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Thomas Moore Photography scores 3 Silver Awards and the Emerging Category Prize at the 2010 Tasmanian Professional Photography Awards

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Posted in Awards, TMP News

2010 Epson AIPP Tasmanian Professional Photography Awards, Launceston, Tasmania

Photo thanks to AIPP Tasmanian Professional Portrait Photographer of the Year, Jon Jarvela - www.jonjarvela.com

The Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) has announced the Tasmania’s best professional photographers at a special awards ceremony held at the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Launceston.

The Epson AIPP Tasmanian awards received numerous entries recognising the state’s top professional photographers. Entries were individually critiqued and scored via a scrupulous peer-review judging process to determine the highest-scoring prints across the different categories. The judging process was undertaken by some of Australia’s best photographers.

The Epson AIPP Tasmanian entries were judged in categories covering specialised forms of professional photography including General, Portrait, Wedding, Wedding Album, Highest Scoring Print overall and Highest Scoring Print Emerging or Student Member photography. The coveted awards acknowledged the high level of professional photography found across Australia’s beautiful island state.

This year the judging was, in the words of an anonymous AIPP veteran, “brutal” with exactly ZERO Gold awards being given out. I was surprised and humbled to capture 3 Silver Awards and the prize for the 2010 Epson AIPP Tasmanian highest scoring print for an emerging or student member category. This was my first year competing in the premier Tasmanian professional photographic competition.

The “emerging member” category winner

Mates

I need to thank the sponsors, including Epson, my incredibly talented (and understanding) printer – and amazing photographer in his own right – Ian Jeanneret, and the AIPP Tasmania council for what was an awesome event any way you looked at it.

I was buoyed by the spirit amongst the competitors and the judges, many of whom shared valuable advice and opinions on my work which will help me improve my entries for the AIPP National awards in June.

Certainly a highlight for Thomas Moore Photography this year.

The remaining two Silver Awards

The People

Haily

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iPhoneography // Forget the MegaHighDefSuperZoomPixel Wars

Monday, April 26, 2010 Posted in Personal projects, iPhoneography

A long time ago, in a Montana far, far away I learned an important lesson (thanks @RMSP_marcy): Forget all the MegaHighDefSuperZoomPixel Wars – the best camera is, and will always be, the one you have with you.

I’m having so much fun using my iPhone for photography, and since it’s my phone it’s always here when I need it. The biggest irony? My current fave iPhone photo-workflow brings back not just the look of film but the joy and surprise of film. Go figure.

Question for self: Will I enter iPhone based prints in the AIPP / APPA / TPPY awards in 2011?

Cafe Later

One piece of sushi

Time to go

No Exceptions

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Frightening Fun with the Super Studio!

Monday, November 2, 2009 Posted in Personal projects, Super Studio, TMP News

Saturday was Halloween . . . and we attended the most prestigious Halloween party in Hobart, Halloween Havoc 2 – Curse of the Dead. Club View reopened its doors for another ghoulish, horror filled Halloween. This year, ‘Curse of the Dead” presented a zombified evening of madness… and many brought their Heart in their Hand and their Soul in a Bowl…

The Thomas Moore Photography “Super Studio” was there to capture the mayhem ( and it was mayhem of the most fun kind!) . Enjoy if you DARE!

Hobart Halloween 2009 from Thomas Moore – Photographer on Vimeo.

Music
Artist: Click Click Click
Song: Romance Keys

We can bring the Super Studio to your party or event – give us a call on 0409681127 or drop us an email.

Note: due to popular demand a new, higher-res version of this clip is currently cooking in the oven. Mmmmm,mmm smell the goodness. Patience people.

Update: Ahhha . . . here she is in higher-res glory.

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Giving Back – pro bono work for the community

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Posted in Personal projects, TMP News

I recently covered a media event for the community group Save Ralphs Bay Inc.

The non-profit community organization has been fighting against a proposed canal estate development on the Ralphs Bay Conservation Area at Lauderdale, Tasmania. The group of unpaid volunteers recently won a draft ruling in the Tasmanian Planning Commission and the media event was to celebrate this ruling.

Thomas Moore Photography covered the event and produced this audio-visual document:

Save Ralphs Bay – “One Step Closer” from Save Ralphs Bay on Vimeo.

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