Rana Rankin Photography

Family Fun - Part 2 - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-11-06T20:15:00.003+10:00

As I promised, the 2nd installment of the family fun from the weekend :) It was really fun, especially all the jumping and goofing around, my favourite kind of shoot :) Will be in contact soon with your galleries guys, thanks for adding so much fun to my weekend!
xx Rana :)

Family Fun -part1 - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-11-06T09:11:00.003+10:00

Another weekend shoot, this will be split into 2 posts as 2 families came together for a session.
These guys 1st, a bundle of energy, fun and craziness, thats what this shoot was about. Hope you guys had fun. Miss Sophie definitley stole the show, one of my favs of her and her dad is the last shot.
Toni will have your photos up tonight.
Talk to you both soon.
xx Rana :)

Perfect Angel - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-11-05T08:21:00.005+10:00

During the weekend I had the joy of meeting Miss Kiera, what a perfect angel she was as well. She gave me lots of smiles to start with and then perfectly dozed off for some lovely sleepy photos.
Robyn and David, hope you love the photos, your little Miss is adorable!
Talk to you soon.
xx Rana :)

Lots of family fun - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-11-03T23:35:00.003+10:00

During the weekend I had a lot of fun photographying this extended family. The littlest girl in these pictures you may recognise from some previous shoots, Miss Sophie's mum contacted me and asked if I could do a shoot for her family, and all her in laws. SO 7 adults and 3 kids later I'm sure you'll understand why I have posted such a big sneak peak.
I hope these guys had as much fun as I did and thank you for being such good sports when you got wet!
Will be in contact soon.
:) Rana

A glimpse of sunshine - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-10-17T14:08:00.003+10:00

Recently we spent the weekend on the northern beaches of Sydney, while my eldest competed in a national gymnastics competition. Being part of something likes gymnastics means you have a lot of friends that become like family. During this trip we spent a lot of time with one of the other families, their daughter and my daughter totally adore each other, its nice to see such beautiful bonds between the kids.
The weather was terrible. But finally on our last day we got to spend a bit of time in the son over at the beach.
Here are some of my favourite photos from the day :)

True Beauty comes from within! - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-10-04T22:07:00.003+10:00

I loved this session so much, I knew I would though!
I have known Tamsyn for a while and she looked stunning when she was pregnant with her 1st baby, so I was very keen to capture her with number 2. We finally got around to it, due any day now and looking absolutely amazing!
I have so many favorites from this session, here are a few of them, I think I might have to do another post with some more later in the week, with some of the more creatively processed ones.
Tamsyn, Sasha & River, was an absolute pleasure to catch up with you guys today. Can't wait to hear about the impending arrival of your little miss or little mr, all the best for a beautiful birth xxx Rana :)

And this last one would have to be one of my favs I think :)

Love was in the air - {Gold Coast Wedding Photographer}

2009-09-21T22:52:00.005+10:00

When I received an email from Leisa asking to me to photograph her wedding I nearly jumped off my seat, I was so excited :) and surprised, I work with both Leisa and Glen and I must of been walking around with my head in the clouds as I was totally unaware of their upcoming wedding. Of course I said yes. I am so glad I was given the privilege to share their special day, what a beautiful day it was. Leisa looked absolutely breathtakingly beautiful (I'm sure Glen agrees with me) and their were many a damp eye during the ceremony, I will admit, even I teared up, especially when they said in their vows "I will not promise to love you because I have no say in it, it just happens" The wedding took place in the stunning hinterland location of Ruffles Lodge. It truly was a perfect day, I hope these photos do it justice.

Leisa and Glen, I wish you all the happiness and joy in the world, have a fabulous honeymoon, are you sure you don't want me to come and photograph it for you (they are off to Africa -SO jealous!!). I will be in touch when you get back.
xxx Rana

SMILE - centro smile competition - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-09-08T22:47:00.004+10:00

Yay me, one of my photos has made the finals of the Centro Nerang Smile competition. If you have some time, would love it if you could vote for me. Its pretty easy, go to www.smilephotos.com.au go to the Qld- Nerang Centro section and vote for photo #12 - My Boys You could win a $5000 shopping spree for voting :)
Thank you.
xx Rana

Totally Gorgeous - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-09-02T18:27:00.003+10:00

During the weekend I had the pleasure of photographing the wedding of Nicole and Michael, I woke up to grey, overcast weather and was quite worried that their beautiful outdoors wedding was going to be rained out. Thankfully the sun come out, it was a beautiful wedding. Nicole, you were so relaxed and you looked absolutely stunning. The 4 kids were totally gorgeous as you will see, I have saved my fav photo of them till last.
Nicole and Mick, hope you had a fabulous honeymoon, will be in contact soon with the rest of the photos. Thank you so much for letting me share your fabulous day xx
Rana :)

Three times the cuteness! {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-08-22T20:30:00.006+10:00

Not long ago I met an amazing lady, who blew me away with how calm she was, even though she was expecting triplets! Her maternity shoot is here. This week I very excitedly got to meet them :) Born at just over 35 weeks, let me introduce Blayne, Annika (Annie) and Phoenix, these photos were taken when they were 5 weeks old, just 4 days after their due date.
A lovely photographer friend Danielle and I spent a long time, trying to get these 3 cuties to sleep in a quest to get the last photo, we can say YAY we did it (could not of done this without you D xx).
Might have to another post soon with some of the individual shots as well.
Kristy, I am so amazed by your calmness, you are going to be an awesome mum to these 3 beautiful babies. Thank you so much for having us spend the day. Can't wait to come back and see how their personalities develop.

And my fav from the day :)

Twice as nice - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-08-15T22:34:00.007+10:00

This week I had the total pleasure of cuddling (and photography) beautiful twin girls. As adorable as they were they had decided they did not want to both sleep at the same time, and if one was awake it was far more fun to try and hit her sister rather than lie still for a photo :) So only a few twin photos, lots of ones of them on their own though.
Couldn't decide which ones to show so I thought it was a great chance to do up a couple of storyboards to show off some of my favs. I've also put up 2 of my favs that are a bit different to "normal" portraits.
Coralee, I hope the girls weren't too unsettled after I left. They are both beautiful and you are so amazing and calm, thank you for your patience :)
Will be in touch soon.
xx Rana :)

That last one is probably one of my favouritest photos so far!

07-08-09 a date to remember - {Gold Coast Photograher}

2009-08-09T17:49:00.002+10:00

I'm not sure if Sharon chose this date specifically so Andrew would never forget it, if not, I think its a clever idea ;)
I had the joy of photographing Sharon & Andrew's wedding this week, a lovely small and intimate ceremony.
Sharon amazed me with her talent, not only did she make the cake (which had the most beautiful topper I have EVER seen) she also made her dress, WOW I was impressed.
I loved the way these 2 looked at each other, like I've said I'm a sucker for love. They were both beaming all day.
Thank you for allowing me to be part of your day guys. Hope you had a fabulous night last night. I'll be in contact soon with the rest of your gallery.
xx Rana

SURPRISE - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-07-12T23:01:00.004+10:00

Sue approached me about capturing her 50th birthday in photos (Yes I do parties too!), I excitedly said yes.... then she told me a big secret that I had to keep to myself. Yes Sue was planning a big shindig for her 50th, but her and her partner Peter were surprising everyone and getting married as well. I'm a sucker for love, so this made it even more exciting for me. Sue, Peter & I hid away and watched as the guests arrived, and then the MC announced Sue, then told everyone the big surprise :) The rest of the night was filled with lots of laughter, dancing and love. Oh and to top it off, it was a purple party!

Sue and Peter, it was wonderful to be part of your special night, thank you :)
Will let you know when the rest of the photos are ready.
xx Rana :)

Happy Hunter - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-07-10T00:04:00.003+10:00

What a gorgeous happy boy this little man was. So many cute photos it was hard to choose which ones to put up for a sneak peak. While full of smiles alot of the time, Hunter also was very serious at times, made me wonder what he was thinking about.
He wasn't quite sure about the whole cake smash idea, he thought the candle was the best part of the hold thing - and thats all he wanted to eat!

Bernadette, it was wonderful to see how Hunter is growing into a sweet boy full of personality. Thank you for having me back again. Will be in contact soon.
xx Rana

Happy 1st Birthday! My 1st attempt at a cake smash :)

And lastly, I dare you not to smile when you look at these photos :)

Sweet Chilli! - {Gold Coast Photography}

2009-07-09T10:52:00.003+10:00

I love it when I get to meet the babies from maternity sessions, Yesterday I got to meet the sweet Miss Chilli, the final result of this maternity session. While Miss Chilli fought sleep she gave me some beautiful smiles and loved to be with her mum.

Tiff, will let you know when the rest are ready and can't wait to come back and get some more of Miss C on her own.

Sweet little Pixie - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-07-04T15:22:00.002+10:00

Yesterday I went and revisited Lisa and Glen who I did a previous maternity session with. They have welcomed into the world the most beautiful little pixie - Emily.
The hardest thing with baby photos is a baby's temperament is so easily changed. Mis E was the cutest little button, happy to give me some gorgeous smiles to start with, then she decided that was it, didn't want to smile, didn't want to sleep, wasn't happy to play the game. So we cut the session short but still got some beautiful photos. My fav is the last one in the sneak peak.

Lisa and Glen, hope you love these -how could you not!, will be in contact soon with the rest of your gallery.
Rana :)

Beach Fun - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-07-03T18:47:00.003+10:00

This week I headed down to the beach with one of my best friends for a bit of sunset fun. Sheridan had seen the jumping photos I have on the wall of my kids and wanted something similar for her wall (the result is the last photo in this sneak peak! It was a lot of fun, I made them kiss lot (I have a habit of doing this!) and we got some great shots.
Love ya heaps Sheridan, hope these are good enough for your walls ;)
More coming your way soon.

Not 1, not 2 but 3! - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-07-02T18:33:00.006+10:00

Yesterday I was once again reminded how amazing us women are!! As a midwife I am often amazed at how lucky we are and how strong we are when it comes to childbirth. Yesterday's reminder came in the form of Kristie and her belly full of babies! How amazing is this beautiful belly - 33 weeks pregnant with triplets (and not a stretchmark in sight!), 2 boys and 1 girl, awww so exciting.
Kristie it was wonderful to photograph you, you are amazing and I love how you are so calm about this pregnancy. Can't wait to hear about the arrival of these 3 in the next couple of weeks.
Talk to you soon
:) Rana.

A day full of LOVE - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-06-16T09:41:00.006+10:00

On Saturday I had the absolute pleasure of capturing Sonia and Gavin's special day. Sonia is the loveliest person and it was so nice to part of her day, it was a very happy day and even Sonia said at one stage that her cheeks were sore from smiling so much, isn't that exactly how your wedding day should be. Sonia I hope your life with Gavin is filled with as much love, friendship, laughter and cheek aching smiles as Saturday was for everyone involved.
Will see you soon with the rest of you photos.
xxx Rana :)

Boys will be boys - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-06-08T22:44:00.005+10:00

Today I had a family shoot at the beach, these boys were a bundle of energy and thought fun action shots were much better than nice family shots! It was fun and I got some great shots.
Jodi hope you like your sneak peak, thought I'd just put up some of the boys. Will let you know as soon as the others are ready.
:) Rana

Christianna - beautiful doll - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-05-01T21:58:00.003+10:00

Today I had my heart melted by the most beautiful little girl! Miss Christianna was like a little doll, absolutely beautiful. She decided she'd much rather stay awake and see what was happening, but eventually she fell asleep and I got some beautiful sleepy photos.
James and Nina, hope you love these, will contact you once the rest are ready :)
Rana xx

A Beautiful Belly! - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-04-23T22:15:00.003+10:00

Today I met up with Lisa and Glen to do some maternity photos, Lisa has the perfect belly :) (Which by the way Lisa I think is sitting very low!) Their 2 gorgeous dogs of course had to get into the act! Glen thanks for being such a good sport.
Can't wait to come back and meet this little boy or girl!!

And of course, my fav for the last one.

Miss Charli - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-04-19T15:44:00.003+10:00

When Kasey contacted me about taking photos of her gorgeous Miss Charli, I knew it would be fun as Kasey is an artist and was very excited about the props she had been collecting for photos. Check out Kasey's beautiful artwork here. Even though we didn't end up using a lot of them I got some beautiful photos of the lovely Charli, something about her made me use a slight vintage twist in the processing.
Kasey and Shannon, enjoy your sneak peak and I'll let you know when the gallery is up :)
xx Rana

And lastly, I think this is my fav, just something about it that I love :)

Smiley Jakob - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-04-13T21:10:00.006+10:00

Another beautiful family session today, I met Jane and Stuart and the gorgeous Jakob at their lovely home (can't wait to come back and see the finished result guys!). Mr Jake was so smiley from the start to finish, with a smile that would melt any heart. This little man looks like he is going to inherit his mum's beautiful dimples!
Guys it was lovely to meet you, hope you love these and I'll be in contact soon with the rest of your gallery. Hope the weather gets a bet better so you can get out into the garden :)
xx Rana

Introducing Isaiah - {Gold Coast Photographer}

2009-04-09T17:01:00.003+10:00

Kel & lovely Isaiah came today to take advantage of my newborn special, what a delight it was to meet this little man. At 2 weeks old he happily let me take some awake and asleep photos. He is adorable, such a wise little man.
Kel, congratulations on Isaiah's arrival, will be in contact soon.
xx Rana