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FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY IN MELBOURNE AND VICTORIA

Real, joyful and uncomplicated family photos. As you are.

If you love photos that show how life feels: the cheeky grin before the giggle, the windblown hair, and the way your kid throws their arms around your neck, then you’re in the right place, and I’m so glad you’ve found me!

As a family photographer in Melbourne, I photograph in a way that doesn’t feel awkward. It’s about taking the time to hang out, giving you plenty of space to be yourselves, and offering some gentle direction when needed, so that you’re never left wondering what’s next. Ultimately, it’s about creating photos that reflect your real life, the good, the chaotic, and everything in between. Because, in the end, the best photos come from real moments, not staged ones.

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Step by Step Guide

How does booking a session work?

From the moment you contact me to receiving your photos, here’s how it works.

1

Working with Me

Sessions are relaxed and natural, with a little gentle direction. Browse pricing, FAQs, and testimonials to see if my approach feels like the right fit for your family. Then reach out here.

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Time & Location

I’ll share my calendar and location ideas (your home works too). Weekend spots book fast, so plan ahead. Your session is confirmed with a booking fee, contract and questionnaire.

3

Get ready

I’ll send a session prep guide, with the option for a quick chat if you’d like. It’s designed to make things feel easy and help me tailor the session to your family. I’m here to answer any questions in the lead up.

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On the Day

This is the fun part. We’ll wander, chat and see where the kids take us. If someone needs a snack or break, we pause. I’ll guide just enough to keep it flowing, but mostly it’s relaxed and easy. If the weather plays up or someone’s unwell, we just pick another day.

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Gallery Delivery

The exciting bit! Your photos will be ready within two weeks. You’ll receive a gallery of your images to download. From there, enjoy over and over and print and share!

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Printing & Albums

Make your photos tangible with prints, albums and frames. Ordering through the professional lab in your gallery is simple, and everything arrives straight to your door.

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“Bec was the BEST!!! She turned this camera-shy Mum and her equally shy family into a relaxed, happy crew and captured a whole reel of shots that were just undeniably ‘us’ in the quickest hour ever! Thank you so much, Bec – I’m so sorry I waited so long for “the perfect time” to book a shoot – because all we really needed was you and your camera magic!”

Kim

You love your family. You’d do anything for them. But life is full-on, and the thought of organising a photoshoot might feel… a bit much. I get it. My sessions are designed to be easy, fun, and real. No awkward posing, no stressing about kids behaving perfectly, just you, your people, and the moments that make your family yours. Photos you’ll look back on and see love, connection, and everything that makes this season of life beautiful.

Melbourne Family Photography Packages

a portrait of a mother with her young son leaning over her during a family photoshoot with Bec Matheson Photography
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a family photoshoot on rocks near warrandyte river

All sessions include planing, guidance and location suggestions.


$300 will secure your date, this covers planning, prep guidance, and your session time. This booking fee is separate from packages. Non-refundable; reschedules for illness/weather are fine with notice.

Choose a package at the time of booking. No surprises.

Pay your package balance 7 days before the session.
After viewing your gallery and you decide you’d like more images you can upgrade within 7 days, just pay the difference. There is NO pressure ever to upgrade, choose what’s right for your family. Payment plans available on request.

For Extended Families add $500 to any selected package, this allows for additional time and logistics.

Melbourne Family Photography Packages

Pricing is simple and straightforward. No hidden extras. All images included.

family at bayside beach black rock melbourne hugging and standing in the water they are smiling at eachother
$1250

Family Sessions

All inclusive. Simple. Plus some print credit to get you started.

  • Pre-Session Questionnaire, Location & Preparation Guides
  • 1-Hour Family Photography Session
  • ALL High-Resolution Images (60+)
  • Private Online Gallery
  • $200 Print Credit to my Print Store
  • VIP Perks
    Enjoy 10% off future family sessions
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Booking Fee

A $300 booking fee secures your date, with the balance due a week before your session.

Payment Plans

Flexible payment plans are available if you would like this option, please just ask.

Travel

Travel is included for Melbourne areas, up to an hour from 3138. Reasonable rates apply for further away.

“Bec is delightful and genuine and those qualities get reflected back in the snapshots she will capture of your important moments. She is so warm and easy going, even the most uncomfortable subjects are at ease, which I think is why she is able to keep it all so real and alive.”

Courtney
gallery wall layout of a family who has had multiple sessions with Bec Matheson Photography

Frequently Asked Questions

While many families enjoy the comfort of home, a change of scenery—like a park, beach, or bushland—can be the perfect option if you’re drawn to an outdoor setting. My location guide is a great resource to help you choose from fantastic spots across Melbourne and Victoria, however, if there’s a special place that holds meaning for your family, let’s make it happen there! The possibilities are endless—whether it’s city laneways, an ice cream stop, or a picnic. So, Think outside the box!

I’m a family photographer based in Melbourne, Australia and I love photographing families (Don’t hesitate to reach out if you’re a bit further away!)

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There is a $250 booking fee to lock in your date and then you can choose from either 15 images or everything images 80+ along with print credit OR if you would like an album and additional print credit you can select the premium option.

Family sessions typically run for one hour, which tends to be the sweet spot. It’s long enough to allow for a great variety of images, but not so long that it feels overwhelming for little ones (or partners!). Plus, the novelty of the adventure—especially during an outdoor session helps keep things light and relaxed, taking the pressure off everyone.

Extended family sessions go for about an hour and half.

I can help you choose the best time of day for your specific location and the types of images you’re after.

For outdoor sessions, I recommend either early morning (as early as you’re comfortable with) or about an hour before sunset to make the most of that magical evening light. Indoor sessions usually work best mid-morning, to ensure we have enough light in your home while still being soft.

Get started with some outdoor Melbourne Eastern suburb family photography locations to check out.

You know your children best – and it’s worth prioritising happy kids over perfect lighting!

I’m confident photographing any time of day, so if there’s a better time of day for you let’s chat about it and figure out a solution together.

The simplest answer is to wear what makes you feel comfortable and most like yourself.

Examples of what to avoid: too many of the same kind of pattern, one super bright colour in a sea of neutrals, big brand names across clothing or characters on children’s clothes. My aim is for the focus to be on your faces not your clothing.

For more tips and examples, check out my detailed post Help on choosing what to wear If you’re trying to coordinate a larger group (without feeling too matchy-matchy), you might find this post helpful: What to Wear for Extended Family Photos. When you book with me you’ll have access to a prep guide to help you get ready for your photos.

I closely monitor the weather in the lead-up to your session. If conditions are unsuitable or unsafe, then we’ll reschedule or find an alternative location. I want you to have a great experience.

Life happens, if your kids are sick, let me know a few hours in advance and we can move you. In these situations, I allow up to two reschedules, after that, a rebooking fee of $250 applies.

Worried your kids might silly or ‘mess things up’. I have many tricks, I am wonderful at responding creatively to quirky kid moods and have decades of experience behind me in helping kids engage and be themselves in front of a camera.

The beauty of how I photograph means that I don’t need your child to be always looking at the camera. I work quickly and responsively to get those ‘must haves’ and go from there.

Accessibility and inclusion are incredibly important to me. So, if you have any questions about working with your neurodivergent child or if there’s a disability I should be aware of, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Additionally, if there’s any information you’d like to share with me to help make your session run smoother, I’d love to hear from you.

(Ps.The less pressure from parents before and during sessions the better. And always feed your kids first!!)

Your full gallery of images will hit your inbox within about 2 weeks to bring you daily joy –  to share, print and display in your home.

Ps. Lots of my recent work can be found over on Instagram

Yes! All sessions have access through your gallery to some of Australia’s oldest and finest print labs – they ship directly to your door. Your gallery makes it easy to visualise your images in different frames or on products like calendars and cards.

I also offer OnStone prints (oh my golly, they’re so lovely!) along with some other fun items.

If you have a preferred printer, you’re absolutely welcome to take your images to them. However, please make sure a human is involved in the process and avoid those cheap online print services or kiosk machines, as your colours will likely suffer. That said, if you’re printing something for your three-year-old to enjoy, feel free to head to Officeworks!

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I’M A FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER BASED IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

My sessions are for you if…

real life is what you want documented

You are WILLING TO SHOW UP AND BE PRESENT

YOU ARE HAPPY LETTING YOUR KIDS BE KIDS!

But probably not for you if…

You only want FORMAL Posed FAMILY PHOTOS*

You want High Retouching OR PHOTOSHOPping

Perfection is your number one goal

I am still 100% behind you still getting an ‘everyone looking at the camera photo!

“We absolutely love our photos from Bec. Wonderfully natural and wholesome, exactly as we were after. Bec was excellent at communicating and worked very well with our three young children. Highly recommend.”

NADIA
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Your photos deserve to be seen

Quality Prints and Products

Your family’s photos aren’t meant to just live on a screen (though, let’s be real—it’s 2025, and we should totally make the most of our screens too). But some moments deserve to be held, flipped through, or spotted in the hallway, a hug, a laugh, a fleeting expression that reminds you: this is us.

Printing can be daunting! Your gallery connects to a premium, user-friendly print lab, making it simple to order high-quality prints without the hassle. Want to create a gallery wall or an album but not sure where to start? I can help with that too.

Professional Prints

Your favourite images professionally printed on archival quality paper with your choice of a semi-gloss or matte finish. These prints are available in a variety of sizes, and are perfect for framing and gifting.

Framed Prints

Beautiful wooden frames will protect your prints and come ready to hang on your walls. Frames come in your choice of white, black and wood tones.


Albums

Premium albums printed on high-end photo paper with thick beautiful, pages. Customisable layout and design with your choice of cover.

a stack of printed photo albums with different cover options in neutral tones

OnStone

OnStone prints are made from reclaimed raw materials that are up-cycled and repurposed to create a simply beautiful art piece. The mix of reclaimed timbers and stone composite with specialist UV inks result in a fine art quality image that is scratch and water resistant, has uninterrupted depth and, as there is no glass and no reflection. Handmade OnStone prints are an individual and distinctive alternative to canvas, paper or glass prints, each with its own character and charm.

What families are saying

  • As a fellow family photographer I’m pretty particular about who I ask to take my family’s photographs. I am SO glad I found Bec!! She’s just brilliant. Firstly, her work is STUNNING – such wonderful use of light, movement, angle and colour – absolutely brilliant. And secondly, she’s just a wonderful human being! All three of my girls warmed to her beautifully and we all felt comfortable and confident to be ourselves and have fun. I will treasure the photographs she took of us and proudly display them on my walls. Thanks Bec! I’m certain we’ll be back.
    Rebecca
  • We had the BEST experience with Bec taking some family photos of us – we got some shots done in our home with our toddler and 8-month-old bubba. She did the most amazing job keeping our toddler engaged, captured the kids beautifully, made the grownups look so relaxed and nice, and gave us images we will treasure forever!! We had such a fun morning with her. The whole booking process was easy from start to finish. Worth every cent and more!
    a family in their living room with a young boy and a newborn baby the dad is playing with the boy and the mother is breastfeeding the baby
    Tessa + Matt
  • Highly recommend Bec as a photographer! We had Bec take some beautiful family photos for us which we treasure. She managed to capture the photos, entertain the kids and chat with us, all while working her craft – she is such a magician! Her printing service connected to her website makes printing quality photos so smooth. Can’t wait to book her again!! Thank you Bec
    Melbourne mother holds her daughter at a family photo session
    Sally + Chris
  • Bec was absolutely fantastic at photographing our family. She allowed us to just be ourselves during our session together and was very patient working with our young children. She is an excellent communicator and was very prompt at providing us with the final product of our time together. Would love to work with her again in the future. Thank you for capturing our young family!
    Photo of a Melbourne family laughing naturally together in the bushland the image is black and white
    James
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