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The Sandrk Family

The Sandrk Family

May 26, 2020Family, Maternity, Beach0
Newcastle family lifestyle photographer

Wow, it’s been a hot minute since I last blogged a session! I started going through my previous posts, and I couldn’t believe I hadn’t yet blogged this one!

I was so excited when Lisa contacted me about a maternity session. She and I met many moons ago, while we both worked at a PR firm in Sydney, 8 years ago now. Wow, that makes me feel old. Well, so does saying ‘many moons ago’, actually… 👵🏼

Lisa is honestly one of the loveliest people you could meet. I remember when I first started at the PR firm, Lisa was warm and welcoming – the type of person that instantly makes you feel comfortable and at ease. I’d missed our chats and her happy, smiling face, so I was looking forward to catching up with her and meeting her beautiful family.
Her two little girls Emilija and Georgia were spunky little monkeys, keeping us on our toes throughout the session. You can tell by looking at these photos that they’re full of personality; not to mention boundless energy! And now they have another gorgeous girl, Elena, to add more energy to the mix! This family is just bursting with love and laughter, and I loved being able to capture that.

I knew I missed shooting family sessions, but going through these photos has really hit home just how much. I honestly have SO much fun doing it, and look, I know all us photographers say this, but I’ma say it again – I feel so bloody lucky that this is my job, and that I love it as much as I do. It makes my heart sing! And it’s my aim to create that same feeling for my clients when they look back on their photos from our time together.

If you’re digging this session, and now you’re thinking, “I want some photos like that with my family!”, then send me a message! I’d love to hear from you!
In case it’s not obvious, it doesn’t have to be at the beach! It could be a bush walk, a weekly family picnic (now that they’re allowed again 😉) or even just hanging at home – whatever you and your family love doing, and represents what matters most to you.

Because that’s what I’m all about ✨

Girl wearing sunglasses on the beach

Father and young daughter looking at shells on the beach

Lifestyle family session on Redhead Beach

Young girl with father looking at shells on the sand

Detail shot of young girl's feet laying in the sand at the beach

Young girl with arms out wide, jumping in front of her pregnant mother who is smiling at her daughter

Young girl dancing on the sand while her dad watches on

Young girl wearing denim jacket and blue dress, looking down while walking on the sand

Young girl running down a sand dune towards the camera

Two young girls standing at the top of a sand dune, silhouetted against the sky

Black and white image of little girl in denim jacket, smiling with her hair blowing in the wind

Family walking along the sand, in single file

Pregnant mother and young daughter running along the sand at the beach

Young girl with her mother's hands wrapped around her, with her father's hand playfully placed over her face as she poses for photo

Black and white image of father cradling young daughter's head in his hands as she reaches for him

Young girl smiling as she's being swung upside down by her father, her long hair flowing down

Mother sprinkles sand through daughter's hands, as other daughter and husband sit in the background

Young girl sitting next to her father, watching her family

Two young sisters run towards the ocean, away from the photographer

Pregnant woman standing in front of her husband smiling, as he cuddles her from behind

Pregnant woman standing in front of her husband smiling, as he cuddles her from behind

Pregnant woman at the beach, standing side-on between her husband and daughter, who are sitting on the sand

Pregnant mother kisses the head of her young daughter, with other daughter sitting on a rock in front, and husband behind them

Pregnant woman walking as her dress flows out behind her

Little girl jumping off a rock to her father

Close up of little girl's foot while climbing a rock

Little girl on a large rock, reaching out towards her mother who also has her arms reaching for her daughter

Young girl jumping off a large rock, with her arms up in the air

Black and white image of a little girl facing the camera as she cuddles her mother, arms around her neck

Pregnant woman silhouetted against a late afternoon sky

Young girl cuddling her pregnant mother's belly

Father holding daughter, with wife next to him, cuddling their other daughter who stands next to her

Young girl held upside down by her father, arms dangling towards the sand

Mother holding young daughter in her arms, kissing her cheek as her daughter looks away

Father swinging daughter around at the beach

Father swinging daughter around at the beach

Young girl hugging her mother's pregnant belly

Black and white image of mother hugging her young daughter

Mother and daughter touching noses as sun sets behind them

Mother and daughter with their faces close to each other, smiling

Mother and father throwing their young daughters up into the air, at the beach

Young girl on her father's shoulders, with his wife looking up at her while holding their other daughter on her hip

Mother holding daughter on her hip, with her husband next to her, with other daughter on his shoulders

Mother looking at her daughter who is cuddled on her shoulder, looking at the camera

Mother and father kissing while husband has one daughter on his shoulders, and his wife is holding their other daughter on her hip

Young girl on her dad's shoulders, holding her hands under his chin, as he holds onto her legs

Black and white image of a young girl on her dad's shoulders, holding her hands under his chin, as he holds onto her legs

Family walking away from camera, on the beach towards cliff face, while holding hands

Young family huddled together, sitting on the sand, girl with her hands in prayer as her mother laughs

Young family huddled together, sitting on the sand, laughing

Young family huddled together, sitting on the sand, tickling each other

Young family huddled together, sitting on the sand, laughing and tickling

Young family huddled together on the beach at sunset, sitting on the sand, laughing and tickling

Black and white image of family huddled together on the beach at sunset, sitting on the sand, laughing and tickling

Black and white image of family standing on the beach, cuddling


Black and white image of woman and her daughter touching noses

Young girl in blue dress sitting in her sister's lap, as they hug, looks up to the camera laughing

Young sisters laying on each other at the beach, laughing

Two young sisters laughing as the older girl cuddles her younger sibling

Little girl wearing pink dress, smiling at the camera while sitting on the beach

Black and white image of little girl with windswept hair

Family walking away from camera, holding hands on the beach at sunset

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So excited to finally be able to post more than 10 So excited to finally be able to post more than 10 slides! 💃 
Though it was still hard to choose which images to include from Sandy and Maddie’s incredibly beautiful wedding from last year - I love a country wedding, and this one was bloody stunning! 
A lush, green garden; Maddie’s rad, pink ensemble; the colourful garden party vibes, and those epic floral arrangements! (I think I took 50 photos of those alone) - what more could you ask for?!

If you’re planning a rural wedding - hit me up! This country gal loves an excuse to head out on those long, dirt roads 🤠

#countrywedding #ruralwedding #colourfulwedding #newcastleweddingphotographer #gardenwedding #countryweddingphotographer
It’s been a while since I posted some b&w shots, It’s been a while since I posted some b&w shots, so here’s a couple of favourites from this beautiful maternity session with Jen and James 🤍

#newcastlematernityphotographer #newcastlematernitysession #newcastlematernityphotography #maternityphotosnewcastle #newcastlenewbornphotographer #maternityshoot #maternitysession
All hands on deck! #newcastlematernityphotograph All hands on deck! 

#newcastlematernityphotographer #newcastlematernityphotography #newcastlefamilyphotography #babybump #familyshoot #maternityshoot #lifestylematernity
Just putting it out there to the universe… more Just putting it out there to the universe… more farm sessions please. 
Perhaps with some horses, sheep and/or chickens…ooh, or even some donkeys or alpacas?! 

Pretty please and thanks 🙏🏼 

#familyphotography #farmfamilyphotos #farmphotoshoot #newcastlefamilyphotographer #newcastlefamilyphotography
Right up there with showing up to a shoot without Right up there with showing up to a shoot without a battery or memory card, one of the scariest things for me as a photographer is…capturing another photographer 😅😅😅 it’s so nerve-wracking! 
And maybe it’s just me, but for some reason I feel very vulnerable and exposed 😂 
Maybe it’s because like a lot of photographers, I usually work alone - so I don’t have colleagues or a boss to watch me work, and so when I’m shooting another photographer, like the lovely and talented @dainamariephotography who does what I do, I suddenly feel insane pressure to perform 🫣
However, a huge perk in this situation is they also know that the more relaxed they are (aka pretending that I’m not even there) is what results in a beautifully candid gallery like this one 🧡

#newcastlenewbornphotographer #newcastlefamilyphotography #newcastlefamilyphotographer #newcastlenewbornphotography #newbornphotographer #lifestylephotography #inhomesession #inhomenewbornsession
About a month ago, I started going through my clie About a month ago, I started going through my client galleries and downloading a bunch of images from them onto my phone, so that when the urge strikes, I had some ready to post.
Weirdly (for me), I had only selected 6 from this particular session 🤔 Now, I’m certain I had some sort of reason behind this, but as of this moment, I have no idea what that reason was. 
Quickly choosing just a few at random, so as to not overwhelm myself with choice? 
Possibly. 

If that’s the case though, past-Jess was kidding herself, because right now, all I can think is that there is absolutely, positively, no way in the world, I can only share 6 images from this session. 

So here are a few favourites of this ridiculously beautiful fam, in a ridiculously beautiful location, basking in the glow of a ridiculously beautiful sunrise.

Oh, and of course there’s so many I love from this gallery that there’s no way there’s not going to be a part 2 (…and I don’t think I could rule out a part 3 either tbh 💁🏼‍♀️).

#newcastlefamilyphotographer #newcastlefamilyphotography #huntervalley #sunriseshoot #newcastlefamilyphotos #huntervalleyfamilyphotographer
Hey! Hi! Hello! Long time, no see wave 👋🏼 I Hey! Hi! Hello!

Long time, no see wave 👋🏼 I just wanted to do a quick post to say I’m still here, because a thing that I’ve been worried about happening, finally happened - someone wasn’t sure if I was still in business, due to my being shit at socials these days 😅 

So I wanted to clarify that. I’m still very much here, and in business! Just forever in my editing cave 🧌 (me as a troll, which I imagine I look like when occasionally leaving my cave).

I then realised I needed to choose an image to post, so off I went, down the gallery rabbit hole, trying to decide *which* image to share, and an hour later, after wondering “HOW have I not shared ANY of these yet?!?”, and proceeding to download between 30-50 images to my phone, from the few galleries I’d looked at… I realised it would take me another hour (lol jokes, it’d probably be 2) trying to put together a carousel of said images.
Then my brain said “JESUS CHRIST JESS! JUST QUICKLY PICK ONE FAVOURITE AND POST THE DAMN THING!”

And so here I am. Posting the damn thing…Before I get distracted…again.
A favourite from a lovely morning, spent with the even lovelier Aitchison fam 🌴🐕 

I’ll be sure to post the other 248 favourite photos I downloaded, soon…ish.
Promise! 🫶🏼

#familyphotography #newcastlefamilyphotographer #newcastlefamilyphotography #lifestylefamilyphotography #rozelle #callanpark
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Jess Porter Photography operates on Awabakal country. She acknowledges the Awabakal people as the traditional custodians of the Newcastle-Hunter region, and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. Jess pays her respects to Awabakal Elders, past, present and emerging.



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