lizzy sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog photographer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:31:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 child portraits ~ port douglas http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1883 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1883#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:13:07 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1883

]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1883 0 sara-may & patrick ~ mossman gorge, march 22nd 2010 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1582 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1582#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:16:43 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1582 our part of the world is certainly a destination for people eloping!  sara-may and patrick shared their wedding day with their adorable little baby girl, Katinka, and a couple of close friends.  the ceremony took place at mossman gorge and it rained from about 5 minutes after we reached the platform until after we had finished some portraits!  thanks to the very relaxed attitude of the bride, groom and attendants, we had a lovely time.  i managed to keep my gear reasonably dry with the help of my reflector and spare pair of hands, compliments of the wedding planner who hung around just to help out.

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]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1582 1 sue & craig ~ silky oaks lodge, 22nd september 2009 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1560 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1560#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:07:47 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1560

Sue and Craig eloped to Silky Oaks Lodge, September 22nd 2009, the ceremony was held by the billabong on a peaceful afternoon…

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]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1560 0 zoe & paul ~ limited edition wedding editorial [cover layout] http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1501 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1501#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:53:45 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1501

Inspired by the Silver Award winning wedding album [2010 Canon AiPP APPA's] by exceptional photographer Angela Cushway and design influenced by my favourite: ‘frankie’ magazine, this is the cover of Zoe & Paul’s ‘limited edition wedding editorial’.  Developed with the Gen-Y bride and groom in mind, the wedding editorial is an unconventional and quirky off-the-shelf magazine issue.  The limited edition issue of 100+ content rich pages printed on eco-Star paper [100% recycled, uncoated] with a mat cello cover, features topical articles from the special day, including anything the client would like to include.

The final product incorporates the story of a wedding [or other special event] into a timeless fusion of text, imagery and minimal artwork.   Main album may be presented as an IRISbook or other album, with an additional print run of 1, 5, 10 or 100 magazines to share with the guests.  Images remain the basis of the design with the client’s choice of relevant supplemental text.

This is an opportunity for bridal party, family and friends to be involved in the album.  Invite submissions for your wedding editorial in the form of an article or short feature.  Guests could provide their favourite wedding moment or memory of the bride & groom.  Collate some funny moments and quotes from the wedding day and beyond.  Love letters, anecdotes, etc. etc.

More than a pictorial journal, but a complete record of the occasion.  Pictures and words can say even more.

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]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1501 3 2010 canon appa’s ~ silver award http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1487 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1487#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:38:43 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1487 ‘wini sleeping’ received a silver award in the documentary category at last month’s 2010 AiPP appa’s.  i was unable to attend the judging, however i was lucky enough to meet with the AiPP executive officer Peter Meyers during his recent retreat to Port Douglas.  Peter recalled he was there when my print was judged and apparently there was some controversy surrounding it’s eligibility for the category – a couple of the judges considered it was set up – but apparently one of the judges [I can't remember his name] fought for the print to be accepted as a true documentary image.  The ankle band had something to do with the judges’ final verdict.  And just to enter my own plea… there is no way on earth i would have been able to convince Wini to pose for this image!  She was very poorly with a fever fast asleep on the sofa and I was hovering above her hoping she wouldn’t wake up.  It is completely unstaged.  So I’m very grateful to the judge who argued the point, and a little excited that it drew a little debate.  This is my first award so i did a little dance in celebration after seeing the results!

]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1487 1 white-lipped green tree frog ~ a wedding guest http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1437 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1437#comments Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:39:02 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1437

more of a resident than a wedding guest, this little fellow posed cooperatively at sue & jon’s wedding, last november.

]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1437 0 tully piper ~ at home http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1432 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1432#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 04:20:56 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1432

tully, 3 years.  at home on the sofa.

]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1432 0 head on photo festival ~ global gallery exhibition http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1393 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1393#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 01:09:57 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1393 - intimate images of family -

It’s been a while since I posted and among other things I’ve been busy preparing for my first exhibition.  As part of the 2010 Head On Photo Festival during May and June there are lots of photographic exhibitions in galleries and cafes around Sydney showcasing the work of established and emerging photographers.  My little show opens at Global Gallery, Paddington next Wednesday 26th May from 6-8pm.  The exhibition, 1 of 5 at Global Gallery’s Head On show, is simply [untitled] and is a very personal collection of 12 intimate images of my children.  The images [above] span a four year period and represent, for me, the innocence of childhood, play and the nonsense that is family.  This is an honest and uninhibited view into our family life.  Adela from Global has been a gem helping me get organised [and very patient]  along with Cam from Storm Imaging, who are printing the images on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag for exhibition and Erryn from Aviva Print who printed my invitations in no time at all.  So it all seems to be coming together, finally, just need to convince my Darren to join me in traveling down for the opening.

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Click here for the invitation

Click here for the media release

]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1393 0 laura and norman | a fairytale http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1376 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1376#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:43:26 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1376 Once upon a time, a prince and a princess met somewhere on the other side of the world, in the land of ice and frozen fairies, somewhere where neither of them, nor her nor him, was expecting it to happen. Yet, they stood facing each other on a summer day and smiling they shaked hands. From that moment, their worlds were shaken too.

So innocent they were about how difficult it would be to be apart, about how difficult it would be to be together – after all, he was from the land of red cliffs and purple jungles and her home was in the land of grapes and cornfields – but, now, they were in love, and one day they would have to say goodbye.

That day came, and the raspberry loving princess had to leave and go home. She had to leave him. Well, the night before she left, the prince gave her a glowing mushroom, “This is my heart…” he whispered, “…and now that you have it I will come back for it”; he said and holds her tight. They had decided they were going to stay together, no matter what. ‘But where?’ was the question…

So, they travelled the world together, they cried, they smiled and laughed; they shared everything as they sacrificed everything. The only thing they wanted was to wake up facing each other, warm and holding hands, like on the day they met.

written by laura keski-vahala, 2010.

posted with approval of the author.

bride and groom in the doorway of the church, following a kiss

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]]> http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1376 0 Laura & Norman elope to Port Douglas ~ 2nd February http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1353 http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1353#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:11:46 +0000 Lizzy Sawdon http://lizzysawdon.com/blog/?p=1353 wedding flowers in cardboard boxa bride's toes during a pedicureimage of a bride applying her make-up while the groom gets dressed in the backgroundimage of a young groom buttoning up his brides wedding dress in window lightbride getting her dress buttoned upimage of a young man tying his first tie, referring to instructions, on his wedding dayclose up of bride and groom's faces before they elopewedding bouquet of flowersbride and groom waiting on a train platformbride and groom sitting on a railway station platformimage of a bride adjusting the grooms tie just before the ceremony, at the door of St. Mary's By The Sea, Port Douglasa bride and groom wait at the door of St. Mary's By The Sea, Port Douglas, before their wedding ceremonybride and groom in church elopingbride placing the ring on the groom's fingerbride and groom about to kissbride and groom at the old sugar wharfbride and groom at the old sugar wharfbride and groom kissing at the old sugar wharfbride and groom at the old sugar wharfsilversonic bottomed out at low tide port douglas inletbride and groom at rex smeal park port douglas

what a perfectly sweet way to start 2010.  laura and norman’s wedding.  i met laura in their hotel room a couple of hours before the intimate ceremony at st. mary’s by the sea.  when i arrived, i was completely out of breath after walking up some stairs on what felt like the hottest day on record.  laura asked me if i walked over – rydges resort is just across the road from my place – to which i shamefully replied “ah, from the carpark…”  pitiful – i’m so unfit.  norman was sitting down by the pool trying to relax, apparently a little nervous of what lay ahead of him.  laura and norman are simply adorable and it was a nice way to spend the afternoon – despite the heat, the sweat, the mosquitoes feasting on us and the sun burning my retina – there is nothing i would rather do than clown around with a couple of newly weds, completely in love and embracing life on a stinking hot Port Douglas day.

the vows were unique and told the story of how they met in a fairytale narrative, i don’t have it now but will post it with the bride and groom’s permission, soon… and here it is  – a fairytale.

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