Gemma Clarke Photography Blog » Portraits

Belinda and Ryan’s Portrait Session – Sydney University and Victoria Park

gemma — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:54:12 +0000

Belinda and Ryan are such a sweet couple and when I suggested they personalise their session by bringing props Belinda starting thinking about their travels, having a picnic and Sydney University. It was great to shoot a session where Belinda had studied and also the most beautiful university grounds in Sydney (this is coming from someone who attended UTS a.k.a the big ugly tower building uni hehe). I absolutely loved Belinda’s coat – very classy and sexy!

They also brought along little cupcakes and tried to feed them to each other which ended in a tame food ‘smushing’ match. The picnic photos were taken in the neighbouring Victoria Park. To end the session they put on the jerseys of their favourite rugby league teams and posed for the camera! True Love can conquer all Belinda’s hair and makeup was done by Victoria from Beautify Me (one of my highly recommended wedding vendors!)

This is Belinda and Ryan’s favourite photo from the session so I thought you should be able to see it here

Having fun ‘smushing cakes’ in each other’s mouths – so cute! this is my favourite photo from the session

Fiona and Garth’s ESession – Coogee Beach

gemma — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 06:53:14 +0000

Fiona and Garth love the beach and grew up around Coogee so it was a natural choice for their engagement photos. They came prepared with a change of clothes so they could reveal their true nature in their boardshorts. Fiona and I didn’t allow Garth to change his shirt again as we both love red hehe Although we had to get up very early for this shoot it was very worth it and we were all giggling and having a great time. One of my favourite shots was when Garth was seducing Fiona on the rocks – I felt like they were on some deserted tropical island – it was very very hot!!

Lauren and Mark – E-Session – Georges Hall

gemma — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:35:52 +0000

Lauren and Mark work very hard in their professions and they haven’t had much quality time together lately so it was great to capture these moments where they could relax and just enjoy each other’s company (and mine haha). They asked me to suggest a location so I picked a spot where we could do some lovely romantic photos by the wharf and amongst the trees and then some fun photos on the play equipment. I was impressed by how much Lauren and Mark embraced the play equipment and abadoned traditional poses to play up for the camera! Yay! See you at the wedding and I promise I will try to be a guest for at least 5 minutes on the wedding day

Emilia and Ville’s Vintage Portrait Session – Helsinki, Finland

gemma — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:11:56 +0000

Emilia and Ville are very passionate people and I knew that when I met them in Finland two years ago that their portraits would rock! I was not disappointed. This is one of my all-time favourite sessions. I love vintage styling and I know that Emilia lives and breathes it so the photos are a great representation of who they really are (which is one of my goals in every session/wedding I photograph!).

The Pasila Train Yards in Helsinki, Finland were a perfect backdrop for Emilia and Ville’s vintage portrait session. Emilia loves the classic pinup style of the 40s and 50s and therefore the session was very much inspired by that style. When we were just finishing the session a Pontiac was spotted down a side street – how lucky were we!! Enjoy the glamour of my gorgeous friends, Emilia and Ville

Charlie, Jenni and Eliel Family Portraits – Tampere, Finland

gemma — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:58:39 +0000

I met Charlie and Jenni when they attended Sabrina and Phil’s Wedding in Sydney in November last year and I was so excited to hear they live in Finland. They recommended me for Nina and Timo’s wedding (blog post coming soon) in Hämeenlinna, Finland that I just photographed on July 10. We met up the day before the wedding to have a mini-tour of their city, Tampere and also to get some pics of their new family – 5 month old Eliel! What a cute family! As you can see, Charlie and Eliel are big Everton supporters. Thanks for everything, you are such a lovely little family and I wish you the best with your new home and I look forward to seeing Eliel grow up on Facebook and hopefully in person

Päivi and Jukka’s ESession – Helsinki, Finland

gemma — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 12:12:02 +0000

During my trip to Europe I was lucky enough to photograph really great couples with my fellow photographers, Anna Jarske and Derek Latham. Päivi and Jukka have such lively personalities and were happy to smooch and laugh the entire session. We caught a small wooden ferry across the harbour to the peaceful Pihlajasaari Island with bathing huts, boathouses, a lovely restaurant and a great beach! Anna Jarske and I captured their wedding at the at the famous Helsinki landmark, The Lutheran Cathedral the following Saturday (stay tuned for photos!).

Louise and Mathew’s ESession – at Home in Bradbury

gemma — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 08:36:08 +0000

Louise and Mat are homebodies and love just hanging out together in their newly renovated home. They also enjoy being big kids so we walked down to the local park before playing some Wii bowling and Mat chilling out with the guitar. I love that more and more of my clients are taking my advice to really personalise their portrait sessions so they can have memories that really represent who they are and what they love to do! Enjoy watching Lou and Mat having fun from this morning!

Karen and Simon’s ESession – Mt Annan Botanic Garden

gemma — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:11:34 +0000

What a visual feast – of the gourmet and human variety! Karen and Simon went all out to recreate the picnics they enjoy at Mt Annan Botanic Gardens. Simon even got an apron made up for the occasion. Just a shame we worked out the BBQ wasn’t working properly and when we were doing some other photos on the picnic blanket some birds swooped down and took a corner off one of sausages sizzling on the hot plate! Please enjoy these pics of such a great couple – happy to muck around and tease each other – awww true love!

Elyse and Shrek’s Portrait Session featuring lil’ Cheeky Chops, Eden

gemma — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:46:27 +0000

Elyse and Shrek are getting married in August but they have already expanded their family with little Eden (aka lil Cheeky Chops) 9 weeks ago so the engagement session became some fun and relaxed family photos in the back room where the winter sun warmed us. FYI Shrek is his nickname

Erin and Nathan’s ESession – A Reserve in West Pennant Hills

gemma — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:14:25 +0000

Erin and I have been discussing ideas for this portrait session for a while and because there are so many ideas out there she just couldn’t decide until she remembered they met whilst camping! The Love Nest was my suggestion but everything else was Nathan and Erin – a very sweet couple indeed!!