When couples think about photography, they book the newborn session, the family session, the milestone stuff. Photos of just the two of them? That gets cut. Too indulgent. Not really necessary.
I want to push back on that.
Those photos of just the two of you, taken well, in a beautiful part of Tasmania — they have a way of becoming the ones you come back to most.
Your relationship has a story. The adventures you've been on, the things you've been through, the life you've built together. A session is a way to freeze a moment in that story — so that years from now you can look back and say, that was us, right there.
Whatever chapter you're in — new together, long-married, about to have a baby, finally out the other side of a hard few years — it's worth capturing. And for what it's worth: it's actually fun. Most people picture standing awkwardly in a paddock while a stranger tells them to look at each other. In practice it's nothing like that. I spend a lot of time making people laugh, and most couples tell me afterwards it felt more like a nice afternoon out than a photoshoot.
What the Session Is Actually Like
I approach couples sessions the same way I approach everything — by following what's there rather than trying to manufacture something. I'm not going to ask you to stare into each other's eyes while I count down from three. I'm going to take you somewhere beautiful, get you moving, and photograph what happens.
What usually happens is pretty good.
I'll suggest a location based on the kind of feel you're after. Something open and expansive out in the Tamar Valley. Something lush and sheltered at the Cataract Gorge. Something wild and coastal near Low Head. Or somewhere that means something specifically to the two of you — where you first got together, somewhere you always go back to, a place that feels like yours.
Sessions are timed around golden hour where possible. The light at that time of day does something to portraits that nothing else really replicates — warm, soft, and forgiving in a way that makes everyone look good. You'll be guided the whole time. Most of it will feel less like a photoshoot and more like spending an evening somewhere beautiful, with someone quietly documenting it.
A Note on Not Liking Being Photographed
I recently photographed a couple who came in with one mode: stand still and smile. No movement, no laughter, just two people doing their best impression of a passport photo. Bless them.
We started with a few candid shots to ease in, then moved into walking, talking, just being next to each other. By the end they were laughing properly and completely in their own world. When we wrapped up, one of them looked at me and said "we actually forgot you were there." The photos from that shoot are some of my favourites.
That's exactly what I'm going for.
Most people don't feel comfortable in front of a camera, and most couples feel at least a little awkward going into a session. That's normal. My job is to create enough space for you to relax and be yourselves — and the photos that come from that place are almost always the ones people love most.
It Makes a Genuinely Thoughtful Gift
If you've been trying to think of something meaningful for a partner's birthday, an anniversary, or just because — a couples session is worth considering. A framed print of the two of you, properly photographed, looking genuinely happy and at ease, is something that ends up on a wall rather than forgotten in a drawer.
I've had clients book sessions as surprise gifts for their partner. I've had clients book specifically to give something to parents on a milestone anniversary. It works beautifully for all of it.
What You'll Receive
You'll receive a gallery of 40 or more edited images within three to four weeks of your session. These aren't snapshots — they're properly lit, carefully edited images that actually look like you. The kind you'd frame and put somewhere.
A lot of couples use them that way. Others use them for profile photos that finally look like them, for anniversary gifts, for cards. Some people book with no particular plan and just end up with something they're really glad to have. However you use them, they're images you took the time to make properly — and that tends to matter more as the years go by.
What a Session Looks Like
Sessions run for 30 to 40 minutes, usually timed around golden hour. I'm based in Launceston and photograph couples across northern Tasmania — I'll suggest a location based on what you're after, whether that's the Tamar Valley, the Cataract Gorge, somewhere coastal near Low Head, or anywhere else that means something to you. Sessions start from $350.
You don't need a reason. You just need an afternoon free. I'll take care of the rest.
If you're in Launceston or anywhere across Tasmania, reach out — I'd love to photograph you.
— Milly