Vicki James Creative Imagery Blog » Portraits

Kate, Gary and Will {Grafton Family Photos}

Vicki James — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:22:14 +0000

A lovely little shoot out near Grafton. I love seeing where my previous brides and grooms lives are heading and am always flattered when they ask me back to take more recent photos

Welcome Hudson {Yamba Newborn Photography}

Vicki James — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:51:22 +0000

Little Hudson came to my Yamba studio when he was six weeks old and what a little cutie he is. He smiled, coo-ed and pulled all the cheeky expressions a little one can to make you fall in love in love with him. Over and over again. You’ll be seeing more of Hudson in a few months time as he joins his mum and dad on one of the the most important days of their life, their wedding. I’m really looking forward to sharing in this little families day.

Fun Photo Tip and a Mamarazzi Workshop {How to take better photos of your children}

Vicki James — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 00:18:35 +0000

Raise your hand if :

•you have a newborn

•you have an infant or baby

•you have a toddler

•you have a preschooler

•you have a tween or teen

•you have a that child hates it when you point the camera at them

•you would love to take better photos of your children

I am holding a photography workshop at Bels Brass Razoo in Maclean on 18 August 2011 from 12pm to 2pm. We’ll be covering topics that I am asked most about when taking photos of children. I have also allowed 30 minutes for one on one questions. If there’s something you particularly like covered I have set up a discussion tab on my Facebook page for you to post your questions (you will need to ‘like’ the page before your can post). This is going to be a fun and relaxed workshop. I want you to walk away from this workshop with ideas on how to refine your technique as a mum or dad photographer and capture winning photos of your kids. I also want to enjoy getting to know each of you and hear your stories about the photos you have captured that you love. After all, photography is all about the love of images. I really hope to meet you there!

Fun Photo Tip!

Windows are your friends! Even if you don’t have huge windows in your house, the light coming in from outside is almost always better than your on camera flash. Window light works perfectly for sweet baby portraits like this one. Just watch your exposure though, you don’t want to “blow out” the whites and loose all your detail.

What are you waiting for? Go and find a window and start shooting!

Olivia {Maclean Newborn Portraits}

Vicki James — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:58:59 +0000

I think that I have said this before, but one of the most rewarding aspects of being a wedding and portrait photographer is following the life journey of my clients turned friends. Ben and Amy were married last September (you can view their photos here) and have just welcomed little Olivia into the world. Olivia was 8 days old when I called into their home for some family photos. She is so tiny (only 5 pound 8 ) and so so sweet.

I hope you enjoy their photos.

Analah {Yamba Newborn Portraits}

Vicki James — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:24:37 +0000

Analah was a whole 12 days old when her Mummy and her came for her photos. She was the perfect age for newborn portraits as she was still sleepy and happy to let us pose her in in pretty much any position. She was an absolute little angel while she was here and I just love the photos we captured of her.

I hope you enjoy them also.

Oliver {Yamba Family Portraits}

Vicki James — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:24:01 +0000

Oliver is the sweet little munchkin of super proud parents Samantha and Graham. From the minute they stepped inside the studio, I could just see how much Graham and Samantha adored Oliver. And if there was ever any doubt, you only had to look at the tattoos on their arms proudly displaying their sons name.

We took these photos in my studio as the rain was pouring outside. I hope you enjoy looking through the photos of their session!

Bayden {Yamba Family Portraits}

Vicki James — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:02:05 +0000

I photographed this little family in their home last week. Their home was the perfect studio; white walls, ceilings and floors with neutral furnishings. It felt like home (and with the amount of gear I was packing, they probably thought I was moving in!)

Nicola and Trent are marrying later this year so it was really nice to get to know them and Bayden during the photo shoot. I really love knowing the couples and families I photograph before their wedding day. I think it makes the whole day more enjoyable for everyone. Plus they now know I will do anything for a good photo, including wearing a rainbow coloured, jingle bell ringing, two foot long caterpillar on my head!

I hope you enjoy their photos.

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Pietra {Yamba Family Portraits}

Vicki James — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:57:37 +0000

I had a lovely little studio portrait session with this family of three on the weekend. Baby Pietra is a such a sweet little munchkin and her little dimples had me with her first smile. I have been editing their session this week and these are the first few photos that jumped out at me. I hope you enjoy!

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Finn {Newborn Portraits}

Vicki James — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:32:52 +0000

Finn is the gorgeous newborn son of Nardeen and Peter. Nardeen and Peter were married in May this year in Yamba and it is lovely to see (and photograph) their growing family. Finn was 10 days old when he had his portraits taken and was already growing quickly. I guess he had a bit of a head start considering he weighted in at 9lb 9ozs when he was born! His big brother Kai came along so I could take some photos of the two boys together, which turned out to be rather tricky as Kai is so active! Kai stole the show for a while with his cheeky grin and funny antics, then Pop stopped by to pick him up for a play and I was able to take my time photographing sweet little Finn.

I hope you enjoy the photos

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Kristal ~ Pregnancy Portraits

Vicki James — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:47:58 +0000

Yesterday I spent a glorious winters afternoon photographing Kristal. Kristal is due to have her second baby in about 6 weeks. There’s a few locations that I’ve be keen to shoot at so we travelled around a bit and we were lucky enough to find some glorious light.

It’s always fun for me when you a have someone in front of your camera who is funny, confident and beautiful inside and out, plus they are willing to let you take them anywhere for photos!! Thank you Kristal.

I hope you enjoy a few that jumped out at me this morning.

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