Category Archives: Children’s Photography

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Kristen Cook – Children’s Photographer in Melbourne

Yummy Mummy | Maternity photography, Melbourne

3 June, 2009 – 9:23 am

There is something completely beautiful about my maternity clients. They have this amazing aura around them that always calms me and makes me happy. This beautiful pregnancy photography session is of the gorgeous Chrissy Torney, so you always know the session will be a special one when another photographer chooses you above all others to capture this amazing event in their lives.

I am so in love with sunlight and maternity – its like a beautiful dance of nature where everything becomes so simple, so pure. We were so incredibly blessed with both our timing and location for this session (which is what happens when you have a photographer as a client that allows you to choose the time and location as I please!) and I had a ball.

Chrissy’s daughter Paige is divine – she and Mia have had a playdate or two in the past, and always enjoy each other’s company. I was just as excited to see Paige at this session as to capture the beauty of Chrissy’s second pregnancy – these girls always make me smile.

{Can’t wait to meet the new addition when they arrive in a few weeks Chrissy , Paigey will make such a gorgeous older sister!}

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More of Max | Melbourne baby photography

1 June, 2009 – 1:21 pm

You know, I just realised it’s June today…

June. How did that happen?!

It’s true what they say that as you get older, life seems to get faster. Now I just need to find that dial to tell life to slow down, before I realise it’s the end of the year and wonder where 2009 went!

I had one of those moments on the weekend when photographing this little dude. He is a previous client of mine and I saw him for itty bitty newborn photography back when he was soooo little!!! I swear it felt like yesterday, and yet – here he was, almost 7 months later and sitting, laughing and virtually crawling all by himself. Loved seeing him again so much!

{How lucky do I feel getting to see him again, Rachael! Hope the rest of your weekend was good, and I will be in touch soon}

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Master Louis | Baby photographer, Melbourne

28 May, 2009 – 9:27 pm

When Emily first contacted me, she was booked in for both maternity photography and newborn photography with me. Unbeknownst to both of us, little Louis decided to arrive way ahead of schedule meaning we didn’t get the chance to do either!!

Instead, we organised for his session to be done now at around six months of age, and I am so glad that we got to capture him at this age. It’s hands down one of my favourites!

The first thing I noticed about him was how expressive his big blue eyes were. When he arrived to me for the session, he was fast asleep and so got a big rude shock waking to my giant camera in his face. We soon had a little chat and play though, and then the beautiful smiles and connection were there from then on.

Seriously, have I said how much I adore what I do?? No? Ok…. I LOVE MY JOB!

{He is such a special little man, Emily and it was such a pleasure to photograph him at this age. Hope he is feeling better soon!}

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Baby’s got blue eyes | Melbourne baby photography

24 May, 2009 – 8:51 pm

Oh, yes she did! Tilly was the most adorable thing on the planet – not even yet 6 months and already completely charming the pants off everyone around her. By the end of her session I wanted to wrap her up and take her home with me – such a gorgeous age!

{Had a beautiful morning with your family S, thanks for sharing it with me!}

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Happy Birthday Princess Mia | Melbourne Child Photography

15 May, 2009 – 9:01 pm

Today was my gorgeous, beautiful, darling Mia’s second birthday.

She is my joy, my sunshine, my life. She is my reason for living and the reason I do what I do.

She makes me smile every day and she knows how to push my buttons, as well as laugh like there is no tomorrow. She knows me better than I ever thought a 2 year old could, and every day surprises me with her beautiful, soft and gentle nature that is a trademark of hers. She absolutely hates it when I sing to her (pity, since anyone that knows me knows I love to sing), loves reading books, cherishes 3:30pm when Hi-5 comes on for the afternoon, loves cuddling by tucking her arms and legs underneath her like a little ball, loves it when I take photos of her just so that she can come and sit with me to have a look at the LCD on the back of the camera, has taken an immense liking to blowing out candles on her birthday cake, hates it when we ask her to close the fridge when she hasn’t finished inspecting everything in there for the 50th time that day, loves jumping into bed to wake up daddy, is obsessed with her stacking cups from Ikea, changes her mind daily on what food she loves or loathes, loves wearing dresses and hates when I don’t let her play/eat the glue sticks that sit in the top drawer of my office.

My princess is obsessed with slides at the moment. Our daily trip to the park turns into a nightmare when trying to get her home as she refuses to leave without a tantrum. We made the quick decision therefore to get a mini playset complete with a slide (or “siiiiiiiide”, as Mia calls it) for her birthday for home. Of course, now that she knows that the slide can flip over to form stairs on the other side, every time she goes up or down she demands that we change it over from one to the other so she can have the best of both worlds at the same time. I am hoping this is only a passing fad for her and she will forget about it by tomorrow…I know, wishful thinking!

Happy 2nd birthday princess
xx

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Lexie | Baby Photographer Melbourne

14 May, 2009 – 7:27 pm

Lexie is not even six months old and was already sitting like a champion so I was so happy to be able to incorporate that milestone into her images.

What I love most about my photography sessions is finding out how I can connect with the people I photograph – and boy did she make me giggle when we found out what got her smiling.  I adore those beautiful connections – the ones where you really feel as though you are capturing the soul and essence of the person gazing into the camera. Darling little Lexie was no exception – adored her and photographing her!

{I’m so proud of her achievements to date Laura, and I could have stayed and ‘chatted’ with her all day long!}

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Three times lucky | Melbourne children’s photographer

13 May, 2009 – 9:36 pm

Yep, I’m lucky alright.

This was not the first, or second, but third time I got to see gorgeous Thomas in the space of a year. I was first contacted to capture his newborn photography, then again at around 6 months of age, and I was still even allowed back to photograph him at one year old!

Happy first birthday gorgeous little man!

{Naomi, he honestly keeps getting cuter each time I see him… you’ll be swatting those girls away from your door in no time. I love being able to watch him grow up – always a pleasure!}

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Jet setting Ethan | Melbourne kids photographer

2 May, 2009 – 10:08 pm

I was so honoured to have Lisa contact me from Sydney saying that she wanted to book in for a session while they were in Melbourne this weekend. The weather was stunning today so it was great to take advantage and have their session outdoors.

Ethan had the most gorgeous captivating eyes (honestly… check out the last sneak peek photo of him below) and was a gorgeous little munchkin to hang out with!

{Lisa I hope you had a safe trip home to your ‘warmer’ Sydney weather!! Thanks for the fun afternoon}

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Two little boys | Melbourne Child Photographer

25 April, 2009 – 4:07 pm

I swear that if I have a boy with this pregnancy, I want him to be just like these two. Urgh… SO adorable and so much fun.

Big brother Harry was divine – he made my memory work overtime when we had an in-depth conversation about TMNT (that’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for all of you not in the ‘know’…) and their new nicknames, adventures and who had the coolest gear.

Lil’ bro Archie was one of the cutest little munchkins, with a massive mop of curly hair for me to play with. I swear this kid’s cricket skills are beyond normal – he has more coordination at two than I have at 29… seriously. It was embarrassing really – ah well, I will get over it eventually!

{Maree, thanks for choosing me to spend a wonderful morning with your family! Cricket, TMNT speak, coffee breaks and all…!}

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Mr Heartbreaker | Melbourne Children’s Photographer

18 April, 2009 – 1:02 pm

Ok, ok… so you know I have a ‘thing’ for dark eyes. But combine that with blonde hair and….. wooooooah! This is what you get – the gorgeous Oskar!

This boy was such a deep soul – he loved his cars (and we probably spent most if not all of the session running around trying to find some, which is hard when you’re in the garden) and loved his bubbles. Adored his mummy, and was very shy and reserved (until we saw a car!). Connecting with him was a joy – the moments of those beautiful and genuine smiles from him were such a treat. I always get so excited to connect with kids on that level (which is why you will never, ever….EVER hear the words ‘smile’ or ‘cheese’ out of my mouth!!) and he was no exception.

Some sneaky peeks:

{Ingrid, what a gorgeous soul you have there. Cuddle him lots for me}

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