints for the wall, or the beautiful album containing all of the photos of your precious newborn can be […]

This is my Nana. Dulcia Valda Shadbolt, Nana to 20 grandkids, and 12 great-grandkids. I’ve created this video for my first blog post to not only introduce you to my nana who we sadly lost during lockdown last year but to share with you my why. Why I do what I do, and am so […]