This is a place where you will see sneak peeks, previews, news and generally find out more about Rana Rankin Photography.
I am Rana and what you will find here is part of who I am. I am a wife, mother, midwife, photographer, lover of chocolate, coffee, love joy & happiness.
I aim to capture those little moments of your life and share your love joy and happiness. Based on the Gold Coast, I am willing to travel to surrounding areas to spend time with you and capture those moments that matter most to you.
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Warning – cuteness overload about to come
I have known Rachel since she was pregnant and was so excited to catch up with her today purely by chance, even better I had my camera in the car. So we found the closest park and let Miss Paulina charm us. She wasn’t very giving with the smiles when it came to me, but when it came to her mum, she had plenty.
Was just a quick session, but we got some utterly adorable shots
Some people are just made to be parents I think. I have been so lucky to have been part of this family’s journey into parenthood and I am filled with love every time I get that infectious feeling of total utter joy from them. Gorgeous Joseph is a beautiful content boy, I think he knows how much he is loved. He didn’t really want to sleep during this mini session, but thats ok because it means I get to capture him in all his seriousness, with his never ending quirky expressions, those big fat cheeks and I even got to capture the dimple that I love so much.
Sorry Steve, but at this stage I am going to say this boy got his gorgeous looks from his mum!! Everytime I look at the photos I see you Nadine, must be those beautiful lips of his.
So glad to have met you guys, hope you love this sneak peak. Will have the rest to you soon.
So was very excited to met Steph at my local beach and get some beautiful maternity photos for her to send to her husband who is away with the army at the moment. The families of our soldiers are never far from my mind, what they do for our country is truly remarkable.
Steph, hope you love these and that your lovely man makes it home in time to see you still pregnant before bubs arrives!!
August 17, 2010 - 12:45 amIamMel - Oh Rana these photos are beautiful! Love your soft colours they are spot on!
August 17, 2010 - 1:25 amKaren Pfeiffer - Just beautiful - I love the soft tones and this Mummy to be is gorgeous.
August 17, 2010 - 10:43 amgemma higgins - Oh just stunning!!! they are all beautiful!
August 17, 2010 - 11:37 amKay King - Rana, my daughter is glowing and my son-in-law and grandchild will be so proud of these photos. You have captured the essence of a mother-to-be - LOVE THEM!!!!!!!! Kay
August 17, 2010 - 12:28 pmdani - beautiful gentle soft colours Rana, a gorgeous maternity session!
August 17, 2010 - 1:51 pmsheila - these are just gorgeous rana. i love love love that first reflection shot and the one with the sunburst is so cool.
Some people just suit their names, when I look at this little man, I see a strong, noble warrior type of person, the way he stares intently, working things out, I can just envision him storming off to his sisters rescue. So I wasn’t surprised when I read that his name Uhlan has the meaning of calvary man. The perfect name for a little warrior Check out the photo of him flexing his warrior-like muscles!!
I was very privileged to be there to help welcome this beautiful boy into the world, so grateful to have met him and his family.
Eliza & Rick, was great to see you guys again, you have a beautiful family. Can’t wait to catch up again.
August 9, 2010 - 11:56 pmJayne - gorgeous Rana :) He looks so relaxed and all's good with the world!
August 10, 2010 - 12:18 amJanine Guidera - He's beautiful Rana. I love his intent expressions! He looks like he's been here before! The storyboard is divine.
August 10, 2010 - 5:48 amsheila - Sigh!
What darling images!
I love all of these but the baby bits one is wonderful. And I totally love those baby feet!
August 10, 2010 - 7:47 amKylie - Gorgeous Rana! Those detail shots are just perfect, and the colours and tones are gorgeous!
August 10, 2010 - 8:48 amHayley - Gorgeous work Rana! I particularly loved the one where he looks like he is flexing his biceps..classic shot!
August 10, 2010 - 9:40 amRachel Richter - He's adorable - beautiful series of photos xx
August 10, 2010 - 11:30 amWhint - Oh what a serious little fellow his is... just adorable Rana :)
August 10, 2010 - 2:10 pmLeanne - what a cutie .. can he be a cutie & a warrior? I'm sure he can :)
Gorgeous Rana !
Eddie Eyelashes this boy should be called, you know the kind of eyelashes us girls would die for, this boy has them, so beautiful! A few from a recent mini session with this adorable snuggley wee man.
August 6, 2010 - 1:39 pmBelinda Cook - Oh my goodness baby boys always make me clucky, this little one has done it again! What stunning photos, he is simply devine!
August 6, 2010 - 1:46 pmdani - love the naturals colours.. the browns and creams! Gorgeous Rana
August 6, 2010 - 1:47 pmDani B - So very very precious. It's hard to pick a fave, they are all stunning!
August 6, 2010 - 1:47 pmSharon Mallin - A stunning set of image Rana - gorgeous!
August 6, 2010 - 1:50 pmKatherineB - Good gosh these are stunning - isn't he gorgeous!
August 6, 2010 - 2:45 pmHayley - So precious Rana! Love him!
August 6, 2010 - 4:38 pmsarah black - These are so gorgeous, just natural and perfect. Love them all.
August 6, 2010 - 5:17 pmKristy Bradford - Oh what a cutie! It's always the boys who get the awesome lashes! Love the second shot, he looks so content.
August 6, 2010 - 11:21 pmJen Stocks - I know what you mean about the eyelashes! What a beautiful babe, and I love your images. They are so natural and beautiful.
August 7, 2010 - 7:37 amRachel Richter - Isn't he completely precious?!!? *sigh* Absolutely beautiful photos, well done.
August 7, 2010 - 6:26 pmLiz - awww, look at him, he is adorable. Beautiful images
I had the total pleasure of meeting Freddie today, he melted my heart What a gorgeous boy, guess he gets that from his parents, what a lovely warm family they were.
Freddie gave me lots of character and you can see that through these photos! ohhh I just want to eat him up!
Hope you love these guys, will be in contact with the rest of your gallery soon.
July 25, 2010 - 9:47 pmJayne - He's a cutie for sure! Love the little smiles :)
July 25, 2010 - 11:06 pmNatalie Bice - Oh gosh what a happy little guy. Beautiful photos Rana. Looks like he is having a great old chat in the second last one.
July 26, 2010 - 7:40 amHayley - Beautiful bubbie Rana....great shots! Love the detail ones..,.very crisp.
July 26, 2010 - 9:50 amBeck - lovely! love the baby bits! gorgeous!
July 26, 2010 - 11:31 amKylie - What a cutie, and I love this set of photos - gorgeous creamy colours! My favourite would have to be the bottom colour one - so much personality and alertness!
July 26, 2010 - 3:19 pmBelinda Cook - Sooooo handsome! Goregous close-ups, I loooooove baby toes!
July 26, 2010 - 3:23 pmAndrea - Oh my goodness - what a gorgeous baby!!! These are such great shots Rana.
July 26, 2010 - 5:11 pmFiona Rogerson - Beautiful! Such gorgeous colour and light. And a beautiful bub!
Those of you that are regulars to my blog will know how much of my life is involved in gymnastics. my 2 older children have been doing gymnastics for almost 3 years now, Cale has been training 16 hours a week and Ali trains 13. Gymnastics is not an extracurricular activity for us, its a part of our life.
I guess as children grow up, life starts to change and it is with a very heavy heart I write this post. Cale has made the decision to stop doing gymnastics, I like to say he has decided to take a break (this doesn’t sound as final to me).
So over the last few days I have gone through some of the photos from the last year and have put together this slideshow.
A slideshow, for me (and the rest of the family) to celebrate the journey we have taken, a slideshow as a tribute to Cale, to show how amazing he is, how proud we are of him and his achievements, a slideshow to say thank you to the awesome coaches and other staff at GCGC, a slideshow to share with my ABSOLUTELY AMAZING gym family, to all those mums and dads who I have sat feeling sick with waiting for comps to start, families I have spent more time with than my own in the last 3 years, the families who I love dearly and while I know we will stay in contact, I will miss sitting with you and watching our amazing boys.
Thank goodness Ali is still doing gym, or I would be an emotional mess right now! Ali you can’t take a break, ever
So firstly Cale’s last competition, last apparatus, his all time fav and an outstanding personal best in vault -
Now I leave you with my boy – the amazing, awesome, talented Cale xxxx (you might want to pause it and let it load fully before watching it or it will stop and start)
July 22, 2010 - 9:24 pmKristen Cook - Yes Cale, you are amazing. Don't you ever forget it.
July 22, 2010 - 9:31 pmRachelle - Thank you so much for sharing Rana :) I could not stop the tears as I read and watched this post. The time has almost come for us to say goodbye to all you wonderful people from GCGC and I really do not know how I (let alone Rylee!) are going to handle it. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart for the last 3 years, we will definitely be in touch and I can so see our beautiful girls riding ponies around the paddocks. Love u x
July 22, 2010 - 9:57 pmMichelle Hutchinson - Wow - what an amazing slideshow for an amazing little boy! So special.
July 22, 2010 - 11:09 pmSharon Mallin - Rana - that is just beautiful. He is amazing! So very very special :)
July 22, 2010 - 11:22 pmRobyn Geering - oh Rana, I am in tears. He is SO amazing. All of your children are amazing.
July 22, 2010 - 11:57 pmben rankin - awesome slide show Rana.
An awesome journey for Cale and I am proud to have been a part of it.
Cale you are amazing and we love you, I don't think we can ever tell you that enough. Everyday you make us proud.
Thank you.
July 23, 2010 - 6:16 amAurelia - *crying. just thinking how much there is to be grateful for.
July 23, 2010 - 8:31 amHayley - Sobbing like a baby. Beautiful tribute Rana! 16 hrs a week must be exhausting. Perhaps he just needs a little break and he will come back to it. Perfect song choice for your amazing boy. :o)
July 23, 2010 - 9:04 amKylie - Rana your boy does sound like the most wonderful boy and this is such a wonderful keepsake for him and your family. Maybe he will return to gymnastics, but even if he doesn't he sounds like the type of kid who will succeed in whatever he does! Kylie xx
July 23, 2010 - 11:51 amPhilly - What a gorgeous slideshow Rana!
July 23, 2010 - 11:54 amJanet Palmer - Just beautiful :)
July 23, 2010 - 12:11 pmJo Ashworth - Rana, you are all amazing for going to what I can only imagine extremes so that your children can achieve. You and Cale have inspired me and opened my eyes....
July 23, 2010 - 7:03 pmJason Heskins - Rana, that's fantastic - very touching.
I can imagine your mixed emotions at Cale's decision to 'take a break' - it's a discussion our family has had before now and I know our girls' gymnastics journeys will come to an end at some point too. Like yourself though, I'm just incredibly proud of them and am truely amazed at what they're capable of!
To Cale - Well done young man. You've done yourself proud!!!
July 23, 2010 - 8:49 pmKarin - WOW.... that's all I can say. Very moving. Ok had to say that too. Well done Rana, says it all!
July 24, 2010 - 3:21 pmSusan Wall - Rana, this is so awesome. And Cale is such a natural talent...he is very fortunate to have such a talented, kind and supportive Mum like you XX
July 24, 2010 - 8:16 pmMelody G - Rana.
Just "amazing". Wow. I am sobbing.
Cale - you are an awesome little dude. You have a very bright future ahead of you. I can not wait to see you succeed at whatever it is you choose to do! :)
Today I photographed Adam & Belinda and their beautiful girl Mia. Belinda was the lucky winner of a voucher I donated to a raffle being run by Logan Hospital’s maternity ward, she won it when she was pregnant with Miss Mia, and decided to wait till she was born to get some photos. Mia is now 2 months old and looks like she is going to make herself known in this world!
Belinda was mainly after photos of them all together, rather than just photos of Mia, this was lucky as Mia was pretty determined to just be cuddled by her doting parents, I don’t blame her during this cold Qld winter!
Belinda and Adam, hope these are what you hoped for, will be in contact with your gallery soon.
July 18, 2010 - 10:15 pmKristen Cook - Those lips, what a beautiful little person! (and a wonderful name)
July 18, 2010 - 10:19 pmJayne - very sweet :) those little smile ones are adorable!
July 18, 2010 - 10:39 pmBec - Awesome job Rana and what a gorgeous little bubba. I'm sure they'll absolutely adore these images. xx
July 18, 2010 - 11:03 pmJodie - Wonderful job Rana!
Mia is so gorgeous - and happy!! :)
July 19, 2010 - 6:13 amAfam - Fantastic. very happy, so glad we captured her with one of the only smiles of the day. you wouldnt believe that she was crying most of the shoot!!
July 19, 2010 - 6:37 amAdam - Afam is also known as Adam. lol ;)
July 19, 2010 - 7:25 amHayley - Rana I love those family shots! How adorable is Mia! I can't believe you managed a shot with all three family members smiling...that's GOLD! Just gorgeous shots.
July 19, 2010 - 8:34 amRachel Richter - Love that you've captured her smiles - too cute!
July 19, 2010 - 9:21 amgemma higgins - awwww how sweet!!! that gorgeous little smile.. so cute!
July 19, 2010 - 6:24 pmMee Maa - This gorgeous little princess is my grandaughter and she has blessed my socks off with her arrival. Love her to bits xxxxx
July 20, 2010 - 5:43 pmAnnie from Gold Coast Australia - What wonderful shots, how I wish I had had shots taken when my girls were babies, this are so beautiful. What a fantastic smile little Mia has.
Yesterday was the last of my school holiday sessions and we were blessed with a beautiful sunny winters afternoon. 2 gorgeous girls, a beautiful boy and their parents joined me at the beach and we had a bit of fun. I discovered a beautiful field of flowers which I had to get these girls to come and play in with me. We braved the bindis and I’m glad we did, check out the last image here, one of my favs, its not even my daughter and I can’t stop looking at the photo!
Anna & Tony, thanks for meeting me down at the beach, glad the weather finally co-operated. Will be in touch with the rest of your gallery soon.
And my fav from the day, with a bit of an arty feel
July 11, 2010 - 12:54 pmJanet Palmer - Gorgeous, there are some winners there that deserve canvas, love the b&w one 2nd to last... absolutely gorgeous
July 11, 2010 - 4:27 pmSeona - wow these are BEAUTIFUL ! I love them all, cannot choose a fav - they are all awesome. Great job, I am sure the family will LOVE these.
July 11, 2010 - 6:05 pmDani B - Such a beautiful family.
Just a totally gorgeous set of photos Rana, amazing processing.
July 11, 2010 - 8:04 pmKaren Pfeiffer - What a beautiful family. I too, can not choose a fave and I think the parents are going to be so thrilled with these.
July 11, 2010 - 8:31 pmJodie - Gorgeous Rana! That field is to die for!!!
July 11, 2010 - 9:28 pmAnna - Thanks Rana. You have caught my family the way I see them,Perfect.
love them all
July 13, 2010 - 7:01 pmSusan Wall - just stunning! each and every shot! love them all.
July 14, 2010 - 11:55 amRobyn Geering - that last shot looks like a fairytale. i love so many of these images Rana, what an amazing session.
I was on facebook the other day and one of my friends posted a link to a photo slideshow her daughters best friend had made up of the photos of the two of them together, this year they are in yr 7 and next year they will be going to different schools, so Kiana wanted to show Tegan how special their friendship was. I was so touched by this that I contacted my friend and invited the girls out for a bit of fun with the camera, to create some more memories for them.
Do you remember what it was like, your BF and you, hours on the phone talking, even though you had spent all day together, sleepovers where you would just talk, about everything and everthing. Your best friend was the one you wanted to go to if you had to laugh, and they were always there when you wanted to cry. Nothing can compare to the love of best friends.
I remember my best friend from when I was these girls age, Rosanna and I were inseparable, man we had some fun.
Tegan & Kiana, was so lovely to see you guys having fun, hope you love these photos. All the best for next year xxxx
Have to credit the awesome Caroline for the inspiration behind the paper doll shot xx
July 9, 2010 - 1:15 amRobyn Geering - these are awesome Rana, such a fun session, such a beautiful idea. Would love to do something like this. Love all of the ideas behind this session
July 9, 2010 - 7:31 amdani - Love the last shots they are fantastic great idea!
July 9, 2010 - 7:17 pmJason Heskins - Just adorable Rana. I'm sure the girls will treasure these memories for ever!
July 9, 2010 - 7:28 pmKristen Cook - Such beautiful memories for such amazing young women
July 10, 2010 - 12:52 amKatie Toland - fantastic shots rana. I love the silhouette of them jumping. Love the fun original props you've used. great session!
July 22, 2010 - 1:22 pmAnnie from Gold Coast Australia - What a great and unusual idea - well done and what brilliant and creative shots. Love it.
by Rana
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