Portfolio | Geelong Maternity, Newborn & Family Photographer - Geelong Maternity, Newborn & Family Photographer | Melina Takes Photos

Soft and quiet, loud and colourful - and everything in between.

Every family is different, so every gallery is too. Some sessions are calm and dreamy. Some are bright, messy and full of belly laughs. Have a look around and see which feels most like you.

Pregnant woman in white dress standing barefoot on a serene beach with calm ocean waves and cloudy sky.

MATERNITY

Before Hello

Woman in white bikini sitting on rocks at sunset beach with golden sky and ocean waves in background.

Pregnant woman in flowing white dress poses on beach at sunset with ocean waves behind her.

A young woman holding a baby on a sandy beach with rocky cliffs in warm golden sunlight.

NEWBORN

TIME TO SLOW THINGS DOWN

A newborn baby with blue eyes lies in a wicker basket wrapped in a soft cream knit blanket.

A couple tenderly holds their sleeping newborn baby dressed in a white knit outfit and beige bear hat.

Parents tenderly hold their sleeping newborn baby in white clothing during a professional family portrait session.

FAMILY

AS YOU ARE

Two blonde girls in elegant pastel dresses pose together in a rocky outdoor landscape under a cloudy sky.

Black and white family photo of parents playing with two young daughters in a grassy field under a cloudy sky.

Family with two kids and a dog playing on a sandy beach at golden hour with cliffs in the background.

COUPLES

JUST THE TWO OF YOU

Black and white photo of a couple holding hands and walking on a sandy beach with ocean waves in the background.

A couple shares a romantic beach moment, the groom whispering to his smiling bride in a white dress by the ocean.

Couple embracing on sandy beach at golden sunset, woman in white dress, romantic outdoor portrait photography.

BRAND

MAKE IT YOU

Smiling middle-aged woman with brown hair sitting in a bright white room wearing a light gray t-shirt and white pants.

Esthetician applying a Skin Boutique headband to a client lying on a treatment bed in a modern spa.

Woman in black outfit sitting on a tufted gold bench with velvet pillows against a marble wall.

THE STUDIO

VISIT MY FAVE PLACE

Pregnant woman in elegant white off-shoulder gown poses gracefully in black and white maternity portrait.

Newborn baby swaddled in cream knit blanket and bonnet, peacefully sleeping while adult hand gently holds them.

A happy family of five poses together in a bright, airy room with sheer curtains in neutral, earthy tones.

CELEBRATIONS

THE BIG MOMENTS

Baby girl in pink tutu dress sitting on yellow blanket with smash cake for first birthday photo.

Family celebrating baby's first birthday with colorful balloons and party hat indoors.

A smiling man in a blue hoodie interacts with a woman in a denim jacket outdoors near rocky cliffs.

Family of four embracing outdoors in golden field, parents in white and checkered outfits with two young girls in white dresses.

I honestly can’t stop looking at our photos. Mel captured our family so perfectly, the love, the chaos, and the real moments. The whole shoot felt easy and relaxed, (even for hubby who doesn’t normally take photos) and the end result blew us away.

ASHLEE R

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