Setting up the lighting for a portrait
For this shot, I needed to match prior lighting on a portrait shoot I did earlier and get even lighting on the background scene as well as interesting lighting on the face. I used my Strobist kit for portability and the restricted space contraints. For this set up, I started with one main key light. [...]
Studio shoot for the Carter Observatory open day
I was commissioned by the Wellington City Council to do a studio shoot for a promo they are running on the upcoming open day at the Carter Observatory. The brief was to photograph a little boy looking into a telescope in front of a white wall (for cut out purposes). The photo is for an [...]
Exhibition Opening for Portrait Artist Natalie Britten
On the 28th January, 2011 I went to the exhibition opening for Natalie Britten’s portrait exhibition and took social pictures. I met Natalie while working for Capital E and the Wellington City Council. She is a woman of many talents- not only working as a visual artist, she is active in the performing arts as [...]
Personal Project- Night-Fill staff
Here is a first take on a personal project I recently conceived and have started working on. I have gained access to photograph night-fill employees at The Warehouse in Lyall Bay.
Family Portraits at Baker Beach San Francisco
I was hired to do family portraits in San Francisco’s Baker Beach. We decided on a Saturday morning shoot. The day turned out to be forecast for warm weather. This resulted in a crowded beach despite the early start. So OK, I have worked with crowded areas before – it is about timing, waiting for [...]
Portraits of Kids in Kimono
I was hired to shoot a portrait of a three and a five year old siblings dressed in traditional Kimono recently. The family and I agreed the best place would be at home because of the length of time and care needed to dress the children. When I arrived, I noticed the neighbors garden was [...]