I don’t shoot alot of weddings these days, which is probably a good thing. Weddings can be pretty full on and stressful, so shooting less means when I do shoot a wedding, I enjoy it alot more. In November 2010 I photographed the wedding of Chris & Anna, which turned out to be a lot of fun. They tied the knot in a tiny chapel in Little Akaloa on Canterbury’s Banks Peninsula – we photographed some bits and pieces in the bay, and then Chris surprised the wedding party with the arrival of two helicopters to collect them (and the photographer) and drop us on the spectacular heads of the Akaroa Harbour. Below is a very small selection of the images I took.
How many jobs entitle you to travel to the adventure capital of New Zealand, and shoot video of luxury german cars power sliding in the snow? Well… not many, thats for sure. Lee Howell of Kaptured Photography and I were comissioned by Audi New Zealand to photograph and video an extraordinary event known as the ‘Audi Ice Experience’. Lee was focusing mainly on stills, while I was shooting exclusively video. Needless to say, I was excited to sink my teeth into this project and produce a show piece I could be proud of.
Hosted at the Southern Hemisphere Proving Grounds, near Wanaka, the Audi Ice Experience is a driving event like no other in New Zealand. Participants learn advanced driving skills on snow and ice on top of the Pisa range, at this world class testing facility. The landscapes of Wanaka and Queenstown are diverse and picturesque, and lend themselves well to creating amazing imagery. Add in a dozen immaculate late model Audi Quattro A4, A5, S4 and S5′s, and its hard to produce something ugly!
Check out the video we produced, and head over to Lee’s website to see some stills from the event.
You wouldn’t normally be able to walk off the street into a restricted Air New Zealand hanger, so just getting access to do this photoshoot was half the work. The Southern DC3 Charitable Trust own and operate an original 1947 DC3, which is now based out of Christchurch. Christ’s college have an association with the Trust and wanted to create some imagery for advertising that related to the long history of the school in Canterbury. Enter 12 Christ’s College students of varying ages, an historic aeroplane, a photographer and assistant and this is what you get!
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A month back I was commissioned by BSW Architecture of Auckland to photograph an industrial building they designed in Christchurch. Daily Freight is part of the broader Main Freight business, but is in itself a large enterprise. This custom designed/built building features a terminal with rail access as well as modern and comfortable office facilities. The size of the building makes it difficult to photograph, but the many aspects of the design also presented some challenges for interesting architectural photography. I ended up making two trips to take photos (as well as another trip that ended in disaster – but that’s another story!) One late afternoon and the other early morning. The early morning shoot ended up delivering the goods (pun intended).
Anna is an extremely talented musician and singer in Christchurch – I was fortunate enough to be asked to supply some portraiture photography for her. One of the images is now being used on posters around town to promote a gig she’s performing in. You can hear some of her music on her myspace page.
