February | 2015 |

I love doing glamour shoots for mum’s as they really seem to appreciate the time out having hair and makeup done, being pampered and then having photos taken while you know you are looking your best. Not just that, but you get photos in several of your favourite outfits, whether that’s casual, dressy, sexy, funky, lingerie, it’s entirely up to you. Everyone brings something different along which keeps it always fresh and interesting for me as well!

Mum to two boys, wife, thermomix consultant… and gorgeous model for a glamour shoot! Kylie is one busy mum and like most of us rarely finds the space to take some time out for herself. She brought along a couple of gorgeous dresses and I loved the colours in the patterned dress. Normally busy patterns and loose tops don’t photograph too well, but this is one exception to the rule and it looks fabulous on her. And what better way to showcase her gorgeous smile than with a plain, casual top which works perfectly with her beautiful red hair.

My makeup artist Melony also makes these beautiful headpieces and Kylie’s black dress was the perfect pairing for this feathered black creation.

I will be officially launching these glamour shoots shortly, if you are interested in having me come to your home and making some beautiful photographs of you, please contact me and let’s talk have a chat about how you would like to be photographed.

What a day! I had been planning this for several weeks, getting everything in order, teamed up with an experienced and talented hair and make up artist in the form of Melony and lined up six lovely women to take part in the shoots. The day started with the usual bedlam involved with getting the family up, ready and out the door shortly after 7am. Then it was home again to get the play area transformed into a shoot zone and turn my kitchen into a salon for the day.

I was excited to be working with Melony, she does beautiful work and conveniently lives only a couple of streets away. We had a full day scheduled with our victims coming in every hour with a short gap in the middle of the day for a bite to eat or to catch up if we were running a little over time. Kylie turned up right on time at 9am and slipped straight into the chair ready for her makeover. As Kate turned up to take her turn in the makeup chair, Kylie came through so we could start shooting!

From here, it was a constant blur of makeup, shooting, outfit changes, background changes, whipping hair up, adding in hairpieces (which Melony also makes herself, a woman of many talents!) and constant chatter and laughter. All the women looked amazing, and I can’t wait to share some of their photos with you!

Magnificent Mum | Sydney Glamour Photography

Six women – six shoots – six hours