Sutherland Shire Family Portrait Photographer Archives

By Samantha HalpernOn August 9, 2018September 25, 2018In PortraitsLeave a comment

The other Wayne Family Portrait

My Journey with the Wayne family started way back in 2011 when I shot the glorious wedding of Jodie and Mark. Their groomsman Adrian, who is Mark’s bestie from school, happened to be at the time, national sales manager for Porsche (nice friend to have), so he dutifully arranged for a brand new Panamera Turbo as Jodie and Mark’s wedding car.

Fast forward a few years, and I’m now shooting Adrian’s very own wedding at the beautiful Chateau Elan in the hunter valley, where I met Adrian’s brother Alex, who was his best man.

Over the years, I’ve had the delight of capturing Josien and Adrian’s growing family…

So I was delighted to again capture a moment in the Wayne family story. This time, Josien had purchased a family portrait voucher for her brother-in-law alex (Adrian’s brother) which I captured just last week…

So thank you to the Wayne family for again having me along to capture your amazing family stories. I can’t wait for the next installment 😉

By Samantha HalpernOn April 16, 2018April 17, 2018In PortraitsLeave a comment

Portrait of a surfer girl

One of the absolute delights of my job is watching my client’s lives unfold over many years. I first met Tracey and Pat when their first daughter Chloe was just a baby and I photographed the family at Blackwoods Beach, Cronulla. Pat being a mad keen surfer, it was a no-brainer to include his board in that first family portrait (well, what kind of Aussie family portrait would this be without a piece of sporting equipment???)

So when Tracey emailed me to request an update of their family portrait because of their new addition, I was thrilled! Tracey wanted the new shoot to match the old, so we again visited Blackwoods Beach, but this time I found a different corner to shoot in to give their imagery a new feel but still keeping with the theme. Congratulations Tracey and Pat on the arrival of Kirra-Rose. She’s delightful! I can’t wait to see what the two of you have in store next. xxxxx

Its not too late to update your family legacy before the weather gets too chilly! The light is absolutely divine this time of year and because daylight savings is over, we can start much earlier to catch the perfect light – which makes for happier little ones 😉

sam@jettyblue.com.au or 0414 412 069

Looking forward to chatting with you soon!
Sam. Xxxxx

By Samantha HalpernOn February 26, 2018February 26, 2018In Portraits, Studio News + PromosLeave a comment

Justine’s Family Portrait

I first met Justine way back in 2009 (I think) when I photographed her family portrait with her Mum and uncles. I then met her and her school girlfriends when they asked me to capture their friendship group portrait when they all graduated from high-school together.

So I was absolutely delighted to capture this next stage of her life with a family portrait of her own! Husband Brad and the two kids were a delight and these shoots is one of the truly joyous reasons I do what I do…

By Samantha HalpernOn February 16, 2018February 16, 2018In PortraitsLeave a comment

Catherine’s family portrait

Last weekend I was delighted to meet Catherine and her extended family for their family portrait at Audley. Catherine brought her parents who are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary this week (awwwwwww) and her brother and his family too.

By Samantha HalpernOn November 29, 2017April 13, 2020In Portraits, Weddings

Baby Madeline’s First Portrait

My journey with Tracey and David began way back in 2014 when i photographed their Engagement portrait at Como, prior to their spectacular destination wedding at Mollymook (which will go down in JettyBlue history as catagorically one of the best with the greatest bridal waltz of all time)…

And now there are three…

By Samantha HalpernOn November 20, 2017November 20, 2017In Portraits, Studio News + Promos, UncategorizedLeave a comment

A family legacy

What is a photograph? Is it a picture? a story? does it have life? Does it make permanent all those fleeting moments we don’t see? Can a photograph define our family history?

To me, photography is not merely the best possible representation of ourselves in this moment looking like the version of ourselves we want to project. It is about future. The stories we capture today will become the past of tomorrow. If in the future there is no record of the past – did it even exist? How will that shape your future? That to me is the whole point of photography. To tell stories to the future, craft a legacy of today.

I was gifted the opportunity to craft Katrina & Matt’s legacy way back in May 2013 when I photographed their engagement portrait. Then there was the wedding…

and then baby Zahlee…

and now its Katrina’s Mum Kerry’s turn to complete the picture with a family portrait of her own with ALL the kids and grandkids…

Can’t wait for the next installment…

By Samantha HalpernOn November 17, 2017November 17, 2017In Portraits, Studio News + PromosLeave a comment

Sophia’s first portrait

One of the most satisfying parts of my job is when I get to see my clients at numerous stages of their lives. I first met Carly 10 years ago when she and a bunch of gal pals got together and had me photograph them all to celebrate their finishing high-school. So I was delighted when Carly connected with me (via Justine, another one of the gal pal gang – thanks Justine! I look forward to shooting your family portrait soon too 😉 so I could shoot her husband and absolutely adorable new bub Sophia. Too much cuteness for one afternoon! So awesome to see you again Carly and I loved capturing this new chapter in your life. Can’t wait for the next one!

By blogjettybluecomOn September 1, 2017September 1, 2017In Portraits, UncategorizedLeave a comment

Como Family Portrait

I shot Cassandra and Victor’s wedding many moons ago so it was a real joy to see them again and capture their THREE gorgeous kids!

By blogjettybluecomOn December 14, 2013December 14, 2013In PortraitsLeave a comment

Josien & Adrian’s new addition

Well, my week of family portraits was punctuated with yet another returning customer (yay!). I captured Josien & Adrian’s beautiful Hunter Valley wedding last year and I was delighted when Josien contacted me from their home in Dubai to tell me about their brand new baby and to arrange their first family portrait on their Xmas visit home to Oz.

The grandparents came along too which was just great and I loved catching up with them. Baby Sienna was a model baby (as were all my babies this week!) and Oma’s monkey impersonations certainly helped bring out those special smiles!

Congratulations Josien and Adrian, you have a beautiful new baby. No doubt she’ll be spoilt rotten by the Nanna’s!