From bumps to babies and everything wild and wonderful in-between.
Perth, Western Australia / Tel: 0474 229 436 / saracastilho1@gmail.com
I help mothers, capture their beautiful, authentic selves, surrounded by those they love.
" Photography is a way of feeling, of touching of loving. What you have caught on film is captured FOREVER it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything" - Aaron Siskind
Hi I’m Sara, your family photographer in Perth, capturing unique, family photography, maternity and newborn moments in photographs. I love connecting with families in a way that helps them be themselves, open hearted and authentic to create imagery that is artistic, beautiful and heart warming. I believe in magical light, laughter, connection, real moments and interactions born from love, intimacy, joy and fun. Moments to be treasured forever. I can’t wait to meet you and I’m so excited to work with you and your family! Read more about me here.
My aim is to make you feel so comfortable that you even forget that I’m there with you to take photos. It will be like a fun day out (or in) with an old friend, exploring and making fun memories with your family. I will find out about your story and together we will create fun, excitement, connection and beautiful images!
I’m a Five Star rated Perth family photographer on Google and Facebook. I am so happy when I see my clients over the moon with their photos, it makes my heart sing to bring some joy to little families. I also love capturing all of the milestones from maternity to newborns, 6 months sitting babies, 1 year or so walking babies and on and on… they are all such special moments, each with their extraordinary beauty and levels of cuteness and magic.
Newborn photography is all about welcoming your baby bundle of love into the world and capturing the unique bonds developing between your tribe in an authentic and heart-warming way. We will capture the tiny little toes, the baby yawns, the snuggles and cuddles, and all of the beautiful moments which happen on the day.
Maternity photography is all about documenting this most magical transformation… becoming a mother. I love connecting with mothers to be in a way that helps them be themselves, open hearted and authentic in the moment to create imagery that is artistic, beautiful and heart-warming. Maternity photography is also a chance to become extra creative, so I’m always open to any ideas you may have…. Let’s work together to create some beautiful images.
Family photography is all about capturing your story, your beautiful tribe and all of the fun, excitement and love that you hold. We so often take photos on our phones of our babies but a lot of the time forget about ourselves, so this is also a great chance to get beautiful photographs of the whole family which you can cherish and look back on in years to come.
★★★★★
“Sara is an absolute delight to work with. She was always excited to hear from us, and extremely thorough in helping us prepare for our newborn and family photoshoots.
Sara's kindness also touched us. When we weren't able to take our newborn photos the first time round due to bubby being unsettled, she was calm throughout the process of attempting to take some photos. She was also generous with her time, rebooking us in free of charge. Her calming nature, patience and talented photography skills captured some of the most raw and beautiful moments for our new family.
We were so impressed that we booked another family photoshoot with her for our extended family who visited from overseas. She was always happy to suggest venues and ideas, and we were just as happy with the photoshoot with the extended family.
Thank you Sara for your time and your work. These memories that you captured will stay with us forever.”
8 months ago
- Chloe Groznik
★★★★★
“Sara was so easy to deal with from the very first enquiry to on the day and post production. Her relaxed nature put us at ease and we love the end result!”
4 months ago
- Andrea Martin
★★★★★
“Friendly & professional photographer. Good in handling kids. The outcome was so amazing! We really love the pictures. Thank you Sara!”
3 months ago
- Nurul Ashikin
★★★★★
“I'm so grateful to have found sara. Our family get quite uncomfortable with taking photos but sara really helped make it easier. She is such a gentle and genuine person who was very intuitive with how she communicated with my kids and myself. We will definitely be asking sara to take our next family photos, her work is stunning!”
3 months ago
- Amanda Bryant
★★★★★
“We were feeling quite awkward before the shoot, not knowing exactly what to expect and what the end product would look like. Sara was so friendly and made the whole family feel comfortable and have fun with it. I think it translates in the photos as they turned out very natural and not forced at all. Would definitely recommend”
8 months ago
- Kathy Carson
★★★★★
“Sara did a family photoshoot for us and we couldn’t of been more happy with the results. She was a great photographer and made us feel comfortable the whole session. Definitely would recommend 5/5”
3 months ago
- Yi Zhang
★★★★★
“I can't recommend Sara enough for anyone wanting to capture a moment in time with their family. From the very beginning planning stages to the photoshoot (and beyond!) Sara was an absolute dream to deal with. She was only too happy to answer my questions - even whilst holidaying with her family in Europe! We had a unique set-up in that it wasn't just our nuclear family being photographed and she understood exactly what we were looking for. She was super helpful in advice for styling our family and I even rented a dress from her which was wonderful! The afternoon of the photo shoot was 38C and we were worried our little boy wouldn't last the hour but I honestly can't express how amazing she was in putting us all at ease. The kids were having so much fun with her and being playful in front of the camera. To top it all off - we now have the MOST AMAZING images!!! She knew we were on a tight turnaround to gift the images to our mum for a special birthday gift, she went out of her way to make sure we had them with plenty of time to spare. My mum absolutely sobbed her heart out when she received them as a gift. I will never forget this experience and will sing her praises to anyone who will listen!! Thank you Sara for everything xx”
- Jessica Clough
★★★★★
“What an amazing experience we had with Sara. She captured our maternity shoot absolutely perfectly and gave us exactly what we were hoping. She was very open to any idea/photos we wanted while giving us some new ideas. She was great to work with and made us both feel at ease.I would recommend Sara to anyone. Will definitely be booking her in the future”
1 month ago
- Abagail Brown
I can’t wait to hear your story and what you are dreaming about for your photography session. If you have any questions or would like to book your session, fill out the form below and I will be in touch asap.
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