Like many family and newborn photographers, I first fell in love with photography when my own kids were born. From the moment my daughter arrived, I was desperate to catch all the memories so I could revisit them later, once she was grown.

This meant my kids were my first photography subjects, and as well as the technical side of how to use my gear, they helped me learn the more hard-hitting lessons that have made me the photographer I am today.

As a seasoned family and newborn photographer, there are SO MANY advantages to an in-home session when you have teeny kiddos, and here is another: we don’t have to time your session for golden hour.

See, for that delicious golden hour light that’s necessary for getting the soft and dreamy romantic result we all love, you need to time the session pretty strictly with the half hour directly before sunset, and when there are small humans to consider, this can be HARD.

Geelong and Melbourne families: if you’ve ever looked around and thought, ‘this is our life, and I love it, and want to remember it, just as it is right now’ documentary family photography is for you. It’s for the families who value honest above all else.

It’s for families who know that there real life is enough, just as it is, and want natural family photos that tel that story.

Did you know that when you book an in-home newborn session, you can ADD ON a six month milestone session at an attractively discounted or reduced investment? Yep! Reach out and ask me about ‘add on sessions’ today.

Okay YES, you booked me for a photography session to celebrate the arrival of your newborn, but honestly..?

If you have a firstborn babe (or two, or three!) at home already, it’s not uncommon for big brother or sister to steal the show a little bit, and I LOVE that for us. 🥹 See the thing is, your bigger munchkin’s at an age where they’re practically overflowing with personality and character, and an in-home session is a brilliant, low-stakes opportunity to let all that quirky / spirited / energised / sweetness / insert-your-kiddo’s-brand-of-awesome shine.

It’s so easy to get emotional when you let yourself pause on the details of a freshly born baby. The story is written all over them; where they’ve been, how they came to be here. The ancient legacy echoes in every wrinkle, and through the delicate curve of each petaled toe: we belong to one another.

Her story is my story, and mine is yours. It’s enough to leave you breathless, isn’t it..?

Geelong and Melbourne crew - I’m currently seeking families interested in participating in a Day in the Life Story Session.

These are for families who want to remember it all.

For a DITL I visit all day. It’s far lower energy, as the natural rhythms of your family can be left well enough alone. Basically, I’m a fly on the wall, documenting your real life, unfiltered.

Hearing from my families and learning if I’ve served you well is one of the many things that makes this job so wonderful.

Reviews are also SO helpful for my potential future families, who might be trying to get a feel for if we’d be a good fit. Come and see what a recent family had to say about our time together.

‘If I’d kept track of the times an expectant mama has reached out to me to enquire about an in-home newborn story session where the conversation went a little something like “we REALLY want photographs when the new baby arrives, but our toddler, bless him, well he’s a serious DARLING, but let me explain…”’

In this piece, Geelong in-home newborn photographer Michelle McKay speaks to the benefits of in-home sessions when you’re bringing baby home to a spectacular and spirited older sibling.

“Woman. Let me remind you of a truth you already know.”

In this piece, Geelong newborn and family photographer Michelle McKay speaks to the deepest and mostly unspoken fears held by women and mothers at the thought of being photographed.

‘Shooting in-home is my very best thing.Nothing excites me as an artist like arriving at your home and knowing I’m about to make you artful imagery that is also deeply meaningful and exactly unique to only you.
But there are so many reasons in-home sessions should be your first pick, too. Here are five of them.'

In this piece, Geelong and Melbourne photographer Michelle McKay explores five key reasons why in-home story sessions are so very beautiful.

‘Not all photographs are created equal. Some are beautiful.  Pretty. Cute. Expertly executed. Perfectly composited. Skilfully processed. Artfully composed. Others take you some place.’

In this piece, Geelong photographer Michelle McKay reminds us of the importance of capturing more than just your baby’s likeness in her photographs.