Today’s camera market is vast and extensive.  They range from point and shoot to phone and of course entry level and professional. Everyone these days can take photos and virtually all have a camera in their pocket thanks to phone technology.  Yet did you realise they all have one thing in common?  They cannot tell you where to stand and when to click the button.  These two extremely important steps to producing a photograph is still left for us humans to decide. Therefore, the artistic concept of when you look at a photographers work you are also looking into the photographer’s To View More >>

(July 17 1898 – December, 1991)   Berenice Abbott was an American photographer who learned photography in the 1920s in Paris as a studio assistant to fellow American Man Ray. She soon opened her own portrait studio where she became known for her photographic works of between-the-wars 20th century cultural figures including James Joyce and Eugene Atget. With a spirit of adventure, in love with freedom and perfectly in tune with her times she produced a body of work influenced by Eugene Atget and Man Ray.  However she was best known for her series ‘Changing New York’ (1936-1938) To View More >>

I was asked to help out a brother in need when it came to Cameron's 21st Birthday Celebrations.  You see one brother lived in Masterton and the other in Wellington City.  The one in Masterton decided to take it upon himself to suprise his older brother with a 21st birthday get-together in the city centre.  My task was to assist by filling in time taking photos on location around Wellington while everyone was gathering at the venue. Mission accepted.   I travelled down from Tauranga and thinking it wouldn't be safe to have helium balloons bouncing around in the back of the car, To View More >>

Hannah is another special person who I've had the pleasure of working with years ago while looking into the youth culture of Matamata.  I was lucky enough to capture her teaching some youths BMX riding over some jumps that the local kids had spent many hours creating on an empty plot.   When Hannah spied the photos we had done for Taylor's 21st celebration, she approached us and asked us to work with her once more. The home was the choosen venue and we set ourselves up in the lounge area while the dancing and action happened outside.  Hannah had got some props and together To View More >>

The footage in the above video was created by my son and I on a smart phone when I was working in real estate.  I'm going to get myself in trouble here with some fellow Videographers ... It can be done if you know some basics.   How did we do it?   Well, to be honest with you, it's all about the light... Okay, I know this is common knowlege to most but the secret to capturing great images isn't just about what's in front of you. It's the light interacting with your choosen subject because photography simply put is painting with light. When it comes to mobile photography or smart To View More >>

My reigintion to the slideline of motorsports with my camera started when I took a mate to see last years Rotary ReUnion at the Bruce McLaren Motorpark in Taupo New Zealand.  He was Rotary mad.  It was amazing to see 320 rotary cars all together.  The biggest turnout to date.  While there I watched some of the New Zealand Burnout Champs hit the pit in the rain.  I was immediately propelled back to my teen years in Wellington going with friends to watch the drags in Porirua and enjoying the lunchtime escapes from the college grounds to slide a few skids and more at To View More >>

Recently we advertised for anyone wishing to capture the true essense of how a friendship of a young child and thier pet can be such a pleasure to watch.   Kristal Fowler approached us in regards to her wee man and their dog.   We decided on meeting up at the beach in Mount Maunganui at mid to late afternoon.  Having never met them before is the fun part of doing child photography.  In one hour we as a photography service need to engage the child from the start and build a rapport then invite them to assist us to create images which both themselves and their parents will To View More >>