Category Archives: Children’s Photography

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Kristen Cook – Children’s Photographer in Melbourne

One cheeky monkey | Children’s photographer in Melbourne

15 April, 2009 – 10:07 pm

They say toddlers are inquisitive, cheeky and full of beans – ‘they’ aren’t wrong. This is the definition of Alexander, and kept me on my toes all morning! Finding out what made him tick was great fun – and tell me that gorgeous mop of hair on his head doesn’t make you want to reach out and ruffle it (I know I did a few times… can’t help it, it’s too adorable!)

And the best part about him? He loves dancing to Jack Johnson – what a champion!

{Mac, it was a pleasure for me to spend the morning in your gorgeous abode photographing your little man! I will be in touch as soon as your proofs are ready}

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Brighton megafest weekend | Melbourne child photography

7 April, 2009 – 11:45 am

Trying to dodge the bad weather this weekend felt so much like typical ‘Melbourne’ – wait 5 minutes and the weather will change. We had sun, blue skies, rain, wind, clouds – all over a span of an hour both on Saturday and Sunday. The great thing about kids though is that they just don’t care – they don’t care if it’s raining, or cloudy or cold. They’re just happy to be having fun!!

I got to play with the beautiful Miss Hayden on Saturday who adored being a daddy’s girl, with a bit of rough and tumble thrown in for good measure. And if you don’t believe me about Melbourne’s weather, 5 minutes before that second blue sky shot was taken it was raining… go figure! Loved her cheeky grin (and how she smiles with her eyes).

{She was a doll Andree – such a little infectious personality and clearly loves the attention of her parents. What a treat!!}

Sunday I got to see my most favourite twins that I have now photographed three times (as newborns, at 7 months and now at just over a year old). I adore this entire family – they have me laughing non-stop the whole time I am with them and I always have so much fun. The great thing for me was to see how much the twins had changed since I saw them last. Now they were on the move – and quickly! Their little personalities had blossomed and it was like spending time with friends that morning.

ADORE these two!!!

{How lucky am I Michelle to have seen you all again!!! I am always on a high after your sessions and this was no exception! Hope you all had a ball and the kids enjoyed themselves!}

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A girly afternoon | Child photographer, Melbourne

4 April, 2009 – 2:04 pm

When our session ended, two year old Nicola wouldn’t leave my side. I’m sure she would have jumped in my car and driven home with me if we hadn’t persuaded her to go back home with her family! I was having such fun with these girls.

Baby Sophie had just learned to toddle around, and that grin of hers…check out that second last image – it’s her all over! Cheeky as they come and totally and utterly adorable. The outfits these girls had picked out for them too were also totally divine – so, so gorgeous they were!!

{Your girls are divine Karen, I could have cuddled with them all day long and still not have had enough!! Seriously, adored their session, adored them and hope to do it again with you all sometime soon!}

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Joshua and Leila | Melbourne Children’s Photography

4 April, 2009 – 1:50 pm

Had such a fun morning with these two cuties.

Gorgeous little Leila was your typical toddler on the run – I tell you, once they find their feet they are off and running non-stop. It’s such a beautiful and fun stage to capture. And Joshua – the gorgeous cheeky almost four year old he is provided me with so many laughs. He was up for anything which made us enjoy the session together so much!

You know what I’m going to say though about these two don’t you…. their EYES!!! Urgh, I could swim in them. My deep dark eye obsession continues!!

{Sahar, had a great morning with you all and can’t wait for you to see the rest of the proofs when they’re ready. I will be in touch!}

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Baby Hailey | Melbourne Child Photography

30 March, 2009 – 1:01 pm

This girl was such a cutie. Gorgeously cheeky and loved the camera (literally… we would pop her down and within a second she’d be coming towards me at full speed just so that she could touch it!). Her session was a lot of fun!

Hailey also has this gorgeous vintage highchair which I fell in love with the instant I saw it -but the best bit about her? Those two gorgeous teeth down the bottom that seem to show up every time she smiles!!

{Dean & Monique – loved her cheeky side. She was a gorgeous angel to photograph and made me smile all afternoon. What fun!!}

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A sneak peek for Max | Baby photography, Melbourne

29 March, 2009 – 2:07 pm

Yet another well-overdue sneak peek for this sweet family!

Max is the youngest of three in this family, and absolutely adores and is adored by his two big sisters. Mum Alison wanted mostly black and white portraits of her little cherub, and he was in full smile mode when I first arrived! He has the most adorable little grin, and check out those bottom two toothy pegs…!

{It was lovely to spend the morning with your little family Alison – it’s obvious the kids love spending time with each other and it won’t be long until Max catches up and can join in on his own terms in the fun!}

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I’m baaaaack | Melbourne Baby Photographer

28 March, 2009 – 9:46 pm

Phew… it’s been a while. I am so sorry for not updating the blog a little sooner after I was due back from holidays – there are lots of reasons that I won’t go into why I wasn’t able to sooner, but I am happy to say that things are now back on track (even though I am still slowly trying to get through all of the emails I accumulated while on my break!)

For those that were asking, yes thank you – we had a wonderful time away and it was lovely to have a short break. We ended up holidaying for a week on the Sunshine Coast (I will post separately about it with some images). The sad part is, like any holiday, once it’s over and you’re back into the swing of things, it hardly feels like you went away!

First though, I do want to share these gorgeous images from little Olivia’s session a little while ago. Check out those massive baby blues and milky white skin! I think this girl had me beat on fair skin – it was divine! The weather on the day we had scheduled for her photo session was absolutely awful in terms of shooting conditions, but beautiful for the garden! It absolutely poured down for most of the time I was there, save for maybe 10 mins were we ran outside, took a couple of photos and then ran back inside to avoid the downpour!

{Lisa, her eyes still get me every time…! I still can’t get over the weather we had that day (very un-Melbourne like!) – we’re so lucky we were able to use the gorgeous light in your home!}

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Pink Pocket Rocket | Melbourne child photography

11 March, 2009 – 9:12 am

Two seconds.

That was literally the space of time I had to capture the ‘moments’ of this little one as she stopped running. The best part about watching her running was that she would always make sure someone was running after her before she went into full gear – after all, there’s nothing better than a good chase is there?

You can see what a gorgeous little personality Emmerson is from her images – lots of laughs and giant genuine smiles, big cheeky grin and a mop of hair to die for.

Enjoyed every inch of this girl.

{I adored learning about her little personality at this session, Melinda! She has such a wonderful little sense of humour at such a young age – gorgeous thing she is!}

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Love those lashes | Baby Photography, Melbourne

10 March, 2009 – 9:51 am

When this lovely family arrived for their session, the star of the show was sound asleep in his car seat oblivious to the fun we were about to have. Of course, I couldn’t resist taking the opportunity to photograph some of the most beautiful eyelashes I have ever seen…

Unfortunately for me, the sound of the camera woke him the second after I took this first shot, so it was the only one we got, but I love it all the same!

Some more from the session:

{It was such a pleasure to finally meet you Deborah!! He did amazingly well and I loved my cuddles with him. His images are gorgeous and I can’t wait to show them to you. I will be in touch when they’re finished!}

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Gorgeous little man | Melbourne Baby photography

4 March, 2009 – 10:52 pm

I can’t help it but every time I look over the proofs from this session and see this adorable face it makes me smile…

He had such spunk, such personality – adored spending the morning with him! Check out those delicious brown eyes and that gorgeous haircut… love it all!

{It was lovely to meet you all – his little smile just melts me, and I had a gorgeous morning. Thanks for the play!!}

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