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25.01.2022 Breathless! My darling Liv! Your beauty is timeless! Channeling old Hollywood for sure with those baby blues! More to come my baby. #family #christmas #photoshoot #sunset #photography Photografia #canon #canon5dmarkii #pre-edit #kids #girl #blueeyes #sydney #love

24.01.2022 Let’s take a photo of you both together The boy/girl cousin dynamics haven’t changed between these two... one day they might stand close enough to actually touch lol This is one of my favourite shots taken just after sunset when the sunlight dropped behind the houses on the opposite street- dusk light is fleeting and cool... #photography #photography #portrait #portraitphotography #canon #canon5dmarkiii #family #love #girl #boy #cousins #nofilter #photo #editorial #photografia #naturallightphotography #sydney #australia

24.01.2022 The first of what I'm about to call the Age of Lana! This feisty, bossy, tech savvy, little beauty gave me sooooooo many stunning shots that I couldn't choose just one to feature on my site. So be prepared for a portfolio of images of this stunning 7 year old. Theme: Beach Location: Wanda Beach Time: 2 hours before sunset summer 2019... (To her mum, thank you for letting me kidnap and spend time with your cheeky girl... she took my breath away through the lens and made me laugh so much during the shoot I didn't want it to ever stop: ps we had maccas on the way home - she tole me she wasn't allowed to drink soft-drink but you weren't there so I got her a lemonade lol confession lol)

23.01.2022 I did it!!! Origami rose challenge completed! I think I passed year 5 Mother’s Day challenge after a frustrating attempt yesterday. Ps: my origami paper is better ... probably why it worked so easily. #origami #rose #paper #fun #notfun #mothersday #school #flower #australia #2018

19.01.2022 This would have to be one of my favourite shots of the stunning Lana. The sun was disappearing over the sand dunes and a friendly surfer allowed us to use his surfboard to take a few shots before the sun completely disappeared.... Lana was perfect! Thank you my little pumpkin! Cant wait to kick off more natural light photo sessions this spring/summer. Available for bookings! #photography #portrait #portrait photography #naturallightphotography #beach #girl #surfboard #sand #sydney #australia #canon #canon5dmarkiii #love #sunset #summer #photografia @carolpak99

18.01.2022 Where is Carol? Where is Photografia? Where is my Surfacebook pro? That last question is where I have been. You see digital magic requires tools on machines that have POWER. I'm talking MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE PLUS THOR POWER!... My Pc at home is keeping a pace thats equivalent to a 90 year old doing zumba classes- enthusiastic but very slow. Sooooo, I cheekily borrowed a surfacebook pro to trial my editing on in January. Borrowing means at some time it needs returning (D'OH), and when it was taken back for "real work purposes" a month or so ago, all of my editing tools disappeared with it. Alas, It's now back, still borrowed of course, and I'll be sharing some more pics with you all soon. YAY!

17.01.2022 I miss this so much... it’s been a long 7 months... time to end the year capturing some magic ... stay tuned! I love the time spent on a photoshoot just as much as the time spent in the editing suite... Adobe Lightroom/Photoshop it’s your turn to play... let’s have some fun with the most recent photos... this is Liv... before... an absolute stunner! Xo #photography #portrait #editing #adobe #adobelightroom #adobephotoshop #love #sydney #watsonsbay #sunset #portraiture #photografia #canon #canon200mmf28

16.01.2022 This is what a tickle looks like! That’s real laughter by 6yr old Oscar! Lol #portraitphotography #familyphotography #laughter #portrait #photography #photographer #blackandwhite #candid #canon #canon5d #canonphotography #kids #boy #sydney #australia

16.01.2022 I'm in love with this photo and this gorgeous girl Mia. This was taken at the end of a fun photoshoot on the drive home. I saw some stunning trees on my way to the location and really wanted to try taking a shot here under the canopy as the sun was falling. I cannot stop looking at how mesmerising every aspect of this composition is... Love love love this shot!

15.01.2022 As I scroll through today’s beachside photoshoot stills I cannot explain how perfectly poetic this shot is of my darling Lana... she is 7years old mobile-savvy and as most young girls are she’s selfie-obsessed so this pic has to be shared... it’s a moment where SHE wanted to be in control of the shot, where SHE wanted to be behind the lens... wait till you see her actual photos... I cannot breathe- they are gorgeous! #photography #canon #mkii #photografia @photografiac #girl #beach #australia #photoshoot #naturallight #photo #love #moments #lana

15.01.2022 She insisted on taking a photo of me while I take a photo of her... then I found that tiny angle where her sparkling eye pierced my soul and almost blew up my camera with awesomeness... She's sooooooo cute! I have to stop and take a moment sometimes to pinch myself when I managed to capture that perfect moment that was exactly what I intentionally wanted as a photographer... Love love love this candid moment... I'm also so glad my little princess took this photo of me because... it reminded me of what it looks like when a photographer points this big lens in your face and we both need to find a connection together.... Sure, her pic it might not make it onto a wall or into a picture frame, but for me, this is art! my art... (I'm giving myself a high-five right now). Let me know if you like this too... did you see her eye... look at her eye!! (gushing)

14.01.2022 A little moment of magic from my natural beauty. The beach gave us many challenges... sand, wind, water but we used all of it to capture your spirit! More to come of this little star #photography #portrait #portraitphotography #canon #canon5dmarkiii #beach #love #girl #nofilter #photo #photografia #naturallightphotography #sydney #australia

14.01.2022 Why hire a professional photographer? Its a really good question and after 20 years I finally have the confidence to answer it... You hire professionals for their talent, skills and experience not just their time, and you get the peace of mind that you will get more than what you've expected.... Sure, we've all managed to snap some gorgeous photos on our smart phones, good enough to print out and put into a frame. Some of us are happy with that and I'm happy if you're happy. And days like today have reassured me that photography, MY photography, is more than just a happy snap... it's a journey (in a really short time frame). Today I spent the afternoon with my favourite girl, Chloe. She's vivacious, charming, cheeky, clever and a big big poser! I love her energy so much it was hard to contain myself. She gave me every pose you could find on an instagram model page - she did the splits, she did cartwheels, she posed and posed and posed.... she had fun and I was smiling behind the camera! However as I was sorting through the images this question above was highlighted so clearly and simply and I instantly felt so proud of the both of us. Why hire a professional, why hire me? It's obvious when you see the difference between my first photo of her and my last photo of her... We started with this first cute photo - and by the end of 1 hour we ended up with something really special. It's like she grew into a teenager right before my eyes (lens). She radiated confidence and calm! WOW! This is what I do! I make my subjects feel comfortable. I play and laugh and relax them and end up with photos that are funny, serious and beautiful... and this came though in Chloe's photos. It was only a trial shoot! Imagine what we both can achieve when we really go all out on a longform photoshoot location! Keep an eye out for more Chloe!

14.01.2022 My oh My! These handsome boys were a joy to capture during what had to be the hottest evening in Sydney. Alexi is the cool calm steely eyed lad who decided that he was the owner of the 'Blue steel' look. Marco on the other hand was impossible to contain and his gorgeous smile shows us all his warmth and cheekiness! Stephanie ! Your young men are going to get you into trouble! lol

14.01.2022 Looking back through the archives I realised a lot of my photography skills were fine tuned during the years when I was a wedding photographer. What better place to capture people celebrating a beautiful moment in time. For me, it wasn’t so much the ceremony or the tradition that I most liked. I loved capturing the moments that marked the day and this photo reminded me of the blistering rainy day that was out of our control and how calm and peaceful our beautiful bride was... when faced with this predicament. Vesna was the epitome of calm- her aura was full of light and sweetness and when I saw her dressed in her strapless full skirted silk gown we took a moment to sit with poise and gaze outside and take a moment to breathe. This was a natural light film photo, and when I received my negatives from the lab I gasped with sheer joy. I was so proud of myself for being able to capture that moment.... and I used this image to promote my wedding photography business in a wedding magazine. I do miss photographing weddings but I don’t miss the 18hr days non-stop on my feet, the countless hours processing images, and the pressure of expectation vs reality. I just love photographing people... x . . . . #photography #portrait #portraitphotography #naturallightphotography #Beautiful #bride #wedding #flowers #film #sydney #australia #canon #love #photographer #Calm #photografia @carolpak99 See more

13.01.2022 Photography is very personal and some of my most cherished moments are when I share an hour or two with an adored little friend. Natalie and I have been BFFs for 8 years... we’ve laughed, we’ve played, we’ve danced and most recently I took my little cherub out on a long long long overdue photoshoot. This was her first photoshoot and it gave me an idea of her confidence in public- her mum and I were certain she could handle the bustle of people around the shopping center loc...ation. She’s a poser! She loves photos! She’s fine in public we all agreed. But reality showed the first 30mins of shyness and awkwardness... and then the next minute BOOM - a switch flicked and the public shyness turned into a confident model shoot- she turned pro in 30mins! This shot came about when my pro model decided she was fine to climb walls and swing around a posts and when the sunlight caught her shape I knew this was going to be a fave shot. More to come from my darling girl! I’ll be heading out for more location shoots in spring so keep an eye out for my casting call!

12.01.2022 Afternoon burst of sunlight on our beautiful Mia xox #portraitphotography #familyphotography #photography #photographer #sunlight #naturallight #canon #canon5d #portrait #girl #kids #sydney #australia #love #photo

12.01.2022 Remember film photography? The excitement of picking up your processed photos from the lab to see if that one shot you took turned out exactly as it looked through the lens? Ahhh well I’ve been digging out my archive shots and found this gem. This photo was taken many many years ago as part of a photography class and required us to process the film in our class darkroom and hand expose parts of the image onto our paper until the image came up as we liked. It was a long proces...s- but it taught me a lot about controlling exposure, contrast and finding the light. For me, this was all about my subject and my darling little Caitlin sat on my dining table and posed like this for me. I literally felt faint because of her intense eyes. Taking a digital photo of a print that I manually produced doesn’t do it justice but for now, it’s a beautiful memory of a moment that stole my heart.

10.01.2022 Shameless self-promotion warning: Is it just me, or does this casual father/son pic sizzle? Taken in early 2019 I remember we were driving home from a family event and my eyes were set alight by a glorious golden pink purple sunset bursting in my rear view mirror. I decided to stop the car along the road near a park and asked (demanded) my two passengers to just let me capture this gorgeous light- in photography land, light like this disappears in mere minutes...... These handsome guys obliged and after walking around them to test the best angle to get some colours I caught this shot and knew I had the image I needed. Sure, sunset landscape photography can be stunning, but as a natural light portrait photographer all I need is that beautiful light to shine on my subjects and cast some beautiful shades. Happy with this unplanned snap! Might take these two out again soon for a proper shoot! Lol let me know if you want some photos of your handsome people too #photographer #naturallightphotography #canon5dmkiii #fatherson #portrait #photografia

10.01.2022 Oh Chloe! That precious violin and the sweet way you hold it created a favourite shot of mine. I find there's something inexplicably beautiful about a person with a musical instrument - its like you can hear the sound through the image. Stunning!

09.01.2022 Missing all the beautifully talented theatre people who’s faces I see in my archives from backstage photos and glorious headshots... until next time... #photography #portraitphotography #theatre #stage #costume #naturallightphotographer #canonphotography

09.01.2022 Boys- it takes a mammoth effort to get them to calm down and stop making faces at the camera and when these two brothers saw me it was virtually impossible to get them to stop the cheesy grins and goofing off on set. On the hottest shoot day ever, with sweat dripping I found one single moment of peace... and they gave me blue steel in one shot! Glad I found this shot of the lads before their moustaches grow and they refuse to let me photograph them. I love photographing boys... even when they are mucking around lol #naturallightphotographer #naturallightportrait #boys #photographer #canon #canon5dmarkiii #portrait #brothers #sydney

08.01.2022 Photographing guys isn’t as easy as it looks. Poses for men tend to look like typical catalogue stances- the look down, the step forward, the hand in pocket look over shoulder etc. And then there’s Jono- a 14year old dancer who flew to Sydney from NZ for one artistic dancer photoshoot. He was glorious- he moved his body in so many ways it was amazing to see his confidence and strength at such a young age. ... I’ll need to find some more male dancers this year... it’s been too long between shoots and I’m inspired by this young man! Available for dance or creative photoshoots! #portrait #photography #canon #beautiful #naturallightphotography #photoshoot #photografia #love #sydney #australia #dancer #Boy #portraitphotographer #urban #dancephotography #film #ilfordblackandwhite

08.01.2022 #tbfriday Found this in the archives, these soulful eyes trying to tell me to go back and find more depth in the archive of photos that were marked as raw outtakes... let’s see what else I can find in there. Let’s go back in time #naturallightphotographer #naturallightportrait #canon #canon5dmarkiii #nofilter #photography #photographer #portrait #portraitphotography

06.01.2022 Have you ever walked past a colourful wall and thought "Hey thats a nice background for a photo"? Well during our fun photoshoot Alannah was madly running around the local soccer field and we saw this wall by the club house... and so we took a photo... and only later did I notice the very cute shadow she cast along that wall... and only later did I notice how very silly her minion shoes are... She loves those shoes! lol

05.01.2022 As a natural light photographer I love nothing more than sunshine to create beautiful colours and shadows in my photography. On grey days like today however it reminds me that even when the sun is tucked away you can still find other ways to light up a beautiful face - like a street light used in this photo. So handsome Noah!

05.01.2022 As a portrait photographer I’ve followed one simple rule... capture the soul in their eyes through the lens. No editing required when a beautiful girl can strike you down with one spectacular deep blue eye... wow. Available for bookings to capture your spectacular portraits. ... #portrait #photographer #naturallightphotographer #photography #portrait #portraitphotography #naturallightphotography #girl #sydney #australia #canon #canon5dmarkiii #love #sunset #summer #photografia @carolpak99 See more

05.01.2022 Sometimes you just don’t need to do any fancy editing and just let the camera capture natural magic and ultimate handsomeness... my little Jackson and I were playing on the floor and the afternoon light streaming through my blinds was just perfect... look at this cheeky face... sooooo adorable!

05.01.2022 Pushing the boundaries with colour on photos that won’t normally grace a family portrait wall... This is the art part of editing... its where I have a bit of photomagic fun and see where it takes me. This was also the first frame I took of my pixie girl... the sunglasses were too cute with her extreme slouch pose. I’ll see if I have spare time to finish my experiment with colour on this shot-for now this was a fun start.

04.01.2022 Reminiscing to my most favourite artistic photography project- ballet dancers on b&w film... While my adtech day job is keeping me very busy with little time for passion projects I’m aiming to find some new dance talent to create a 2020 portfolio in Sydney... DM me if you are a dancer or know a dancer who would like to be considered for my spring/summer shoot! ... (COVID-19 is making it difficult for interstate dancers so limited to NSW based dancers for now.) Available for your own dance or creative photoshoots! Let me know! #portrait #photography #canon #beautiful #naturallightphotography #photoshoot #photografia #love #sydney #australia #dancer #girl #ballerina #portraitphotographer #urban #dancephotography #film #ilfordb #canonphotography See more

03.01.2022 There’s beauty and then there’s elegance... @megaan_maree has both! A dancers body is sooooo powerful and artistic... I love this full length shot! #photoshoot #photografia #photography #photographer #canon #canon5dmarkii #portrait #portraitphotography #dancer #beautiful #naturallight

02.01.2022 Our pixie girl photo was perfect straight out of the camera... Alannah this moment was so stunning to capture. xox

01.01.2022 Another stunning shot of my girl - the dusk light lasted about 2 minutes and I was shooting like mad to use as much natural light as possible. Her hair was in braids at the start of the shoot and became wild and crazy in the wind but I managed to brush it down with my fingers and the wind assisted by flipping it over to one side and voila... killer photo... (her mum is going to faint when she sees this shot) #beautiful #portrait #photography #portraitphotographer #portraitphotography #beach #sydney #australia #girl #sunset #love #editorial