Lizzycphotography

Jacqui and Marc are major fans of Melbourne, so it was only natural that they’d want to use the city skyline as the backdrop for their engagement portraits. We met at the South Bank in order to capture the best views of the city. We had a ton of fun at...

I don’t often use the word adorable, but really there’s no better way to describe Jacqui and Jason. Jason met Jacqui through a friend and they grew up around the corner from each other. Now about a year from tying the knot, they’re excited about their wed...

On a recent visit to Melbourne from Sydney, Corinna and Peter invited me the Royal Exhibition Building for a little engagement session. A gorgeous Sunday afternoon spent exploring the garden’s of Melbourne’s beautiful Exhibition building and one of Melbou...

Bernd Schiffer, an IT coach, trainer, and consultant, wanted to freshen up the photos on his website and social media accounts. A newcomer to Melbourne via Germany, he found us through a Google search and he liked what he saw. He says he was immediately d...

  Louise Reynolds’ first email to Lizzy C immediately piqued our interest. She’s a romance writer recently contracted to Penguin’s Destiny Romance imprint, and she was in need of an author photo. We’d never really thought about the authors behind ...

Client Spotlight: Marion Haydon We recently spent the afternoon photographing Marion Haydon, a Melbourne-based organisational and personal coach. She specialises in helping her clients reach their full potential by showing them the things that can inhi...

Kim giggles nervously. “I'm not really sure what to do”, she tells me. I reassure her that she doesn't need to do anything; just be herself. As we walk around St Kilda, laughing and chatting, Kim and her partner Vey both seem to relax in front of the came...

Toby has just started a business, which is keeping him very busy, but he managed to sneak away from it for an hour to come and hang out with me and his gorgeous fiancé, Natalie. We wandered along the St Kilda foreshore and soaked up the glorious sunshine....

Meet Phillippa. Phillippa is a business owner. She approached us and this was her initial enquiry. I am looking for a gentle and creative photographer to take portraits of myself to be used for web and branding. I imagine the photographs to be warm and in...

Julia and Ged - An Engagement Session Julia and Ged had recently spent some time at the Williamstown Botanical Gardens, lazing around and enjoying the space and scenery. That’s why it made the perfect relaxing location for an engagement session to take...

I spent a Divine evening wandering around South bank with Phoebe and Adrian. It was so pleasant to stroll along the Yarra and capture them in a place they chose to be photographed because of it's distinct Melbourne vibe. Phoebe and Adrian now call Melbour...

I am sure I've said it on here before but I'll say it again. One of the things I really enjoy doing is photographing my small business clients. I think what I enjoy most is getting to hear about all types of industries from all types of people. It's fanta...

So I am starting to think that my clients are crazy. I mean that in the nicest possible way of course! I mean I actually rate someone with a little bit of crazy quite highly. As we are all a little crazy, right? But to get back on track, When Teagan ca...

Recently I had the pleasure of meeting, having a great chat with and photographing Mary from Career Sheila. Years ago, Mary had corporate portraits of herself taken but she realised she'd like to update them and wanted some images that reflected her perso...

One of the things I really enjoy doing is photographing small business clients and consultants. I work a lot with people who are the "face of their business" They realise the importance of having engaging photographs on their websites and marketing mate...

About a year ago I photographed Mary for her cookbook, which was about to be published. In the end, one of the photographs was included in the book (see below), which has since been published and is selling very well across all major book stores. Make sur...

And as I was saying... I get to meet some really interesting people in my line of work. Dom is a lawyer by trade but he has a passion for documentary film making. Recently he went to Mongolia and filmed a documentary there. I don't know about you but last...

I've been lucky enough to photograph a few writers and authors lately. They are always fun people to work with.  Clare was no exception!  Clare has a myriad of talents and is very easy going.  She was very clear on what she wanted and who her target marke...

I'm a little behind on the blogging but I thought today I'd bring you these images from a session I did with Louise Mahler, Louise is the person behind Art of Business.  She is in the process of updating her website and wanted fresh photographs which woul...

David contacted me when he realised that he didn't have a single photograph of himself! Not one that he could use for some publicity and the PR opportunities that he needed. David is the brains behind Cloakroom Music. Cloakroom creates original music f...

I love working with Studley Park Boathouse. It's a beautiful restaurant and cafe on the banks of the Yarra. The staff are really friendly and they have great food. Recently they contacted me to take some photographs that the Age good food guide had reques...

You can't help but smile when you talk to Bridget.  She has a lovely warm personality and is obviously passionate about what she does.  Bridget is the director of Fresh Green Clean.  Fresh Green Clean consult, educate and train organisations on green clea...

As a photographer one of the most common things people tell me before I take their photograph is either I hate photographs of myself or I don't like having my photograph taken! I like to think that maybe people who say this have just never found the ri...

These portraits are of Tess Evans.  Tess needed some portrait photographs which she could use to promote her new book which will be to be published by Allen and Unwin on the 31st of May.  It's titled Book of Lost Threads.  Tess was an absolute pleasure to...

I am a self-confessed stationery addict.  I'm not sure what it is about stationery, but I am sure it's something you either love or don't particularly care about.  I definitely love it.  I love to pick it up; I love using big loopy handwriting to write a ...

Most often in Japan cities are filled with national chains.  The same coffee shops, restaurants, isakayas (Japanese pub for eating and drinking), department stores and the like can be found in every city.  When I lived in Japan I used to go to one Isakaya...

Recently I photographed Kate James from Total Balance.  Total Balance is a boutique coaching and training organisation, who offer face to face coaching in Melbourne and Sydney. Total balance works with a range of clients but Kate works predominately with ...

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One week, and two different business coaches... Last week I photographed Anne from Total Balance, a boutique training and coaching organisation with coaches in Melbourne and Sydney. It was an absolute pleasure to work with Anne who is extremely frie...

Recently I got together with Samantha Bell to take some photographs for her to use on her website.  Sam is a a personal mentor and a business consultant.  She is also a hoot to work with and has a really inspiring personality! Despite some initial n...

I caught this moment while photographing business profile photos for Sam Bell, while she was waiting for me to set up. I liked it, so I thought I'd post it. If you like it, leave a comment! Will post more from her session soon...     ...

So as I mentioned in my previous post, the amazingly talented husband and wife team, Peter and Emily from Living Lens came along on an engagement session that I photographed recently. The video attached illustrates a session with Lizzy C Photography and ...

I've been a bit behind with this blog, I've been very busy working on jobs for my commercial clients of late. However, I thought this engagement session with Liz and Nathan could rejuvenate the blog!  Liz and Nathan got all rugged up and braved the Melbou...

A couple of weeks ago Bruna, Natasa, Edi, Maria, Saskia, Michael and Natalie all got together for a family photo which spanned three generations. Here are a few of the photos from this session... Thanks for a great session, it was lovely to meet you...

Jessamy and Ben's e-session took place the other evening around St Kilda. They both have fond connections with the area and wanted the urban landscape to be a part of their photographs.  I love the Urban landscape that makes Melbourne "Melbourne", so natu...

I often get asked if people can include their pet in their photo session. And I always answer: Of course, why not?!  So when Sandy & Oliver mentioned that their dog snowy was like their baby, it seemed not fair to include him in their photo session! ...