— Free guides

Quiet, useful reading for new & expecting families.

Written by Aline over fifteen years in the studio. Free, beautifully typeset PDFs — delivered to your inbox in seconds.

Maternity

The Maternity Wardrobe Guide

How to choose gowns, fabrics and palettes that photograph beautifully — plus the styling secrets we use on every maternity session.

  • Skin-tone palette wheel
  • Partner & sibling pairings
  • What to avoid (and why)
18 pages · PDF · 4.2 MB
Newborn

The First 14 Days — A Newborn Session Companion

Everything we wish every parent knew before their newborn session: feeding rhythms, sleep windows, sibling timing and the night before.

  • Feeding-window calculator
  • Sibling involvement script
  • Studio-arrival checklist
22 pages · PDF · 5.6 MB
Newborn

Newborn Safety on Set — A Parent's Primer

How a trained newborn photographer keeps your baby safe — composite posing, spotter techniques, and red-flag questions to ask any studio.

  • What to ask before booking
  • Posing safety explained
  • Editor's notes from Aline
12 pages · PDF · 3.1 MB
Family

The Family Styling Edit

Build a wardrobe that ages well on the wall. Palette stacking, texture mixing, and how to dress two adults plus three kids without it feeling 'matchy'.

  • 3-, 4- and 5-person palettes
  • Texture & layering chart
  • Where Aline shops locally
16 pages · PDF · 4.8 MB
Family

Golden-Hour Timing on the Northern Beaches

A month-by-month guide to the best light at our favourite Northern Beaches coves — when to arrive, where to stand, what to bring.

  • Seasonal sun maps
  • 5 best coves ranked
  • Tide & wind notes
14 pages · PDF · 6.3 MB
Studio

Your Studio Day — A Walkthrough

From valet parking to gallery delivery, exactly how a day at the Mona Vale studio unfolds. Bring this to feel completely at home.

  • Hour-by-hour run sheet
  • What's provided vs bring
  • Sibling entertainment plan
10 pages · PDF · 2.9 MB

More guides on the way.

Smash cake planning, sleep-window science, and a sibling-prep playbook are all in production. Join the gentle list at the bottom of any page and we'll send them as they land.