5yrs, 18 shoots, a priceless collection of photographs.

This is one of my favorite families.

We have worked together now 18 times over 5 yrs and produced an amazing collection of work. This is a perfect example of how beautifully a childhood can be captured and remembered for generations to come. I am looking forward to watching these beautiful girls become beautiful teens and beautiful adults.

5 yrs ago I met Marlie as a sweet little newborn. She had some feeding issues but Mum and Dad were adjusting to life as a family really well. That was the first of 18 shoots over 5 yrs that I have done for this wonderful family. This body of work is priceless. This archive of these girls is something that will be with them forever and I love knowing that they will share this beautiful collection with their children, their grandchildren, their great grandchildren. They might not remember who I was and how much fun we had making these images, but in know that they will be valued forever.

Dayna was the very first Birth that I photographed. Watching her birth was just amazing. The team at Flinders Medical Center where she was born was incredible. She had her cord around her neck and they birthed her through it then didn’t attempt to stimulate her until she was safely with the pediatrician who worked to make sure she was fine. I must admit I was holding my breath until she let out a big scream!!

I have also had Marlie in 2 of my award images. And I really look forward to enjoying watching these girls grow.

I love hearing from their mum and planning their next session. Being able to watch them grow from babies to children and off to school is such an honor and to watch their family grow from 3 to 4 has been fantastic. Cant wait till we do our next shoot.

Here is a link to many of the blog posts that I have done of this family

http://melneumannphotography.com/2010/02/14/sneak-peak-for-naomi-and-mark-miss-marlie-17-days-old-today/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2010/04/24/sneak-peak-for-naomi-and-mark-miss-marlie-is-3-months-old-already-how-time-flies/

melneumannphotography.com/2010/07/31/miss-marlie/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2010/11/28/miss-marlie-10-months-old/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2011/01/15/miss-marlie-is-1-already/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2011/08/21/miss-marlie-is-now-1-12-where-does-the-time-go/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2012/01/15/sneak-peak-of-miss-dayna-15-days-old-today/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2012/11/22/2-silver-awards-won-in-the-family-category-at-this-years-epson-aipp-south-australian-professional-photography-awards/

http://melneumannphotography.com/2012/08/13/backstory-4-miss-marlie/

http://melneumannphotography.com/1709-2/

About the Author: Melissa Neumann

Accredited Portrait Photographer Melissa Neumann is also known as an educator, entrepreneur, small business owner, wife, mum and crazy cat lady. She works from her home studio in the inner southern suburbs of Adelaide. She has won many awards for her photography over her 25+ years in the industry including South Australian Portrait Photographer of the Year(2009) and South Australian Family Photographer of the Year(2010). She is known for portraits that capture the personality and beauty of her subjects. She regularly volunteers her time to help strengthen the industry that she loves. Currently she is on the board of the Australian Institute of Photography(AIPP) and judges regularly at the Australian Professional Photography Awards(APPA), just to name a few. She taught photography for many years at TAFESA and still does one on one mentoring sessions with photographers. She is a speaker at State and National photography events. She has even been known to give photography tips to her clients who have a passion for photography. She strongly believes that photography is so important in capturing moments and history that she freely helps anyone that asks for it. She has a strong following on her YouTube channel that teaches the basics of Photoshop. Her calling is to create photographs that will exist long after she is gone that will be cherished and handed down through generations. By making photography sessions fun and relaxed she captures authentic expressions that are genuine and beautiful. She believes that every person, particularly every woman, should have at least one great photograph taken of them to celebrate the different times in their lives. She enjoys regularly photographing her clients, who come back again and again to see her,