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Beautiful Hjordi | Hobart photographer, Katinka Smith

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When My lovely friend Hjordi was in town late last year I asked her to work with me on some beauty portraits of herself! It was so much fun to have a longtime bestie in front of my lens. Here are a few of the resulting images. I don’t think Hjordi had done anything like this before, but she was a total natural! How great does she look!

My favourite images from this set are the two at the bottom – I’d love to hear which are your favourites 🙂

Hair: Katinka Smith
Make up: Tamsin Nolan

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Katinka Smith is a portrait photographer based in Hobart, Tasmania. Katinka specialises in creating emotive and meaningful imagery that is close to your heart with her aim to ensure sessions are ‘fun, emotive, you’. Katinka photographs babies and children of all ages, families, maternity, couples and weddings. Katinka can travel interstate for weddings or special commissions by negotiation. You can contact Katinka Smith via the contact form here and can stay up to date by ‘liking’ her Facebook page.

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The Wakefield Family | Hobart family photographer, Katinka Smith

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Another shoot that I kept under wraps until the images were gifted as Christmas presets…so I’m pleased to share with you the Wakefield family!!

I have photographed Mark and Penni exchange vows at their wedding, have fun at the beach in a ‘trash the dress’ session, their anticipation in a maternity session, their new love in Louella’s newborn session and now as a growing family. They are just gorgeous and their love is wonderful. View the slideshow of images and some words to each other to witness just how much love they share. 🙂

Thank you again Mark, Penni, Loulou and Baxy!

Katinka x

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Katinka Smith is a portrait photographer based in Hobart, Tasmania. Katinka specialises in creating emotive and meaningful imagery that is close to your heart with her aim to ensure sessions are ‘fun, emotive, you’. Katinka photographs babies and children of all ages, families, maternity, couples and weddings. Katinka can travel interstate for weddings or special commissions by negotiation. You can contact Katinka Smith via the contact form here and can stay up to date by ‘liking’ her Facebook page.

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Jeremy + Gina = love | Hobart photographer, Katinka Smith

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I have been friends with Jeremy for a long time. We first met in year 7 and we are lucky enough that our wonderful group of friends from highschool and college are still friends…nearly 20 years later (gosh that sounds old!) My memories of Jeremy include his love of Buddy Holly and dinosaurs, his beautiful soul, generous nature and ability to see the best in everyone and everything. He is one of those rare people who I have never heard say a bad word about anyone.

Gina is the incredible woman that has taken Jeremy’s heart, and him hers. Gina has passions that align with those of Jeremy. They both work professionally and also in volunteer capacities to try to change our world. Wonderful people who have a fabulous match.

Here are some frames from our recent session. Be sure to watch the slideshow for many more 🙂

Katinka x


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Katinka Smith is a portrait photographer based in Hobart, Tasmania. Katinka specialises in creating emotive and meaningful imagery that is close to your heart with her aim to ensure sessions are ‘fun, emotive, you’. Katinka photographs babies and children of all ages, families, maternity, couples and weddings. Katinka can travel interstate for weddings or special commissions by negotiation. You can contact Katinka Smith via the contact form here and can stay up to date by ‘liking’ her Facebook page.

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Wedded bliss, Justin and Shandelle 31 August 2013.

Weddings and Love

On 31 August 213, I had the pleasure of photographing the wonderful wedding of Justin and Shandelle (and Archie). Here is a look at their wonderful day. The ceremony was held at the Bahai Centre in Hobart and the reception at the Blundstone arena, Bellerive.

A massive thank you to my fabulous sidekick, James Garlick for teaming up with me for this day. Some of his images feature here as well.

And with that, I am off on my holiday. Farewell everyone 🙂 x

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Katinka Smith is a portrait photographer based in Hobart, Tasmania. Katinka specialises in creating emotive and meaningful imagery that is close to your heart with her aim to ensure sessions are ‘fun, emotive, you’. Katinka photographs babies and children of all ages, families, maternity, couples and weddings. Katinka can travel interstate for weddings or special commissions by negotiation. You can contact Katinka Smith via the contact form here and can stay up to date by ‘liking’ her Facebook page.

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Introducing 3 month old Miss Amelia | Hobart baby photographer, Katinka Smith

Babies

I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Amelia a few weeks ago along with her mum Bec and her Nanny, Gail. Poppy (Rick) wasn’t able to join us for the photos, but Gail and Rick have been a wonderful support to Bec, because, you see, Amelia has a special story.  Amelia has a big brother, Noah. Noah was born sleeping at 32 weeks.

This is Bec and Amelia’s story as told by Bec.

“I’ve always wanted to be a mum and in 2011 I decided that it was the right time. I was determined to not let the fact that I was single get in the way!!! So with the help of Tas IVF I fell pregnant first try with Noah and was so excited. I was even more excited when I found out he was going to be a little boy.

At 32 weeks I found out I would be going to hosptial to give birth to my little man sleeping. It shattered my world and my heart. A week later I did what no parent should have to, and that was to bury my son. Losing a baby is something that happens to someone else, I never thought that it would happen to me.

6 months after Noah was born I fell pregnant again, again with thanks to Tas IVF. I had very mixed emotions and was terrified I would lose this baby too. When I found out that I was expecting a girl I was quietly relieved.

When Amelia was born it felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. I finally had my rainbow and she was alive and healthy. I could start to be happy again.

My heart will always have a piece missing, but Amelia has helped me to learn to live again. She has an amazing guardian angel looking over her. I talk about my son all of the time and when people ask if Amelia is my first, I say no. I am a very proud mummy of two babies.

I also volunteer for Pregnancy Loss Australia in honour of Noah and donate bears in his memory every Christmas and birthday.”

This is Bec, her daughter Amelia and her wonderful mum Gail (Nanny).

3 month old baby Amelia

Katinka Smith is a portrait photographer based in Hobart, Tasmania. Katinka specialises in creating emotive and meaningful imagery that is close to your heart with her aim to ensure sessions are ‘fun, emotive, you’. Katinka photographs babies and children of all ages, families, maternity, couples and weddings. Katinka can travel interstate for weddings or special commissions by negotiation. You can contact Katinka Smith via the contact form here and can stay up to date by ‘liking’ her Facebook page.

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Introducing baby Crystal | Hobart newborn photographer, Katinka Smith

Newborns
A few weeks ago I photographed Miss Crystal and her family. Crystal is a very special rainbow baby. A Rainbow baby is a baby born after the storm; the storm of pregnancy loss. Crystal has a big sister Angel. Angel would have turned 1 last week.

I have known Adam and Angie for about 12 years and we were excited last year in the lead up to the birth to their first born child. We knew they would make excellent parents. However, life took a different path and Angel was born sleeping. Six babies are born sleeping every day in Australia and 1 in 4 pregnancies end in loss. So instead of bounding in with gifts and flowers I readied my camera gear to photograph two ceremonies. The first was the naming ceremony for their beautiful sleeping Angel and the second, which no parent should ever have to experience, was Angel’s memorial service the next day. They were the hardest things of my photographic career, but they pushed me over the edge into becoming a Heartfelt Photographer. This was a goal that I have had ever since I started photography and Angie gave me the push, telling me I was ready. Thank you Angie 🙂

Pregnancy loss is a taboo topic, but Adam and Angie want you to know Angel’s story, not only because she is their daughter, but they hope that increasing awareness and encouraging discussions around loss will help other parents on the journey.

2013 has been kinder and exactly 11 months to the day after Angel’s birth, Crystal was born. A beautiful healthy baby girl. A daughter for Adam and Angie, and a little sister for Angel to love and protect.

Angie and Adam are already excellent parents, they have done wonderful, incredible things in Angel’s name. These include:

  • an Angels bear drive for Pregnancy Loss Australia which raised over $2,000. This purchased 100 Angel bears in memory of Angel that will be given to other families who suffer a loss offering them comfort so they are not alone and do not have to leave the hospital with empty arms;
  • organising a team of runners for the City to Casino marathon to support Heartfelt. The amount raised in memory of Angel was $2,000 and the total amount raised by all of the families participating in memory of their own losses was a staggering $7,886 for Heartfelt; and
  • donating a cuddle cot to the Hobart Private Hospital on Angel’s 1st birthday. This represents a value of around $4,000 and allows for angel babies to stay in the room with their parents while staying cool. These are a huge comfort and support for angel parents.

I have absolutely no doubt that they will continue to wow me in years to come and will be AMAZING parents to Crystal. I am sure that you will all join me in wishing them a lifetime of love and happiness. Congratulations Adam and Angie. Crystal is DIVINE! I cannot wait to watch her grow and to document her life.

Katinka x

Here is a slideshow of their session with Adam and Angie’s beautiful words to Crystal.


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A beautiful morning with the Pryor family | Hobart family photographer, Katinka Smith

Family photography

In early August I caught up with this incredibly gorgeous family. Andrew, Katy and Master Henry, for an outdoor family photography session. If you are a regular follower of my work then you will know that I aim to photograph natural interactions, connections and bonds between my clients. That’s the stuff that I LOVE!! These three were complete naturals at being…natural! Right from the get go, they were into it and right at home just being themselves. Awesome! Henry wasn’t a BIG fan of sitting still (like most toddlers), but we played some fabulous games and hunted for gumnuts to get Mstr Henry on board.

Thanks for sharing your family with me Andrew and Katy, you three are awesome!

Katinka x

View the slideshow to see a larger selection of the images from this session, as well as some special messages from Andrew and Katy that they can keep forever. A few of the family’s favourite photos are featured below.

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The Burke family, a wonderful day in Allen’s Rivulet | by Hobart family photographer, Katinka Smith

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A few weeks ago I traveled down to Allens Rivulet, Tasmania, to photograph some dear friends of mine, Daniel and Anna, with their two children, Essie and Henry. I had my work cut out for me, it’s not everyday I set out to photograph a family with a nearly 3yo, a 15 month old, a dog and a horse! haha. I’m also allergic to horses and had a scary incident as a child, so you would think I would have gone prepared hey? Nope. in true Katinka fashion I completely forgot to take any kind of antihistamines with me and was left to just *hope* that I wouldn’t succumb to some kind of allergy attack. It turns out that over the years I have gotten better and I just had the regular kind of allergy reaction to Toby – runny nose and eyes etc. Phew! I even found out that I quite like horses, I just need to stay a number of metres away 🙂 Anna is an animal lover, so having two of her special fur children join in on the session was also very meaningful. Harvey the boxer is their ‘furry firstborn’ and Toby is Anna’s beloved horse. The location that we chose is where Toby is agisted and it allowed the children to run free in the paddocks, which is one of their favourite past times.

Daniel and I were great friends in high school, college and beyond. We used to go bushwalking a lot though we were often underprepared and usually freezing. Ha! So it was pretty clear that a location in the outdoors was going to be meaningful to Dan. I also met Anna in year 11 or 12. Dan and I were at Guildford Young in Glenorchy, and Anna was at the Hobart campus. As these things happen, activities span the campuses, friendships are made and Dan and Anna mixed in the same circles through mutual friends. In 2001, when we all had our licences and were adjusting to university life after graduating from GYC, Dan and Anna got together. And the rest, as they say, is history!

Dan and Anna are very good at teasing each other and most definitely aren’t into PDA, but it is obvious to anyone that they are a perfect pair and have a beautiful love. Over the years they have added dogs and cats and birds and a horse to their lives; gotten married; bought a house, sold a house and bought a house again; traveled overseas and most recently they have added two beautiful children to their incredible world, Essie and Henry.

I don’t need to tell you the rest, because a picture paints a thousand words…and there are a few thousand words below for you to enjoy. The slideshow contains many more images from the session as well as some extra words – Dan and Anna’s very own special words to each other and to their children.

Enjoy x

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Introducing Baby Travis at 9 days old | Hobart newborn photographer, Katinka Smith

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Master Travis was born on the 11 June 2013. He is an adorable little man. I had the pleasure of photographing him when he was just 9 days old. He was a very alert little man, but I am more persistent than he was stubborn and we got a great series of images from his session. Please enjoy this small selection from the session and the slideshow which contains special messages to Travis from his mummy and daddy.

Katinka x

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