Hey there!

I’m Emma-Jane and I’m a Newborn, Baby + Family Lifestyle Photographer living in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

Established in 2013 in Geelong, Victoria, Bella Arte Photography specialises in Family and Newborn lifestyle photography. Every session has three ingredients to make up that perfect gallery for each and every client. Beautiful Light, Beautiful Art + Beautiful Stories.

I bring my experience of raising 3 daughters and all that comes along with motherhood, including having had 2 c-sections, a homebirth, special care baby, breastfeeding and bottle feeding etc. Being a mother has given me the ability to read the room and know if you need some time alone with your toddler or you wish to settle your newborn with a feed then by all means, you will be given the space to do so.

I keep up to date with immunisations and working with children’s card. I have also built relationships with various staff at the local hospitals and love to talk about all things labour and birth related.

Whilst I can appreciate many forms of photography, Lifestyle or as most would call it, ‘natural’ photography is a love that has grown over time and more so, those perfectly imperfect moments that happen when you least expect it are my absolute favourite.

It’s been a pleasure to share my love of photography with many clients over the past 10 years and I look forward to working with you too!

“Thank you again…. I still think back to how incredible you made me feel when I was so exhausted and getting used to my new body. Honestly, I can’t even describe the buzz I felt after you left.”

— Raf’s Mummy
“We were incredibly fortunate to be able to have Em photograph our fresh 48, even if it was a little late due to Covid restrictions. Em worked with us and the hospital to ensure we were able to safely and comfortably capture such a special time in our lives after welcoming our son. We were so thankful that she took her time and allowed us to ensure we caught all the moments we wanted on camera, even suggesting doing a bath as only my husband had been able to do that for our son due to my c-section. Em was open to every photo request and guided us so beautifully into capturing candid and posed photos. Having the moments of us as a new family is something I treasure every day."

— M.Lopez
“Emma is such an incredible talent, even when our newborn bubba was restless and irritable during our session she was calm and managed to still get some beautiful images for us to keep forever, our little one at one stage during the day even felt so relaxed in her presence he took a little nap on her. We look back at her photos with joy and are so glad we had one of the best photographers in Geelong work her magic at our comfy home which provided a intimate and very "us" shoot. Thank you, thank you, thank you Emma!”

— Alyce Ferguson
“Thank you so much Emma for our pregnancy and newborn photos all done in the comfort of our own home. They are absolutely beautiful. Your creative and professional work, has now become our everlasting memories of our precious boy Ned and us becoming a family of four. Being able to do the shoot in our own home was ideal as we were able to go about our every day life, put our tantrum throwing toddler to bed and we all felt at ease and very much comfortable. The way you engaged with our daughter grace was beautiful - showing her what you were doing with the camera to ease her stranger anxiety worked a treat and by the end of it she stole the show! Emma is a highly professional, friendly, patient and easy to get to know photographer. She is determined to get that perfect shot and won’t leave until she does! She goes out of her way to make everyone feel comfortable and most of all is very talented. I highly recommend her for your newborn/pregnancy/family photos - the end product is just amazing!!”

— Megan Ayres
“Emma from Bella Arte Photography is the total package; highly skilled, extremely calming to both parents and newborns and an absolute pleasure to be around. My husband and I wanted some professional and lifestyle photos of our son and found Bella Arte Photography. Emma was able to not only accommodate us in our own home but was able to convey our personalities and capture such precious moments that will be forever treasured in our family. We can't recommend and thank her enough!”

— Kim De Vincentis
"From the moment Emma walked through our door, we were comfortable, confident and relaxed. Em, is extremely personable and friendly, making the sometimes awkward feeling of being photographed naturally in your own home a delight. We were encouraged in our family shoot to do the things we would do in a normal day at home together. We read books, sang and danced, rode bikes and completed puzzles together, all with Emma snapping away in the background. It felt natural, never forced and we laughed along the way. I knew the pictures would be terrific, but when we actually saw our gallery uploaded, I had tears looking through our images, so beautifully captured by Emma. Lifelong memories of our wonderful family, captured forever. I can not recommend Emma highly enough, particularly for families with small children ❤️❤️❤️ “

— Simone Confait

PARTNER

Epworth Geelong 2021-2023

PUBLISHED

GT Magazine

Geelong Advertiser

Bump, Birth + Bub

HEALTH + SAFETY

Covid 19 Vaccinated + booster

Whooping Cough

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Hey there!

“Thank you again…. I still think back to how incredible you made me feel when I was so exhausted and getting used to my new body. Honestly, I can’t even describe the buzz I felt after you left.”