Daddy's Little Apprentice

Welcome my first blog for 2010. I know we're half way through February already, but business has been again very busy. It's as though somebody had flicked on a switch. My phone started to ring almost constantly, emails began flooding through to my inbox, and there weddings, portraits and commercial assignments to photograph.

So, I've finally found myself a moment to let you know what's been happening here at Peter Gumpert Photography.

One amusing little moment that happened was just last month. I was working in front of my computer when I heard a little voice behind me say, "Cheese Daddy". I turned around to find my youngest son standing there, holding an old Kodak instamatic camera that he'd picked up off my shelf, wanting to take a picture of me. To my surprise, he had the camera pointing the right way and was trying to look through the tiny viewfinder.

Like any parent (and any good photographer!), I took a picture of him.

Looking at the photograph of him, it made me wonder, could my little boy be the next great photographer of the world, such as Ansel Adams, Henri Cartier-Bresson or even Annie Leibovtiz?

Well... OK, maybe it's just the over active imagination of a very proud Dad. He is still yet to take his first photograph with a working camera.

The year that was

The year 2009 is fast coming to an end. Every year, at this time, I sit back with a feeling of relief and satisfaction that all Christmas orders have been completed, and I can finally relax with my family over the holiday period.

This being my last blog for the year, I started looking back on the past year, and it's all been quite interesting. My work has taken me to some interesting places. I've photographed weddings to a prime minister, race cars to acrobats and rock bands to kids portraits. And this is just here in Bathurst!

And lastly, I'd like to thank all my past and present clients for their support throughout this year, and I look forward to working with you all again in 2010.

The following are highlights that I've photographed over the past year.

Erin & Brendan Sellers wedding

Mudgee would be one of my favourite places to visit in the Central West. I love taking photographs there. I'm inspired by Mudgee's architecture and it's surrounding landscape. I always look forward to covering the next wedding that I have booked in Mudgee because of this.

And so, on the 5th December I was on the road to Mudgee to photograph the wedding of Erin & Brendan Sellers. They had a beautiful garden ceremony at Riverlea, about 15 kms outside of Mudgee. Amongst the garden, under the shade of a tree, Erin & Brendan exchanged their vows and were married.

After the ceremony, and some photographs, they then travelled back into town in style. Riding in two 1955, plus one 1957 Chevy Bel air, all painted identically, they turned a lot of heads when they arrived back into town and cruised down the main street.

We finished our photo session out the front of Mudgee's old cinema. With the cinema's old Art Deco tiles, the Chevy cars, the location for Erin & Brendan's wedding day photographs was perfect.

Here are just a few of my favourite shots from their day. Enjoy!

Village Fair 2009

Last Saturday night I was able to photograph the last couple of acts of the 35th Village Fair at Charles Sturt University here in Bathurst. Kid Confucius gave a high energy performance, which everyone responded to in turn. They were followed by Van She, who finished the Village Fair festivities on a high.

To see more photographs from Village Fair, just go to my Facebook site, and look through the Village Fair gallery for more highlights

Freedom of Entry to the City of Bathurst

Late last month, I was commissioned to cover a special event here in bathurst. The 1st/19th Battalion of the Australian Defence Force, was granted freedom of entry into the city of Bathurst and allowed to march up William Street and finishing in King's Parade at the front of the Carillion.

The mayor of Bathurst, Cr. Paul Toole made a formal inspection of the troops before delivering a speech to the troops on the parade ground.

These are just a few of the shots from the mornings events and march through the city centre.