Just another glorious day here in the paradise of Port Stephens and another busy day at Capture Imaging.

Brent was out photographing  the Kennedy family as they laughed and played. The peaceful happiness of this family is just reflected beautifully in these images.

Wally is their eight year old Border Collie, who is very much apart of the family was included in the shoot. Like most dogs Wally is fixated on playing fetch with the ball. Brent was able to capture the intensity in Wally’s expression. The  family loved this image so much that Wally will now join the precious images of the family and hang on the walls in the Kennedy’s home.

We created this beautiful personal art for the Kennedy’s. We carefully choose their favourite images and had the images tailor matted ready for framing. Priceless art of Kennedy family for 2010.

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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Sharon came to our Studio with her son Callum, she had her Hubby’s 50th Birthday coming up and they both wanted to do something really special for him!

We did the photo shoot after school at Zenith Beach. Callum brought his two favourite things in the world to the shoot, his Football and his Dog!!!

Sharon and Callum came back to the studio for their viewing on our big screen. They chose to have a very special album made with their favourite image printed onto the cover of the album. Sharon chose the below image of Callum and the Pup looking off into the future - this image was then printed on a very high grade metallic paper and bonded onto acrylic. The end result is absolutely stunning!

It was such fun planning this surprise for this lovely family and we hope that they have a very special day celebrating Dad’s  50th Birthday.

Sharon phoned me this morning, Hubby was thrilled with the present. The surprise of these beautiful images of his son brought a tear of joy to his eye. Hubby declared that even though it was his 50th Birthday it was still the best birthday day so far !!!!

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.

Sweet Emily and her mum came to visit our studio.Emily is 15 a just bursting with enthusiasm and is a very special young lady. I learnt Emily is very involved with her local church, wants to work in Childcare when she leaves school. Emily loves the out doors, antiques and helping her parents to restore old homes. Emily told me she loved exploring the homes that were to be renovated and finding little relics of the past. One of her favourite finds was a beautiful blue glass bottle…….

We chatted about different looks for the photo shoots,  outfit options and creating different scenarios that reflected her interest and lifestyle. With some very careful planning and Brent’s expertise her caught these amazing images. Emily and her Mum were thrilled, and we had great fun in creating their very own personal art that will live on their walls and warm their hearts for many years to come.

Twins are a blessing in themselves, but these two are just adorable. Cheeky smiles, blond curls and the energy of a football team !!!

Billy and Halley are the best for friends at four years old. They had soooo much fun jumping off the sand dunes, playing tugg o war and chasing bubbles in the breeze. These two are water babies as well so we had them back to the pool at the studio to do some Aqua Kids shots as well. What little ones doesn’t want to be a mermaid or pirate diving for treasure in the afternoon ?

These children’s smiles are infectious & I love the body language between these two as well. We have been able to create some amazing art that will grace this families walls for a life time to come.

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.

It is always very special when the next generation comes along. Janine, a very proud Mother and Grandmother wanted some very special images of her beautiful Daughter and her sweet little Granddaughter. Natural, beautiful shots. We photographed them on Shoal Bay Beach with Tomaree Headland in the background.

Janine decided to invest in a stunning framed canvas made of her favourite image to hang in her home.

We look forward to doing another shoot in a couple of years. It is always lovely to have portraits done every year or two just to look back and see how much the little ones have grown. I’m sure you would agree that time just ticks by, and before we know it they are all grown up !

Every day is different at the studio, as every body has different reasons for wanting to have their images captured.
Rosie, a beautiful lady in her 50′s, larger than life in character and a true heart of gold. Told me in her planning session that “She wanted to have a glamour shoot done, something a little arty and just a little bit cheeky.” Rosie also wanted some shots that we “Mummy Friendly”  to give to her Mum, just as they had family portraits done many years ago, when Rosie was in her teens.

We decided that Rosie was more comfortable in her own home rather than the studio to do the glamour shoot so Brent, Alex and our make up artist went to Rosie’s home, as it was a lovely back drop to use  in the images as well.

Well Rosie had a ball, she felt thoroughly pampered and loved having  hair & makeup done. Rosie put her favourite music on as Brent and Alex worked their magic to produce these stunning images.

Rosie is thrilled and now has a beautiful, personal gift to give to her Mum on Mother’s Day.

Rosie is so thrilled with images that she has given Brent full permission to enter these images in the up and coming photographic competitions. Brent is honored to be able to work with truly beautiful woman, inside and out.

Harlan and Claire live very busy lives. They moved to Australia from the UK a few years ago. They love the beach lifestyle, especially here in Port Stephens. We planned to show off their lifestyle with a shoot on zenith beach, near Tomaree Headland.

I managed to interview Harland and Claire lately. Interesting to find out what the images mean to them. Thanks guys for being so honest with me during the interview…..Brent