So in my last blog post I may have mentioned I am heading to Greece in June to shoot a wedding.  Well it is Kirsty & George’s wedding so I met them and Kirsty’s two boys at the beach on Sunday morning.  Thinking that the weather has been pretty overcast for the last few weeks, I wasn’t quite prepared for the shock of full sun and warm temperatures but we managed to get some photos on the beach, find some shade and popped to Point Walter for the last part for some family shots under the shady trees.

I realise that Greece is going to be very sunny in June but Kirsty & George have planned their wedding times so well!  The ceremony starts at 5pm at the Church and we can have some shots on the beach are in the square in front of the church till 8pm when the reception starts.  I wasn’t tempted to ask what time the reception is going to end but I am glad I didn’t arrange to go to Santorini till the Tuesday after the wedding because I have seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, I know how the Greeks love a party so I may need more than a day to recover!!!!  I have also watched My Life in Ruins too for research purposes and any other suggestions for ‘research’ movies or books (fiction of course) to watch before the big trip would be greatly appreciated!

I met Silvia, Chris, Jonathan and their dog Charlie (who is a bundle of energy) at Bicton Baths on a Sunday morning at 8am!  Ahhh the life of a photographer.  Silvia & Chris had their wedding photos taken here so thought it would be nice to have some family portraits here, now they have moved on to a new phase in their married life, I think the phase that means that 8am is an acceptable time to get out of the house.  I am not quite there yet and was very glad to be behind the camera rather than in front of it - a feeling I get quite often to be honest!

Bicton Baths is such a beautiful location and the morning was truly stunning and suited this gorgeous family.  And I think Jonathan is the first child I have completed a family portrait session with that didn’t cry, yell ‘no’ at me, run away from me or generally hate me.  YES!!!  I love taking family portraits but it is hard when the little, cute ones in the family take an instant dislike to you…  But Jonathan had a really curious nature and was looking at the camera and even crawling towards me!

I think this is my favourite shot of the session!  Jonathan looks so peaceful on Chris’s shoulder….

See look!  Jonathan is crawling towards me!

Kristen contacted me for a family portrait session at the end of last year. She had seen my blog post of Kat & Andrew in Fremantle and wanted some shots of her family in the same location. I love Freo and it is such an amazing photographic location. I met Kristen & Nick and their kids at the Cliff Street wall and we had a few shots on the wall before the rest of the family turned up.

Suddenly there was 10 Dempsters spanning three generations all joking around with each other. We headed to the roundhouse for a few whole family shots then, as it was a hot day, down to the little beach by the roundhouse to finish off the session. Eventually the kids got sick of photos and headed to the water to cool off while the sun sank into the ocean.

Striking a pose for the camera on the wall…

I love these images in a series!

The whole Dempster family!

I love these two too!  So hard to pick favourites…

Grandparents with the kids, so sweet!

A couple of the girls!!!

Now the boys…

The kids looking very sweet, I bet they are like that ALL the time

These ones are just beautiful!  Kids being kids (they escaped the camera when everyone was looking the other way and took to the water!).

I met the Williams family at Kings Park on Boxing Day.  My last session for 2009!  For family sessions I don’t really put limits on numbers or charge extra for extended family members for the hour session.  This is because the more people there is at a session there is less likelihood of getting nervous and the session is more fun with more people!

The whole extended family

The boys with their grandma, and I couldn’t resist this shot of Max - what amazing blue eyes!

Ok I will finish with one more of Max - such a cutie!