January has been another busy month catching up with work after the festive season, with family oriented trips to Hobart thrown in for good measure.

Workwise, there’s been a lot going on with various photo shoots as well as some photo design work. The following articles will show you a brief round up, but before that, I must give a  big thank you to FIG Creative brands, particularly Jennifer, Adrian and Nathan. They have done a wonderful job getting my new website designed and built, and it is already bringing in new work.

There has been much discussion and progress this month towards finalising the CD cover for Alexey Yemtsov’s live recording of classical piano music from a recent recital at Lucas Parklands near Montville. Alexey is one of Australia’s most exciting musical talents, a pianist of world class calibre. In addition to the photographs it was a real privilege to listen to him playing challenging pieces by Rachmaninov and Mozart among others. You will have to wait to see and hear the finished CD.

Ian and Hilary asked me to take pictures of their spectacular and historic B&B, Maleny Lodge, located in the centre of Maleny for property marketing purposes.

Then there was matt and Sarah’s wonderful wedding. Their big day took place in the beautiful showcase Tea Gardens just outside Maleny. There were smiles, tears and laughter as the afternoon unfolded. It was truly a romantic and touching occasion.

During the month the Maleny Film Society held its annual festival. Previously it was named the Australian Film Festival and Rolf de Heer was guest of honour, with a showing of his film Ten Canoes. This year the name was changedto the Maleny Film Festival as all five film makers are from the Maleny area. My task was to photograph the film makers and VIPs, including famous actor John Wood who opened the festival and passed on helpful hints from his vast experience in the film business.

Tea party
I was asked to photograph a wonderful family get together in Maleny involving an 80th birthday celebration. It took the form of a delightful garden tea party for about thirty family members from three generations.

To provide superb wedding photography for your Sunshine Coast wedding, Maleny photographer Penny Riddoch uses high quality digital equipment and the latest in digital processing techniques.

Penny’s initial focus is on discovering your particular needs and forming a friendly, personal relationship to ensure that she can meet and even surpass your expectations.

She will carefully capture your special day and the look you want, using a variety of styles from traditional to modern; stylish, elegant, relaxed, professional; all skillfully, magically and timelessly recorded. Every couple is different. Her work will reflect this – it is your day, it is your say.