— Free guides

Quiet, useful reading for new & expecting families.

Twelve free guides, written by Aline over fifteen years in the studio. Read them online, or send the PDF to your inbox.

Maternity

The Maternity Styling Guide

How to dress for maternity photographs you'll love — soft, simple and entirely you.

  • Skin-tone palette wheel
  • Partner & sibling pairings
  • What to avoid (and why)
5 pages · PDFRead the guide →
Newborn

The First 14 Days

A newborn session companion — feeding rhythms, sleep windows, sibling timing and the morning of.

  • Feeding-window guidance
  • Sibling involvement script
  • Studio-arrival checklist
8 pages · PDFRead the guide →
Newborn

Newborn Safety On Set

How a trained newborn photographer keeps your baby safe — and the questions every parent should feel free to ask.

  • What composite posing actually is
  • The role of the spotter
  • Red flags to watch for
6 pages · PDFRead the guide →
Family

Golden Hour On The Northern Beaches

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

  • Seasonal sun-time table
  • Five coves ranked
  • Tide, wind & parking notes
6 pages · PDFRead the guide →
Family

The Family Styling Edit

Build a wardrobe that ages well on the wall — palette stacking, texture mixing, and how to dress a whole family without it feeling 'matchy'.

  • 3-, 4- and 5-person palettes
  • Texture & layering chart
  • Where Aline shops locally
6 pages · PDFRead the guide →
Family

The Sibling Prep Playbook

How to bring an older child to a newborn session — scripts, timing, and the small kindnesses that make it easy.

  • What to say before the day
  • Their job on set
  • Scripts for hard moments
5 pages · PDFRead the guide →
Studio

Your Studio Day — A Walkthrough

From on-site parking to your own ground-level showroom — a baby-led walkthrough of your Mona Vale studio session. We get into shooting quickly, and if baby isn't settled we start with wraps and family photos before moving into each prepared set.

  • Hour-by-hour run sheet
  • What's provided vs bring
  • Sibling and partner plan
5 pages · PDFRead the guide →

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