CARA HODGE PHOTOGRAPHY

Emotive family photographer Dublin
Blackrock

Professional, award winning lifestyle & family

award winning child portrait. Boy lying in a fig tree. Featured in Iconic artist magazine

"Cara's family pictures remind me of stills from a movie. Each one tells a story."

little girl leaning against tree trunk with feather in her hair

young woman in white with straw hat, debs photographer dublin

Debs portrait showing young man tying ribbon around a girl's wrist. Debs gown

award winning child portrait of a girl in a dress skipping over a large plant pot in a garden. Documentary family photography

award winning family portrait with a boy sitting in a bucket with a hose sprinkling water

award winning child portrait showing a boy with a patch of light around his eye. Portrait featured in iconic artist magazine, milan

young woman in a summer meadow in a long cotton dress with a sunhat lying in the grass

family portrait dublin with grandpa walking small grand daughter across a tree trunk

I shed a tear opening the beautiful handcrafted album and seeing our newborn pictures."

Making family photography light filled and fun

family portrait with girl in a communion gown and flower head band, hugging her dad, big smiles

I would LOVE to tell your Story

Whatever your life looks like, the messy & the beautiful, I would love to tell your story in pictures.

The ordinary moments above all.

Those you look back on, time & again...

Chasing the light. The light outside and the light within...

I look for a spark of genuine, natural connection in my child & family portraits. With a storytelling twist. I love cinematic black & white photography...

For celebrations big, small & tiny, I am an experienced

emotive child & family photographer Dublin. Baby & newborn.

Based in Blackrock.

A bit about me. I love tea, Cola-Bottle sweets (...all the pick n' mix at the cinema), recipe's with lots of chili. Costume dramas. Travel, road trips.

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Natural newborn
baby portraits

newborn baby portrait showing a baby with legs curled and one hand reaching up into the air

First days at home. Or a place you feel at home. Sleeping, feeding, bathing. Curious about the world.

Celebrating newborn baby boy, family photo shoot in Phoenix Park, Dublin >

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family portrait showing newborn baby girl sleeping on her mum's lap in phoenix park dublin, with fallen autumn leaves

SPECIAL OCCASIONS BIG, SMALL & TINY >

Family Highlights

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Family photography & expressive child portraits. Includes special occasions. Engagement, maternity, birthdays, graduation, debs, baptism. Communion portraits. Documentary family photography

family portrait showing dad spinning his young son upside down, with mum & older brother, at killiney hill dublin

Baby & Newborn

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Documentary style newborn & baby. Natural at home newborn sessions when you can't leave your couch. PJ's are welcome

newborn at home dublin portrait with newborn girl on pink blanket sleeping with arms clasped around face

communion portrait with girl in communion dress spinning around and smiling

My Photo shoots

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Photo shoot galleries. I love a mix of unscripted moments and classic portraits (either way they look the best framed with love)

older sister laughing with little sister in a forest with ferns. Both sisters have apples balanced on their heads, from a picnic. Ward winning family portrait

What to Expect

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What to expect from your at home or outdoor Dublin photo shoot. How to prepare, choose a location with the best light, wardrobe tips (but, don't worry, nothing too fussy).

Engagement & Couples. & Maternity

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Let the sparks fly naturally. We can take a walk together in a landscape or seascape you love and see what unfolds

maternity portrait with couple kissing, both holding a little dog, in a dublin park

Feminine Portraits

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Feminine portraits. Older children & teenagers, because they are always our babies. A chance to dress up or keep relaxed. Graduation & debs portraits >

girl smiling under a branch full of cherry blossoms

award winning child portrait showing a boy watching a cat catch a mouse. Featured in international family documentary awards 2021

Award Winning
Black & White

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My personal child portraits. Including documentary family photography. Featured in Iconic Artist Magazine, Milan, PhotoVogue, Documentary family awards, "Nothing is better than real life"