Entries by Cat Timms

Cloudy with a chance of Fun

. . Every now and again, the weather isn’t exactly what we ordered, and sometimes we need to shoot anyway, due to trips or deadlines for photo gifts and so on… this cloudy sky wasn’t perfect but it wasn’t terrible either and everyone was happy with these beautiful happy snaps… especially Mama who left this […]

Joyful Chaos

. . Sometimes sessions are just pure joyful chaos… sometimes we get 30 seconds in each set up pose and we just click away and hope for the best! Er, I mean, no this is definitely all pure skill and almost 10 years of experience! haha! These beautiful boys are a wonderful whirlwind of energy […]

Curly Cuties

. . As a curly girl, or really, a curly wannabe wavy girl, I love me some curly cuties! These girls were so cute and fun, with their gorgeous parents. New clients, who found me online (very rare! 99% of my business is repeat clients and referrals) it was an honour to be chosen by […]

Pines Playtime

. . My favourite way to do sessions with kiddos, is a fun and games sesh. These 2 beauties were ready to play and run around and we had such a good time, and still got a few of those coveted seated, smiley shots too. . There is genuinely only one thing you need to do […]

Hot Buttery Toast(er)

. Obsessed is genuinely the right word for how I feel about this doggo, family and session. If you don’t want to read me waxing lyrical, just skip to the piccies! . We went for a sunrise beach play at Swanbourne and it was perfection. You just can’t beat this soft morning light, slightly grumpy […]

Maylands Minis

In January, I did a bunch of Splash Minis at the river in Maylands! I was lucky enough to capture some special families I wrote a little about here in this post. Families that are by choice not by blood are the most special of all. It’s always an honour to capture your stories from […]

Cutest Quartet

  One’s company, two’s a crowd, three’s a party, and four is… ? Andy Warhol didn’t get to that part! A fiesta?! a flock?! I love some alliteration. This little quartet of kiddos are so fun; we had such a good time frolicking in my fave spot in Wembley Downs.   This what is Mama […]

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Guest: A Year of Special Blogs

Our final guest blog of the year is no guest at all but a wrap up of the year. This whole year has been about value adding to your inbox, and women supporting women. I get 1 or 2 Dads a year book a photo shoot so we are all mums around here. Every guest […]

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Welcoming Lucy

  Ohhhh, newborns *heart eyes*. I love you so! My absolute favourite thing to do is in-home newborn sessions. This sweet little trio, plus 2 fur babies, live right near me in Innaloo and are doing so amazing. Miss L is just 10 days young and the sweetest little poppet, and soooo chill. The loveliest […]

Beach Bums

  You know…. I’ve been rabbiting on about beach shoots all year, and I don’t know you guys… I just haven’t been able to talk people into them! I dreamed of a winter sunrise beach sesh for a while and roped my absolute muse of a fellow homeschool mama into modelling and this is how […]

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Welcoming Axel

Sometimes a newborn shoot ends up being at 7 weeks old and sometimes it ends up being mostly in the nursery because that’s where the good light is… and it turns out I N C R E D I B L E! Just goes to show, you literally just never ever know, even in a […]

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Guest: 5 Ideas for Entertaining Kids at Weddings

  Good morning, spring, we are so pleased to see you! Spring Minis have begun and my kiddos are looking forward to summer already. Last month we had Rene of NKD Lab on the blog chatting family centred sustainability and this month…. drumroll please…. Thrilled to have Alice of Alice Heydon Events guesting on the […]

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Guest: Homeschool Day in the Life (+Q&A!)

Look out, it’s me again! Our July guest blogger couldn’t make it so I just whipped up this tiny little blog… and when I say tiny, little, I mean ridiculously long and far too wordy! You’re welcome. You can check out brilliant previous guest blogs here. Last month my friend (and fellow homeschool mama!) Mel […]

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Winter Sunrise

A couple times a year, I get inspired with an idea that I just can’t let go of. I have to make it happen, and if it works well, it becomes a new offering. Often, this inspiration comes with a model in mind. Sometimes they’ve partially inspired the idea, or sometimes they just have vibe […]

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Guest: 4 ways to enjoy your photos more

  Well hey there, winter! I’m looking forward to you (and a sneaky winter weekend in Margs coming up soon!) This is always a quieter period of work for me, which is nice before spring as that’s always the busiest season anyway. Now, it’s June and that means it’s time for another guest blog post! […]

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Guest: 5 creative ways to find joy

  And just like, it’s May! That means my smallest babe is turning 10, and it’s time for another guest blog! If you missed last month, read up on caring for woollies and get some winter inspo right here. This month I’m thrilled to host Delphie, artist, designer, mum of 4 kiddos, and all-round fearless […]

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Welcoming Jack

  I think these are my fifth and sixth sessions with this beautiful fam, and what an honour to be chosen again, and again! I appreciate you all so much and I adore sharing full galleries and this one’s a doozy! The most stunning mama surrounded by her gorgeous boys in 2 beautiful sessions documenting […]

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Guest: How to care for your knitwear

  Welcome to my the April guest blog! If you’re new, this a 2023 project for me adding value to your inbox every month this. Feel to catch up on back to school tips from January, stretches for Mumlife from February, and why ring slings rule from March, we’ll wait! This one is a pretty […]

Welcoming Harry

  Hello, my beautiful one, I hope you’re having an amazing day, thanks for being here! I am not having a great day for words so I’m going to let this Mama’s review and email plus the work do the talking for me. 😍   Thank you for such a wonderful set of shoots you […]

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Guest: 6 reasons to love ring slings

  Very excited to have our March guest blog ready for you! (if you’ve missed them, check out January and February!) I’m very excited about this one myself, as I was a big babywearer and spent several years volunteering extensively for Babywearers WA in the olden days! Introducing Alyce of Cloth and Carry, also a […]

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Welcoming Sophia

  Ok, so honestly, the alternate title to this blog is: Toaster. Toaster the border collie cross poodle who can be a bit challenging was an angel after a long walk with Grandma, and ended up being the star of show, haha! These beautiful new parents are some of the sweetest I’ve met with their […]

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It really can be all fun and games!

  The one thing I hear the most from mamas (ok it’s sort of 2 things) is “My kids won’t behave, we just can’t do a photo session!” this is often quickly followed up with concerns about their babydaddy / manchild as well! I’ve spoken about this before a few times but I’ve never quite […]

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Guest: Top 5 Back to School Tips

  This year I am trying a bunch of new things, and one project is guest bloggers! Once a month in 2023 we’re going to hear from a local mum just like us with some expertise in an area, maybe even a business, but not necessarily. I’ve always been a champion of women in small […]

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Beach Babe

  Ah, the beach. My fave place to hang out in summer with my kiddos, and my absolute nemesis professionally!   I had a few bad experiences at the beach when I first started this iteration of my photography career in 2015. Issues with wind, and expectations of photoshopped sunset skies created a couple viciously […]

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Spring Minis 2022

  My beautiful, top secret, spring location at Wembley Downs did not let me down this year once again. It changes a little every year and I am aware that at some point I will lose this spot because they are already talking about putting in pump track in there, sadly. I really hope to […]

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Sunset Splash

  Hello, good morning, and welcome to 2023! It will be… probably very similar to 2022… haha! If you’re after inspirational words I am *not* your girl. I am not good at the words, just the pretty pictures, hopefully! I’m thrilled to be doing my first blog of the year (first of many I hope […]

One year later

  Phew, just coming to the end of my busiest season, actually pretty sure spring is all photogs busiest season! It’s been huge and amazing and I’m super grateful. I never get time to blog during this time, but I’m aiming to get a few blogs up over my Christmas break and I had the […]

Welcoming Sage

  This beautiful fam snapped up a last minute sunset Midi session to capture maternity as they prepared to go from 3 to 4 and we had a magical play at Perry’s Paddock, Woodvale in the most perfect light. Miss Three-and-a-half is too adorable and I felt like she’d make the best big sister!   […]

Eyelashes for Days!

This beautiful little fam are in a *gor-jus* short term apartment and it seriously looks like a styled shoot here but it really isn’t! Just immaculate riverside apartment vibes and a darling fam getting ready to celebrate birthday number two. If you think that I was jealous of Mr Almost-Twos eyelashes, than obviously you are […]