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.
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 […]
January 26, 2023

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 […]
January 26, 2023

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 […]
January 26, 2023

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 […]
January 26, 2023

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 […]
December 24, 2022

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 Archer and his glorious hair. He had this incredible dark hair that I couldn’t get […]
November 28, 2022

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 […]
November 28, 2022

With every Newborn session we do, I always ask my beautiful families if they have anything sentimental they want to bring to their session to have photographed. A blanket from their Great Great Grandmother, the parents uniform (Police, Ambo, Army etc), Motorbike gear, Horse related items, things like that. Renee wrote in her questionnaire that […]
November 28, 2022

I have known Jackie and Matt since I was in high school. They rocked the Basket Ball court, while I sat on the side because let’s face it contact sports are not my thing but I loved going there to cheer everyone on. When Jackie reached out to book her newborn session for her little […]
November 28, 2022

Pregnancy is something that is different for each person. Some experience that beautiful glow, with a perfectly shaped belly and absolutely no morning sickness or anything… Then others cop every symptom under the sun 🙁 When you walk into the studio for your maternity session with Aurora Joy Photography, you are encouraged to sit back […]
November 25, 2022
