There is something wonderful about this stage.

They're sitting confidently now. They’re discovering their personality. They've found their expressions, their little mannerisms and that look they give you when they know exactly what they're doing. They're becoming their own little person.

And somehow, it all changes so quickly.

This Spring, MANAWA is bringing a little of the season into the studio with fresh tulips, beautiful sunflowers and soft Spring light, creating a Little Sitter experience designed to capture this fleeting chapter beautifully.

Not just how they look. Who they are.

YOUR SPRING LITTLE SITTER EXPERIENCE

This isn't a quick ten-minute seasonal mini session. Your Little Sitter experience is designed to give your baby time.

Time to arrive. Time to settle. Time to explore. Time to change outfits. And time for their personality to come through.

We'll have 90–120 minutes together in the studio, allowing the session to unfold naturally rather than rushing to capture everything before the clock runs out.

Some moments will be beautifully styled. Others will happen completely naturally. And often, those are the photographs you'll love the most.

Your Spring Little Sitter Experience includes:

90–120 minute studio experience

Plenty of time for settling, feeding if needed, outfit changes, interaction and photographing all those wonderful little expressions.

Up to three outfit changes

Three different looks allow us to create a beautiful variety of portraits throughout your session.

Full access to the MANAWA wardrobe

You don't need to worry about finding three perfect outfits. You'll have access to the carefully curated MANAWA wardrobe, with beautiful pieces selected to photograph beautifully and work with the Spring styling.

Fresh Spring florals

The studio will be styled with beautiful fresh tulips and sunflowers, bringing colour and life into the photographs without overwhelming your little one.

25–30 fully edited images

Your finished collection includes approximately 25–30 carefully edited photographs, capturing the different expressions, details and personality that make this stage so special.

A 30 × 45cm ChromaLuxe print

One beautiful ChromaLuxe print is included with your experience, giving you something tangible to display and enjoy in your home.

Private vanity area

A dedicated space for you to prepare, change outfits and take a moment for yourself throughout your experience.

Your cinematic viewing experience

Once your images are ready, you'll return to MANAWA for your private cinematic viewing experience, where your photographs will be brought together as your story.

SPRING IN THE STUDIO

Tulips. Sunflowers. Soft light. And them. Spring gives us the perfect opportunity to bring a little more colour into your baby's portraits. Fresh tulips. Beautiful sunflowers. Soft Spring light. And carefully selected wardrobe pieces that allow your little one to remain the focus.

The styling isn't designed to overpower the photograph. It's there to create the feeling of Spring around them. So when you look back at these photographs years from now, you'll remember not only how little they were, but the season in which you captured them.

THREE LOOKS. ONE LITTLE PERSONALITY.

Your session includes up to three outfit changes. This gives us the opportunity to create a collection with variety while still keeping the photographs cohesive. One look might be beautifully simple. Another might bring in a little more colour. And another might be completely different.

We'll choose the pieces together from the MANAWA wardrobe, taking into consideration your little one's colouring, personality and the Spring styling.

You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what you want. We'll work it out together.

WE DON'T RUSH BABIES.

We let them be babies.

Some babies arrive ready to smile at the camera. Others need a little time. Some are fascinated by everything around them. Some would rather have a cuddle first. And that's completely fine. The 90–120 minute experience allows us to work with your baby rather than against them.

There is time for cuddles. Time for feeding. Time for a little break. Time for a nappy change. And time for us to simply wait for that perfect little expression. Because the best photographs often happen when your baby has forgotten we're even taking them.

THEIR LITTLE DETAILS

At this stage, everything is changing. The tiny hands. The eyelashes. Those little cheeks. The way they sit. The expressions they make when they're concentrating. The smile that appears when they see someone they love. The little personality that is beginning to emerge. These are the details we'll look for throughout your experience.

Because one day, you'll look back and wonder how they could ever have been quite this small.

YOUR CINEMATIC VIEWING EXPERIENCE

Your photographs deserve to be experienced. When your images are ready, within 14 days, you'll return to MANAWA for your private cinematic viewing experience.

Rather than simply opening a gallery and scrolling through your photographs, you'll sit back and watch your images come together as a story. The music begins. The photographs appear. And suddenly, you're seeing your little one exactly as they are right now.

The expressions. The personality. The tiny details. The moments you didn't even realise I'd captured. This is often where the photographs become more than photographs. They become memories.

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL TO TAKE HOME

Your Spring Little Sitter experience includes a 30 × 45cm ChromaLuxe print. Because your photographs shouldn't have to live exclusively on a screen.

Your print gives you something physical to display in your home — something you can see every day as your little one continues to grow. And years from now, that photograph won't simply remind you of what they looked like. It will take you straight back to this stage. The way they sat. The way they smiled. The little person they were becoming.

EVERYTHING INCLUDED. NOTHING LEFT TO DECIDE - $899

Your complete Spring Little Sitter experience includes:

• 90–120 minute studio experience
• Up to three outfit changes
• Full access to the MANAWA wardrobe
• Fresh tulips and sunflowers
• 25–30 fully edited images
• 30 × 45cm ChromaLuxe print
• Private vanity area
• Cinematic viewing experience

There are no complicated collections to compare. No decisions about which photographs you need to purchase afterwards. Your experience, your photographs and your finished artwork are included from the beginning.

$899 complete

Every detail of the experience has been carefully considered to create something fresh and beautiful while allowing your baby to remain the centre of the story.

Because the flowers are beautiful. But they're not what you'll remember. You'll remember them.

THIS STAGE DOESN'T STAY.

They won't always sit like this.

They won't always have those tiny hands.

They won't always make that particular little face.

And they certainly won't always fit quite so perfectly into your arms.

Spring will pass. They will grow.

And this particular little chapter will become a memory.

So let's keep it. Beautifully.

SPRING LITTLE SITTER AT MANAWA - $899

Limited Spring availability.