The Batblog by Photobat | Portrait and Wedding

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.

Ok. It is true. City Park is the place that is a default location for alot of sessions. Why? Well because it’s known, easy to get to and kids can run around freely and only need to be worried about getting run over by the train or obducted by monkeys. It’s not my favourite place to shoot, so I only really go there for shoots that have some reason to be there. I say it’s not my favourite place because it gets over used… but with Raquelle and Chris I did some discovering… I want to do more shoots in City Park now. It’s fantastic. Trees, Grass, Monkeys, it has it all!

Raquelle and Chris had one of their first date kind of things there, so it was a great spot for their shoot, and what a fun shoot it was.

It’s about time to we shared another Natural Light Studio sessions. I am always excited when Alan comes home with the camera after a Natural Light Shoot. Toni’s shoot was amazing, when I saw the pictures I thought that Toni could easily be a model from a fashion magazine! I just love the light wave that the girls put though Toni’s hair too.

Thanks Toni for coming in and hope you and Tim had fun on your shoot, we can’t wait to get your artworks to you. Vee

Remember you can bring in your other half to play in the session. Only  3 spot left for sessions in the studio this year, click here for more details on booking your session

I have been loving all of the natural light studio work so I thought it was about time that I got into the studio and my own shoot done. Plus I’s bought an awesome dress recently and was hanging out to wear it. I will have to say that the natural light sessions are a heap of fun there is nothing better than having someone else do your make up and hair for you, Thank you again Kirby and Brianna you are fantastic!

This is the dress that I bought a few months back its amazing but discovered that is is made out of the worst fabric ever. I took it to the dry cleaners and they told that I have to be extra carful with it because the fabric stains really really easily. I hate that, a great dress and i’ll be paranoid everytime I wear it  

Mark is one of those guys you meet and like instantly. I first met him probably 10 or more years ago when he was making and delivery coffee at Glenroys when they used to be next to Sportsgirl, I then followed him to the new Glenroys in the Cd Centre (showing my age as none of these places exist in their old forms any more) and then onto Morties, then he made a big leap over to Mud, then an even bigger leap down to Hobart. I lost track of him for a little while down there but then managed to find him and again follow him through a couple of places. Then he disappeared again. This time to Melbourne. I had no idea where or what he was doing, until a chance conversation gave me a lead in Melbourne, a name of the place he was working. I promptly forgot that name. So when I was in Melbourne a few weeks ago I do an online trawl through cafe/bar/restaurants in central Melbourne and one of them seemed familiar even though i’d never been there… Cumulus Inc. Was it because i’d read about it in a magazine or was it where Mark was?

We went. No Mark. But awesome breakfast and coffee.

I then had the brainwave. So simple. Guaranteed way of finding Mark and where he was working. Something so basic that was going to deliver the goods.

I texted him.

I may have forgotten I had his mobile number.

He replied, I had the right place but the wrong time of day.

I went back the next day, Mark has progressed along way since delivering coffee around Launceston. Cumulus Inc is lucky to have a great and dedicated hospitality legend like Mark working there. He’s not so much making coffees any more, genereally running about offering good service and choosing some good wines for people to drink. Chasing Mark is fun, I look forward to the day he has his own place and I’ll be able stop the chasing.

Yes, Halloween is from the USA and it seems that the marketers waht to make it Australian too so that they can sell more lollies and get more kids damaging people’s property when there is no treat. We jumpped on the bangwagon with a slitly silly secret superhero project. We put out the call for Launceston’s superheros to come by the studio and have a photo taken. I still have no idea who these people are in real life, i’m sure they have alterego’s out there doing mundane jobs like making coffee or planning events. I guess we will never know….

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.

It’s been a couple of years since I caught up with Brendan, Claire and Issac. In that time they have added little Oliver to the family. Issac has turned into quite a cool little kid too, I seemed to have made yet another best friend! Oliver is pretty cool too, did a good job of being cute for the whole session.

I also had some serious envy issues to about the addition of the awesome pizza oven in the back yard. At least I got to try some pizza now I want one in our back yard.

I now know not to say to teenage boys “run at me”. Thought i was going to loose an eye, or at least a camera – Alan

Emily emailed me a couple of weeks ago and asked me if I could come take some portraits of her with her grandparents. Thelma and Jock have been married for 64 years and living in the house Emily knows for 31 years. From talking I discovered that they met up in St Helens, how they remet after the war when Jock called out for Thelma when she was coming out of a hairdressers on Charles Street and other little trinkets of their lives. Emily learnt a lot to, like the grandfather clock in the hall was made from timber from trees that Jock grew.

Thanks again Emily for letting me come and meet your grandparents, it was a real honour to spend some time with the.