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Pritchard Family

Our family shoots are so much fun for the whole family, but more often than not Brent captures these special image when the family isn’t even aware. Special moments, caught like a tiny bubble of time, that is sure to bring a heart warming smile [...]

Nolland Family

We have been very busy here in Port Stephens shooting lots of beautiful families as the weather is warming up. We recently shot the Nolland Family. I met with Ingrid and Denis for the planning meeting and learnt all about their grown up kids and some of [...]

The wind has been blowing gale force all night and day. On our way to photograph a family portrait we passed 2 ship wrecks on shoal bay beach. Looks like the yacht and boat have been blown off their moorings…..not a happy day for the owners.

What a cutie is little Jaden !!! Jolene came to our studio to have shots taken of her precious boy. It was a really fun shoot. Jolene chose some beautiful images of her son and was really overwhelmed with her whole experience with Capture Imaging, this is a lovely quote from Jolene.

“Being the photographer in our house I am always behind the camera so what I really wanted from the shoot was to have some nice photos of my baby & I. Walking into the viewing I was expecting to see some nice shots but I was brought to tears because Brent was able to capture in pictures the overwhelming love I feel for Jaden & the bond we share. Not only was Brent able to transfer my feelings onto film but he also managed to capture Jadens personality. Jaden is such a charming, funny, mischievous & lovable little boy & Brent got it all & has frozen this moment in time for me and I will be forever grateful. While watching the slideshow I realised that no matter how many years pass & how many memories slip away I will always have these photos to remind me exactly how my baby was at 4 months old. I cannot thank Brent & his wonderful staff enough & I’m so thankful to have a physical reminder of this precious stage in our lives”

We look forward to shooting Jaden and his brothers in the next few years but for the moment enjoy these precious images.

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There is nothing quite as lovely as a new baby, a new addition to a family. Alisha came to our studio with only weeks to the impending birth of her second bundle. We decided that we would wait to do the family shoot until the fourth member had arrived safely and she did.

New born photography is recommended to be done in the first five weeks. Liv was a perfect little model, with barely a peep out of her. We warmed up the studio before they arrived, very important to keep all our clients happy and comfortable even the tiny ones.

Liv’s proud big sister who is just two years old was great during the shoot as well and we got the sweetests shots of them together.

Then after we had some fun in the studio we headed down to Zenith Beach. We are so lucky to be able to offer both studio and outdoor locations in the one shoot. That way the O’Briens had a greater choice of what they would like to hang on their walls at home to remember this special time in their lives.

We look forward to watching the girls grow and shooting them again. We hope you enjoy these images as much as we enjoyed taking them.

Becky had her first shoot with us several years back and also stars in our Capture Imaging model video, so she is very much apart of our studio. We always love an update on where our models are and what they are doing. We are so proud of what Becky has achieved so far, I was thrilled when I saw Becky had a double page spread in Zoo Magazine last week. Becky has also be photographed for Ralph Magazine along with many other publications in recent years.

I caught up with Becky this week and she has been busy on the catwalk launching Bra’s'n’  things Summer range and doing a lot of promotional work in Sydney for many high profile companies. Becky thrives on hard work and markets herself very well.

Becky is really excited about her current project and is working very had training getting ready for an international modeling competition in Singapore so we wish her the best of luck for the next couple of months.

Many of our Miss Surfest girls recognised Becky in our studio and aspire to follow in her foot steps.  I tell the girls that not only is Becky a stunning beautiful girl but she is a really beautiful person on the inside, very sweet and down to earth which I think makes her natural beauty shine.

Have a look at the stunning images Brent shot for Becky that remain in her portfolio.

What a better reason for a big family get together than a 40th Birthday.

Margo came to our studio to organise this very special photoshoot and chat to us what she would like to have done. She was planning to celebrate her 40Th Birthday. Margo told me here family was dotted around the country some coming from as far away as Geraldton WA, they were all staying for five days having a holiday too.

What a perfect time to have family portraits done, mile stone birthday and family reunion.

Well Brent himself had a ball, he did an amazing job getting the perfect group shot.  The a shot of Margo, her Mum and the Sisters together, then he went on to do individual family shots. There was so much laughter and fun as they boy’s verses girls tuggawar was being won. We even got the perfect shot of Grandma with all her beautiful grandchildren.A perfect sunny day at Zenith made for a stunning back drop.

I spent the Saturday morning with the entire family while they viewed their very special images, there were a few tears shed, I even had tear, listening to the oooh and ahhs as they watched their beautiful images unfold on the screen before them. I know everyone was so touched, it was so evident of the love they had for one an other, even though there are thousands of miles between them. They now have these amazing images to reflect upon that will grace the walls in each home.

Thank you Margo, for allowing us to capture this special time for you and your very special family.

Steve and Oonagh came to me asking for a panorama landscape image of Salamander Bay, just down the road from where they live in Corlette. I was up for the challenge and whenever I had the chance I would drive there and check the tide, wind and sun direction. It was a lot more difficult than I though to get the tide, wind and sun combination correct for the perfect shot…took me 3 months and about 6 different photo sessions. Below is the result – printed on canvas, hanging in their home. They are thrilled with the print. Soon I’ll put this print on moodsofportstephens website for anyone to order. I’m in the process of shooting my fine art series right now…..stay tuned. Brent

The Mulhearn family came to our studio for a planning meeting. The girls have been dancing for many years and it was very clear that their parents are very proud of their beautiful daughters.

On the day of the shoot there had been some fairly heavy showers and we were a little concerned about the weather, but over at Zenith beach, there was a little breeze and the rain held off as we managed to capture this families images. I think the lofty clouds in the back ground add an interesting back drop to an already perfect setting.

It was lovely to get a shot of Mum & Dad together for the girls as well. When they came in and viewed their imagines, Mum & Dad mentioned that they had not had a lovely portait together since their wedding.

Hope you enjoy these images and take a little time to think how we could capture YOUR beautiful family.

I’ve been planning this shoot for a few months, and finally the day arrived. Stormy afternoon at low tide, clouds, wind, and enough sand on the spit to cross over to Fingal Island. These images took me over 4 hours to create. Anyone who has hiked over to the island would know. I was rained on more than once, and got lost,stumbled across a squatter hideout, but it was all worth the effort. Using my new 10 stop neutral density filter I could capture these images with shutter speeds around the 120 second mark….that’s how I get the cloud movement. I even spotted a few hump back whales slapping their tails just off the eastern side of the Island. Do you like the b&w stormy shots of Fingal Lighthouse or the colour image of slime and burned trees? I would love some feedback. Enjoy. Brent

Congratulations goes to our very special winner of the Salamander Photo Center Competition, Rebbecca Hughes !!! Her family was the lucky in-store winners for May. She has won a prize worth $1330 which includes a beautiful Large Framed Canvas of her favourite image of the day.

Rebbecca was thrilled when I phoned her with the news that she had won. She has four beautiful children that we had a ball photographing.  I asked Rebbecca how the shoot went and she was amazed, ” A couple of the kids had the sniffles, there had been a little rain but everyone had a great time but more importantly I was stunned at how beautiful the images had turned out”

Rebbecca’s beautiful canvas will take pride of place in-store at Salamander Photo Center (Fuji – next to Mitre10 Hardware), So drop in and have a look, Adrian and his wonderful team are only too happy to help you with printing your own images or buying a special frame or album. Spend $25.00 in store and you too, could be next months lucky winner.

We had a record breaking month at Capture Imaging Studio in June. Even with the start of winter upon us, and three wet weekends in a row, we still managed to be booked out!!!

We have our June Winner too, so keep your eyes posted on our blogs.