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Melbourne Maternity, Newborn & Family Photography Blog

A curated collection of maternity, newborn, baby, and family photography insights in Melbourne, designed to guide you through every stage of your journey.

Whether you’re expecting your first baby or navigating life with growing children, you’ll find guidance here that feels calm, considered, and genuinely helpful.


Family photos are a great way to capture memories that will last a lifetime. Whether it’s a traditional family portrait or a fun and candid snapshot, the right clothing can make all the difference. Melbourne family photographer Emma Baker, as put together this blog along with the WHAT THE HECK DO I WEAR guide (If […]

Family, Family Photography, Maternity Photography, Newborn Photography, Session Tips

April 4, 2023

HELP! What do I wear? Melbourne family photographer’s guide to selecting your outfits.

The connection between parents and their children is one of the strongest and most important bonds in life. Ones with love, trust, and shared experiences. But there are other connections that can be equally powerful, such as the bond between a guy and his vintage, glorious, classic Camaro. Emm has a way of creating the […]

Newborn Photography

April 4, 2023

Married with kids & the beloved Camaro… The FULL Family photos!

I have been lucky enough to photograph this beautiful family since their first son was born about 6 years ago. Have documented the seasons of their life ever since, pregnancy, newborn, cake smash and family sessions. They are just sweet perfection in front of my camera. Sometimes you meet clients and have this instant connection, […]

Newborn Photography

January 26, 2023

Sweet perfection – Family photography

Photographing my best friend Sammy and her beautiful family was the most exciting and nerve-wracking thing I thing I have ever done in my business. This includes that brief movement I took on births and large weddings. It wasn’t because I wasn’t confidant in my ability, but because I wanted her to have the most […]

Newborn Photography

January 26, 2023

Photographing my best friend…

A few weeks ago, I headed out to Greta (Close-Ish to the NSW border) to photograph my amazing friends Jess and Scott, their beautiful daughters and fur babies on their INCREDIBLE property.⁠ Check out their amazing Greta Family Photos! We were blessed with a glorious sunset but with all the recent rain the mozzies were […]

Newborn Photography

January 26, 2023

Greta Family photos

We don’t just take a photo… We tell your story through photos. Every family we have the privilege of working with has their own story to tell, their own love and laughter to share. A family photography session, doesn’t have to be boring… they are fun and exciting. Even Dad will be impressed. We want […]

Newborn Photography

January 26, 2023

Family photography session Fun with Zoe, Dwayne & the kids

Let me walk you through the difference a simple outfit change can make to your photographs. Family photos – client Vs Emma Styled. I’m often asked by clients what they should wear to their sessions. This is something that changes from client to client as not everyone has the same taste, style or colour pallet […]

Newborn Photography

January 26, 2023

Client Vs Emma Styled

Here are our top 8 tips to a successful newborn session. When welcoming a new baby into the family, there are a lot of factors to stress about. Newborn photos shouldn’t be one of them. Here are our top 8 tips for a successful newborn session Save your stress levels! I know this seems like […]

Newborn Photography

December 24, 2022

8 Tips to a successful Newborn session.

Adele and Aaron are Romsey locals and High school sweet hearts. After being together for 11 years, they welcomed their son Archer into the world. When they arrived at the studio for their newborn session, I was taken aback by Archers hair. He had this incredible dark hair that I couldn’t get enough of, he […]

Newborn Photography

November 28, 2022

Archer and his glorious hair

I have had the absolute privilege of capturing not only Sam’s beautiful newborns, their cake smashes and her maternity session in the Romsey studio, but also their wedding in Geelong. Being able to document life’s most important moments means the world to me and I get to do that every day! Miss Felicity has been […]

Newborn Photography

November 28, 2022

Newborn Photography – Felicity the final piece of their family puzzle

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