CARA HODGE PHOTOGRAPHY

AWARD WINNING Lifestyle & Family Photographer Blackrock Dublin

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

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

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

family portrait with toddler boy in bed sleeping with teddy and dog. Featured in lemonade & lenses magazine

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

family portrait with mum swinging her baby boy with maize in the background. Blackrock, Dublin

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

award winning child portrait of a boy sleeping between two vases of flowers

communion portrait with older sister with arms around younger sister in a communion gown in howth, dublin. On the beach

boy jumping into a pool, spurting water from his mouth

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

I shed a tear opening the most beautifully made 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. Don't get me started on cinematic black & white photography...

For celebrations big, small & tiny,

emotive family & child photographer. Lifestyle, baby & newborn.

Based in Blackrock, Dublin.

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
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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 that includes special occasions. Engagement, maternity, birthdays, graduation, debs, baptism. Communion portraits. Includes documentary family photography

communion portrait with girl in a communion dress holding her dad's hand and running down a sand dune on the beach in howth, 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 portrait with newborn girl on pink blanket sleeping with arms clasped around face

communion portrait with close up of communion gown and head dress with flowers

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)

award winning family portrait of a boy eating spaghetti straight out of pan

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 session with pregnant young woman and her husband laughing, holding minature daschund dogs

Feminine Portraits

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Feminine portraits & older children. For teenagers, because they are always our babies. A chance to dress up or keep it laid back >

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"