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Hey I’m Kirsten!

I photograph weddings and commercial work in central west NSW.

About Kirsten…

With over 12 years of working in the wedding industry photographing in variable lighting conditions, across multiple locations, with large groups of people and details including food, wine and styling - all in a single day - my technical photography skills deliver exceptional imagery in a huge range of conditions.

I have a Masters in Fine Arts/Photomedia (University of New South Wales), a Bachelor Degree in Media and Communications (University of Sydney) and have well and truly completed more than 10,000 hours behind the camera working for clients refining my technical and people skills! I absolutely love what I do and feel pretty lucky that I have found my passion in life!

I’m grateful to have worked as a commercial and wedding photographer with majorAustralian and international newspapers, magazines, prominent food and beverage businesses, high profile media personalities and product and service imagery across a wide range of small and large businesses.

I specialise in providing wedding photography services, commercial photography, drone photography, branding photography, headshots, and event photography services in Orange NSW and across Central West NSW.

If that sounds good to you please reach out and say hi. I’d love to work with you.

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Some of my favourite things

swimming in the ocean, my kiddoS, the beach, hiking, Airbnbs, travelling, salted caramel gelato, Japanese food, smoothies, yoga, dinner with friends, weekends away, camping, tacos and margaritas, visiting art galleries, wine and cheese at sunset, beach holidays, art books, interior design magazines, milk chocolate, being outside

swimming in the ocean, my kiddoS, the beach, hiking, Airbnbs, travelling, salted caramel gelato, Japanese food, smoothies, yoga, dinner with friends, weekends away, camping, tacos and margaritas, visiting art galleries, wine and cheese at sunset, beach holidays, art books, interior design magazines, milk chocolate, being outside

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Big thankyou to Ona Janzen (street) and Willow and Co (mountains) for the beautiful images of me on this website.

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Good vibes only…

Bringing good energy to your wedding day is really important to me.

I arrive early, settle in easily and I’m an expert in helping people who feel nervous about being photographed feel really comfortable.

A lot of my couples will say they were super nervous about their portrait session before their wedding day and afterwards say it was one of the highlights. I promise your portrait session will be chilled out, really fun and I’ll make you look hot dang amazing!

My focus…

I’m all about capturing the feeling of your wedding day in beautiful movement filled photographs with a whole lot of happiness and a natural editorial style.

I want you to relive the moments again and again. Forever. How your heart was thumping when you first saw your lover at the end of the aisle, the joy of seeing everyone you love in one place, the taste of your wedding cake and how good it felt when you were cutting shapes on the dance floor with your besties and your nan. The big moments and the little ones.

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My process…

I tune into the rhythm of your day and mostly photograph candidly and unobtrusively as moments unfold.

I want you to soak up your wedding day vibes and not stress about your runsheet or what you have to do next.

I’m fun, calm, relaxed, empathetic, kind, intuitive and happy and will be your behind the scenes cheer squad all day long. I’ve got your back baby!

During the portrait session I’ll give you a little direction (let’s find that amazing light and location!) but when you sink into the moments and you and your lover are just being yourselves having the best day ever - that’s when the magic happens.

If that all sounds good to you then reach out and say hi! I can’t wait to hear about you and your love story!

Kind Words

  • Omg! You’re seriously f-ing AMAZING! We looooooove them!

    Ash and Dan

  • These are so amazing, we’re so excited!!! We haven’t stopped looking at them! Also we can’t say this enough, but thank you so much for everything and going above and beyond on Saturday. What a surprise it was, but we appreciate that you did so much to keep it fun that definitely wasn’t your responsibility. Almost nobody has said how good the day was without saying how awesome you were.

    Kate and Jarrod

  • Your work is incredible and we are so grateful you were there to capture our day perfectly. We both really loved your vibe, you made us feel so relaxed! Love love love!!!

    Haley and Jack

  • “We fell in love with Kirsten’s candid, raw and authentic photography. At our wedding, our family and friends commented how she just 'fit in'. I was nervous about the bridal party shoot, however, it ended up being an absolute blast and one of the highlights of the whole wedding! Our photos are so dreamy. Thank you Kirsten, we couldn't recommend you enough.”

    Hannah & Dave

  • You are a machine! These are incredible!

    Holly and Tim

  • WOWOWOWOW!

    Jen and Scott

  • Thank you so much again! Ryan doesn't like his photo being taken, but he keeps saying you were amazing! You may have changed him! Lol!

    Amy and Ryan

  • Thank you sooooo much. They’re amazing! We loved having you there on the day. Thank you for making it all so easy and fun. When we were talking the next day John said the photos were one of his favourite parts of the wedding, and our guests all commented on how wonderful you were.

    Katy and John

  • Wow, we didn’t expect photos so quickly! They are gorgeous!! Thanks again for helping two very camera shy people getting so many photographs taken… We had such a lovely day.

    Annika and Adheip

  • Yes I do. I love travelling for work and have photographed weddings in Italy, New Zealand, Queensland and all over New South Wales. Travel fees apply but are very reasonable to cover transport and accommodation.

  • Please email me saying you’d like to book and I’ll send through a contract and booking fee invoice. Once this is paid and the contract is signed your booking is secured!

  • For portraits sessions the full fee is due prior to the shoot date.

    Weddings and elopement require a $1000 non-refundable booking retainer which secures the date of the wedding. All remaining fees are due seven days prior to the wedding date.

    You can chose which package you would like anytime between paying the booking retainer and the week before your wedding when final payment is due.

    I understand timelines evolve and the booking retainer most importantly is to lock in your date! I really don’t mind how you pay - in lump sum or instalments.

  • 100% yes. I believe that love is love and am so excited that same sex couples now have the same rights as everybody else.

  • I understand timelines evolve and you may not know how much wedding photography coverage you want until you finalise your run sheet.

    So when you decide to book you don’t need to confirm which package you’d like until much closer to your wedding date. The most important thing is to secure your date while it is available and that you have an idea of budget and what the packages cost.

    My most common wedding package is 8 hours + an album or 10 hours of photography coverage.

    10 hours will cover all of the below.

    8 hours will cover most of the below with shortened time in prep and end of night.

    6 hours usually covers prep or reception but not both.

    General wedding day photography coverage…

    1. Getting ready - the details, the nerves, your people.

    2. First look - if you want one?

    3. The arrival, ceremony, the kiss and walk down the aisle as a married couple - woop woop!

    4. Formal family photos straight after the ceremony- short and sweet I promise.

    5. Beautiful portraits - let’s have a good time, and not a long time away from your guests!

    6. Reception shenanigans, heartfelt speeches and amazing food.

    7. Dance floor happiness.

  • Absolutely! I will be with you every step of the way (especially with timelines and timing your portrait sessions with sunset) and if you need me at any time in the lead up to your wedding I’ll be there.

    After you book you’ll have access to a client area with all of the information to help plan your wedding.

  • Elopements are micro weddings of less than 20 people. With less scheduled activities, they generally need less photography coverage.

    Elopement packages start from 2 hours of coverage and are available mid-week during peak season or weekends as well during winter.

    Weddings have 20 or more guests and usually have a full day of activities that need more photography coverage.

  • Weddings require me to be an event, portrait, food, wine, architecture, interiors and fashion photographer all in one day! I love doing commercial work. Please outline your job when you enquire so I can provide an accurate quote.

    My commercial page is https://www.kirstencunningham.com/commercial-photography

  • Absolutely. I have up to date public liability insurance up to $20 million. I’m more than happy to send you a copy of you or your venue require it. Just ask.

  • If you needed to change your wedding date due to covid legislation the $1000 retainer is able to be moved to another new mutually agreed upon date, but isn't refundable.

    Please note all wedding cancellations whether related to Covid 19 legislation or not, are subject to the terms and conditions of the contract - which state the booking retainer is not refundable as after your date is secured all other work is turned away.

  • Yes! When you pay the $1000 non-refundable booking retainer and sign the contract your date will be secured and all other potential work is turned away.

  • Most weddings I photograph my myself and easily cover everything. However if you have a wedding of 100+ guests or have special requests a second shooter can be very handy!

    Please note this is subject to availability depending on the location of your wedding and availability of securing a second shooter.

  • Weddings packages will have a sneak peek of 20-50 photos delivered via an online gallery within 48 hours of your wedding. The final gallery will be ready 4-6 weeks after your wedding day.

    Lifestyle and family are generally around 2 weeks unless there is a prearranged rush edit.

  • There is an unlimited amount of images you will receive. For weddings and family it is around 50-100 edited photographs per hour of photography. Lifestyle will depend on what we are photographing but I don’t have a capped number of images. All edited images are included in the pricing.

  • I upload all of the high resolution images to a private online gallery where you can download them in web and print size. I send this via email and you can share the link with family and friends.

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