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Ana
AT CAPTURE THE MOMENT BY ANA, WE BELIEVE THAT BABIES, FAMILIES, PARENTS, AND LOVE ARE A HUGE ASPECT OF WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. IT IS OUR HONOUR TO CAPTURE THESE MEANINGFUL MOMENTS AND TURN THEM INTO BEAUTIFUL STORY
One day one of my work colleague asked me to photograph her newborn baby and I said ok, thinking in my head ‘of course, I can do this. How hard is it gonna be?’ And I was so wrong! Not only that I could not do it, I was not even trained for it. Well, the session was done and I was loving every minutes of it. The newborn baby was so tiny and so cute. How parents were so gentle to their baby and just everything about it got me hooked.
But here is when things really started – checking photos from that first newborn session on the computer made me felt devastated. The photos were not how I would loved them to turn out – they were not up to my standard and my style – and I knew then I needed a mentor. I then contacted a well-known professional newborn photographer in Sydney inquiring about 1:1 mentoring workshop at her studio and there I learnt so much. Then I started to buy everything I thought I needed – lighting, beanbag, props, etc. I also registered myself into more online workshops with many famous professional newborn photographers from all around the world. I just wanted to learn as much as possible because I loved this so much. I told myself newborn photographer is going to be my career!
Because having a full-time job in Sydney made my life great, I did not think about pursuing my dream of being a photographer earlier. Plus I heard a lot of people at my old workplace saying that these days everyone got a smartphone, why would they need a photographer. That was kind of true, I thought. But that did not stop me, somehow.
Taking up a side hustle as a freelance photographer in Sydney for some years, capturing beautiful moments for many families was such a wonderful feeling. I only had a camera with many lens and a computer because I was only shooting outdoor. Not too many things!
“JUST WANTED TO SAY A MASSIVE THANKS FOR THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHY YOU DID FOR US. SO MANY GOOD PHOTOS TO CHOOSE FROM. THE WAY YOU WORK AND HANDLE THE LITTLE ONES IS ALSO AMAZING. WE WILL DEFINITELY BE RECOMMENDING YOU TO OTHERS AND BE CALLING YOU AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.”
- SUKHI D.
Our Studio
But it was always my dream to have a beautiful newborn photography studio. It was a big dream! And I pursued it! I found this beautiful cosy property right in the heart of Sydney inner west, in the suburb of Leichhardt, where I made it my dream photography studio. Looking for a parking spot in the city is a challenging but with our studio, parents do not need to worry about that because we have a parking spot for our clients at the studio. One thing off the list for parents to worry about!