Questions parents actually ask

Anywhere in Wyndham at no extra cost: Point Cook, Werribee, Tarneit, Hoppers Crossing, Williams Landing, Wyndham Vale. Further afield? Just ask. It's usually a small travel fee, and I bring my own snacks.

Ah, a professional. The anti-smilers make my favourite photos. I don't ask kids to smile. I hang around, we muck about, and the real grins show up on their own schedule.

This is Melbourne, so it might do all four seasons before the cake. Outdoor sessions rebook free, no penalty and no guilt trip. Indoor events just carry on, and kids piled by a window on a grey day is some of the best light there is.

A sneak peek within 48 hours: a handful of favourites, ready to send to the grandparents before they've even asked. The full edited gallery lands in 2 to 3 weeks. Download everything, share the link, print as big as your walls allow.

A $100 booking fee locks in your date, and the balance is due before I deliver your gallery. Bank transfer or card, whatever's easiest.

Rescheduling is easy. Give me as much notice as you can and we'll find a new date, no fuss. If you cancel outright, the $100 booking fee isn't refundable, since it held your date and turned others away, but you won't owe anything beyond that.

You get the full set of finished, edited high-res photos with a print release, which is what you'll actually want to print and share. I don't hand over RAW files. Editing is half the craft, and an unfinished file isn't something I'd put my name to.

Do I ever. I bring a drop sheet; you bring the cake and low expectations for cleanliness. Everybody wins, except the outfit.

Yes, I hold a current Victorian Working with Children Check, and I'm happy to show it on the day. Photographing kids is the job; being someone parents can relax around is the baseline.

Only with your explicit yes. Plenty of families prefer to keep things private, and that's fine. Your gallery stays password-protected either way, and I won't share a photo you haven't approved.

Yes, and I like to do it early, before the sugar kicks in. Ten minutes of gentle wrangling near the start, one great photo of everyone, and then the whole crowd is free to relax.