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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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Jul 29
Comedy

Mark Watson in Edinburgh

Comedian Mark Watson's 2008 Edinburgh poster.This was shot while waiting for another comedian to turn up for his shoot. I forget who the other comedian is but i do remember they forgot about the shoot. So Mark Watson walked by and had a chat, we had talked about doing a...
Jul 28
The Old Blog 2000-2013

Sunday

We went for a drive on Sunday, first off to the River's Edge in Longford where i'm involved in a boutique bridal expo in a couple of weekends. It's grat spot to sit down on the couch in front of the fire and read some magazines while enjoying a coffee....
Jul 26
Family Portraits - All

We do have a dog too

Kaba was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of attention Kooshan gets on the blog and insisted I take his photos. He is a good dog and does not get into too much trouble. Plus he is dam cute, fun to play with and, unlike Kooshan,  has never got up on...
Jul 26
Pets

That dam cat…

I like cats. I think they are cute and quite good leg warmers in winter. Kooshan is not a cat. He is pure trouble. Example 1 We had pancakes and left the bowl on the sink with some water in it. A few minutes later Kooshan comes in with half...
Jul 25
Uncategorized

Martin Martini in Sauce

It is always fun to pick up a magazine and flip through and see if you can spot one of your photos. And this morning I found a full pager in Sauce, Tasmania's free street press There is even a story on how he came up with the idea for...
Jul 25
Family Portraits - All

Lucy

Some baby are destined to be models, paying up to the camera, looking cute and even making cute noises. Lucky is one of those babies! Any one know a casting agent for Huggies? When Zoe came in for her pre shoot chat I realised that her husband Simon was a...
Jul 24
Portrait

Matt and Molly – a preview

More next week
Jul 23
Uncategorized

Snow! And the end…

On Monday I had a little drive with some other photographers down to Oatlands for my final meeting as a council member of the Tasmanian Division of the Australian Institute of Professional Photographers. I've been on the council for about 7 years, in various roles including president. It has been...
Jul 22
Uncategorized

The Amazing Flying Baby Of Lower Snug

This is just a preview shot from a shoot last weekend... more to follow... it will answer all the questions like, How can he fly? How high is he? And the most important question of them all... Can he land?
Jul 21
The Old Blog 2000-2013

Snow People Invasion

More Snow People have just arrived down at Pocket Space in Hobart. Go check them out. And check out Vikashni's etsy site too. heartvandana.etsy.com/
Jul 21
Portrait

Alli and Ben – by the river

I was excited the moment I first talked Alli about her wedding. It sounded like heaps of fun and will be amazing on the East Coast of Tasmania in spring. Ben was off working on an oil rig at the time, but i got a really good scene of who...
Jul 17
Pets

Naked Kooshan + Mouse

Yesterday was vet visit day for the cats. Mouse needed a booster injection and Kooshan, well, he needed to have a shave. We try to groom Kooshan but he does not really like it and we don't really like getting scratched so it's off to the vet to be knocked...
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