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About

Overview & Vibe

Tracy Hebden photographs weddings out of Canberra, and her own summary of the job is “hanging out at your wedding like a guest with a camera”. The work is relaxed and documentary: no awkward posing, plenty of dance floor, and a photographer who aims to be everywhere and nowhere at once. She has been shooting since well before 2014 and has a wall of Epson ACT awards for documentary, wedding and family work.

Style & Approach

She describes wanting to capture relaxed, documentary-style photographs, staying as unobtrusive as possible while the story unfolds, and she is candid about the trade-off: quality over quantity, 50 to 100 frames per hour of coverage rather than a thousand. Portraits are built around finding good light, ideally in the hour before sunset, and around couples feeling like they have space to be themselves. Rain is treated as an opportunity rather than a problem.

Ideal For

Couples marrying around Canberra and the Canberra District wine country — Gundaroo, Murrumbateman, Collector and Springrange — who want the day documented as it happens rather than staged. It suits people who dislike being photographed, since making that comfortable is explicitly her job, and it suits small weddings just as well as large ones: a two-hour elopement collection sits alongside a nine-hour package with a second shooter.

The Need-to-Knows

Wedding collections run from $1,600 for a two-hour small wedding or elopement capped at 30 guests, then $2,950 for three hours, $3,450 for five, $4,350 for seven and $5,500 for nine hours with a second shooter included. Every package covers a pre-wedding consultation, planning support, retouched high-resolution images ready to print, an online highlights reel and an online gallery, and delivers roughly 300 to 800 photographs. Albums start at $600, a second photographer from $350, and travel beyond the Canberra region is usually $200 to $400.

Standout Feature

Her blog is an unusually complete record of where she actually works — Gundaroo Grazing, Poachers Pantry, Collector, Murrumbateman, Royalla, Brindabella Hills, the National Gallery and the National Arboretum all carry named, dated real weddings. For couples choosing a venue as much as a photographer, that is a rare thing to be able to check rather than take on trust.

Albums & Prints

  • Highlights Photo Album — from $750. $600 when pre-paid, and offered as a surprise addition to any of the hourly collections at $600.
  • Boutique Album — $1,400. $1,100 when pre-paid.
  • Prints and Wall Art — from $250. Available alongside the album range.
  • Albums — from $600. A full album range with several styles and sizes to choose between.

Appointment Policy

  • Enquiries are made through the contact form or by email, and every wedding collection includes a pre-wedding consultation.

Areas Serviced

  • Based in Canberra, covering the ACT and the surrounding Canberra District, and travelling to the South Coast, the Southern Highlands and further afield.

Hours of Coverage

  • 2 to 9 hours of coverage, with additional hours available, the shortest option being elopement coverage.

Nearby Landmarks

  • Gundaroo Grazing, Gundaroo
  • Poachers Pantry, Springrange
  • Collector
  • Murrumbateman
  • Brindabella Hills Winery
  • Royalla Common and Royalla Grove
  • National Gallery of Australia and the National Arboretum, Canberra

Photography Packages

  • Small Weddings and Elopements — $1,600. Two hours of coverage and an online gallery of high-resolution files, for up to 30 guests.
  • Three Hours — $2,950. Ceremony, group photos, wedding party photos and the entrance to the reception where timing allows.
  • Five Hours — $3,450. Getting-ready photographs where timing allows, ceremony, group photos, wedding party photos and the start of the reception.
  • Seven Hours — $4,350. Getting ready, ceremony, group photos, wedding party photos, reception formalities and candids, with sunset photographs if timing aligns. Marked as her recommended option.
  • Nine Hours — $5,500. Getting ready, ceremony, group photos, wedding party photos, reception formalities and candids, with a second shooter included.

Photography Style

  • documentary
  • relaxed
  • candid

Price Notes

  • Collections run from $1,600 for a two-hour small wedding to $5,500 for nine hours with a second shooter. Albums, prints, an engagement session and a second photographer are priced separately, and several album options are cheaper when pre-paid.

Services Offered

  • Wedding Photography
  • Elopement And Small Wedding Photography
  • Engagement Sessions
  • Family Photography
  • Branding And Corporate Headshot Photography

Starting Price

  • From $1,600

Travel & Destination

  • Travel beyond the Canberra region is usually $200 to $400, depending on distance and whether an overnight stay is needed. Weddings requiring flights are quoted individually.

Turnaround Time

No details available.

What You Receive

  • Retouched High-Resolution Photos Ready To Print
  • Online Gallery
  • Online Highlights Reel
  • Pre-Wedding Consultation And Planning Support
  • Between 300 And 800 Edited Photographs

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