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The Batblog is where I show off my favourite Melbourne family photo shoots, share the real stories behind them, and pass on tips for parents who want better photos of their kids (without the awkward forced smiles). New posts whenever inspiration strikes, which is often.

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Sep 24
Portrait

Nyree and Craig | Engagement Portrait Bellerieve

Kangaroo Bluff is a great place for firing a canon. It's not a bad place for an engagement portrait session either. That's where Craig and Nyree come in. They are tying the knot next year and live not too far from this historic site, so it proved a great backdrop...
Sep 23
Portrait

Jonny and Isobel | Engagement Portrait New Town

Isobel was the year below me at school, and I only really got to now her once school had finished and she started to mix with some of my other friends. Now she is engaged to a nice Scotsman and we are really looking forward to doing their wedding photography...
Sep 22
Uncategorized

RSPCA Calander Shoot

Last week I had the opportunity to go out to Launceston's RSPCA and photograph some of their animals for their 2010 calendar. There were so many cute little animals out there and some quite big ones too, I'm lucky that we already have a full compliment of pets at home...
Sep 18
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Van Wonderland – Instalation

Sep 18
Portrait

Van Wonderland – Prep Shot

A shot taken last week in the middle of printing the exhibition portraits. They are all printed on the Epson 2880 on Hahnemuhle cotton rag paper. The prints look fantastic all framed and hung. There will be another post with a better shot of all the portraits and the detail...
Sep 18
Tasmaina

Urban Advenutre Friday | Gone to the Dogs

Sep 17
Artists

Helen Goninon | Van Wonderland

Helen lives just past the TinPot Café in Melbourne, I did managed to get lost finding her place, but I always get lost in that little cluster of streets. Once I found Helen’s place I got to have a close look at her bird creations. They are all hand made...
Sep 16
Artists

Ghostpatrol | Van Wonderland

I ventured over to Melbourne to photograph Ghostpatrol. It’s not the first time, but it was the first time I had visited Mitten Fortress Studio studio. Another eclectic collection of bits and pieces everywhere, it is a fantastic space to get inspired. We even climbed out the window and took...
Sep 16
Artists

Megan Perkins | Van Wonderland

I seem to be going through Huonville a bit more than usual the last year or so. Wedding, just out driving and now looking for Megan Perkins’s studio. It’s situated at her parent’s phenomenal place, I know I’ve written it before in blog posts, but I really could have spent...
Sep 15
Artists

Tara Badcock | Van Wonderland

A couple of years ago, Tara dropped by the office to see if I could take some photos of her tea cosies. Artistic tea cosies on people heads. From then on I have photographed a heap of her artworks, and I am always impressed with what she puts in front...
Sep 15
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First Random Comment Giveaway… Is it you?

I mentioned  a little while ago that there is a prizes being given away randomly for people who comment on the Batblog. And today we have Robbie as the lucky winner of a pack of Photobat Art Cards valued at $27.50. I decided that today's lucky number was 5, then...
Sep 15
Artists

Anita Dineen | Van Wonderland

Anita is one of those people that I have kind of known for a while. I kind of met her through various people and heard rumours of jewellery creations. I head talk of tea pot rings and tea tiaras made of exquisite metals. I finally saw some of these creations...
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