Elyse Shellie Photography

Elyse Shellie Photography I document the early days of motherhood - the tenderness, the transformation, and the love that grows quietly in between.

Melbourne Newborn + Family Photographer

Studio in Hillside, 3037

Something is changing.Not the heart behind what I do.Not the way I see your story.Not the care I bring to every family I...
19/02/2026

Something is changing.

Not the heart behind what I do.
Not the way I see your story.
Not the care I bring to every family I photograph.
What's changing, is everything around it.

For months now, l've been quietly refining... paring back what didn't belong,
shaping what did,
and building something that finally feels like the truest expression of this work.

Because what I create was never meant to feel ordinary.
And neither was the experience of having it created for you.

What you're seeing here is a glimpse of that shift.
A new chapter.
A deeper intention.
A more considered way of preserving what matters most.

Soon, this space will look different.
Feel different.
Hold you differently.

And when it does, you'll understand why I waited.

If you'd like a private first look when it's unveiled, comment READY and l'll send it to you first.
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Elyse Shellie Photography | Melbourne Newborn and Family Photographer

One day, your children won’t remember how small they were, but they’ll remember how it felt to belong here.Pressed into ...
19/01/2026

One day, your children won’t remember how small they were, but they’ll remember how it felt to belong here.

Pressed into your chest.
Held without question.
Wrapped in the kind of love that shapes a lifetime.

Motherhood photos aren’t for now.
They’re for later.
For the years when this season becomes a story you tell.

Motherhood Mini Sessions are coming…
short, intentional sessions designed to preserve the heart of this chapter.

All the details:
•Saturday the 21st and Sunday the 29th of March
•20 minute session in the Hillside studio, 3037
•10 high resolution images (option to upgrade to 20)
•$275 investment ($75 deposit and the remainder to be paid on the day)
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Elyse Shellie Photography | Melbourne Newborn + Family Photographer, Studio in Hillside 3037





There is a moment, just after everything changes,where time seems to loosen its grip.Where tiny feet rest beside growing...
17/01/2026

There is a moment, just after everything changes,
where time seems to loosen its grip.

Where tiny feet rest beside growing ones.
Where older hands learn how gently they must love.
Where the world feels quieter, as if it knows this moment matters.

This season is brief…
even as it feels endless while you’re inside it.

A newborn settling into the safety of familiar arms.
Siblings leaning in, curious and instinctively protective.
A family learning its new shape.

These photographs aren’t about perfection.
They are about remembering.
About preserving the small, honest details
that will one day become the stories you tell.

This is legacy…
not posed, not performed,
but deeply felt and carefully held.
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Elyse Shellie Photography | Melbourne Newborn + Family Photographer, Studio in Hillside 3037





She first booked this session when her boy was twelve. Back when childhood was beginning to shift.Life happened - the ki...
16/01/2026

She first booked this session when her boy was twelve. Back when childhood was beginning to shift.

Life happened - the kind that stretches seasons and asks you to wait.
So we waited.

Two years later, they stood here together.
Older. Taller. Changed.
And yet…so deeply the same.

This session meant everything to her.
You could feel it in the way she held him.
In the way her smile never left her face.
In the quiet knowing that time doesn’t slow - it simply carries us forward.

He will always be her baby.
Just held differently now.
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Elyse Shellie Photography | Melbourne Newborn + Family Photographer, Studio in Hillside 3037

The most dreamy newborn details 🤍Adding black + white back into the grid because I adore them and I hope you do too xx •...
06/01/2026

The most dreamy newborn details 🤍

Adding black + white back into the grid because I adore them and I hope you do too xx
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Elyse Shellie Photography | Melbourne Newborn + Family Photographer, Studio in Hillside, 3037

2025 has been a year of becoming.Of refinement.Of choosing alignment over noise, depth over busyness, and intention over...
30/12/2025

2025 has been a year of becoming.
Of refinement.
Of choosing alignment over noise, depth over busyness, and intention over expectation.

It’s been a season of listening - to my work, to my clients, and to the quiet pull toward what feels most true.
Of learning when to say yes, and when to lovingly let go.
Of allowing space for growth, both creatively and personally.

This year held so much beauty - newborn breaths, full hearts, soft beginnings, and families in their most honest moments.
And it also held clarity.

As I step into the year ahead, Elyse Shellie Photography is evolving.
The experience will feel more considered.
More elevated.
More deeply rooted in storytelling, artistry, and legacy.

The heart will always remain the same - connection, tenderness, meaning - but what’s coming is a more intentional expression of it all.

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to document your story… this next chapter may be for you.

Thank you to my clients for being here, for filling my heart and for trusting me with your most treasured memories.

✨ Enquiries for 2026 are now open.
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Elyse Shellie Photography | Melbourne Newborn + Family Photographer, Studio in Hillside 3037

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