Faces of Launceston 1996
1996 marks the half way point in this project to document some of the people and faces of Launceston.
It is a photographer’s way to say thank you to the people and the city that have accepted our family so readily with warmth and genuine friendship.
A quick time lapse movie from my Faces of Launceston photographic exhibition at the Academy Gallery, Inveresk
This was for my Faces of Launceston, the next Generation show that shone a spot light on the young people who were doing good things in the community Check out the message from the cleaners at the end!
This was put together to show during my presentation to WPPI ( Wedding Portrait Photographers International )
at one of the largest conventions for photographers in the world - Las Vegas NV
Faces of Launceston is a photographic project that I have been doing for the last 19 years. This TVC was from the 206 exhibition that focused on the Next Generation - the young people who are doing good things with and for the community
Couples
A series of images that will show, not just what you look like, but what it means to be young and totally in love. Soft relaxed images that show you at this very important stage of your lives, without the added extras of
Young Adults
Life has become so busy that very few photographs are being made at home any more, especially if you discount the images being made for Facebook and other such web communities. This is the moment when they are perched ready to fly off into their own lives. University or work is just around the corner, and it won’t be long before they are moving out. Whether it is just around the corner or to the other side of the country, now is the time to capture a family portrait and to stop time still, if only for just a moment.
THE FIRST YEAR
In the first year, time seems to speed up and slow down all at the same time. Days roll into one amid late night feeds, day time sleeps ,and an amazing number of nappy changes. Every day there are ground breaking moments: the first smile, the first sleeping through the night, first steps, words, and teeth. Let us capture these moments that are the initial stages of a journey of a lifetime.
For years now I have been shooting all of my portraits in classical, elegant Black and White. This medium cuts through the camouflage of colour. In order to be successful as an photograph