ElIse

A woman with light hair and a woman with dark hair playing and cuddling with a baby by a window in black and white.

documentary portraiture & FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

Let’s embrace the everyday.

I’m Elise — family photographer, wife and mum of three gorgeous, chaotic little girls.

I specialise in documentary-style portraiture and family photography, capturing the beauty and spontaneity of family life.

My life doesn’t always feel glamorous enough to photograph but it’s the quiet, everyday moments I want to remember anyway.

A woman and child playing together on a bed, with the woman holding the child's hands while the child balances on something, all in black and white.

EMBRACING THE BEAUTY OF THE IMPERFECT

A woman with long dark hair smiling as she is playfully tickled by a young girl with blonde hair, on a bed in a cozy room.

This time in your life doesn’t come twice. In ten or twenty years, what would you give to relive it? To feel it? All those fleeting moments. And not just for you. The value of these keepsakes only increases over time, as they’re handed down to your children and their children.

I want to capture every moment, every feeling, while they’re here in abundance. Slow down, carve out a moment to be together and enjoy each other.

I’ve got the rest. So you can look back and remember.

Your future self will thank you.

Let’s spend some time together

During my family photography sessions I want you to feel relaxed, like you’re just spending time with a friend who happens to have a camera. It’s all about capturing you in your world, just as you are, creating images that feel just as raw, real and precious years down the line as they do today.

A woman sitting on the floor breastfeeding her baby while a man lying on a couch looks on, all smiling and engaging in a joyful moment.
A woman playing arm wrestling with a young boy on a bed, surrounded by three children watching and lying nearby.

LET’S GET SOCIAL

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