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Adelaide Family Portrait and Headshot Photographer

Located in the heart of McLaren Vale, Servicing the Southern Suburbs, Fleurieu Peninsula and surrounding areas. Celebrating businesses and familes through professional photography.

Family Portraits

Headshots and Personal Branding

Hi I'm Deb

The Owner/Principal Photographer

I'm an Adelaide family portrait photographer based in the heart of McLaren Vale. I offer a complete photography experience from capture to print. When you look at your images you will feel a warmth in your heart that brings a smile to your face and think "Yes that sums us up perfectly"! With your images I will create timeless, unique pieces of wall art that celebrate your relationships and allow you to enjoy them displayed in your home for generations to come.

"It's time to celebrate you"

celebrating families through Professional Photography

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Testimonials

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I was really apprehensive about having family photos because my eldest son and husband don’t enjoy the process and feel very uncomfortable. My 13 year old was particularly grumpy and uncooperative at the shoot, but Deb was a pro and managed to get him to relax and enjoy himself in a very gentle way.

I admired Deb’s attention to detail and how she took the time to get to know us and what style of photography we would like. I was so thrilled to view our portrait album. Deb managed the impossible and captured photos with ALL five of us looking natural, happy and not over posed.

Paisley

I had no concerns hiring Deb as I had heard such lovely things from other clients.  During the photo shoot Deb reassured me she had the kids sorted and had me step back so I could stop worrying about them smiling.  She had the kids sorted! We received beautiful photos in a very relaxed setting.  Thank you Deb,  Our family photos are gorgeous and memories we will keep forever. I will be recommending you to all our family and friends!

Jodie

Deb is so great to work with, and she really knows how to capture a moment.

Jasmine

Deb did such a wonderful job of organising our family for a beautiful shoot. She was very professional and friendly and really worked well with the kids to put them at ease and get the best from them. The result is a collection of stunning photographs, capturing wonderful memories, that we’ll treasure forever!

Jo

Deb was wonderful and really knew how to get the best out of our 5 year old. Not only that, but she knew how to get the best from us oldies too. Really love the natural photos and the photos were amazing.

Lisa

Deb made us feel as if we were her only clients from the moment we made our initial booking. She went out of her way to visit our photo location before the day. On the day, Deb instantly connected with our boys and made our shoot feel just like a fun, family outing. As a result, we loved every single photo!

Nicole

Deb is very thorough and persists to get just the right shot. She also works with how children are on the day and goes with the flow. The finished products are beautiful and certainly captured our family. Thank you.

Carla

Deb Elton Photography was such a great experience from start to finish. Deb was so friendly and her experience really showed through. Debs communication was outstanding and so professional. Our family had a wonderful time on our shoot and we are so pleased with our photos. We would totally recommend Deb Elton Photography to everyone. Thank you Deb. 10 out of 10!

Penny
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We have just received our images from the photo package that Deb created for us. I came to her with a fairly specific brief of what I wanted for our wall and albums and she captured it so perfectly – down to sourcing the perfect location. The photo session itself was relaxed and enjoyable even with two kids. Deb is extremely professional and easy to work with, we recommend her to anybody who wants high quality family photos!

Lydia

Deb was very welcoming, professional and most of all she engaged our teenage children to have amazing family photos. we couldn’t recommend Deb Elton Photography anymore. Thank you Deb for our forever memories we can look at every single day.

Michelle and Stephen
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I was super nervous about having my Photo taken in fact I hate photos, but Deb made me comfortable from the first phone call. she gave me so many ideas to help prepare my family before the shoot had even happened. I loved how Deb made the entire shoot so easy to do. She was great with our 3 year I didn’t have to do anything to get those amazing shots. Deb guided us through the whole process and made it super fun. I would recommend Deb to anyone who is wanting beautiful ever lasting memories for their homes. If she can make me feel comfortable and Beautiful having my photos done she can make anyone. The day I picked up my photos I couldn’t stop smiling. I wish I had done it sooner. Stop thinking and do it!

Krystal
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I can highly recommend Deb for a generational family photo 100%. She was so incredibly friendly, relaxed and warm and did such an amazing job with having quite a big family to capture …she thought of every combination! My little grandchildren really responded to her kindness and sense fun and we ended up with some amazing shots of the little ones. I especially think that she has a real talent for capturing the most amazing light and we have many sensational photos with the most spectacular evening glow on our farm. The quality of the photos was just so impressive and we had heaps we could choose from. Please do your yourself and your family a favour and book a photo session with Deb to capture your loved ones….I can assure you will be so happy with the result.

Michelle
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Deb, Thank you for your stunning photos which capture our family’s energy, playful nature and love. With three young children you impressively captured moments which highlighted their personalities. We are thrilled with our wall art and your high quality work. Thank you for personalising our experience.

Robyn
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Thanks Deb for an amazing, happy and playful session with my family as we celebrated my 60th birthday. The weather was perfect and you captured the light through the river trees beautifully. Your flexibility on the day meant that we got some shots that we weren’t expecting to get.
The wall art brings me so much joy when ever I look at it, and I love showing the rest of the collection to family and friends.
Thank you for creating lifelong memories that reflect who we are and how we are with each other.
Wendy
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“Deb was an incredible photographer, she had to deal with awkward teenagers and grandparents that don’t listen and managed to make us all smile at the same time and the photos where awesome. Communication excellent, value for money was great. Options for location was perfect for our family, I didn’t want a staged environment. Thank you Deb, look forward to getting you to take our family photos in the next stage of our lives.”

Julie

“Deb was amazing. Getting nice natural pics of my young adult kids was easy for her (I’ll admit I was nervous the boys might be tricky) and for our first ever professional photo shoot as a family I was completely blown away by the beautiful photos she captured. My husband and I absolutely love our photos and will treasure them forever.”

Kristina
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“I don’t like having my photo taken but Deb was so warm and easy to work with and made us all feel at ease. We had our photos taken on our property and Deb managed to capture memories of places that are special to our family. We are extremely pleased with the finished result and would definitely recommend Deb.”

Elizabeth
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“Could not recommend this lady more! Have recently had our 3rd session with her in 3 years and will continue to use her as our family photographer. Deb is relaxed (great with little kids and babies), friendly and professional, the photos are always beautiful and the range of wall art and albums she offers are timeless. If you are after some quality keepsakes of the family and not just a set of digital files, I would highly recommend you consider Deb Elton photography 📸🌷”
Kylie
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“Deb Elton connected so well with our family. Having five members, including a very busy three year old, a photo shoot was somewhat daunting. Deb was well prepared and made helpful suggestions that allowed her to capture stunning images of our family. She has been responsive and helpful throughout our experience. Deb displays pride in her work and willingly went the extra mile to provide us with high quality finished wall art and images. I highly recommend Deb Elton Photography for professionalism, quality and that special, personalised touch.”

Robyn
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