About Us

Based in Perth, Figments Photography specialises in imagery of babies, children, pregnancy and families, undertaking both portraiture and commercial work in these areas. With a Degree in Media Studies and thirteen years Media Teaching experience, Figments is the dreamchild of Photographer Janine Guidera, where she works to combine her love of children with her passion for photography. Full details regarding a photo session can be found in the website. The blog is an informal place to share client sneak peeks, comment on images, and share articles and information from local businesses relevant to our clients. We'd love to hear from you, so drop us a line to let us know you stopped by.

The face of 2008 | baby and child photography competition Perth

October 13, 2008 – 10:37 pm

Every year at this time we run a competition.  The names of every client are dropped into a hat and 20 are chosen at random to enter the draw.  Images of those chosen are placed on the blog and numbered, and there are two winners. 

The first prize is a 20×24" canvas valued at $450 and this goes to the child/baby who gets the most votes.  The second prize goes to a voter, drawn at random, to win a $200 gift voucher.  The competition will run for three weeks and will be drawn on Monday November the third.   To cast your vote, simply click on the ‘post comment’ link below and note the number of the portrait you are voting for.  

Get on to your friends, your family members, everyone in your address book, send them the link and bring those votes in!  And good luck!

In no particular order, the finalists for this year are:

                           1.                                                2.                                                      3.                                                   4.                                                  5.

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                                           6.                                                                                    7.                                                                           8.

   Fairclough48    Ezquerra_112    Ava-24

                           9.                                                10.                                                   11.                                               12.                                                     13.

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                                     14.                                                                            15.                                                                               16.     

Hayley-25     Manning10    Terry_078-1

                                         17.                                                    18.                                                19.                                               20.

                 Milne_228-1 Riley_003_1-1-copy McLachlan039 Holmes_0136

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Catching up {Perth pregnancy and baby photographer}

October 10, 2008 – 9:16 am

It’s a whirlwind around the studio at the moment.  Christmas bookings are well underway and it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to stop by and add some images.   Here’s a few from some recent sessions.  Baby L was in love with the pettiskirts!  When she wasn’t chewing on them, she was busy looking adorable.

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Thomas12 McDougall18 

                               McDougall19

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Christmas Mini Sessions - be quick…last chance! {perth photography sessions}

September 28, 2008 – 11:32 pm

 

The response to our Christmas mini sessions has been overwhelming and places booked out within a few days, so we have decided to offer one further block of sessions on Saturday October 25th.  The cost of the session is $300, payable in advance, which secures you a half hour studio session and ten high resolution images on disk to print at your leisure!   

Please be aware that this is a one off special offer and represents over $1100 value!!   It’s a great opportunity to get Christmas presents for family and friends, or to grab some professional portraits to use in our Christmas cards! 

Your ten images will be individually handcrafted and presented in an online gallery for you to share with friends and family if you wish.  Disks will be available for you by the 1st November.  You will be referred to preferred printers, but if you choose for us to arrange printing or framing for you, orders must be placed by November 15th.

Please book early to avoid disappointment.  Places will once again book up very quickly.

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Rainy Day Baby

September 27, 2008 – 1:02 am

Perth Baby Photography

It was a miserable day in Perth yesterday.  So much for spring, it rained non stop.  Luckily for me I got to hole up on the warm studio for the day with the gorgeous gorgeous Mr W.  Like little miss surprise package from a couple of posts down, W came early, in fact, he hasn’t even reached his due date yet and won’t for another week!   I just can’t believe how perfectly ‘cooked’ he is and yes, he’s little, but so so cute and cuddly.  I don’t know what it is, technically it’s not a perfect photo by any stretch, but I can’t stop looking at him in the first one here, draped over mum’s shoulder.  Maybe it’s that little half sleep smile, the casual relaxed hand, or just that  amazing newborn skin….he’s stunning.   K and S, thanks for yesterday, it was lovely getting to know your family.  Enjoy your sneak peek.           

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Baby A

September 26, 2008 – 10:45 am

{Baby photography Perth}

Baby A snuck in for a Sunday appointment recently, and turned on her charm for a few portraits.  Although she became tired, she was a real trooper!  Here’s a sneak peek for you K and R.

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Another early morning

September 24, 2008 – 4:17 am

to bed….not to wake!  But I have been procrastinating putting this new blog together for over three weeks and tonight (last night?) I was determined to finish it before I fell asleep.  And now it’s done :)  And now I get to showcase your images really BIG! 

And I have to say a big thanks to Natasha Whiteley who created the gorgeous vintage paper used as a background in the site.  I have so many of them I have spent an hour just playing with different colours.  I’m going to bed undecided, but the beauty of that is that I can play again tomorrow.   Thanks Tash, for your incredible talent, and you generosity in sharing it around.   And I know she’ll see this, because she’s freakish in how consistently she manages to stop by, not just my blog, but the blog of every photographer I know!  How she fits in her family and photography is beyond me, but check out her work, she fits it in beautifully.

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Another gorgeous girl {baby photography session perth}

September 17, 2008 – 8:53 am

After a spate of pregnancy sessions recently, the newborns are starting to arrive, and they are sooooo cute!  Here’s a sneak peek for A and M, your previews are on their way. 

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Figments Photography Christmas Cards

September 14, 2008 – 7:03 pm

Where has this year gone?  I’m not the only one saying that I know, but I can’t work out if time seems to go faster because life gets busier, or if it just goes faster as you get older :(

Either way, it’s time to start thinking about your Christmas cards already.  If you haven’t already had your session, it will take some time to get your images processed, select them for the cards, and get the cards printed in time for you to send them out to friends and family.  If you have had a session and would like to include your images please contact me and ask me to reload your gallery so you can choose the images you would like to use. 

We have a pile of gorgeous templates available again this year.  A small sample are offered below.  Cards are printed as a 5×7 folded greeting card, and are personalised with your images and messages of your choice on the front and inside of the cards. 

C1jones   c2-kistner 

d1-mcwhirter   g1--pattison

        h2-mclachlan

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A surprise package {newborn photography perth}

September 14, 2008 – 5:19 pm

Baby H has totally messed up my schedule and arrived three weeks before she was due.  But, of course, everything revolves around the baby, so we accommodated her early arrival and squeezed in a photo session for her.  She was an angel….she didn’t exactly sleep the entire time, she just wanted to, and generally found it  annoying that we kept prodding and moving her.  Can’t blame her really!

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How cute is she? {pregnancy photography Perth}

September 14, 2008 – 5:14 pm

This is E, with the smallest baby bump I have seen….but don’t tell her that - she feels ripped off!  Incomprehensible to those of use who ended up massive - at 34 weeks, she looks very similar to how I did at 24 weeks, lol. 

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 Giuntini-(29-of-29) Giuntini-(18-of-29)

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