Trafalgar-based photographer Alison Landmeter’s skill will be recognised nationally when she competes in the National Australian Institute of Professional Photography Awards in August this year.
Ms Landmeter recently won two silver awards for her images of newborns at the Australian Institute of Professional Photography state level competition which qualified her for the nationals in which she will go head-to-head with some of the best photographers in the country.
Ms Landmeter has been working as a professional photographer, specialising in maternity and newborn shots, for nine years, having worked for a number of studios before branching out on her own.
“I really love doing newborns, that is my favourite part,” she said.
“I get to cuddle them and do the creative stuff that I want to do, not just the stuff everyone else wants to do, so it is nice to do what I enjoy.”
Her first time entering a professional photography competition, Ms Landmeter submitted three images to the state level competition where they were scrutinised by five judges.
“My first print of a newborn from Traralgon scored an average of 78, which is classified as high professional standard. I was very pleased with it,” she said.
“To my surprise the next two images, both photographed in Trafalgar, scored higher, 80 for the baby girl and 81 for the Indian-themed image, both of these classify as above professional practice and score silver awards.”
The national competition will be held in Melbourne in August and Ms Landmeter will have to submit a minimum of four photographs, two of which she is still planning.
“Sometimes I have a theme [for the newborn photos],” she said.
“If I go to a client’s house, they might have stuff they have been given and we try and include it in the session so it is more personal to them.
“It is interesting to see how people interpret the photos … the photo of the little girl in the bed with the vines wrapped around her leg has a meaning behind it.
“The family nearly lost her at birth and it was very touch and go for quite some time so the whole idea was to make sure the parents had a hold of her and wouldn’t let her go.
“Everyone gets their little hidden things in them.”
To view Alison’s award-winning images, visit alisonkphotography.com.
