Quiet, controlled and considered.
Best when you want an intimate indoor look, consistent light, wardrobe access or a session protected from weather and late bedtimes.
See what suits studio
Melbourne · Footscray · At home · On location
Your portrait experience, in Melbourne.
We welcome Melbourne clients to a light-filled studio space in Footscray, and photograph families at home and in locations across the city. Kelly helps you choose the setting that suits your family, the season and the artwork you want to create.
Studio, in-home and outdoor portrait sessions
FootscrayLight-filled studio space
At homeYour space, your pace
Around MelbourneLocations chosen with purpose
The Melbourne studio
A calm place to begin.
The Footscray studio gives us a comfortable, controlled setting when you want soft light, privacy and a session that is not dependent on Melbourne weather. It is one option, not a formula. We will talk through whether the studio, your home or somewhere outdoors will give you the portraits you actually want.
What to expect
Prepared, not over-produced.
Kelly guides the styling, pace and structure of the session, while leaving room for expressions and interactions that feel like your family. The space works especially well when consistency, warmth and privacy matter more than a recognisable location.
- ArrivalKelly shares the studio address, arrival notes and the simplest parking option once your session is confirmed.
- WardrobeMaternity clients can draw from the studio wardrobe, with styling guidance provided before the session.
- Weather-proofA useful option through winter, hot days and the weeks when Melbourne decides four seasons are a morning activity.
Choosing your setting
Studio, at home, or somewhere that already feels like you.
There is no default answer. Kelly recommends a setting after understanding who is being photographed, the age of your children, the mood you want and how the finished photographs will live in your home.
Familiar, personal and unhurried.
Especially useful with a new baby, or when home itself is part of the story. Kelly works with the available light and spaces rather than expecting your house to resemble a magazine shoot.
See what suits homeSpace to move and room to breathe.
Beach, parkland, urban texture or somewhere meaningful to your family. Timing is planned around light, crowds, weather and the tolerance of the smallest person attending.
Explore location thinkingMelbourne on location
The right location is about more than a pretty background.
Kelly has photographed families across Melbourne for years. A location is chosen for the way it photographs at the right time of day, how easy it is for your family to move through, and whether it supports the feeling you want in the finished portraits.
What works where
Different chapters ask for different spaces.
The location supports the portrait experience. The service pages remain the place for the full maternity, newborn and family journey, while this is the quick Melbourne guide to where each one can work beautifully.
Studio or outdoors.
The studio suits a more intimate, styled portrait with privacy and wardrobe access. Outdoor sessions give you movement, landscape and natural light when the weather and timing align.
Kelly often recommendsChoose based on the artwork mood you want, not on a rule about what maternity portraits should look like.
Explore maternity portraitsStudio or at home.
Studio gives us consistent light and a prepared environment. In-home sessions keep your newborn in familiar surroundings and remove the need to pack half the nursery into the car.
Kelly often recommendsHome when ease matters most; studio when you prefer a more controlled portrait setting.
Explore newborn portraitsStudio, home or outside.
Families with energetic children often thrive with room to move outdoors. Studio works beautifully for a more contained portrait, while home can make the photographs unmistakably yours.
Kelly often recommendsPlan around children first. Great light is less useful if everyone is three hours past bedtime.
Explore family portraits
The practical details
We sort the logistics before shoot day.
You should not arrive wondering where to park, what to wear or whether you chose the wrong kind of session. Those decisions are part of the planning.
No scavenger hunt required.
Practical arrival and parking details are provided when your session is confirmed.
Start with what you love.
Maternity clients have access to the client wardrobe. Kelly also helps coordinate styling so the photographs work together without everyone being dressed identically.
The smallest schedule wins.
Session timing can take naps, meals and usual wake times into account. Outdoor light matters, but a regulated child matters more.
We have options.
Melbourne weather is considered in the plan. Studio and in-home sessions give us alternatives when an outdoor idea stops making sense.
The best setting is the one that lets your family settle into being themselves.
Kelly helps make that choice before the session, then guides the photography and artwork decisions that follow.
Local knowledge, quietly useful
Melbourne gives us plenty to work with.
There is no need to choose a location because it appears on a “best photo spots” list. Kelly can recommend places based on the light, season, accessibility, privacy and feel you want, or work with somewhere that already matters to your family.
Beaches, parkland, urban texture and quieter natural corners are all useful when the light, crowds and the youngest person attending are taken into account. The setting is chosen for the portraits, not for a suburb list.
Ready when you are
Not sure where your session should happen?
Tell Kelly who you want photographed and what you would love the portraits to feel like. Studio, home or location can be decided together.