A FAMILY PHOTOSHOOT WITH A PICNIC, GEELONG


Family photoshoots don't have to be held at home, or at one of my favourite locations. If you have something special in mind to bring your dream photoshoot to life, I'm here to help you.


This session was one of those.


A vintage picnic, pastries, tea sets, books, flowers, soft styling and the sweetest family energy - all chosen because they wanted their photos to feel romantic, personal and a little bit storybook.


I’m always here for a family with a vision.


This Mum and I were in touch from booking to shoot, planning outfit options, props and the general vibe, while narrowing in on the perfect location to bring their dream photoshoot to life, and I had the most fun.


Location matters, but the feeling matters more. And I think we nailed the romantic storyboard vibe.


From the client:

"You turned my photos into my own fairy tale story. I have a story for every single picture, Melina."


Planning a styled family photoshoot?


Tell me the vibe. Romantic, storybook, bright and playful - send me your ideas and we'll plan it together.


Bring props that mean something. Grandma's tea set, favourite books, the picnic rug from every summer.


Let the location follow the feeling. I'll help you find the right spot around Geelong for your story.


Plan outfits together. Come as you are, or raid my client wardrobe - I'm always happy to help style the whole family.


Your turn


Got a dream session in mind? I'm so glad you're here. Have a look at my family sessions or send me a message - this is going to be so fun.


-MELINA x

 

A smiling family stands before a brown wooden door as a woman gently touches a young girl's cheek while a man looks on warmly.
A smiling family of three holds hands on the steps of a brick building with a brown double door, beside purple flowering vines.
A young girl in a cream knit sweater gently examines a purple flower on a leafy stem held by an adult beside a brick wall.
Family of three embracing in front of a brown wooden door and red brick wall, with purple wisteria flowers and a brick-paved path.
Smiling family of three embracing in front of a brown paneled door and brick wall, with purple flowers blooming nearby.
Two people in a garden, one in a brown button-up shirt holding white anemone flowers while a long-haired person in a cream sweater looks on.
A woman in a brown ruffled blouse and cream skirt stands with a young girl in a garden path beside purple and white flowers.
Couple in earth-toned outfits embrace on a paved path in front of a historic sandstone building with purple flowers in the foreground.
Couple embracing with a child in a sunlit courtyard beside a historic sandstone building, with purple lavender flowers in the foreground.
Family of three poses in a historic brick courtyard as a smiling girl strikes a playful dance pose beside her parents.
Family of three shares a playful moment beneath a vaulted stone archway, with a sunlit lawn and gothic building behind.
A father in an olive shirt leans against a sandstone column holding hands with his young daughter on a historic university campus lawn.
Woman in a brown top and cream skirt holds hands with a little girl beside a stone column in a sunlit Gothic university courtyard.
Family of three walks through a sunlit Gothic stone cloister with vaulted ribbed ceilings and pointed arches.
Family of three posing together beneath a stone archway in a sunlit Gothic college cloister overlooking a green lawn.
Couple standing together under a sandstone archway looking at a camera, with a green courtyard garden and historic Gothic building behind.
Mother in a brown top and long cream skirt kneels on a stone courtyard and kisses her young daughter in a checkered dress.
Mother kneeling in a flowing skirt shares a tender moment with her young daughter under a stone archway overlooking a sunlit courtyard lawn.
Young girl in a checked dress and white tights spins joyfully while holding hands with an adult in a sunlit stone courtyard garden.
Couple holding hands under a stone archway with a red brick courtyard, potted trees and mullioned windows in the background.
Couple and young child embrace beneath a gothic stone archway in a sunlit brick courtyard with potted trees.
A family of three in white and pink outfits enjoys a picnic on a blanket with a wicker basket and bread in front of an ivy-covered building.
A smiling family enjoys a tea party picnic on a cream blanket, with a young girl pouring from a floral teapot beside her parents.
Person in a pink floral dress pours from a white teapot beside floral teacups and saucers with two ripe pears on a cream linen blanket.
Family in white and pink outfits relaxing on a picnic blanket outdoors, with pears in a wicker basket and pink roses nearby.
A young girl in a pink floral dress points at an illustrated storybook while two adults in white read with her on a picnic blanket outdoors.
Family in white outfits sits on a picnic blanket with pink flowers, pears and a wicker basket in front of an ivy-covered building.
Woman in a white eyelet maxi dress stands beside a young girl in a pink floral dress outside an ivy-covered building.
Mother in a white puff-sleeve dress and daughter in a pink dress hold woven baskets with flowers near an ivy-covered building.
A man in a white linen shirt stands behind a woman in a white dress and a girl in a pink dress holding straw baskets with roses.
Family of three in soft neutral outfits holding woven baskets with pink roses in a sunlit garden beside an ivy-covered brick building.
Young girl with long dark hair and a white bow smells a pink rose, wearing a floral peach dress in a soft, blurred outdoor setting.
Young girl with long black hair and a white bow smells a pink rose in a soft-focus outdoor garden.
Smiling young girl with long dark hair, bangs and a white bow looks down beside pink flowers in a floral pink dress in a sunny garden.
Woman in a white eyelet dress kneels on a garden path smelling a pink rose beside a girl in a floral dress, with a flower basket nearby.
Woman in a white vintage dress and a girl in a pink dress hold woven straw baskets with pink flowers on a garden path.
Woman in a long white dress and a young girl in pink hold woven baskets on a garden path before an ivy-covered building.
Smiling couple in an outdoor engagement photoshoot, the man leaning against a large tree as the woman in a white dress gazes up at him.
A man and woman in light linen outfits stand beside a large tree while a girl in a pink dress walks toward them in a park.
A smiling family in white and pink outfits holds hands and dances in a circle on a sunny lawn in front of an ivy-covered brick building.
Smiling young girl with a white hair bow laughs while a man and woman in white outfits hold hands in a sunny, ivy-covered garden.
Smiling family holding hands and dancing in a circle on a sunny lawn in front of an ivy-covered brick building.
A smiling girl in a pink floral dress twirls on a leaf-strewn lawn as two adults embrace behind her near an ivy-covered brick building.
Black and white photo of a girl with long dark hair holding white anemone flowers beside a person in a ruffled denim shirt in a garden.
Girl in a pink floral dress and white hair bow twirls on a grassy lawn dotted with fallen autumn leaves.
Black and white photo of a girl in a gingham dress raising her arms in a stone courtyard before a historic collegiate Gothic building.
Black and white photo of a smiling girl in a checked skirt and cardigan skipping past garden flowers outside a historic stone building.
Black and white photo of a woman in a flowing skirt kneeling to embrace a little girl in a checkered dress beside a stone archway.
Black and white portrait of a young girl in a checkered dress looking up with a gentle smile as an adult's hand touches her chin.