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What to Wear for Your Family Photos: Real Tips for Real Families

Wondering what to wear for your family photos in Melbourne? You’re not alone and I get it! Figuring out family photoshoot outfits can feel overwhelming. But here’s the truth: your photos should reflect who you are, not just what you’re wearing….
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From Prep to Print

Planning a session but feeling unsure about a few things, like what to wear for your family photos? Or maybe you just want photos that feel natural and real, something that reflects your family as you are, not stiff, awkward, or overly posed. You’re in the right place. This blog is packed with helpful tips, outfit ideas, and real session inspiration to make the whole process feel easier. You’ll also find practical advice on what happens after your session, including how to choose your favourite images and ways to get them off your screen and onto your walls with printing and display options that actually suit your home.

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Not sure where to start when it comes to planning your family photos? If you’re wondering what to wear for family photos, how to choose a location, or just want the whole thing to feel a bit less stressful, you’re in the right place.
This blog is a great starting point. You’ll find plenty of practical advice on how to prepare, what works well on camera, and ideas for pulling outfits together in a way that feels like your family, not a catalogue. There are tips for keeping things relaxed, choosing a setting that suits your crew, and getting everyone (including partners) on board.
Take your time exploring the posts above. And if you’re planning a session with me, I’m always happy to chat through any questions so you can feel confident going in.

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There are some real perks to photography life. Des There are some real perks to photography life. Despite being a deep creature of habit. I also love the variety this woke brings. I can be in a horse paddock one day and the city the next (like I was this morning). Sessions should reflect who you are and what you want to show about your life.
My 2016 album just arrived. I’m doing each year My 2016 album just arrived. I’m doing each year slowly (this is the fourth album I’ve made). The great benefit of having your images organised is that albums take much less time. This company is @zno_usa I don’t directly offer this brand through my gallery as they’re maybe not quite as polished as the other crew I use (nor are they integrateable with my gallery software) but they feel like a good balance of quality to budget. Although they’re still not crazy cheap (hence why I space making them out!). I also use this company as they offer the page volume I need to cover a full year - which was very important when I made my 2019 album because I took A LOT of photos that year! I also think their album builder is pretty great. Happy to answer any questions. 

#photoalbum #zno #familyphotos
With my first kid I used to hang out in our kitche With my first kid I used to hang out in our kitchen/dining area at the time in the morning and there were some tawny frogmouths in a gumtree in the backyard (we were up high) and I would have abc classic fm on the background like a old person 😆😆😆 (this is pre google home/alexa days guys) and we’d hang out in the garden. It was deeply unfrantic. The accounts I love most on instagram are the design/housey/romanticise your life types. I like the leaning in to cosy. Sometimes this reflects real life, sometimes it doesn’t and it’s a reminder to try and pace and choose small nice things. The challenge is ironic because the tiredness makes your scroll but the real rest comes from the living it. I have no planned point to this ramble except that thinking about the fact that it’s nice sometimes to document both the gentle present engaged moments because they DO happen as well as the real good ol mess of the reality of raising kids.
Melbourne newborn sessions at home. Life as it is. Melbourne newborn sessions at home. Life as it is. No hassle to get to a studio. Just be.
I’m definitely not opposed to using AI to do thi I’m definitely not opposed to using AI to do things quicker and smarter but guys… today I saw a photographers caption (don’t ask who, I truly can’t remember… someone overseas!) and the phrasing was freakishly familiar to some of the lines I was getting when I was trying out some streamlining captions (which I binned after it feeling a bit weird but woah I could spot it even though it was pretty causal and conversational, even for ai). I’ve also had some weird little things crop up along in the last year where I think AI has learnt from my website and spat out at people using it for their own photography brands esp around copywriting spaces (Likely because of my good SEO, also ironically the best thing I’ve ever done for my business) and it does feel like my brand has been a bit hijacked (or simply watered down). I typically have a hard and fast rule that this page is not for whinging. But it’s certainly give me pause, and I might have to sit with it for a bit… And then hopefully get over myself. It’s a good practice as a photographer to take yourself off to somewhere really busy (like a city) and remember just how many people there are in the world. Not immune from the old imposter syndrome even at 15 years in! 

I think the challenge in 2026 sits in how to remain really firmly yourself as a brand and business when not a lot is sacred any more and the volume of content out here is so huge. These are the things I’m thinking about at the moment. 

Anyhoo, have a pic from my archives.
For @purebabyorganic with @mikabercrombie For @purebabyorganic with @mikabercrombie

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