The Batblog by Photobat | Portrait and Wedding

Heaps of blog posts will be coming soon with shots from Vanuatu. Yes there are some tropical type of photos but there are also some social documentary shots from some of the poorer areas of the main island Efate. And there will be more tutles, including our sponsor turtle.

Just discovered that one of my APPA prints made it on the tellie today, click about and have a look. 2.11 in is the shot being briefly talked about. This video also tell more about the award process, so keep watching.

Jarod and Liz are from Sydney. They met on Flickr and 1000 days later they were in Hobart getting married. I’m not going to say how cool and how much fun these guys are, i could, but i though you should check the photos here and then head on over and meet them (and Train who made a 2D appearance at the wedding) at their blog at jarodandliz.com . Congratulations again Liz and Jarod, it was awesome shooting and being at your big little day in Tasmania

Each year the APPA’s come around, and each year photographers hold their breath and wait for the judges to give their prints a score. I had to hold my breath right till the last minute as all my prints were in the last category to be judged. The brand new family category. I had no idea what to enter, the aim of this category is all about a portrait photographers regular day to day work. No spectacular multiple image photoshop compositions, just straight shots of more domestic commissioned portraits.

The results, 2 Silver with Distinctions for these images. The one of the Bird boys above did nothing at the Tasmanian Awards a month but it’s another one of those shots that I believed in and was really happy that it got up. Sometime you just have to believe in the print, even when it’s been stomped on by a previous judging panel! The one below of Olivia did pick up an award in Tasmania too, so it’s now multi award winning, but i like it because it was just something different that i wanted to try and the first pregnancy shot i’ve picked up an award for.

With the APPA’s gone, it is pretty much the end of award season for another year. That means it’s time to get started on next years prints! Well done to all my photo friends (too many to mention) who seem to all have had a great award season too.

I just got back from Hobart and Jarod and Liz’s Elopement at the spectacular Islington Hotel. A great spot for a wedding and a dream for a wedding photographer. Congratulations again Jarod and Liz!