Ian’s posterous

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Visit www.scaddy.com.au to buy your copy of this beautiful book. This is the story of a young girl's imagination, her joy for life and her imaginary friend, Scaddy. They do everything together – making mud pies, playing in the long grass, but one day a terrible thing happens... Independently published by author and teacher Jenna Squire and beautifully illustrated by photographer Ian Jeanneret, the story of Scaddy comes to life. Nestled in this appealing story of childhood friendship are themes of loss and grief, love and hope, intuitively woven in a simple yet poignant way. www.scaddy.com.au

Last week I had the opportunity to strut my stuff in an interview by ABC Stateline.  It was quite nerve wracking but I survived thanks to the good humour and professionalism of the crew from the ABC.  My interest in photography was sparked off many years ago while working at the ABC so it was fantastic to see it come full circle. The segment may be seen on YouTube at

Today saw the completion of printing of my latest project, a childrens book titled Scaddy. Scaddy is a true story about an imaginary friend, and is a wonderful tale written by Jenna Squire and illustrated by Ian Jeanneret. From here the book goes to Melbourne to be bound and will be available for purchase towards the end of October. Once again Print Applied Technology has been my preferred printer and has done a marvellous job.

The Tasmanian PICA Awards were held last week and Print Applied Technologies won a Gold award for my Stray Dog Photo Greeting Cards, 2 Silver awards for Kirsty's Bare Winter book and a Silver award for her Rappaw Prints Greeting Cards. As all of these publications were 'first timers' for me I am thrilled by the awards and especially happy to have chosen Print Applied Technology as our printers. Not only have they been judged by their industry to print to the highest standard, they are a fantastic team who have given us lots of fantastic support and encouragement.

Its real!  Kirsty launched her book Bare Winter at Salamanca Arts Centre on Friday evening. The book has turned out even better than we imagined and is excellent value at $75.  Containing 175 pages of superb photos the book is bound with a padded hardback cover and a silky smooth dust jacket.  At the launch I saw many people picking the book up and sighing just at the feel of it.

Bare Winter is now available in bookstores around Tasmania or may be purchased directly from Kirsty by emailing her at kirsty@barewinter.com I am very proud of what we have achieved and it has been an exciting chapter in my life to produce my first publication and for it to be a book of such high quality.  Don't just take it from me though, chase up a copy and see for yourself!

I am playing with a new web page which may be viewed by clicking on http://www.straydogphotos.com/home.html It would be interesting to hear any feedback...

2009 Tasmania Calendar

During the past month I have seen my Tasmania 2009 Calendar roll off the presses at Print Applied Technology in Hobart.  What a wonderful experience to be invited to press proof your work as it happens.  The guys at PAT are an incredibly talented and professional bunch.  Its also an incredibly satisfying feeling to see your own work replicated and packaged.

Bare Winter

Over the same period my friend and colleague, Kirsty Pilkington's book, Bare Winter, was also printed.  The book has now been sent to Melbourne for binding in anticipation of a 1st August launch.  Kirsty's commitment to her book has been enormous in so many ways.  I can't help but feel excited for her to see such a big project come to fruition.

We both have a lot of work in front of us as we market and distribute our products.  Not to mention producing more framed prints and keeping up with our existing card orders and printing jobs.

ABC Stateline Interview

In the middle of all this I was invited by ABC TV to do a segment for their Stateline program.

Click here to see the item on YouTube

It was a bit daunting and I admit to being quite nervous but once again it was great to see real professionals at work.  Lucy Shannon, the producer and the film crew Scott and Dave were terrific to work with and eventually put me at ease.

Salamanca Market

Meanwhile, another colleague, Mark Cowles, has taken over a stall at Salamanca Market and is selling my work there.  Mark is a talented photographer himself and has great plans for developing his site at the market as a venue for showcasing the work of up and coming photographers.

Don't miss out on next year's calendar, A Collection of Tasmanian photographs. To pre-order copies please send an email to ian@straydogphotos.com. Calendars will be available from July 28. Click here to download a preview of the calendar being produced for 2009.

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