MEMBER MAGAZINE JUNE 2013 / V.36
Gregory Heisler - Keynote Speaker Registrations Now Open
BE INSPIRED, BE SUCCESSFUL, BELONG
Contents
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Executive Updates 04
Presidents Report
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Commercial Directors Report
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Portrait Directors Report
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Wedding Directors Report
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Honours Council Report
Infocus 2013 Cover Image: © Gregory Heisler Keynote Speaker - Infocus 2013
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Infocus Update
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Infocus Info
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Infocus Sponsors
NZIPP News
Contact NZ Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) PO Box 76176 Christchurch 8548 New Zealand W: www.nzipp.org.nz E: info@nzipp.org.nz M: +64 27 522 5570 We welcome your feedback and thoughts. If you have something to say, send it through to: marketing@nzipp.org.nz
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Ilford Diary
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Q Dates for 2013
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Welcome to New Members
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New Accredited Members
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New Qualified Members
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NZIPP on Facebook
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Iris Award Books
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NZIPP Accreditation
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Contents
Contents Regional Updates 18
Auckland/Northland Region
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Waikato/BOP Region
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Central Districts Region
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Wellington Region
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Canterbury/Westland Region
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Otago/Southland Region
Photo Competitions 24
The Art of Photography
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Pano Awards
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Photography Masters Cup
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Canon EYEcon Awards
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NZ Geographic
The Missing Link 27
June Report
Industry News 28
Changing Face of NZ Photography
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BizDojo Co.Space
Corporate Members 29
Thanks to our Corporate Members
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Executive Updates
Presidents Report
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There have been a few discussions going on in various chat rooms recently that have made me aware that there are still members who don’t quite know why they have joined the NZIPP, & what they get from it as members. Suggestions have been made that we should be running TV campaigns & producing print marketing material with which to communicate who we are. The reality is that we are a relatively small (almost 400 members now), voluntary, ‘not for profit’ organisation, who’s aims are to support & promote the profession of photography. As such we rely on the active involvement of our members in the promotion of our brand & it’s standards. Without our members doing this we just wouldn’t exist – nor would the profession of photography. We already advertise ourselves regularly through D-Photo, F11, Bride & Groom (plus with Infocus & Iris Awards we have a huge promotional drive & advertising to both members, non members & public). Our PRO REPORT goes out to hundreds more than just our membership. We hold monthly regional meetings to enable our members to share & learn the process of professional photography. We gain national industry sponsorship with which to run events such as the ‘Iris Awards’ & the ‘Infocus Conference’. These events then allow us to achieve a higher national profile as well as to educate our members. Here is a brief list of who we are & what we do offer our members: 1. We are a group of almost 400 like-minded creative working professional photographers. 2. We support each other & believe in each other. 3. We offer the photography buying public a brand that has set professional standards. 4. These standards are ratified every four years through the CPD program. 5. We offer both national as well as international educational programs through which our members can continue to grow & develop their skills & knowledge. 6. We offer a world-class awards program, which allows our members to stand out from the crowd. 7. We are affiliated with many Professional Photography groups world wide. 8. We only cost between $300 & $529 per year (depending on your membership type). 9. Our brand is 75 years old (which in itself gives us added credibility) 10. Without the members being equally active & supportive then the future of the organization will be in jeopardy. We need members to stand up both at local & national levels in order to maintain our newly gained momentum. All the time we are trying to lift the profile of the Institute in a way that gives benefits to the majority of the members. I realise that we can’t please all the people all the time but lets face it – we try.
Mike Langford - NZIPP President Hon F NZIPP, GMNZIPP, Hon F AIPP, MAIPP
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Commercial Directors Report
Executive Update
Last month I commented on a problem that one of our members had with a client who maintained that the NZIPP contract seemingly negated the photographer from any responsibility whatsoever. And I suggested that the member point out to their client that they were covered by the Consumer Guarantees Act. I neglected to say that this was a Wedding and Portrait contract not Commercial and it was quickly pointed out to me by a couple of seasoned commercial photographers that the CGA did not cover commercial work. Too right, if it is business-to-business the CGA doesn’t apply (there are other remedies the client can resort too). Try fronting up with a shoddy job or crappy service for a commercial client and you will soon find out. While on the subject of contracts (and this does apply to wedding and portrait contract as well as commercial ones), we are, as most of you are well aware, disadvantaged in NZ from the contractual point of view. Please tell me that you use an NZIPP contract for all your work! If not, ask yourself who owns the copyright on the last job you shot? You? No way… the person you shot the job for does. What’s more you know that “style” that you shot it in (the one that you are trying to become renowned for)? Well they own that too. What’s more they could stop you from using that style again because they own the copyright on that also. And while we are on a rant about what a sad lot we have, get yourselves up to speed on developments in the UK regarding “Orphaned Works”. I mentioned the worldwide debate on this subject late last year in the November Pro Report, since then the UK has passed the Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act, something that may effect how and where you put your images into cyberspace. Here are a few links for you to start a bit of your own googleising. The only advice I am offering here is: “know what is going on”. This will help you make better decisions about where and how you put your work on the BIG WWW. http://www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/2013/orphan-works-the-new-law-in-theuk . http://news.msn.com/world/uks-instagram-act-will-your-photos-becomeehttp://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/protect-online-photos. htmveryone-elses On the good news front I have just saved around $1,300 on my business insurance buy just being a member of the NZIPP. Rothbury insurance has a great package for photographers that are only available to NZIPP members. I have my equipment covered for damage and theft anywhere in New Zealand, plus two million in public liability. This one member benefit more than pays for my NZIPP membership subscription for the year. If you are not a member yet this alone is worth joining us. If you are a member and not with Rothbury check them out Rothbury Otago. T: 03 477 8217 | 0800 855 455 W: www.rothbury.co.nz Shoot well and Prosper ; >)
Terry Wreford Hann NZIPP Commercial Director PRO REPORT Member Magazine of the NZIPP
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Executive Updates
Portrait Directors Report
JUNE 2013
Retouching. Its become a dirty word, people are retouching in a back room, locked away from judging eyes, feeling like they are about to be caught at any time! No but seriously, to retouch or not to retouch seems to have become a bit of a debate and you can almost start to feel like your doing a disservice to your client if you do….or don’t. I retouch and I’m proud of it, its all part of my service. Do I make people look 10 years younger, no. Do I make them look 10 kilos lighter, no (I save that little trick for photos of myself!). What I do do is make sure I am making people look like the best version of themselves on that day so that every time they look at that photo they feel good about themselves. That means I will soften the odd wrinkle, I wont remove it but I will soften it. I will push the wobbly bits in a bit so they have a smoother line – even the skinniest person can have a wobbly bit! I also even out skin tones a bit and remove any run away bits of hair or maybe the odd blemish that popped up that morning just because it was photo day! Its not about making people perfect, its not about turning back the clock, or the scales. Its about making my client feel great about themselves. Sure we can argue that they should love themselves just as they are, wouldn’t it be great if we were all that happy with ourselves. But in reality, we are all critical of those things we don’t like about ourselves and to have those things framed on the wall can sometimes be a deterrent to some people wanting to have family photos taken. How far you take retouching is up to the individual but I find the less is more approach to work best for me. A little soften here, a little liquify there just fine tunes an image. Its not about making people feel like they are less than perfect just as they are, for me its about making them feel great about who they are. If they don’t feel great, that family portrait isn’t going on the wall, guaranteed! I will do all I can to make them feel great during the session and pose them in a flattering way but when you have a Mum whos just had a baby, is trying to look well rested and relaxed while wrangling a wriggly toddler and a baby at the same time, then there is no amount of perfect posing that’s going to make her feel like she got 10 hours sleep last night and is looking fabulous! Retouching has its place and when used correctly only adds to your end result. Were not here to judge peoples self esteem or how happy they should be with themselves au natural and its not about expectations that society places on us to look perfect, its about making people feel like the best version of themselves and giving them a portrait they are proud to hang on the wall.
Karyn Flett Acting NZIPP Portrait Director
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Wedding Directors Report
Executive Updates
I’m cursed with an irrational belief that everything will work out. I’m incurably optimistic. It’s a curse because it means that I say yes to everything, convinced that it’ll work out, that the path will smooth before me, that I can do it all. Except sometimes I can’t...sometimes I can’t do everything. I don’t see why not. But apparently it’s true. So I’m forced to admit that starting a portrait studio almost from scratch, maintaining (and hopefully growing) my existing wedding photography business, being a half decent parent AND being wedding director has become a bit much for me. So I’m moving on from the role…as of the AGM in August there will be a new wedding director. Which brings me to my next point…have a think about who you would like to see in the role. And have a wee soul search about whether you can see yourself in the role. It has been an incredibly rewarding three years and I have thoroughly enjoyed it. Being on the board is hard work (I’m not going to lie) but it is very rewarding. I came in to the job with a list of things I wanted to see change within the institute and I feel very proud of being a part of that change. I’ve worked with some amazingly dedicated people and I’ve met some ‘rock stars’ and some future rock stars that hardly anyone even knows about yet. So…my point (and I do have one) please give me a call or an email if you’re thinking about the wedding director role and you think you’ve got some stuff on your list that we’d all benefit from (or you know someone else who has). And I’d like to take this opportunity to give a huge thanks to my fellow board members, current and past, the honours team and NZIPP’s fabulous staff… you are all really cool people and it’s been a privilege to work with you.
Nicola Inglis NZIPP Wedding Director
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Executive Updates
Honours Council Report
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“RUNS IN CIRCLES TEARING OUT HAIR” “An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea.” Buddha As at the time of writing, May 23 (thanks Harry for the Mac Widget Time Countdown idea):
The title of this article comes from a comment on an “NZIPP photography group (members only)” Facebook thread (thanks Karyn). From this, and other’s comments, I can see that I am not the only one, stressing just a little over what I’m going to enter into the awards this year. So, if you fall into this camp too, be assured that you are not alone. As we all know, the ideas for and the creation of a photographic image can be as simple or as complex as we want to make it. This, in many ways depends on the purpose of the outcome. When it comes to entering awards there is the need and pressure to go well beyond the extra mile to come up with something special, something we hope will wow the judges, and something that stands true to who we are as a person and as a photographer. It seems to be this pressure in itself that at times cripples us from moving forward to taking action and coming up with the goods. I’m pleased to say that over the years I have not let myself down in this department and have in the end always managed to produce something I am proud of and something I feel is worthy of entering. This comes mainly through pure determination and what I guess has become a bit of a compulsion: to keep entering; to keep challenging myself; to keep developing and refining my style; and, to keep doing something I enjoy. For me, the determination manifests itself through many, many (perhaps too many) hours, days and weeks of ideas festering in my head trying to gather some sort of traction; regularly waking up in the very early hours thinking about an image and unable to go back to sleep; the long, and perhaps not always healthy, hours of working on the computer until the eyes glaze over; the deliberating, the uncertainty and self-doubts; and the agonizing over the smallest details.
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Executive Update
However, I have to say that the frustrations, the ups and downs, and the journey this process takes me on, is ultimately worthwhile. I love creating imagery, and I love the process that is involved with it. With the final entry deadline (July 24) not all that far away, and knowing there will very soon be other priorities in regards running the awards, like many of you I both foresee and dread the many late nights ahead. This will however culminate in the greatest feeling – the feeling of pride I always get when I mount my prints and look at them one last time as I pack them in my print case, and get them ready to take to the couriers. Doesn’t all this sound very familiar? I know many of you are experiencing this exact same existence – the rollercoaster ride of what is “The Awards”. All I can say is hang in there, dig deep and enjoy the process, find some little distractions along the way to keep you sane and visualise the end rewards. Remember, we wouldn’t be doing it if we didn’t love it! As a sign of our own enthusiasm for the awards, and to provide a little extra help with deciphering the Call for Entries document be sure to keep your eyes out for the great video clips Honours are releasing. Announcements of these, and the links, will be published on the NZIPP Facebook Page. Last but not least, for added confirmation that the awards are fast approaching, the Iris Awards Online Entry Registration will be open from 9am, Saturday 1 June, just to cater for all those VERY organised entrants out there, with a reminder that the final online entry deadline is 4pm, Wednesday 24 July.
Kind Regards
Kaye Davis - FNZIPP, AAIPP, MCGD Chair of the NZIPP Honours Council On behalf of the NZIPP Honours Council Team including: Ollie Dale, Blair Quax and Tony Stewart.
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Executive Updates
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TOP LEFT & ABOVE 2 Images by Rachael Hale McKenna © TOP RIGHT & ABOVE 4 Images by Trey Ratcliff © ABOVE 1,3,5 Images by Greg Heisler ©
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This is a unique opportunity, to view judging, award winning images and an industry exhibition all under the one roof.
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INFOCUS UPDATE We were delighted to see our Infocus 2013 Conference keynote speaker, Rachael Hale McKenna recently profiled in f11 Magazine. To read the article click here…
INFOCUS INFORMATION Venue: Pullman Auckland Hotel Cnr Waterloo Quadrant & Princes St, Auckland Dates: Iris Awards:
Thursday 01 - Saturday 04 August
Conference:
Sunday 04 – Monday 05 August
Masterclasses: Tuesday 06 August
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Infocus 2013
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INFOCUS SPONSORS A special thank you to all our Infocus 2013 sponsors. Please support and buy from them. They can only support us, if
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PRINCIPAL SPONSOR Epson offers an extensive array of award winning image capture and image output products for the consumer, business, photography and graphic arts markets, and is also a leading supplier of value-added point-of-sale (POS) solutions for the retail market. Epson is the market leader worldwide in sales of data projectors [DTC Consulting Limited figures]. Epson’s products meet consumer and business customer needs for superior quality colour image reproduction (printers), projection (projectors) and capture (scanners) devices with high-level functionality, compactness, systems integration and energy efficiency. W: www.epson.co.nz
GOLD SPONSORS Bride & Groom magazine is New Zealand’s number one wedding magazine and the essential guide to getting married. Launched in 1987, it has been the go-to title for wedding inspiration, advice and the hottest trends. The quarterly magazine is complemented by the annual Bride & Groom Show (the largest wedding show in New Zealand) and the comprehensive website. Bride & Groom magazine is published by The Fusion Group Limited, a New Zealand family owned and operated company. W: www.brideandgroom.co.nz Independent Photographic Supplies (IPS) is Gold Level Sponsor of NZIPP & AIPP and Official ANZ Distributor for Kodak Professional & Consumer Photographic Products, including all Kodak Professional Media’s - Endura Premier, Metallic, Brilliance, Duratrans, & Kodak Professional Inkjet Paper, Canvas, Prolab Equipment including Noritsu, ZBE Chromira and Colenta. See more at: www.iphoto.net.au/kodak-endura.aspx Working with our customer to make Kodak Moments that last over 100 years. W: www.kodak.com
MEDIA PARTNERS New Zealand’s leading photography publication, D-Photo is packed with vibrant artist profiles, advice from the country’s leading professionals, extensive tutorials and in-depth reviews of the latest equipment to hit the shelves. D-Photo’s mission is to connect, educate and inspire New Zealand’s diverse community of photographic enthusiasts and pros. www.dphoto.co.nz Made in New Zealand, for a global readership of photographers and aficionados, f11 is a free online magazine presented in a page flip format, and as a PDF. Published 11 times each year, the magazine attracts over 50,000 readers and focuses on images, image makers, and their inspiration. W: www.f11magazine.com
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SILVER SPONSORS With offices nationwide, and employing over 80 staff, Aarque Group is a leading supplier of digital print technology, supplies and service to the graphics communication industries. As Epson’s Pro Graphics distribution partner, we’re extremely proud to be associated with INFOCUS 2013, and trust that you’ll enjoy the event. W: www.aarquegroup.co.nz As a digital Imaging leader we actively inspire with imaginative ideas that enable people to connect, communicate and achieve more than they thought possible. This is why we have a dedicated team supporting our Canon Professional Community, which encompasses our in house service team and program called Canon Professional Services (CPS), workshops, product and sponsorship such as our active involvement with NZIPP. W: www.canon.co.nz, facebook.com/canonnewzealand, twitter.com/canonnz C.R. Kennedy is Australasias foremost authorised importer and distributor of Photographic, CCTV, Medical and Survey imaging products. With offices throughout Australia, 3 in Asia and one in New Zealand. C.R. Kennedy represents Photographic brands like HASSELBLAD, BOWENS, SIGMA, TAMRAC, METZ, ZEISS and VANGUARD to name a few. The New Zealand office is totally New Zealand run with the added advantage of over $30 million dollars of stock it can call on from its head warehouse in Melbourne. Gerard, Mark and Greg are once again proud to back the NZIPP for another outstanding year and will be available to answer any questions you may have and look forward to you visiting their stand. C.R. Kennedy is now online to offer you competitive pricing and local support. There now is now no reason to buy from overseas. W: www.crkennedy.co.nz Born 1934, still going strong! While our parent company approaches its 80th birthday, Fujifilm New Zealand combines youth and experience in a team that shares a passion for one thing - images. Whether it’s graphic design and printing, medical scanning, digital cameras, or just the love of photography, we want to share our innovations with you. And we encourage you to share your experience with us, for the benefit of all Kiwi photographers. W: www.fujifilm.co.nz Macalister imports and distributes a wide range of high quality products including Nikon, Lowepro, Manfrotto Lexar, Hiti and Gitzo. We cater to discerning professionals and budding amateurs alike, and are proud to be representing such well-known and respected photographic brands in New Zealand. W: www.macalistergroup.co.nz
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Images by Rachael Hale McKenna ©
Public Open Day Saturday 03 auguSt, 9.00am – 7.00pm
Rachael Hale McKenna, From Then to Now!
Pullman auckland Hotel
Saturday 03 auguSt, 7.00pm – 8.30pm
An Industry Exhibition, with leading photographic suppliers all in the one room, it is the perfect opportunity to see new products and services. There is no cost to attend the Public Open Day.
Pullman auckland Hotel
this is a unique opportunity to view judging, award winning images and an industry exhibition all under the one roof.
NZIPP presents a public seminar with kiwi born photographer Rachael Hale McKenna. Showcasing her journey from New Zealand to France, and the 14 books published along the way. $45.00 per person For more inFormation
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Auckland/Northland Regional Meeting - Iris Awards 2012 TPE Opening
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Waikato/BOP Regional Meeting
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Otago/Southland Regional Meeting & Regional AGM
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Canterbury/Westland Regional Meeting
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NZIPP AGM - Close of Board Nomination, Remits, & Notices of Motion
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Central Districts Regional Meeting
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NZIPP News
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NZIPP News Q Submission Dates 2013 For those who aren’t qualified yet it’s time to start planning for the Q submissions in 2013. Once successful your member profile will appear in the Find a Photographer function on the NZIPP website, and you’ll be able to work towards NZIPP Accreditation.
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Mark the Q submission date in your diaries & start planning now! September 3rd, 2013 November 5th, 2013 For more info see the Q Programme under Quick Links on the NZIPP website.
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IRIS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2009 - 2011 BOOKS Paul Gummer - NZ Photographer of the Year 2009
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Iris Award books are produced annually by the NZIPP from the award winning entries submitted every year. The books showcase all the major award winners, as well as all the Gold, Silver, and Bronze winning images from each year. The books have been published in conjunction with BLURB and ISSUU and are available in three different formats: •
hardcopy/print - available via Blurb’s print on demand service. The book is a 20 X 25cm landscape format, with a hardcover & dustjacket, printed on Premium Lustre finish paper. Each book can be purchased for $105.00 USD + shipping costs via Blurb’s print on demand service.
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Go to the NZIPP website (www.nzipp.org.nz, and click on the Iris Awards tab followed by Iris Awards Books) for more information and download links for each of the three options. Richard Wood - NZ Photographer of the Year 2011
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NZIPP Accreditation The changeover allowing you to log your points for the new accreditation year has been slightly delayed as we tweaked the points allocations in response to feedback. Apologies for the delay and thanks for your patience. If you haven’t logged points for the year up to April 31st 2013 you only have until 31st May 2013. From 1st June 2013 you will be able to log points earned since 1st April 2013. These will contribute to achieving your 100 points for the 1st April 2013 to 31 March 2014 year, that will keep you accredited until March 31st 2015.
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Regional Updates
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Regional Updates Upcoming Meeting… Auckland/Northland Reg. Meeting Iris Awards 2012 Touring Print Exhibition Opening Venue: Vero Centre, Auckland Date: 5th June, 2013
Auckland/Northland Region It is with some sadness that I announce that Talia Stephens has stepped down from her role as Regional Chairperson. Talia is moving on to focus on her continually growing business and an increased workload, which does include moving to a bigger and better studio in Parnell. On behalf of both the committee and myself we would like to thank Talia for her hard work over the last few years. As a result I have moved on from my previous role as Treasurer to take on the challenge of Chairperson and we also have a new addition to our committee. Sarah Mountford who has recently joined us to take on the role of treasurer. Our May meeting was hosted by Apix, we kicked the meeting off with a focus on off camera flash and speedlights. Resident expert Steve Mathews walked us through a huge range of accessories and configurations. The second part of the evening was dedicated to getting to know 3 of our Auckland members in a segment we call “expose yourself” Full time portrait photographer Justin Aitkin led us off taking us on a journey around the world with some stunning portraits and landscapes from Africa through to Asia. Our second member was Amy Cope, her studio is solely dedicated to new born photography. Amy showed us how she progressed as a photographer right from when she started and things where a little nervous to today where she creates beautiful newborn portraits guaranteed to bring a tear to any new mums eyes. Finally we where treated to the life and times of Brett Lees a familiar name to most wedding photographers. Brett has been in the industry for longer than most and he offered up an interesting perspective on the recent history of wedding photography as well as giving us a brief insight into the challenging world of chrome photography. We are now looking forward to June where we host the launch of the Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography 2012 Touring Print Exhibition as part of the Auckland Festival of Photography.
Gino Demeer Auckland/Northland - Regional Chairperson
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Upcoming Meeting… Waikato/BOP Regional Meeting Venue: Gallery 59, 9th Ave, Tauranga Date: 11th June, 2013
Regional Updates
Waikato/BOP Region At our May meeting Ollie Dale was kind enough to fit us into his busy schedule to inspire & educate our members on the hot topic of Fusion & challenged us to give it a go (“are you kidding” – some of us said “where do we start”). Well Mr Ollie Dale will be Travelling to Hamilton and Tauranga during June for one day Workshops ! Want to book on one of the workshops? You’ll have to be quick! Email weddings@alanadresner.com for further details. We were also lucky enough to view the trailer for Virtually Famous The Documentary Ollie Shot in Las Vegas last year - stay tuned it’s going to be Awesome! Speaking of Awesome - Jake Thomas – NZIPP Creative Wedding Photographer for 2012 is going to share some snippets with us about his adventures as a wedding photographer at our June meeting in Tauranga… Jake is currently the NZIPP creative wedding Photographer of the year and has been in the wedding industry since he was 15 years old. Jake is even more passionate about photography now then he was when he first started. Jake will be sharing some of his story and some of the lessons he has learnt on that journey. Jake has a real passion to perfect his craft and to be constantly improving his skill. He aims to help photographers be the best they can be and to fuel their passion to create amazing photography. If you miss this you are CRAZY!
Ollie Dale presenting at regional meeting Images by Mike Hill
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Regional Updates
JUNE 2013
Regional Updates Upcoming Meeting… Central Districts Regional Meeting Venue: 29 Elliott Street, Taradale, Napier, Hawke’s Bay Date/Time: 25th June 2013 7 pm
Central Districts Region Central District sis currently in discussions for the next CD AGM, which will be announced shortly. Be sure to have a look at Central Districts new ‘Facebook Members only ‘group page’ which has been created in the hopes of closing the distance some what between New Plymouth, Hawke’s Bay and Manawatu in such a widely placed geographically region. https://www. facebook.com/groups/nzipp.central Also a big thanks to Shar Hays for stepping up and giving a big helping hand in a time of bereavement. Hawke’s Bay Hawke’s Bay welcomes newest member Linda Baylis to NZIPP. Linda operates a portrait and wedding photography business here in Hawke’s Bay and it’s fantastic to have her on board with us. Last meeting was held at the generous Jeff Drabble’s studio where we had an evening of wine, announcements and a study of celebrity portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz. Hawke’s Bay’s next casual meet will be May LUNCH Tues 28th @ Mister D’s for ‘Injected Donuts’. Next months meet will be held at Shar Hay’s brand new studio to discuss Iris Award entries, Tues 25th June 7pm. New Plymouth New Plymouth had a successful meeting in April (April 23) with 10 people attending (6 members, 2 non-members and 2 AIPA Members). Chris HilI gave a talk on off camera flash. The next meeting will be on May 28 where we will have a discussion on awards entries.
Richard Wood Central Districts - Regional Chairperson
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Regional Updates
Wellington Region For our May meeting we had a great turnout, on a night that was shouting winter is here. A lot of new young faces too who were thirsty for the reality of the business of business. NZIPP Commercial Director Terry Wreford Hann had titled it “How to Price a 10 X 8” - in a way it was and in a way it wasn’t. It was a lot more than that but it gave a process that ultimately would help to establish a more realistic price for anything; without sending you broke. Or at least knowing why you are going broke! The format of his presentation was based on the well-regarded presentation from Peter Eastway at Infocus 2012 and by arrangement with Peter he was able to supply a template to everyone attending. Working his way through the presentation as well as filling out the Excel based NZIPP Base Rate Calculator in conjunction with the ‘real life’ discussion and input from the audience established a credible business base rate. I guess a surprise to some but it did prompt a lot of discussion. Here are some additional resources as discussed: NZIPP Base Rate calculator: http://nzipp.org.nz/nzippweb/Default.aspx?tabid=153 NZIPP Contracts & Forms: http://nzipp.org.nz/nzippweb/Default.aspx?tabid=153 Stock Photo Price Calculator: http://www.photographersindex.com/stockprice.htm
June meeting - Print Critique During June we will be holding our annual print critique, in preparation for the Iris Awards in August. Now is the time to work on preparing your images for local peer review and critique before submitting them at a national level. The Iris Awards really are a highlight of the year, and nothing will push your photography to new levels like submitting images for judging.
Malcolm Somerville Wellington - Regional Committee
Terry Wreford Hann in full flight PRO REPORT Member Magazine of the NZIPP
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Regional Updates
JUNE 2013
Regional Updates Upcoming Meeting‌ Canterbury/Westland Regional Meeting Venue: TBC, Christchurch Date/Time: 17 June, 2013 - 6:30pm
Canterbury/Westland Region This month we conducted our regional AGM and election of committee members. We have continuity with Ron Thow continuing in his role of regional chair and Kirsty Macdonald as secretary. Richard Linton stepped into the role of treasurer earlier in the year when Paul Daly resigned due to work commitments after an extremely lengthy time in the role. As a region, we must thank Paul for his commitment and generosity of time, advice and expertise over the years. Paul has given a large number of hours to the region during his time as treasurer. He has managed to survive four regional chairs and not only contributed as treasurer but also as an active committee member. He is the regional print judging guru & over the years ensured the smooth running of our judging with his management of the often temperamental the judging IT system (hopefully something we may be able to twist his arm to continue with). He was also often the first to assist with setting up the touring print exhibition for the region. So Paul, thank you for all you hard work and efforts over the past five plus years. Erin McLean and Kate Christie are the other existing committee members from 2012 and the election of Ann Worthy-Stephenson and Rebecca Watson completes the regional committee for 2013. Going forward this year it will be great to see some initiatives implemented for seminars and workshops as well as mini-workshops with a smaller number of attendees to embrace that almost one-on-one, intense approach, kind of like cross-fit for photography. The AGM overall was rather constructive this year with a great discussion around general business and some great actions points for Ron, the committee and the region to move forward with in the coming year. Kirsty Macdonald Canterbury/Westland - Regional Secretary
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JUNE 2013
Upcoming Meeting… Otago/Southland Regional Meeting & Regional AGM Venue: The Thomas Green Public House, 30 Medway Street, Gore Date/Time: 12 June, 2013 - 5:30pm Fortnightly cafe meetings continue in Dunedin please email alan@ dovephotography.co.nz for details.
Regional Updates
Otago/Southland Region At the end of April we were lucky enough to have an informal get together with Ian Poole. He talked about the importance of personal work and gave insight into the print award process. For our May meeting we had guest speaker Trey Ratcliff. We had a high attendance including many new faces for Trey’s talk. Trey spoke about his process from seeing a photograph to the final edited version and included a live postprocessing demonstration. We live streamed his talk to many members who weren’t able to make it to Queenstown also. Thoughts are starting to turn towards choosing images for Iris and we have our Mock Print Judging evening at Alan Dove’s Studio. Last year, this proved to be a very important night and suggestions and ideas helped to improve images, which were then highly awarded! Our AGM is being held in Gore at The Thomas Green Public House, 30 Medway Street, at 5.30pm, 12th June. After completion of that, our own Jackie Ranken will speak about her 10 years experience in entering the Iris Awards and what it means to be a Grand Master. Mike Langford will also be there to talk about the process of becoming accredited. We only have a small membership in Southland but many have shown interest and we are hoping that this info night will show them all the benefits in NZIPP membership. This will be followed by a print critique. I will be broadcasting Jackie’s talk through Google Plus and will post a YouTube link to a live feed for anyone around the country that would like to tune in! I will post it on my g+ profile: https://plus.google.com/u/0/102133399309915884202/posts
Trey Ratcliff presenting at the Front Room, Queenstown
© Jackie Ranken
Jackie Ranken will also be providing a printing and matting workshop day on the 17th June, which is very valuable to get all ready for Iris. Please email photography@emilyadamson.com for any details you need. Emily Adamson Otago/Southland - Regional Co Chair
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Photo Competitions
JUNE 2013
Photo Competitions
Entries Close: 18th May 2013 The Art of Photography Show is an established and critical force in the world of contemporary photography. Now in its 9th year, this presentation of world class photography is truly exquisite. This well thought out exhibition provides value to artists at every turn, from first-rate viewing in the judging process to publication opportunities, wellattended events and lectures, photo industry connections and monetary awards. WEBSITE: www.artofphotographyshow.com
Earlybird Entries Close: 14th July 2013
Late Entries Close: 21st July 2013
The Epson International Pano Awards showcases the work of panoramic photographers worldwide and is the largest competition for panoramic photography. The 2013 competition is now open for all professional and amateur photographers with a record combined prize pool of approximately US $35,000 in cash and prizes! Enter now at www.thepanoawards.com
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Photo Competitions
Entries Close: 9th August 2013 Celebrating its 7th year, Photography Masters Cup is the leading international award honoring color photography. This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers in a prestigious annual contest and globally webcast event. With a collective Jury of the world’s most recognized experts from National Geographic Channel to Hasted Hunt Kraeutler in New York, the Masters Cup is the industry’s most authoritative and important photographic event for color photography and brings to light the best work of the year as nominated by members of the esteemed international panel. Click here for more information and entry details.
EYEcon Photographic Competition Register Interest by: 1st October 2013
Final Submission Deadline: 4th November 2013
Registrations for the 2013 Canon EYECON competition are now open, starting the search to find New Zealand’s top creative talent throughout the country. Following the success of the last four years, the renowned competition is expanding further for 2013; and for the first time ever will be calling for both film and photography entries, as well as opening up photography submissions to high school students in years 12 & 13 throughout New Zealand. Click here for more information.
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JUNE 2013
Photo Competitions
NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES Win $6,000 in cash prizes, subscriptions to New Zealand Geographic, a berth aboard a Heritage Expeditions voyage, plus much more To find out more, and to enter go to:
www.nzgeographic.co.nz/photocomp C AT E G O R
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WILDLIFE
LANDSCAPE
Capture an animal or groups of animals in their natural environment. We are looking for images which exude life and show behaviour or adaptations which make them unique.
Showcase the wonders of New Zealand—its mountains, wetlands, coasts and plains. The judges will be looking for attention to light and drama. LAST YEAR’S WINNER: KAH KIT YOONG
LAST YEAR’S WINNER: DAVID HALLETT
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SOCIETY & CULTURE This category celebrates the traditions and relationships of all New Zealanders. The winning entry will be an image that captures our identity as a people. LAST YEAR’S WINNER: NATALIE SLADE
PHOTO STORY A set of four to six images. Judges will be looking for the quality of the images overall, as well as how they work together to tell a story. LAST YEAR’S WINNER: BRUCE MERCER
JUNE 2013
The Missing Link
The Missing Link Written by Malcolm Somerville
Imagine that on your studio wall, behind your client meeting room desk, or where you used to project images. Imagine that there was now a Samsung LED display - in full 4K mode. Either the 85, 95 or 110 inch models. See the initial comments on CNET - http://tinyurl.com/b5o45jf Initially they are a bit pricey and the larger ones not available yet, but aside from that, how would you harness them best to present your work? What workflow, what content would best take maximum advantage of the screen? More importantly what vision will most excite your client or prospect and generate some form of business for you? And, will it excite them tomorrow or maybe next week? I have read a fair bit lately on the wider ramifications related to the very sad events around the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh ... as well as the other tragic factory fires, building collapses etc. that are driven by greed, corruption, destitution. The next layer are the ‘brands’ and chains that set the low production prices. They pose as concerned and innocent hands off facilitators. Have a look too at http://tinyurl.com/pgl32q3 James Surowiecki is the New Yorker Magazine Financial Page writer who last week (May 20 issue) wrote ‘After Rana Plaza’. Amongst the insight and horror are some gems of the market drivers, which have implications to us all. Eventually our behavior as consumers, our fickle tastes, our wavering brand loyalties, our seasonalities and our need for low price, ultimately drive the supply chain to cater to those needs and force some of those tragic results. So against that background of a constantly changing consumer, are photographers who offer what they did well for the last few years, somehow not connect or remain appropriate with the contemporary consumer? Should photographers refocus the seasons, roll over promotions faster, acquire new skills, explore new more discrete sectors, change direction faster? If the biggest of brands, the biggest of supply chains, with all their research and analysis are crouched and constantly waiting to make the next forward move as well as knowing what to cancel; why aren’t you? To go full circle, if you can show your stuff on the biggest most impressive screen, what are you going to show tomorrow, and what will you show next week and next month?
Malcolm
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Industry News
JUNE 2013
Industry News The Changing Face of the New Zealand Professional Photography Industry: A Financial Perspective It is timely to add more value to your NZIPP membership. This year we will conduct a major survey because we all need to answer some pressing questions concerning our industry. Questions like... •
What are the current benchmarks on prices, revenue, profits and return on assets? How does this compare to similar industries and to five years ago before the recession (2007)?
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Are we spending too much on new equipment too often?
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What is the effect of the internet, social media and other marketing techniques?
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Has the effects of social media been positive or negative financially to the professional photography industry.
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What are the methods, perceptions, status, beliefs and intentions of industry participants?
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What have been the effects of the digital age on photography business performance?
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Do awards and NZIPP event participation effect revenues?
Thank you for your attention. I am Andrew Whyte and I am an active NZIPP Wedding Photographer. To complete a Waikato University Degree I need to complete an investigation study that can bring real value to an organisation at no cost. I need your help. We all have our own views to the questions above so let’s all contribute to the survey to be conducted in the next few months. A report will be published alongside the Pro-Report in November. The Questions have been formulated by selected senior NZIPP members. The survey will be done anonymously online and will take only half an hour of your time. Please start thinking about those questions above and finds some numbers from your 2007 and/or 2012 records that might relate to them. Your business would benefit from a report like this so please contribute to the sample. Watch for it in your inbox and on our social media pages later in June or early July.
Thank you.
Andrew Whyte. NZDipBus. NZIPP
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Corporate Members
Industry News BizDojo Co.Space BizDojo Co.Space is a co-working space for creative’s and makers, and that most certainly includes photographers. In fact Co.Space has so much on offer that we feel like we are boasting, just a little bit, when listing all the awesome features of such an incredible space that’s in amongst the highly creative and eclectic hub of K’Road. We understand that many photographers and recently graduated students miss a shared creative environment, which is exactly where Co.Space comes in, offering a dynamic workspace that cultures inspiration and collaboration. From specialist high end colour managed photographic printing services, the Co.Space is also equipped with an infinity wall/cyclorama, and we are about to launch a fantastic new studio lighting package deal. There is also residency space for those who want to stick around more permanently, with special moonlighting and part-time rates available. As well as all of the above, Co.Space is the perfect venue for meet ups, exhibitions, events, master classes, workshops, and art shows with the all-essential licensed bar and coffee machine (plus additional catering possibilities). BizDojo Co.Space is a vibrant space for creative folk, and we think being surrounded by all of the interesting people at the BizDojo Co.Space is the perfect way to foster the right kind of inspired ideas and concepts. Check us out at www.cospace.co.nz and to receive updates on events and specials ‘like’ us at facebook.com/bizdojocospace
Corporate Members A special thank you to our Corporate Members for their continuing support:
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