The Road To Happiness

Well its a big congrats to Ben and Holly, recently married at the stunning lake Okataina. It was a fantastic day and a location I would recommend to any prospective Bride and Groom. I may even get Married there myself.

Wedding photography, through extremely rewarding really is hard work. The result is usually sore feet, strained eyes, aching shoulders plus a yearning for a hot shower and a cold beer.

It pays not to dwell on the fact that its a one shot deal so planning is essential. Know your gear inside out, know the location back to front and know your self and your limits. Good prep and planning may help steady the nerves but although it may not allow you to relax, it will help to enjoy the day and love what you do.

Love that last image. What a cutie.

As the Wedding season draws to a close I am looking forward to the end of the year when the confetti begins to fall again.

A Day at the Circus.

Well, as promised, here's a few pictures I shot today. After many a frustrating episode unable to access keen and enthusiastic models, now I have the luxury to pick and choose to suit the theme of each shoot. Now after a short break, it feels great to throw the strap around my neck and raise the viewfinder up to the eye and shoot for me. The idea here was fun for the girls with a punchy carnival theme.

Enjoy and comments welcome.

The Holiday Is Over.

Well it's been a while I know but have no fear, I have not disappeared into a sea of nothingness. There is a fair bit happening behind the scenes with a couple of projects requiring some thought and planning long before I get anywhere near the camera.

In the mean time for all those image starved readers, here is a few recent images captured while out and about during work hours.

This was a real challenge. These arrows travel at hundreds of feet per second so capturing it a just the right point of release required a shutter speed of 4000th/sec and quite a few frames before I got it right. For me its so important to have the image already captured in my mind long before arriving at the job. Be prepared to be flexible as nothing is ever exactly as you want it.

Photographing bands and live performances can be just magic.

Hard, gritty and an accountant. Great to see local business men getting down and dirty for charity.

If you have never been to a rodeo, please go. There a so many fantastic action pictures just waiting to be had. I get to do this stuff for a job. Not a day goes by without me thinking about how luck I am.

I have another photo shoot on the horizon involving a fantastic model, a rocking horse and ???, well you'll just have to watch this space.