Pro Report - December 2020

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NOT A MEMBER OF THE NZIPP YET? As an NZIPP Accredited Professional Member you have the support, networking opportunities and camaraderie of your peers within the photographic profession. Becoming a recognised professional also adds to your credibility with clients.

Belonging to an institute that represents all areas of professional photography in New Zealand, with our focus on education, advice and a wide range of membership benefits, will help you improve the success and vitality of your business.

Your Accredited Professional Member benefits will include: · · · · · ·

NZIPP Iris Awards (member rates); New Zealand Photography Show (member rates); Meeting and networking opportunities; Professional development; Membership discounts; PRO Report eMagazine.

Come along to the next regional meeting in your area and check out what becoming a member is all about and check out page 12 for full

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NZIPP MISSION STATEMENT To champion, embrace and communicate excellence and professionalism in photography.

CONTACT NZ Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) P.O. Box 133158, Eastridge, Auckland 1146, New Zealand w: www.nzipp.org.nz e: info@nzipp.org.nz

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President’s Report Catherine Cattanach talks film cameras.

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Honours Council Update A warm welcome to the new Honours Council Team.

NZIPP Branded Accredited Clothing We are excited to announce the launch of NZIPP clothing available for Accredited members.

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Farewell We say thank you and goodbye to the 2020 Honours Council.

Member Story We talk to Sarah Simmons from Charlie Horse Photography

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Regional Updates The regions tell us what they have been up to recently.

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Shop Local Support your local photographic retailer

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Regional and National Sponsors Special thanks to our Regional and National Sponsors who continue to support us in so many ways.

Accreditation Report The NZIPP Accreditation team share some thoughts on why you should become an Accredited Professional Photographer and we welcome Jo Frances-Moore to the team.

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Accredited Member Benefits Is it time for you to become Accredited?

Check out the benefits to NZIPP Accredited members.

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NZIPP Member Story We catch up with NZIPP Accredited Professional Photography Jay Farnworth

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EXECUTIVE UPDATE

President’s Report Catherine Cattanach, MNZIPP (Dist.) IV Accredited Professional Photographer

I realised the other day that I haven’t had a film camera in the house for about 20 years. My 15-year-old daughter Eva, like many her age, is suddenly interested in analogue photography and I had very little to show her. Well, to clarify, it’s not the photography itself she’s excited about, sadly - it’s the materials. In particular she wanted some film strips - I suspect she’s been inspired by something she’s seen on Instagram or TikTok and wants to decorate her ever-changing bedroom with them!

I do have a stash of negatives from back in the day but I’m not in any hurry to have them pinned to her wall - they still feel very precious, even though there’s little on them that’s of photographic merit. I was not “a photographer” back then, though I used to paint, and would sometimes take photographs to use in that process. But it would take me so long to fill a roll of film that by the time I got it back from the lab, I couldn’t remember what my settings were. So even if there were some great shots on there, chances were I didn’t know how I had done it.

I did get excited about infrared film and crossprocessing after Alistair and I married in 1998. Our wedding photographer was a house painter and photography hobbyist friend of my parents, who completely lost my confidence on his location-scouting trip to the farm before the wedding. He got excited about the fence in front of the woolshed, suggesting it would be great to get a photo of Alistair and the groomsmen with their feet up on the fence and their chins cupped in their hands. I decided that all of our photos were going to be cheesy and horrible (which they kind of were, because I never said anything to him), and I was extremely tense throughout the whole shoot. I must have been a complete nightmare client really. We were saved by our friend Ginny, who had infrared film in her camera and who trailed the photographer, lurking behind bushes and taking beautifully ethereal candid photos. Hers are the only ones framed on our wall. Alistair and I are not even in the same photograph, but it doesn’t seem to have boded ill for the relationship!

Ginny inspired me and had a brief flurry of creative film photography before I got my first digital camera at around the same time we had Alexander, in 2003.

He was the most beautiful child ever invented, and as it fell to me to document that beauty, the Canon 20D was put to good use. What was best was the instant

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feedback - suddenly I could see my mistakes as I made them, and the learning curve was steep. I don’t even remember what became of my film camera.

But now I suddenly have FIVE film cameras in the house, as of last week. My mum turned 75 so I flew to the South Island for her birthday, and while I was there my Dad got out a dusty box labelled “old cameras”, inviting me to take whatever I wanted. I passed up on the Olympus point and shoot, but am now the proud owner of an Agfa Billy I with a brown leather case and folding bellows, and Dad’s gorgeous old Kodak box Brownie.

He photographed the Queen with the Brownie when he was 14 - held it above his head and pointed it above the crowds in her general direction, and actually got a halfway decent shot with her turning towards him. It wasn’t in focus, but that didn’t stop him making quite a haul by selling prints to his schoolmates.

I also have Dad’s old Pentax ME Super, a Ricoh XR-10 and various lenses. Well, Eva does - she is very excited and is reading up on the Pentax manual, so we’ll see if that comes to anything or whether she stops once she has her first strip of negatives back! The Ricoh had a roll of film in it, so I’ve brought that back to Wellington and will take it to Sean Aickin at Splendid for developing I’m so curious to see what’s on it! Hopefully not a whole lot of photos of paddocks and farm machinery.

The fifth film camera is a lomography Simple Use Reloadable Film Camera with colour negative film and an underwater case. I recently gave a presentation to the Karori Camera Club and they very generously gave me a $100 credit at Splendid as a thank you. The lomography camera seemed a fun way to spend it and to get me away from my computer and out in the world having a play this summer. Part of my brain says the results will be awesome just because it’s film and film’s cool, but another part says hmmmm. We will see.

It may be that when I get it developed it’s a big pile of poo, but I will have had fun trying, and that’s worth a lot! And hey, it’s reloadable - the perfect antidote for the ‘instant gratification’ self that has developed in the last 20 years!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas with your families and loved ones, and that you build in some creative playtime amongst all that relaxing you have planned.

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EXECUTIVE UPDATE

NZIPP Honours Council On behalf of the NZIPP Board and Community we wish to welcome Tracey Scott who has stepped into the role of Honours Council Chairperson along with Sharisse Eberlein, Ian Rotherham, Rochelle Dillon and Lizzie Gilmour as the new Honours Council team members. We look forward to working with you in the future!!!

Tracey Scott - Honours Council Chariperson I have been a full time Professional Photographer since 1987. For the first 20 years I was a news photographer and in later years I have run a small Commercial and Portrait business.

Born and bred in Rotorua, I have lived and worked here as well as many other cities including Dunedin, London, Wellington and Beijing.

In 2007 I joined the PSNZ, where I currently hold the Honours Distinction of Fellow of the PSNZ and have served on the PSNZ Honours Board for the past 6 years.

In 2009 I joined NZIPP of which I am an Accredited member and hold the NZIPP Distinction of Master of Photography (with Distinction) with three bars.

I joined the NZIPP Honours Council at the end of 2017 and look forward to the challenge of leading the New Honours Council team.

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Sharisse Eberlein - Honours Council Based in Wairarapa, I have been working as a photographer since 2003. Taking on a diverse range of clients, my shoots include work for local businesses, weddings, family portraits, children and babies of all ages.

Originally from Cornwall, UK, I now live in the small Wairarapa town of Featherston with my kiwi husband and our two teenage boys. After completing a HND in Photography at Plymouth College of Art and Design in 2002, I began my career working as a second photographer at weddings across Devon & Cornwall. In 2003 I immigrated to New Zealand and established my wedding photography business in Martinborough. Shortly after, in 2005, I joined NZIPP and started entering the Iris awards and coming along to the yearly conference. I haven’t looked back since - the NZIPP has been a huge part of my professional development.

Lizzie Gilmour - Honours Council Growing up rural, farming in the King Country, my photography journey started in high school where I excelled in the Arts. I photographed a lot of Equestrian events and a fine art degree was to be the next move. But life sent me to Europe to live and travel, It wasn’t until I returned here to New Plymouth, where I opened my photography studio and started my professional photography career. All while growing my family. I have four kids, from 6 months to 8 years old. Life is busy being a business owner and stay at home mum. But I wouldn’t have it any other way.

I am currently focusing on Fine Art Portraits, newborn and families and also weddings in the summer. I also enjoy teaching, with online and in person mentoring and workshops nationwide.

I am very much looking forward to being a more involved member of the NZIPP, and bringing together my fellow photographers into a community where they can grow and flourish as artists.

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Ian Rotherham - Honours Council I started working as a photographer at Woolfs’ Studio in Wellington in 1988 where I shot everything from weddings and portraits to PR and advertising. After a few years, I started my own commercial studio, again doing similar work. A back injury in the mid-nineties slowed things down a bit before moving to Hamilton where I was a staff photographer at Waikato University.

Former NZIPP President, Joe Sing ‘encouraged’ me to move to UCOL where I have been a senior lecturer at UCOL for nearly twenty years. This opened up the opportunity to work behind the scenes at the Iris awards, something we have done for over fifteen years.

For six years I was an AIPA member and have been a NZIPP member for about 4 years. I am Portrait accredited, have achieved Master with Distinction, have been a Silver Spool Award recipient, and been involved in the production of three books as gaining academic qualifications. Currently, I Iive in Wellington and travel up to UCOL in Palmerston North through the week.

As a lecturer I’m fortunate to be constantly learning for my students. My main interests are photographing people, creative portrait and documentary. Still shoot and exhibit frequently.

Regarding equipment, I am a bit of gear geek and am not phased by most tech stuff, having shot every format of film as well as feeding a strong addiction to Polaroid. I have been shooting digital since the late nineties.

I enjoy working in a team and have been around long enough to know numerous parts of our industry and who’s who, etc. If anyone knows me, the only thing I take seriously is photography and coffee of course; everything else should be fun.

Rochelle Dillon - Honours Council I’m Rochelle Dillon and I hail from the south, near a little town called Balfour (an hour south of Queenstown) where I live on our 2000 acre cropping farm with my husband Chris and our three children Fergus (12), Claudia (10) and Annie (8).

I became involved with NZIPP around 2013 becoming a qualified portrait photographer in 2014. I primarily photograph newborns and family portraits with newborns being photographed in the studio I have here on the farm. All my portraitwork is done outdoors either somewhere on our property or I travel to locations throughout Southland.

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Thank you and Farewell On behalf of the NZIPP Board and Community, a huge THANK YOU and farewell to the Honours Council of 2020. A number of these members have served for many years in their roles and their commitment to the Institute is to be admired. Time to put theri feet up and sit back now for some much needed time off!!!

Kaye Davis Outgoing Honours Council Chairperson

Shar Devine Outgoing Honours Council Member

Paul Daly

Harry Janssen

Outgoing Honours Council Member

Outgoing Honours Council Member

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TEAMS UPDATE

NZIPP Accreditation

Shar Devine, Ann Worthy-Stephenson, Craig Turner-Bullock Accredited Professional Photographers NZIPP Accreditation Team Words from Shar Devine Even with all the disruption that 2020 has thrown our way we have been really encouraged by the number of members taking the important step as business owners and photographers in applying for Accreditation.

We consider every application as a success whether is it a pass or not. The reason being it takes courage to put your work to a panel of your peers and it may seem daunting at first but what you soon realise that education that comes from the feedback from your Advisor and the Accreditation panel will be invaluable.

The credibility that comes with being an Accredited photographer has the potential to open doors for you and your business that before you might not have dreamed possible.

So dream big people, keep challenging yourselves, work hard at your craft and see the potential in every opportunity that comes your way.

This year the NZIPP Board have introduced new ways of adding value to your membership to assist you in raising our profile in the business community. We hope you are taking advantage of new accredited member benefits. Have you got your new Accredited member merchandise yet? How is your profile looking on the new Accredited Member website? Have you got your Accredited Photographer logo on your marketing, social media and website?

On a personal note, as I have stepped down from Accreditation team, it has been amazing seeing the growth and the success of members I have seen come through Accreditation.

I would like to say a big thanks to Ann Worthy-Stephenson and Craig Turner Bullock for being awesome and welcome Jo Frances Moore, who will also be awesome.

To all our Advisors and Panelists, thank you too for your time, expertise and knowledge I am incredibly grateful for your support.

So the Team will look forward to seeing your applications for March 2021 and if you are wanting to enter the Iris Awards next year for Honours Distinctions remember you need to be Accredited before the Call for Entries are released.

Have a safe and very Merry Christmas.

Shar.

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Introducing Jo Frances-Moore - NZIPP Accreditation Team Leader NZIPP Accredited Professional Photographer MNZIPP (Dist.) III

With some 20 years behind the camera and 10 years within NZIPP, Jo brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the Accreditation team.

Jo is an internationally recognised multi-award winning photographer who specialises in family photography. She runs a successful studio in Lower Hutt and is an active member of the Wellington NZIPP community.

Jo has been involved in Accreditation as an Advisor and Panelist for assessment, as well as a Judge in the NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards for the past few years. She is passionate about encouraging and mentoring newcomers, and wants to help our Affiliate members succeed in Accreditation.

Jo is passionate not only about the art of photography, but the business of photography. She brings many ideas with her to the Accreditation team and we look forward to seeing what she has in store for the NZIPP Accreditation programme.

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By Wynand Sijben, Senior Sales Specialist, MEGA Cloud Storage

Kiwi professional photographers are experiencing something of a ‘data deluge’, as file sizes increase and customers expect online access to their images for longer, according to NZIPP members responding to our survey in October.

Needing to make and keep available large amounts of data in the form of photos and video is one of the industry’s defining trends. The vast majority (71%) of respondents require up to 5TB in data storage capacity annually, and 28% need more than 5TB. Many in the industry continue to rely heavily on external drives and computer hard drives for storage and backup. I believe these physical drives are likely to be replaced by cloud storage solutions as photographers’ data needs increase and there is a heightened awareness about the need to secure and protect valuable content and IP, and customers’ personal data.

The survey found some hesitation among existing users of cloud services around cost and the lack of password features or slow speeds. These concerns are overcome by MEGA’s solution, offering generous and competitively priced cloud storage with secure and easy to share links. One of our most popular features is the ability to share large files with recipients who don’t have a MEGA account, using secure links that never expire. Another is updating files within a shared folder without having to send a new link.

In today’s subscription economy consumers expect to have ready access to their important files online, from music to insurance records, and increasingly that means photos too. While two thirds of photographers offer some form of online access to their customers, this is mostly limited to 12 months or less which could be a missed opportunity to stay top of mind with customers.

Furthermore several respondents mentioned the extra work and time spent to reupload files and customers’ frustration when finding a link no longer works. Agreeing with this, a number of respondents did express an interest in extending how long photos can be accessed online.

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Professional Photographers need to be able to build their business, confident in the knowledge that regardless of how much space they need, how many clients they aqquire, they have a cloud solution that will grow with them over time and that there will not be any surprises on cost.

That’s why we are delighted to be a NZIPP national sponsor and make more photographers aware that when using MEGA you can ‘set and forget’, sure of being covered no matter how many photos and video need to be sorted, at a price that wont break the bank.

Being covered extends to more than cost, as every business should have a plan to minimise the impact of a crashing external drive, lost devices or corrupted or locked files due to computer virues.

For creative professionals, data represents more that ‘just’ a set of files or spreadsheets, but is the product of years of work. By making back up a seamless part of our service, we help protect businesses like yours from data loss.

At MEGA we are focused on making our platform easy to use, coupled with great features to help our customers every day.

For more information see https://mega.nz/startpage or contact me at wynand@mega.co.nz

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MEMBER STORY

Jay Farnworth is an NIZPP Accredited Professional Photographer and the owner of “Image Search�

He is based in the Auckland Region of New Zealand.

Hi Jay! Can you please tell us about yourself, childhood, family, where you live and how you first got into photography?

I spent my childhood growing up in Auckland [Grey Lynn in the 1980s and Northcote in the 1990s].

My first camera was a Kodak Instamatic 133 that my grandparents passed on to me. I remember how much fun my brother and I had just mucking around taking pictures. I have always associated cameras with excitement, enjoyment and a sense of curiosity. I wanted to be a news camera operator or work in the film industry so I studied TV and film production. I gained work experience at 3News which led to a role at Trackside TV. Work was sporadic for me as a young freelancer but fortunately my partner encouraged me and gave me the confidence to teach myself to shoot stills in order to expand my skill set. This also coincided with the availability of more affordable digital SLR cameras which meant I could experiment, lose the fear of failing, and learn without all the pressure and expense of shooting film. Hayley and I married in 2006 and she has been the biggest influence on my career, not only from a business perspective but also from a creative/design point of view being a designer herself.

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What kind of clients make up your client base?

Along with my style, my client base has changed over the years.

Currently my clients are a mix of corporates and small businesses mainly in construction, architecture, environmental planning, urban design, art & design, consultancy and tourism industries.

How do you practice and improve your skills as a photographer?

I like to experiment as much as I can. I learn mostly from “doing” and taking action. I find the best way to break out of a slump creatively is to actually start creating – start making stuff. Because once you start, you create a beginning. This leads to trying something different and generating opportunities to change what you’re doing slightly. Before you know it – you’re on the journey. When I try something and it doesn’t work out, I learn from that too. Joining the NZIPP and entering the Iris Awards has produced great opportunities to try new things and learn from them, all within a very supportive environment.

What is the most rewarding part of being a photographer to you?

Doing something I love and enjoy for work is one of the most rewarding things about being a photographer. Also, I enable my clients to tell the stories of the work they do. Some of this work is truly making a difference in people’s lives, and to be a part of that and share in what they do helps to make my work meaningful, and gives a real sense of purpose.

If you could go back 10 years what advice would you give yourself?

From a career perspective I would say: “Hurry up and join the NZIPP, enter the Iris Awards and attend the conference in Wellington!”

From a personal perspective I would say: “Don’t lose sight of what’s truly important and try to live in the moment because life exists in the present.”

Why did you join NZIPP? I heard through colleagues how supportive the NZIPP family was and I was also encouraged to enter my work into award competitions. To be honest it was a struggle to find the time and I had self-doubt. But I made it a priority to invest my time – and by becoming an NZIPP member, entering the Iris Awards, attending the conferences and achieving accreditation – I gained belief and lost that self-doubt. I have been reminded of how to look at photography from a photographer’s point of view, this is quite important because as a commercial photographer you are often at the mercy of your clients or other creatives/designers.

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Embroided on the front chest and back panel with the NZIPP logo in grey. Optional addition of your name embroided on the front chest under the logo.

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MEMBER STORY

Sarah Simmons is an NIZPP Accredited Professional Photographer and the owner of “Charlie Horse Photography” she is based in the Wellington Region of New Zealand.

Hi Sarah! Can you please tell us a bit about yourself?

I grew up in Lower Hutt, Wellington. I’m still in Lower Hutt with my husband Aaron and my three children Khya, Charlie and Beau. I have always had a passion for photography and wanted to be a photographer for as long as I can remember! I have suffered with terrible self doubt forever so it took me a LONG time to finally get the courage to actually do what I had wanted to do for so long! It wasn’t until I turned 30 that I finally had the guts to take the leap and start Charlie Horse Photography, and once I had I was so mad at myself for not taking that leap a lot sooner!

What type of photography do you do and where do you get the inspiration for your work?

I do mostly newborns, maternity and family photography. Maternity is my absolute favourite thing to photograph. Photographing women is really special to me, I know how hard it can be to put yourself in front of a camera but watching a woman’s self confidence grow in front of my eyes is by the far the most rewarding part of my job! There is so much inspiration out there! I am inspired everyday from all of the amazing work that pops up on my social media everyday! I follow a lot of incredible artists and a few of my favourite newborn photographers are right here in NZ! Who has influenced you the most? Is there another photographer or artist that you consider as a kind of Idol?

I definitely wouldn’t be where I am today had it not been for Sue Bryce. Sue has been the biggest influence on me in every way, business, creativity and personal growth. I was so fortunate to be able to do a workshop with Sue when she was here in NZ in 2018 and it was truly amazing!

Richard Wood is definitely my creativity idol! Richard’s images blow my mind, I always think he couldn’t possibly come up with new different creative ideas but he just keeps doing it and his images just get more and more beautiful! Amber Griffin and Kelvin Gilbert are also bloody amazing and totally inspiring!..and how cool that they are all Kiwi’s! We have such incredible talent here!

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How many newborn shoots would you average per year?

To be honest I have actually never sat down and worked that out! I actually don’t keep track of how many shoots I do each year ( I know I probably should do that! ha!) but I did do a rough count a couple of years ago and it averaged out to 2.5 shoots per week.

It would be amazing if they actually were 2 shoots per week but the problem with newborns is you have to shoot them when they are ready! Sometimes you can have 5 one week, one the next, none the next and seven the next! It can be pretty crazy during certain months!

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What has been your most popular picture and why do you think that is?

I had a photograph go a bit viral and ended up in the paper etc a couple of years ago. It was a photograph I took for a beautiful client of mine Cherie of her twin babies. Cherie had booked a newborn session for her twin boys during her pregnancy but she got devastating news that one of the boys had passed away during her pregnancy. Cherie still wanted to go ahead with the booking for her baby Tiger. When Tiger and Johnny were born I asked Cherie if she would like to include Johnny somehow in the shoot with Tiger and she said she would love that so we did. I photographed Johnny and Tiger in the same bowl to represent them sharing the same womb and wound Tigers wrap around Johnny like an umbilical cord. It is still my favourite image I have ever taken because I know it meant a lot to Cherie and her family and that’s what the image was all about. I think the image resonated with a lot of people because so many people go through similar situations. Dealing with infant loss must feel so isolating but with Cherie sharing her story and her allowing me to share her image people got to connect and talk about their experiences and it was so moving.

Why did you join NZIPP and begin your journey to becoming Accredited?

I originally joined NZIPP because a good friend of mine told me I had to enter the IRIS awards after years of being too scared to do so! So that’s why I joined in the first place but I wanted to get my accreditation because it just gave me a sense of legitimacy I guess, like maybe it proved to myself that I’m doing ok and am on the right track!

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WAIKATO/BAY OF PLENTY

Š JAY DREW

The Waibop crew came together in Cambridge for our October event to congratulate our Regional Photographer of the Year, Justin Aitken. We were also fortunate to hear from our other local award winners, Geoff Ridder, and Jay Drew.

Justin did it again! We congratulate him for being such a legend and for consistently producing outstandingly creative images to win the Waikato & Bay of Plenty Regional Photographer of the Year. Justin graciously shared some of his winning images with us from the Iris Awards this year. Along with the photographs that he retained for the award of 2020 Wedding in Camera Photographer of the Year, Justin shared some of his travel and documentary images from Ethiopia.

It was fascinating to hear about his experiences and challenges that he faced in putting himself in some uncomfortable situations. The images were raw, creatively composed, beautifully captured and processed.

We were also fortunate to hear from Geoff Ridder, winner of the James White Memorial Award for Highest First Time Entrant and Finalist in the Commercial Category.

As a long-time member who has been supportive in his role at WINTEC, it is really exciting for us that Geoff took the opportunity to enter this year and win such an amazing award. Shooting mainly car rally and circuit events, Geoff puts himself right in the midst of the action to capture some really interesting and slightly alarming images. He shared for us his processes, gear and where he places himself and his gear for his shots. He has an outstanding portfolio of commercial images and we look forward to seeing more from him.

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As the winner of the Highest Scoring Image in the Portrait category, we invited Jay Drew to come along and share her amazing image of a family in a lockdown bubble. She very humbly described how she went about capturing each member of the family, their likes and interests, their frustrations and little quirks. Jay’s image exemplifies for all of us how interesting life has been during Covid-19! Thank you for being brave in speaking with us, for demonstrating your editing workflow and for where your head was at creatively!

Greg Webb from CR Kennedy also joined us to talk about colour management and getting colours to match from input to output. He explained how a camera captures true colours, a monitor displays them accurately and then a printer produces a photo that will match what you see on screen with a combination of targets and camera calibration software. Check out the link in the article below for more information. https://www.crkennedy.co.nz/blogs Along with our legendary Christmas Party coming up on the 1 December, we are looking forward to seeing each other more in person next year with workshops and social events. Have a safe and happy break over summer!

Marama Shearer Thrive Photography Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Representative

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WELLINGTON Wellington was fortunate to host the 2020 NZIPP Photography Summit in David Hamilton’s Flash Dog Studio. The Summit provided a diversity of information and creative ideas: David Hamilton ran a Portrait Lighting Workshop in the morning on using a studio and studio lighting, and working with a model. This proved to be hands-on with the participants engaging with directing the lighting and monitoring the changes.

Karolina Stus (NZIPP Expressive Photographer of the Year 2020) shared some of her expressive category artworks and showed us how she creates these beautiful, tactile, experimental pieces Jason Naylor, creative business coach, gave us 13 powerful ways to grow our marketing and our business. Jason showed us how a photography business is much more than great photos and on how to stand out and generate more enquiries.

Tim Kelly held a session “Those difficult client conversations”.

We’ve all had challenging situations with clients and Tim showed us how to communications with our clients positive, avoid conflict, and how to manage conflicts should they arise.

Our annual 10-10-10 event (held in November) provided us with a visual and creative feast with a smorgasbord of 10 photographers talking about ten of their images in ten minutes.

Yvonne Liew, a Wellington based wedding and family photographer spoke about the importance of scouting out the location before the photoshoot. www.yvonneliewphotography.com

www.jofrancesphotography.co.nz Nick Crarer described how his passion for surfing led to surf photography and then to weddings and landscape photography. Nick presented us with some truly magical images taken with a large format digital camera. www.nickcrarer.com Joseph Kelly presented several images capturing the essence of the Australian outback recorded on a trip along the Oodnadatta Track - in the in the heat and the blowflies using a 4x5 view camera! www.josephkelly.com Hemi Phillips gave several tips on creating dramatic photos when working with harsh light under our clear skies. For more of Hemi’s tips go to... https://patina.photo/articles/category/For+Photographers Ehsan Hazaveh presented some images related to his recent exhibition “My life to live”, about the lives of refugee background workers. www.ehsanhazaveh.com Another using a 4x5 view camera, Dean Zillwood presented several structured and posed images to convey messages he wished to tell, such as hierarchies in the workplace. This was accentuated with the images in which he appeared in the frame.

Instagram - @dzillwood.

Catherine Cattanach introduced us to Heartfelt, an organisation of professional photographers dedicated to giving the gift of photographic memories to families who are losing a child.

Tessa Williams’ presentation included images were at once abstract and very deep in meaning in terms of colonial narratives of ‘Who Māori are’.

www.heartfelt.org.nz

www.toibytessa.com or instagram @toibytessa

Upcoming events - In 2021, we intend to hold more workshops outside of Wellington city. Karolina Stus is opening her new studio on the Kapiti Coast in early 2021 providing a great opportunity to explore and learn from Karolina’s creativity also a creative weekend workshop in the Wairarapa is being planned for early 2021!

In an excellent example of how broad photographic craft is, Reatha Kenny presented several remarkable images taken without cameras. Her subjects, human and non-human were placed on photographic paper and processed in the wet darkroom.

Olivia Wakefield described her career change from the banking into an award-winning family photographer.

Olivia humbly acknowledged the role of Jo Frances as mentor.

Bob Zuur Moments of Light Photography Wellington Regional Coordinator.

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CANTERBURY/WESTLAND

Canterbury/Westland have had a busy second half of the year!

We’ve set a focus to visit different Studio’s, so members can show off their space. We all have our own spin on how we do things, so it’s great to see and discuss what others are doing. So far, we’ve been to see: Etta Images - Juliette Capaldi Linton Photography - Richard Linton Tandem Photography & Kate Christie Photography We look to keep this up in the new year.

In August, we gathered to share photos “Born out of Lockdown”. Members were encouraged to bring photos created during lockdown, and to tell their stories. What an interesting evening, variety of images, creativity and imagination. It was a lovely evening of sharing, and finally getting back together post-lockdown.

In September, we hosted Rachael Smith with “Everyday Printing to Fine Art and Beyond” workshop. She shared an enormous amount of information, and everyone walked away with a print.

For the IRIS Awards, we had 30+ gathered to watch together. Fantastic evening of catching up, laughter, cheering our winners and do-gooders.

October brought the fantastically talented Lisa Powers, a fine-art & commercial photographer originally from NYC. Using only vintage equipment and imagination, her images were inspiring. We were left pondering how she created many of them. A favorite was Michael Crighton, Jurassic Park author. She had heard him say that newspapers would be like dinosaurs someday. She had origami dinosaurs created from a New York Times, photographing him with this. He was thrilled with the idea, and it showed in the photograph.

Our business’s have all fluctuated during such a tumultuous year. So in November, we had BeBrandYOU business coach/speaker/author Lorraine Taylor talk to us about the most important aspect of branding – YOU. Times have changed. She reminded to not look at what everyone does, but rather, what YOU bring forth.

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COASTAL OTAGO

October saw Rachael Smith and Gerard Emery (CR Kennedy) grace our area with their presence.

Rachael traveled down with her FineArt to everyday print workshop. With a table full of gorgeous Ilford products Rachael spoke and demonstrated various different products to our members. There is always something to be learnt at any workshop and our peps certainly enjoyed this one. Thanks Rachael and thanks to CR Kennedy and Ilford for helping sponsor Rachael’s trip south. It is always difficult to choose a paper to print on without actually seeing any samples, so getting to touch and see the swatch book of all the glorious papers available was great.

Thanks for the surprise product giveaway draw as well. It was much appreciated.

John Foster bought his “Ways to work smarter and more efficient through the use of Lightroom Classic and Photoshop”. John is a retired NZIPP member who has an established photography school and photo tour business in Christchurch. John has put a lot of research into what he does and he is a very patient teacher. We had more people booked for this seminar but unfortunately they pulled out at the last minute which was a shame as this workshop was great. We all use these programs for our work yet I bet there is a huge percentage of people who just use a fraction of their full potential. It was great to follow along on a huge screen, no excuses for us to have missed anything. Thanks John for your patience and for sharing your knowledge with us.

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12th of November saw Christmas come early for Coastal Otago / Southland NZIPP. For the lucky members who were able to make time in their busy schedules to attend Katherine Williams “Where my heart sings” seminar. What a energizing motivating passionate talk. We enjoyed listening to what makes Katherine tick and she opened up to share with us where the deep seated passion comes from. Let’s face it, it shines through in every shot Katherine takes. Typically always holding onto a camera and capturing not just images that show places, but they reveal heart, soul and feelings. Katherine talent is constantly being awarded through her entries in the awards each year. Well done Katherine on your 2020 success and thank you for making time in your life for our group of keen talented photographers.

The talk was held at the beautiful garden venue of Glenfalloch Gardens, right here in Dunedin. It is a popular wedding venue, with an amazing cafe.

Lunch afterwards was fabulous, I think I can 100% say a great day was had by all. :) Donna-Marie Stark Shotz Photography Coastal Otago Regional Representative

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