The Batblog by Photobat | Portrait and Wedding

Binalong Bay is an amazing piece of earth and sea. Situated on the East Coast of Tasmania, it’s white sands and orange lichen covered granite boulders are one of my favourite places to shoot. Mix the location with Sara, Dwayne, Ben and Cameron and you are guaranteed to get some amazing photos.

This was this guys 4^th shoot, initially there was the pregnancy session, followed by the Cam as a baby, Cam as a 2 year old and now Cam as a rather feisty little 4 year old. All the other shoots so far have been in Launceston but this time it was time to head East. As one of their favourite family holiday spots it proved to be the perfect location for Cam and Ben to expel a heap of energy, running, jumping and wrestling.

This time we also had the added bonus of having Sara’s dad Adrian down from Canada so we could do some shots of the three generations together. I love generational portraits, it’s so fantastic to see three generations in the one image.

Shon happened to be a couple of years below me at shool, we reconnected briefly at his cousin Clare’s wedding that he happened to be MCing and which we were lucky enough to shoot. Flash forwards a couple of years and Shon and great wife Lisa have bought little Anna into the world. Anna is the first baby i can remember that actually arrived on her due date, so there is some expectations on her being punctual the rest of her life. Anna was a dream little girl to work with, there were a few of those baby tremours but really she was just so sweet the whole shoot. Of course, I have to mention my fantastic assistand on this shoot Sheamus, who managed to get in on the act and displayed some very good dog behaviour.

Shannon and Glen have a couple of cute little girls. Not that I need to tell you that as you can see from the photos below!

I met Jean at a wedding. He was in the band. I then re met him when he was in a wedding and then again when he was in another wedding. Along the way I met Amanda and now we have all got together with their two cute, awesome, fun, beautiful and playful Lira and Leo.

Lira and I had some time for her to show me her bedroom before Leo woke from his nap. She loved showing me all her things and especially showing me photos of all her friends. When Leo decided it was wakey time we spent a heap of time playing in the back yard, with Jean relearning the lesson of “holding a baby above your head just after it has had a drink, never ends well”

There was so much singing, laughing and so many beautiful moments that it was hard to stop shooting and it was certainly sad to say good bye, especially for Lira  who wanted me to watch the wiggles with her.

Thanks again Amanda and Jean on the really great session, can’t wait to get your artworks to you!

Ruby is small, furry and very friendly. She is the first fur child of Alex and Jake. During the shoot she pretty much did what ever she wanted including discovering some great things to sniff, balls to chase and other strange four legged furry creatures to look at.

How cool are fairies? It’s been a while since I met one but this one (Charlotte) was pretty fun and cute and as an added bonus she bought along a fairy in training (Ruby)! Add into the mix Mum and Dad (Sarah and Mitch) and you get one really great portrait session. (I’m not even going to mention the leeches that attacked me during the shoot, but lets just say I do alot for my art!)

Ps Happy Birthday Sarah!

How cute are these girls? I briefly met Sarah and Lily (the little one) when they come in for their planning session and was super excited about their shoot. When Alan came home that day after the shoot all I wanted to do was grab the camera and have a peak at the photos. Sarah did an amazing job with the colour coordination of the dresses and headbands while the girls all brough their individual personalities and dance moves. There was an intermission in the shoot when the rain came down, giving everyone the chance to down a couple of Freckles before it cleared up and the dancing re commenced.

It’s always great catching up with previous wedding clients, especiall when they bring along their kids.
Abigail was at the wedding, it was also her naming ceremony. Edward is the new kid on the block.
We spent a great morning running about in St George’s Square just avoiding the bad weather that was threatening us from all directions. Abigail has turned into quite the runner and Edward has a very cool serious look about him.
Thanks again guys, i’m really looking forward to getting your artworks framed and ready for your home.

When you get 3 girls and a large paddock together I know there is going to be a bit of exploring. And how awesome are ther girls dressed, if I remember rightly the clothes are grandmother made, so well done Nan on the fantatic clothes!

It is that great time of the year where we are getting some fantastic light at the end of the day. Soft evening light, if I had my way i’d move the trajectory of the earth so that this light was about for more of the day. Not 100% sure how i’ll go about doing it but i’m sure I can get an app on my phone that will do it.

Congratulations again Jim and Bec on the great little tribe you are bringing up!

I haven’t spent a lot of time in Ulverstone. It has always been the town after Devonport and before Burnie. I didn’t realise how great the beach was and how luck Ulverstonians are to have it just there. Launceston is a bit lacking in the beach area, apparently we used to have a couple of good ones but silt has taken care of them, plus who would want to swim in the lower reaches of the Tamar anyway.

I was introduced the beach at Ulverstone by Elise, Jarod, Zack and Sienna who are lucky enough to live within a stone throw of the beach (a good stone thrower, not a girly one like me). I think the beach brings out energy, something in the wind maybe? These kids didn’t stop. Lots of running, jumping, splashing and exploring in the dunes. They were smart and took off their shoes, i still haven’t learnt that me + beach = wet shoes/jeans. But killing a pair of shows was worth it for these guys. Thank again for the really great time and introducing me to your beach, i’m very jealous of it – Alan