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    Founded in 2010, Baby Buddha Photography was one of the very first dedicated newborn studios established in the Geelong region.

    At a time when the idea of newborn photography as an independent genre was still in its infancy, Baby Buddha Photography grew to accrue a loyal clientele and a steadfast reputation for dedication and professionalism within the industry.

    Through our Pure Newborn & Outdoor Newborn Sessions, we continue to create the natural newborn images our studio has become synonymous with.

    In addition to customised newborn portraiture, Baby Buddha Photography also offers Family and Maternity sessions.

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Outdoor Maternity – When Three is soon to be Four

November 28, 2018

Do you remember when your family of three became four?
When you already have one child that you infinitely adore, it’s so hard to imagine stretching that love to encompass another, and yet, when that squishy little baby is unceremoniously plonked onto your chest, I swear you can feel your heart expanding all over again.

Over the weekend, I captured the gorgeous faces of Kristy, Ben & Minnie as they prepare to welcome another beautiful baby into their family.  Kristy is the talented face behind Melbourne based business, Minnie and Me Interiors and besides developing a fabulous wallpaper range, she’s been busy growing a little person on the side.

Although we’d originally planned a beach session, the weather wasn’t looking fab, so we switched to a closer location and let Miss Minnie run around and do her thing.

The Pure Newborn with Baby Domenic

November 26, 2018

Baby Domenic came to see me at 8 days old, which coincidentally happens to be my sweet spot for photographing newborns.  It’s a misconception that all newborns sleep during their session and they’re super easy to move around.  While they may barely open their eyes during the first few days after birth, they tend to wake up pretty quickly in the days that follow, becoming a lot more alert and a lot less sleepy.

The ideal time to capture your newborn baby is within the first 12 days and while it’s not impossible to get great shots outside of that window, you’re going to have your work cut out for you if you wait too long.

Fortunately, this little guy came at the most ideal time and was a sleepy, snuggly dreamboat!

An Outdoor Session in Geelong – hanging out with the Bevans

October 25, 2018

If you happened to have been married, or have attended a wedding in Geelong during the past ten years, you’re likely have come across the lovely face of Stephanie Bevan at some stage, wedding photographer extraordinaire from Stephlee Photography

In between being capturing gorgeous, loved up couples, Steph has been busy raising three young children with her husband, Josh.  I’ve photographed their growing family on numerous occasions now and I have to confess, I always feel a bit weird doing photos for another photographer.  There’s always this nagging inner dialogue running through my mind – what if they don’t like the way I’ve composed/cropped/edited their images?  What if they think they could have done a better job? Are they questioning my angles?  Choice of equipment?…aaargh!

Steph keeps coming back so I’m going to assume that for the time being, I’m doing okay 😉

 

Freshly Baked: Toby’s Newborn Session

October 23, 2018

Natasha and Ben are the beautiful owners behind Born & Bread Bakehouse in Newtown, home to handcrafted sourdough and specialty coffee.  Tash contacted me back when Toby was still just a bun in the oven (sorry, couldn’t resist!) to organise her newborn session, and having photographed their first baby, Abigail, I couldn’t wait to see this beautiful, growing family again.

I’m really fortunate to be able to see a lot of my families a second, third and even forth time.  I love sessions with repeat clients.  There’s already a natural rapport and my clients are so much more relaxed the second time round.  It’s fantastic seeing how much my original babies have grown and changed, and watching them interact with their new sibling.  It just makes for a really lovely, enjoyable session all round!

HOW WILL YOUR FACE BE REMEMBERED LONG AFTER YOU’VE GONE?

October 16, 2018
Right at the end of Steph’s recent family session, just as the sun was disappearing behind the trees, I got in a couple of quick last shots of her by herself. (And I mean really quick because there were three hungry, tired little people and one very patient husband waiting for her in the car)  But I digress.  Lemme repeat the most important part…she was BY HERSELF.
 
I put it to you – when was the last time someone took a photo of you and just you?  One in which your children or partner are not begrudgingly squished up beside you or which doesn’t see you as part of a group or on a family holiday celebrating the existence of an inanimate object? (Ahem, commemorative shot in front of the Big Banana anyone?)  One that doesn’t see you donning virtual bunny ears or novelty glasses?  (Snapchat has a lot to answer for!)  When was the last time you were captured in an image that you didn’t have to request was taken, thus instantly rendering it forced and unnatural?
Can you even remember?  I was trying to think back myself and was hit with a huge blank.  The most recent individual, non-requested, natural photo I could recall was a decade ago on my wedding day.  Ouch.

We do need to exist in photos.  It’s something that’s said all the time.  But it shouldn’t just mean appearing in pictures propped up by partners and children – we should be captured by ourselves because aren’t we important too?

How will your face be remembered long after you’ve gone?

It doesn’t need to be anything epic or amazing.  Sometimes it’s the seemingly benign, very ordinary times captured that hold the most value when you look back in years to come.  Whether or not you’re wearing makeup or you’re still carrying the baby weight you gained a decade ago, it really doesn’t matter; if someone wants to take your photo, please let them…lest you leave nothing behind but selfies with digital bunny ears 😉