ACT AIPP AWARDS 2008

Well, its all over for another year and after two full days of judging, seeing some amazing imagery I have come away with ACT AIPP ILLUSTRATIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR with some images I captured whilst in W.A recently.

I am also very happy with how I did in the wedding category by getting a gold award for one of my prints, a silver with distinction and a silver. I also got three silvers for my portraits.

I have the illustrative images here for you to have a look at and the GOLD wedding image...hope you like them!

A time of change!

Well, I am sitting at my mother's PC as Henry, my 4 year old and I have just moved out of our home and in transit to our new home hopefully in about a month.... It was really sad leaving what has been Henry's only home since his birth and for me it was the longest I had ever lived in one spot, 9 years!

Our new home is lovely and we will be moving into it at the beginning of August. I want to paint the whole house and polish the floors before we move in.

As for my business I shall be spending some money on a lovely big room at our new place. I have a gorgeous space and will be fabulous once I have "tarted" it up. I am going to document the progress on the blog and no doubt I shall crack a bottle of bubbles when its done. Business will be running as per normal although the landline will be diverted to my mobile until I am fully settled in the new studio space...so want to call then use the mobile please!

So our new home is twice the size but had enough money left over from the old place to buy myself a brand new car, too. Finally, a car that doesnt leave a trail of oil!

It is a time of great change for my little family, its sad but exciting at the same time.

..............and all of this happening at the same time as VIVID, the ACT AIPP 2008 Awards and me still preparing for my upcoming exhibition...yikes!! (and I still havent finished my post from Perth!)

A few pics from WA!

Will post a few words soon but here's a couple of pics.......had an amazing time will tell all very soon!

off to Western Australia

I am off to Perth this weekend to help judge the West Australian Australian Institute of Professional Photography annual awards. I am very excited to have been invited but also very nervous as I will be speaking at their seminar, too! It'll be a great privilege and I am sure a very inspiring week! I'm really looking forward to it...Hopefully get time to post something whilst I am there. I won't be home until next weekend.

Dana's new blog

Just thought I would share with you that Dana, who creates the most gorgeous christening gowns has a newly designed blog to show of her wonderful creations. You can have a look at the work she does through the link here on her name or in my list of links at the side...Great work Dana!! The thing I love about Dana's site is the amazing amount of information she has about christenings......she should write a book!

http://uniquechristeninggowns.blogspot.com/

Saturday Arvo series

Over the least few months I have been adding to a new project slowly about Saturday Arvo's...Today it was time on my sister and brother-in-law's farm after finishing work. It was also an excuse to capture some shots for my upcoming "Fathers and Sons" work to be exhibited at M16 Artspace from the 4th September this year during VIVID.

The Saturday Arvo theme came about from spending many a weekend working with portraits and weddings and thinking whilst I obviously should produce lovely images for my clients I always shoot some for me too...in between jobs and always making time to stop the car and capture something that inspires, no matter how banal. I guess I aim to be able to shoot this sort of work when I can as its an amazing world out there, even though it passes us by without so much of a blink!

Here's a couple of saturday arvo on the farm....

Clea and Leo's Apple farm