Making the most of failure
Today, I rode to Wellington into a strong northerly breeze to see if the Umbrella Tree still was up. It wasn’t, so essentially a wasted trip. Still good to get out and get a ride in… On the way back, with a strong tail wind I admired the look of RNZN Cantebury that was docked [...]
Roller Derby mayhem, I am a total fan of this sport now…
On Saturday I was lucky enough to be allowed access to photograph the Richter City Shakedown Stop Drop and Roll Roller Derby. It was held at the TSB Arena on Queens Wharf here in Wellington. I arrived early and set up, getting some good time to do test shots. The idea was to get some [...]
Surfing sequence
On the Weekend, I was dog sitting and was taking the dog for a walk. We went for a big walk along the Eastern Walkway. On the way back I saw a surfer suiting up and heading out at a remote location on Wellington’s south coast. On the way back up the hill, I saw [...]
Wellington Cityscape
The weather was just awesome today- one of those rare Wellington days where the winds are slight and the sun shone all day. In the morning I met with another photographer and possible assistant, then had brunch with friends at the newly refurbished and opened Maranui Cafe in Lyall Bay. I drove with my sister [...]
San Francisco but not as we know it
One of the things I hoped to do while in the San Francisco Bay area was to do a photo shoot of the city, including one of the bridges like the Golden Gate or Bay Bridge. I had a couple of friends who were interested in driving up and spending an afternoon photographing- friends who [...]
Look behind you at Rugby games
On Saturday, I went to watch my nephews play rugby for the first weekend game of the season. My youngest nephew is 5 and his game was on first at the Oriental Rongotai Football club. For the young kids, the emphasis is on fun- getting out there and having a run without worrying too much [...]
Kicking it in Raglan
Over the last week it’s been about some down time in Raglan- which is a sleepy surf town on the West Coast of the North Island. My sisters family rented a batch called C-Barn located between the surf breaks and town. The idea with the trip was to chill out and have some down time, [...]
A great Indy Day
Today I spent the afternoon watching Indy Car racing with my brother in law, we went to the Infineon Raceway in Sonoma California. In this photo from turn 3a, I shot the 3 race leaders coming out of the turn. “Pole-sitter Dario Franchitti pulled off a flag-to-flag victory, spending the entire race with Ryan Briscoe [...]
Noticed some birds in flight
Today while shooting for a non-profit agency in downtown San Jose, some children I was photographing noticed a hummingbird. We all stopped to check it out, this is from stopping to watch like a kid in wonder at nature. Something that I should do more often, I know… I also noticed that the flight path [...]
Photo story about Paralympic Athlete
When I last visited Australia, I went and photographed my sisters swim squad, the West Coast Swimming Club I covered one of the hardest working athletes in the squad Katrina Porter. This weekend, I went back and edited the photos I took and made a small photo essay of black and white images. Click here [...]
Radio City Music Hall
Tonight we walked past the New York City icon. We wanted to create a powerful image that showed the building in its night time glory. Shooting at night I shot with the Nikon D700 at a high ISO. With a 50mm lens, I was able to easily frame the building from across the street. I [...]
Michael Jackson tributes in New York City
Today we went out to see the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York to witness the scores of fans and well wishers paying tribute to the artist who died yesterday. There was legions of media there capturing the spectacle. There were many people crowding in front of the entrance. I really felt like being part [...]
Street photography in New York
For the first day in the big apple, I was able to carry my SLR’s and get some candid street shots. We started the day going to the Statue of Liberty then went into the crowd for the David Letterman Show. Of course, walking between these allowed for some perspectives on the city to shoot. [...]
Portrait of young cancer survivor
I have started a portrait project of people who have or are dealing with cancer. Today I photographed a young girl who recently underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor. She is a healthy, active child like any I usually photograph. I chose to show this image because it is reflective while still showing her [...]
Photo restoration
Here is a restoration I did today for Operation Photo Rescue: Video showing steps taken: Before and after:
Volunteering at Operation Photo Rescue
For all of those who have medium/ advanced Photoshop skills, I strongly recommend that you take a look at this very cool volunteer opportunity: Operation Photo Rescue. I signed up and have rescued 2 images so far. Each image will take about a week of solid work, depending on the severity of the damage. The [...]