South coast wedding photographer for Wollongong, Illawarra & Southern Highlands

I specialise in outdoor photography, although I am open to indoor shoots as well especially in the intimacy of your home. I’m a natural light based photographer so shooting in the early mornings or late afternoons yields the best results!

I’ve created a Locations Guide for Wollongong and surrounds in case you want some prompting of ideas! Just let me know when you enquire that you’d like a copy and I’ll send it through once your deposit has been received!

Yes! I love to travel.

It will incur an additional travel fee based on how far it is from Wollongong, so make sure you include location in your enquiry so I can include travel considerations in the quote.

That’s a big question. To make the wardrobe situation as smooth and painless as possible, I’ve put together a Styling Guide with some helpful tips and tricks. Enjoy!

Download Style Guide Here

There is also the option to borrow from Sole Adrift Photography’s client Wardrobe (no cost) which includes a variety of carefully selected dresses for adult women. You can review these once you’ve booked a session with me.

I know how excited you get after a session, and the suspense that follows whilst waiting to see the images so I hustle hard to have a good turn around time for the digital delivery of your album!

Generally this is between 2-3 weeks for couples or engagement sessions, and up to 8-10 weeks for weddings.

Communication is super important to me so you’ll hear back within 24 hours! Once you’ve chosen to go ahead with the quote, I’ll shoot over an invoice and questionnaire for you to fill in. Upon a deposit being put down and date being set, we start to get creative and build on your vision!

If you don’t see an email from me, check your junk mail- sometimes this is where they land!

The edited photos are delivered via a private and secure link I will send you via email. This link will take you to Pixieset where you can click on your album and enter the password you’re provided to download your photos. You have the choice to share this link with loved ones as well.

Some of my wedding packages include a an engraved wooden keepsake box with a few prints and USB.

RAW images are the original, unedited images taken on the camera. I do NOT provide RAW images to clients under any circumstances.

Don’t stress, I get this all the time! It’s so normal for people to feel a bit strange having photos taken. To combat this, I always start with some icebreaker activities during our session to help warm you up and relax a little. My goal is to shoot predominantly candid photos, so I only provide gentle guidance around posing. There’s no pressure to look at the camera either, your partner only has to look at you and be present in the moment. Worst (and best) case scenario bring along a sneaky beverage if it helps take the edge off.

I use Lightroom Classic for all my editing.

I aim to keep photos as close to reality as possible so only make gentle changes including basic blemish removal and skin smoothing, and altering of the colours and lighting.

I do not edit body shape or alter facial features.

Whilst I strive to have consistently across all my photos, this isn’t possible due to differences in weather, location, timing of day etc. With this in mind, I edit photos to reflect what it FELT like to be there in the moment they were taken.

These vendors are all local to the Illawarra and have been awesome to work with in the past!

Invitations: Oynop Art

Florals: Blooms By Lou Lou

Make-up: JLS Make Up Artistry

Hair: Haylo Hair and Beauty (curly hair salon)

Coffee Van: Lola and Maeve

All photos are delivered digitally in high resolution format via a private link so you can download your photos straight to your personal hard drive.

Wedding photos will be provided via USB + digitally via an online link.

This digital format allows you the freedom to select the photos you like best and customise their size to fit your frames.

I recommend Pixie Perfect Pro Lab (Sydney) for high quality prints.

Your privacy is important to me, and your photos will not be shared without your consent.

Some people are comfortable with their photo out in the world, some people aren’t- both option are totally fine and the decision is completely up to you!