Lauren & Ben Jenkins' wedding day

Lauren & Ben Jenkins' wedding day was all in the one vicinity around Mount Panorama. With their wedding ceremony in the beautiful gardens of Lochinvar, and their wedding reception at the stylish Citigate Mount Panorama. To have such a nice couple, and some great locations to photograph them in, I was able to capture some great images of their wedding day.

Michelle & Glenn Scrimshaw's wedding day

The rain didn't stop Michelle & Glenn Scrimshaw from enjoying their wedding day at all. With their easy going natures, they both made the most of their special day by having a lot of fun in front of the camera. And their photographs show this.

I always say to couples that I'm going to photograph on their wedding days that you can't control the weather. There is no point stressing about unfavourable weather. If everyone involved enjoys the day, the photographs that I take will look fantastic, no matter what the weather brings on. It's a team effort for both myself, and the people that I photograph to achieve wonderful results.

Exhibition Proposal

I've just completed and submitted an exhibition proposal to the Bathurst Regional Art Gallery last week of my live music series. This has been a personal project of mine for the past two years, and I'm still adding to this portfolio of photographs. The images include such artists as Tony Robinson, Pig Iron Bob, Van She, Grinspoon and Mia Dyson.

If accepted, the exhibition of these photographs will be shown at the gallery in 2011 or 2012. I should know in the next few weeks if my exhibition proposal has been accepted. I'll let you know what the verdict will be.

Fingers crossed. :)

Ryan & Elise Marr wedding

You couldn't have asked for a better day than what we got for Ryan & Elise Marr's wedding day. Even the weather was perfect for a late February wedding.

Both Ryan & Elise were so relaxed on their wedding day. This was probably due to the fact that everyone involved with helping with their wedding day were friends of the family. From the videographer, the celebrant, the musicians, the reception, and even the photographer! :)

With such wonderful team work from everyone involved, it all helped to make this such an intimate gathering, and a pleasure to be part of for everyone.

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!