Extended Families — Belinda Dorman Photo and Film

GATHER AND RECORD

These memories are for the generations, ensure you have photographs worthy of making you proud.

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extended families for the nostalgic

these are your photos - let’s plan to record them how you desire

A little more formal than my usual sessions, I feel these are the photographs you want to see everyone together, at once, appreciate their faces at the time they’re in now. I’ll be guided by you but usually I tick off the group shots and spend an afternoon then capturing each family unit, any special groupings and all the candid moments in between.

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Base Price $890

The base price for your session covers one family until, couple or single. All session planning, styling and post production as well as your images delivered in an online gallery for you to download in full size, high resolution.

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

01It is very difficult to get everyone together, what happens if it rains?

If you are holidaying together I suggest booking the shoot towards the start of your trip. This gives us the most backup morning and afternoons possible. If it is unlikely we would be able to reschedule I will shoot in overcast weather with light intermittent rain. I only book one extended family session a month to ensure I am as available as possible for my outdoor reschedules. Your booking deposit can be transferred to another date or another family shoot should we be unable to reschedule your entire extended family session.

02My family are crazy, are you sure you want to do this?!

Welcome to the club! I work well under pressure and am pretty good at working with the energy presented to me. You will be surprised how enjoyable an afternoon spent together in the great outdoors with phones down and nowhere to be can be. Booking a table for dinner or picking up takeaway nearby is a great option to keep the afternoon and evening as enjoyable as possible.

03No way can I get everyone to look this good for our photos.

I provide guidance and inspiration towards how to direct the entire family for styling. I know it makes a huge difference for the resulting images. Choosing the colour palette and how you communicate to the group is the most important factor. If all else fails and Uncle Sam wears bright red and you know you don’t want that on your wall, I deliver about one in every five of my images in black and white and they’re usually just as standout. if not more when printed!

04We’d like to bring our dog to the extended family session?

This can all be catered for depending on the number of dogs, their temperament and the location we are shooting in. Just let me know your dream photos and I’ll let you know if I think it’ll work. I have a few skills (and a big soft spot) with the canines considering my previous career as a veterinarian.

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Melissa.GP.

“Working with Belinda was such a joy. On meeting her she had a wonderfully calm and reassuring vibe, and immediately put my girls at ease - particularly my introverted 2 year old who was soon smiling and laughing! The session was very relaxed without any pressure or expectations and instead focused on us as a family having fun, laughing and being ourselves while we played on the beach. We were all so happy and relaxed afterwards; it was such a lovely opportunity to spend time together connecting as a family.

On seeing our images we were absolutely delighted (and our girls were too!) - I was initially drawn to Belinda's work because I felt like she had a genuine talent for capturing emotion and intimacy from her portfolio and this really shone through in the gallery. She has captured everyone's individual personalities beautifully and we love the relaxed, authentic style of the photos.

Thank you so much Belinda, we will absolutely treasure these very special family memories.” Melissa.GP.

Kate.R.

“Finding Belinda for our family photography was like finding gold on the first try. She has been our go-to for photos since my first born was a baby and has since photographed us in various forms as our family grew (I’ve counted at least four photo shoots but it could definitely be more).

I can’t figure out what the precise reason is that keeps us coming back - her warm-natured and incredibly lovely demeanour with kids and adults alike, her bag of tricks to keep kids engaged, or the incredible results she winds up with, no matter what state the kids are in (we’ve had crying babies, whirlwind toddlers, awkward first time subjects). I dare say it’s the unique combination of it all, a testament to her true skill.

Either way, we will be having our photos taken by her for many years to come ❤️.” Kate.R

Melissa.B.

“Belinda was so lovely to work with and helped me loosen up for my ‘Soul Trader’ shoot for my new business. She was determined to nail the shots I needed for my marketing materials and website - and she did, in both the photography and editing. So much so that her photos became my branding! I highly recommend Belinda for a Soul Trader shoot.” Melissa.B.