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Wedding Photographers · Sunshine Coast / Noosa, Queensland

Tara Lee Photography

About

Overview & Vibe

Tara Lee has photographed weddings and portraits on the Sunshine Coast since 2004 — more than twenty years in one region, from a home studio at Wurtulla between Mooloolaba and Caloundra. Her husband Jayden runs Sunshine Coast Videography and the two often work the same day. Weddings sit alongside a large family and portrait practice, and a good number of her couples come back years later for family sessions.

Style & Approach

Asked directly whether the photographs will be heavily posed, she says that is not how she works: the aim is honest emotion drawn out with encouragement, a little direction and good light. Everything is lightly edited for colour and exposure rather than heavily retouched. The hinterland does a lot of the work — Maleny ridgelines with the Glass House Mountains behind, and beaches at Coolum, Noosa and Point Cartwright.

Ideal For

Couples marrying anywhere between Caloundra and Noosa who want a photographer who has worked the region for two decades and knows where the light falls at every venue. Three collections make it easy to buy only the parts of the day you want covered: ceremony onwards, bridal preparation onwards, or the full run through two hours of reception.

The Need-to-Knows

Collections are published in full at $2,390, $3,140 and $4,190, with weekday specials on request and extra reception hours at $480. Expect roughly 50 to 75 photographs per hour of coverage, all lightly edited and delivered unlimited and print-ready. The online gallery arrives four to eight weeks after the wedding and stays available for two months, then $79 a year to extend. Premium retouching is $35 a photograph. Copyright is shared, so she can use the pictures in her own promotion. Travel beyond the Coast is charged at cost plus a night’s accommodation.

Standout Feature

Two decades in one place, and the redundancy to match: two cameras on every job, each writing to two cards, and in seventeen years she has never missed a wedding through illness. If she ever could not shoot, the stated plan is a second shooter or a replacement photographer of similar style — an unusually concrete answer to the question most couples are afraid to ask.

Albums & Prints

  • Albums. Price: Not published. Description: Available to order, with prices sent by email on request.
  • Fine Art Prints And Canvases. Price: Not published. Description: Ordered through her print store, and every enlargement bought there is given a premium edit.

Appointment Policy

  • Meet at the home studio at Wurtulla or over coffee at Mooloolaba
  • A booking fee locks in the date and is non-refundable
  • The balance falls due at least two weeks before the wedding
  • Paying the package upfront unlocks an engagement session special

Areas Serviced

  • Weddings across the Sunshine Coast, from Caloundra through Mooloolaba and Maroochydore to Noosa
  • The hinterland including Maleny, and beaches at Coolum, Cotton Tree and Point Cartwright
  • Travel further afield is offered at cost plus a night's accommodation

Booking & Deposit

  • A booking fee holds the date and is not refundable if the wedding is cancelled
  • The final payment falls due at least two weeks before the day

Hours of Coverage

No details available.

Nearby Landmarks

  • Maleny and the Glass House Mountains lookout
  • Point Cartwright and Mooloolaba Spit
  • Noosa National Park and Noosa North Shore
  • Coolum Beach and Alexandra Headland
  • Cotton Tree, Maroochydore

Photography Packages

  • Collection One. Price: $2,390. Description: The ceremony, congratulations, family formal photographs and an hour of location portraits with the bridal party, delivered as unlimited lightly edited print-ready images with a slideshow through an online gallery.
  • Collection Two. Price: $3,140. Description: Adds bridal preparation and the guests arriving to everything in Collection One.
  • Collection Three. Price: $4,190. Description: The ceremony, congratulations, family formals, an hour of location portraits and two hours of reception coverage.
  • Extra Reception Hour. Price: $480. Description: Added to any collection if the reception runs longer than planned.
  • Weekday Wedding Special. Price: Not published. Description: Offered on request for weddings held midweek.

Photography Style

No details available.

Price Notes

  • Three wedding collections are published in full, with weekday specials on request
  • Extra reception hours, premium retouching and gallery hosting are all charged separately
  • Portrait and family sessions are priced on their own ladder, apart from the wedding collections
  • Retrieving files again after the backup year carries a fee

Services Offered

  • Wedding Photography
  • Elopement Photography
  • Engagement And Couple Sessions
  • Family And Extended Family Photography
  • Maternity And Newborn Photography
  • Portrait Photography
  • Corporate Photography And Headshots

Starting Price

  • From $2,390

Travel & Destination

  • Travel beyond the Sunshine Coast is charged at cost, plus one night's accommodation
  • Weddings have been photographed in Fiji, New Zealand and several states

Turnaround Time

  • The online gallery arrives four to eight weeks after the wedding, depending on the season
  • The gallery stays open to download for two months
  • Hosting can be extended afterwards for $79 a year

What You Receive

  • Unlimited Print-Ready Images From The Day
  • Roughly Fifty To Seventy-Five Photographs Per Hour Of Coverage
  • A Slideshow Of The Day
  • Highest-Resolution Files Under Shared Copyright
  • An Online Gallery Open For Two Months

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