NZIPP Pro Report - Sept 2011 by NZIPP NZ Institute of Professional Photography

NEW ZEALAND PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

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Contents

SEPTEMBER 2011

Executive Updates 04

Presidents Report

Commercial Directors Report

Portrait Directors Report

Wedding Directors Report

Honours Council Report

Iris Awards 2011 10 Richard Wood - NZ Professional Photographer of the Year Cover Images: © Richard Wood - FNZIPP NZ Professional Photographer of the Year 2011 Winner - Creative Portrait Category Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2011

11 Iris Award Winners 12 NZIPP Distinctions 12 Iris Award Press Kit 13 Infocus Group Photo

Infocus 2011 - Reviews 14

Steve & Jen Bebb

7 Things I Learnt from Todd McGaw

Sue Bryce - Masterclass

18 Blog Report: Mike Hill

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Web Profiles

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22 Epson/NZIPP Digital Print Workshops 22 NZIPP on Facebook

Contents

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Contents Regional Updates 23

Waikato/BOP Region

Wellington Region

Canterbury/Westland Region

Member Profile 26

Mile Langford - NZIPP President

The Missing Links 28

Malcolm Somerville

Ilford Diary 29

Diary Dates for 2011

Photo Competitions 29

Kodak Gold Awards

30 International Loupe Awards 30 Black & White Spider Awards 31 NZ Geographic - Photographer of the Year

Business Update 32

Preparing for an Emergency

Seminars 33

Photoshop Masterclass

Corporate Members 33

Thanks to our Corporate Members

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Letter from the Editors

Presidents Report

SEPTEMBER 2011

Firstly I would like to thank the outgoing NZIPP President Craig Robertson for all his positive energy during his two-year term in office. The Institute is in better shape as a result of his being there. As incoming President, it’s my aim to continue what Craig and those before him have started, which is to work on growing the NZIPP membership, and to offer support to all those photographers out there who earn an income from photography. Professionalism and better business practices are the keystones to our industry, and education is the way of our future. By becoming a member of the Institute you not only become a ‘Professional’, but you also become better equipped to cope with the constant changes that are before us in an ever changing market. With an increased membership we will be better able to offer more seminars and workshops, as well as ensuring better business practices that will sustain us well into the future. My first task will be to develop a ten-year plan involving knowledge from past President’s as well as future ones, so that the way forward is a continuum. I will also implement a CPD (Continuing Professional Development) programme that will ensure all our members maintain a ‘professional standard’ of photography and business. In two years time it will be the NZIPP’s 75th Anniversary as an organisation, which is really something to celebrate. We’re already lining up speakers and activities for this major event – so the future looks exciting. We’ve just finished the annual Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards and Infocus Conference in Rotorua. This years Awards turned out to be one of the best in years. This was not because of the number of entrants or the number of images entered, but because of the nature of the event itself. The large number of members who turned up to listen to the judging were rewarded with the best education ever. The debates were lively and articulate, and the scores reflected the passion of both the entrants and the judges. Congratulations to Richard Wood who took out this year’s New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year Award, as well as the Portrait Creative Category. Congratulations also go to Sue Bryce who won the Overseas Professional Photographer of the Year Award. The 2011 category winners were Chris Hill - Commercial / Advertising Category, Kaye Davis - Creative Category, Jackie Ranken – Editorial/ Photojournalism Category, as well as the Illustrative and Landscape Categories, Mike Hill - Portrait Classic Category, Gerald Wilson - Travel Category, Rachel Callander - Wedding Category, Emma Hughes - Wedding Album Category, and Aimee Thompson - Student/Assistant Category. Highest Scoring Colour Print went to Esther Bunning, and Highest Scoring Monochrome Print went to Jackie Ranken. The Infocus Conference was equally successful with sell out Masterclasses run by the brilliant Sue Bryce from Sydney, and the inspiring and energetic Steve & Jen Bebb from Canada. Everyone who was there this year left buzzing with excitement.

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“In two years time it will be the NZIPP’s 75th Anniversary as an organisation, which is really something to celebrate.”

Thanks also needs to go out to all our sponsors without whom these events would not be able to take place. Specifically I would like to thank Epson our Principal Sponsor, HP – Platinum Sponsor, Bride & Groom, Canon, and Kodak our Gold Sponsors, Aarque Graphics, C.R.Kennedy, Nulab, and T.A.Macalister our Silver Sponsors, and of course, D-Photo our Media Partner. Finally we are already able to give you the dates and venue for next years Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards and Infocus Conference, which will be in Christchurch at The Chateau on the Park from the 20 - 24 September 2012. With this much advance warning there is no excuse not to enter and be there!

Kind regards

Mike Langford - F, Hon F NZIPP, F, MAIPP NZIPP President

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Commercial Directors Report

SEPTEMBER 2011

You will have heard the property law doctrine Caveat Emptor “let the buyer beware”. What about Caveat Venditor “let the seller beware”? Recently a member bought to my attention the No Asset Procedure (NAP). This is an alternative to bankruptcy introduced by the Insolvency Act 2006. To be admitted into the NAP a debtor must have no realisable assets, no surplus income & total debts under $40,000. The effect of a NAP on you is the same as if the debtor had been declared bankrupt & you can no longer take steps to enforce your debt if it’s unsecured. When the debtor is discharged from the NAP after 12 months, the debts that were included in the NAP, including your debt, are discharged. For photographers offering credit to consumer clients e.g. weddings or portraits, your contractual relationship may be interpreted in one of many ways e.g. a lay-by, deferred payment or hire purchase agreement. It all depends on the exact wording of your contract with your client. I recommend that you get specific legal advice about your contract wording & how it would be interpreted. Have a look at the Layby Sales Act 1971 & the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 for more information. The NAP is of particular importance to photographers who offer unsecured credit to individuals. Photographers who deal with the public frequently offer clients a payment scheme for their services or final products, e.g. a wedding photographer who has agreed to shoot on a set date & provide a wedding album, or prints from a portrait session that are being paid off over time. You can secure the amount owing by using the Personal Property Securities Register. If you offer credit to your customer you can protect your business interests by registering the debt owed & is a relatively low cost procedure. By doing this you become a secured creditor, & the rights of secured creditors are not affected by a NAP. However, if you haven’t supplied anything physical to your clients yet, there may be little to secure against. There is no LCD TV or car to repossess, & if you could repossess your product/services there is little resale value to someone else. You could take out security against the clients other assets e.g personal possessions however you start to dig firmly into credit contract law, so get legal advice is my recommendation! For photographers dealing with businesses you are also exposed to the risk of defaults and non-payment, however a business cannot use the No Asset Procedure. If you are offering credit to business users the single best thing you can do is use NZIPP Standard Terms & Conditions. Clause 1.1.1 states that the licence for use starts from when you receive full payment. While getting payment may prove difficult, at least you can legally stop use of the images. By using standard T&C’s you are 100% better off than the default position in law, that is, the client owns the copyright in the work whether they pay or not! Ultimately when you offer any credit to any client be prepared to be burnt. You might have the law on your side & have done everything by the book, but ultimately if they can’t pay they won’t pay. If it happens to you save yourself the grief, move on & remember, Caveat Venditor.

Richard Linton NZIPP Commercial Director

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Portrait Directors Report

For those of you not at the Rotorua conference, you missed an unprecedented chance to educate yourself on where we should be aiming in our businesses both technically and socially. The Bebbs were seriously switched on. They had a charging system that started at $8500 for weddings, and went up from there. As a couple they were dynamic and each had their own strengths. Hers was the social marketing / networking on Facebook, and Twitter etc, and his the shooting. They worked a wedding together and the results were pretty impressive, especially blending the new concept of “Fusion “ into their coverage. Sue Bryce, who was “shy as” about herself when she used to work for me, has blossomed into a rock star. Her presentation was generous and flawless. Everything was covered from shooting and posing, to marketing. Sue also sounds like a marketing networking zealot, and though I haven’t got my head around it yet I can see for many it is a bonofide way to get business. Sue also achieved FOUR Golds in the Creative Portrait Category at the 2011 Iris Awards. I can’t remember anyone having done that in one category before. My own presentation was on projecting to sell, and how I do that. I have to reiterate that although there are other ways to present your work to clients projecting ups the odds of a better sale. It does this because of the reality of size, and the slick way the software of today helps you operate. I use a Kiwi program called MASK. It’s so simple and easy to use, and is the mainstay of my business. I have no commercial tie whatever to the product, but happily endorse it as it’s been so good for me. Look up www.verner.co.nz and check it out. At $250.00 it’s ludicrously cheap. With the wedding season coming up, an interesting situation was brought to my attention that I think is worth mentioning here. One of our members noticed an anomaly in another photographer’s use of wedding images while promoting their business. This person was the Assistant at a wedding and the author of some of the images, but wasn’t the commissioned shooter/ studio. The problem arose when the Assistant was found to be using their images from the wedding to promote their own business. As no contract existed between the commissioned shooter/studio and the Assistant, the problem fell into a bit of a grey area. The commissioned shooter/studio had the contract with the client, and so should control the use of ALL images from the shoot. To ensure everything is understood by both parties make sure you have a written arrangement with your Assistant, to prevent conflicts or misunderstandings happening.

Russell Hamlet NZIPP Portrait Director

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Wedding Directors Report

SEPTEMBER 2011

Times are tight and everyone knows that success attracts success. It’s tempting to buy expensive things/toys on credit to try to look ‘successful’. I read a discussion recently started by a North American photographer who was questioning whether she should keep paying off a car she couldn’t afford or sell it, and drive their far less impressive second car. She worried that her clients would think less of her (and presumably buy less) if she drove a less ‘successful’ car. Our customers do judge us by what we drive and how we dress, the first impression we make is out there. And it is an important part of how people decide whether to work with us or not. But I don’t think a first impression of success is really the issue. I had a couple come and see me recently and they were talking about choosing between two florists. They said they liked both of them, but one seemed more professional and they felt they ‘clicked’ better with her. I assume clients and potential clients make the same kind of comments about photographers. At the end of the day I think a professional first impression is more important than a successful one. What’s the difference? Our clients want to know that we are serious about the business of what we do. Professionals have a reputation to live up to. You trust them to look after you because they’re in it for the long haul and they can’t afford not to. Being professional is about building trust, not impressing people. And because I love lists here are 5 things you can do to look more professional: 1. Get your vehicle sign written 2. Always carry business cards 3. Update your website regularly 4. Display the NZIPP logo (if Qualified) prominently on your website, biz cards, and any other printed material 5. Have an elevator pitch…be ready to introduce yourself and talk about your business at any opportunity “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value” Albert Einstein

Nicola Inglis NZIPP Wedding Director

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Honours Council Report

The 2011 Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards, heralded as a huge success, are over for another year. It’s hoped those who received awards & attained their Associate, Master, or Fellow Honours, continue to reap the benefits from their efforts & success. These awards offer an incredible opportunity for the marketing & profiling of your business, & will ensure your success & secure your future within the professional photographic industry. Within the next few weeks the NZIPP Honours Council will get together for a debriefing of the 2011 Awards. Firstly, this provides an opportunity to reflect on what went well and the issues that arose (as they always do), in order to move forward. Secondly, it offers time to discuss what the future holds, & what directions can be taken. So, what directions do we need to consider moving forward? Technology seems to be dictating some of this direction. This year at the APPA’s we saw the introduction of the Fusion category, the blending of still & moving images. A sample of which was shown at the Awards Dinner in Rotorua. Another trend, seen regularly on Facebook, is the use of phones & apps among professionals for creating imagery, all-be-it for fun, & not dissimilar to the unique look Polaroids provide. Are these new areas Award entrants would embrace within the NZIPP Iris Awards? If you have any suggestions or comments, please forward them in the next week or so to: k.davis@ucol.ac.nz & I’ll include them for discussion by the Honours Council I’d like to now acknowledge the phenomenal effort put in by everyone working behind the scenes to make the Iris Awards event such a success – thank you. To the members of the Honours Council I truly appreciate all your support & hard work, both leading up to & during the Iris Awards. A number of people commented on the huge amount of work happening behind the scenes, which was needed to make the Awards the success it was. The response from those on Honours was not about how much work it was, but more about how rewarded & honoured they felt being part of making it happen. Mike, thank you, for your many years of foresight & hard work in bringing the Iris Awards & Honours Council to where they are today. You end your time on Honours with an amazing legacy, & leave the Council in an incredibly strong position from which it can move forward. We would all like to wish you as much success as the new President of the NZIPP. Finally, we look forward to an exciting year ahead, with much work needed to bring to fruition what industry trends & members are expecting. The Honours Council itself will see changes in the coming months. The start of this comes with welcoming Christchurch based photographer Tony Stewart on board. I look forward to working with a group that has so much enthusiasm & passion. On behalf of the Honours Council, including: Malcolm Somerville, Stuart Riddell, Shelley Amerio-Higgins, Ollie Dale, Blair Quax & Tony Stewart. Kind Regards

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Iris Awards 2011

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Iris Awards 2011 Congratulations to Hastings based photographer Richard Wood who has been named New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year at the recent 2011 Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards. At the Awards Richard secured his position as one of the top professional photographers in New Zealand.

Craig Robertson - NZIPP President, & Greg Skinner - Gen. Mgr Epson NZ congratulates Richard Wood, winner of the 2011 NZ Professional Photographer of the Year

“Richard’s portfolio of work clearly demonstrates his unique approach to portraiture,” said Mike Langford - Chairman of NZIPP Honours, “You always see a very high standard of work from Richard, and this year was no exception with some stunning images showcasing his craft and originality.”

Richard Wood accepting his awards

Images By Quinn OConnell Images from Richard Wood’s Winning Portfolio

Craig Robertson -NZIPP President, & Grant Campbell from Kodak congratulates Richard Wood on winning the Portrait Creative Category

Images © Richard Wood

The NZIPP would like to extend their gratitude to the following organisations for their generous support of Infocus 2011: Principal Sponsor Platinum Sponsor

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Iris Awards 2011

2011 IRIS AWARDS WINNERS NZ Photographer of the Year: Richard Wood - Hastings Overseas Photographer of the Year:

Sue Bryce - Sydney, NSW

Highest Scoring Colour Print: Esther Bunning - Featherston Chris Hill - Commercial/Advertising Winner

Esther Bunning - Highest Scoring Colour Print

Highest Scoring Monochrome Print:

Jackie Ranken - Queenstown

Commercial/Advertising:

Chris Hill - New Plymouth

Creative:

Kaye Davis - Palmerston North

Editorial/Photojournalism:

Jackie Ranken - Queenstown

Illustrative:

Jackie Ranken - Queenstown

Landscape:

Jackie Ranken - Queenstown

Portrait Classic Mike Hill - Waihi Beach Portrait Creative Richard Wood - Hastings Student/Assistant: Aimee Thompson - UCOL Travel: Gerald Wilson - Palmerston North Wedding: Rachel Callander - Timaru Wedding Album: Emma Hughes - Auckland

Rachel Callander - Wedding Winner

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Jackie Ranken - Highest Scoring Mono Print

Kaye Davis - Creative Winner

Gerald Wilson Travel Winner

Mike Hill Portrait Classic Winner

Sue Bryce Overseas Photographer of the Year

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Iris Awards 2011

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Iris Awards 2011 2011 IRIS AWARDS DISTINCTIONS IRIS AWARDS 2011 PRESS KIT To assist NZIPP members to get recognition & coverage in local newspapers for their achievements at the 2011 Iris Awards, the NZIPP has aranged for a range of Press Release templates to be written. The templates are for use by members who are Iris Award Category Winners, Finalists, or Iris Award winners. The press releases can be customised to include your personal details & unique news angle which will help attract a journalist’s attention. Advice has been provided in the Press Kit Overview on what sort of information might be considered newsworthy, how to make sure your press release gets noticed, & contact details for New Zealand’s main regional newspapers. To access the Iris Awards 2011 Press Kit log in to the NZIPP membership system

The Iris Awards 2011 Online Gallery is now available at www.nzipp.org.nz

The following 2011 Honours have been awarded in recognition of service to the NZIPP and to the photographic industry. • Honorary Fellow John Crawford • Gold Award Stuart Riddell • Curtis/Poole Shield Central Districts - Kaye Davis, Richard Wood, Gerald Wilson, & Helen Wilkin • Silver Spool Gerard Emery

The following honours have been earned through the achievement of merits at the 2011 Iris Professional Photography Awards. Entrants receive merit points towards NZIPP Honours which include Associate, Master, Fellow, and Grand Master levels, which permits the use of letters: ANZIPP, MNZIPP, FNZIPP, and GMNZIPP respectively. Grand Master - GMNZIPP • None awarded in 2011 Fellow - FNZIPP • Richard Wood

Bar to Fellow • Sue Bryce • Esther Bunning X 2 • Kaye Davis • Paul Gummer

Master - MNZIPP • Thomas Busby • Ollie Dale • Paul Daly • Lisa Gane • Paul Hoelen • Harry Janssen • Lindsay Keats

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Mark McKeown Chris Parker Mandi Lynn Blair Quax Tracey Robinson Maree Turner Helen Wilkin

Associate - ANZIPP • Kevin Bone • Belinda Bradley • Chris Coad • Bianca Duimel • Karyn Flett

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Mike Hill Bill Irwin Phillipa Karn Anna Kernohan Jacki Key

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Michel Perrin Jackie Ranken X2 Gerald Wilson

Bar to Master • Jason Boa • Alana Dresner • Lauretta Goode • Chris Hill • Emma Hughes • Kate MacPherson

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Fredrik Larsson Iynharan Sivathasan Miho Tsumakura Jan Maree Vodanovich

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Iris Awards 2011

Diary Infocus 2012 now! Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 20 – 22 September 2012 Infocus Conference 23 – 24 September 2012 Chateau on the Park - Christchurch

Infocus 2011 - Conference Photo Image By Chris Parker

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Infocus 2011 - Reviews

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Infocus 2011 - Reviews Steve & Jen Bebb By Nicola Inglis WHAT IF....? Inspired by the Bebbs (who insist that they’re really about perspiration more than inspiration, but are actually very inspiring too)... What if you zigged when other people zagged? What if you went beyond a couple’s photography budget and got a bit of their entertainment budget, or their favour budget, or their decoration budget? What if you could hear the speech your Dad made at your wedding? What if you could offer that to your clients? What if you could gift your clients something amazing that they didn’t expect? What if you set some big, hairy, audacious goals? What if they started to happen just like you planned (or better)? What if you could be a two year old again? And you pushed the boundaries and did what people said you couldn’t do? What if you got systematic and timetabled, and structured your week so you had time to work ON your business? What if you opened a new bank account (or a jar) and put $20 a week in it? What if you committed now to being at Infocus 2012 in Christchurch? What if you were writing a part of the wrap-up for Infocus 2012? What would you say?

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7 Things I learnt from Todd McGaw at Infocus By Jason Naylor Todd McGaw & 30 steps to help us find our clients - or more importantly help your clients FIND YOU. Talking us through their journey via the use of interpretive dance, business card evolution, working with a designer & more. Here are 7 things I learnt from Todd at Infocus 2011: 1. Pretty pictures are not enough. With lots of good photographers in your market, trying to stand out via your images alone won’t cut it. 2. Despite the rules against it, people *do* judge a book by its cover. Have an awesome cover. Make people want to open your book. 3. Be consistent in your work and even more consistent in your branding. 4. Template websites work, but spending quality time having a designer profile your personality will result in a much more personal & comprehensive brand experience. 5. Show what you want to shoot. Make your portfolio a representation of not only your BEST work, but the kind of work you want to do in the future. 6. Find your voice, and show off. Be specific. Be bold. Say what you want to say, and say it LOUD. 7. “Build a world around your photography that people want to be a part of.”

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Infocus 2011 - Reviews Sue Bryce Masterclass Review By Karen Flett When I first heard Sue Bryce was going to be speaking at Infocus this year I was very excited. I have a natural light studio so having someone who shoots natural light in her studio was just a godsend. The more I looked at her work the more excited I became, it was certainly going to be a highlight of conference for me, that much I was sure of. I think there’s always things you hope to take away from listening to speakers at conference. You hope to come away a little inspired, a little educated, & a little more enthused & ready to get into it. Well from the first session with Sue Bryce I was already all of those things, so I was HYPED for the Masterclass. It was obvious from the start of Masterclass that Sue is a people person. I know you have to be in this business, but it takes that special X factor to command such attention from a room of people & everyone was hanging on to every word she said. Sue was extremely generous in the information she shared, & mixed with a great sense of humor & plenty of impromptu poses from her (I bet she absolutely kills on the dance floor!), there was lots of laughing & a lot of soaking it all in. She spoke from the heart, she was passionate, & she really made you feel like you wanted to just get out there & be the best that you can. Now I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a great note taker, but I filled up my conference handbook, several pages in my own notebook, & several photos on my iphone! I will also admit that I’m a procrastinator & always have the best of intentions, but find it hard to follow through on plans I make. But I came back from Masterclass & within a week had overhauled my pricing, rehashed my marketing plan, organized a practice shoot, tried new lighting techniques, come up with a great special incorporating ways to

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“.... & that hairdryer in one hand & camera in the other.... well let’s just say that takes a bit of practice....”

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make my female clients feel amazing, filled a note book with my top points, & even made a list of my strengths & weaknesses – not bad for someone who usually goes off the boil once real life kicks in. For me Sue Bryce is a not just a Master at making woman look amazing, but she’s an absolute master at making woman FEEL amazing, & that I think is the amazing thing that shines through in her images (combined with some amazing photographic skills of course but you get what I mean). She really emphasized the importance of the whole experience for people & that you’re not just selling the images, you’re selling yourself, your business, the experience & then the final product. So how did all I learnt work when I attempted to put it into practice? Well I can honestly say Sue makes it look absolutely effortless, a wiggle of the hands, a gesture to pull the chin forward, a little blow of the hairdryer & walaaah! Supermodel! Okay, so I found that clearly my wiggle of the hand gesture must be slightly broken cause my model looked at me like I was talking jibbersh, & that hairdryer in one hand & camera in the other….well let’s just say that takes a bit of practice also. But I was happy with the results & it was great to try different techniques using the light in my studio. It’s definitely something I’m going to be putting a lot more work in to. So a good measure of how worthwhile I found it, is would I go to that Masterclass again? Hand on heart I can say I would book a flight, fly to Sydney, walk from the airport if I had to, to do another Masterclass with Sue Bryce. It was everything I hoped it would be and so much more.

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Infocus 2011 - Reviews Blog Report: Mike Hill

- First Time Entrant at the Iris Awards Mike is a wedding & portrait photographer based in Waihi. He has been a member in the Waikato/BOP region for a couple of years, & has his wedding & portrait Q’s. This is the first time he has attended Infocus, & the first time he has entered the Iris Awards. So Mike will be blogging his first-timer’s perspective. Read some of Mike’s blogs here…..

2011 Epson Iris Awards / Infocus Wrap Up

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The 2011 Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards & the Infocus Conference -6 long days, or as I now refer to it “as stepping off the edge & into the unknown”. While in the car driving to the first day of print judging I had a feeling of fear of what was in front of me. Not fear of failure, that I can deal with, but more the fear of success & the road that may turn in a different direction. My goal for the Iris Awards this year was to get my Associateship, & at least get a silver award. It’s good to have goals, but as I sat down during the first day of judging I felt maybe I had bitten off more than I could chew. To get 4 silver & 4 bronze awards has now allowed me to feel more comfortable in my own ability to produce work at a certain level. It’s also given me the urge to push past what I am currently doing & try to produce new levels of capturing & post in Photoshop. Every time one of my prints came before the judges, my stomach began to fill with butterflies & nervous energy (those that have seen my stomach will think, wow that’s a shit load of butterflies lol). Fear - it’s a feeling I use to hate. But during the 6 days at Infocus I have come to love what I use to think was fear, & I now understand it’s passion. It’s taken me some time to realise this. You put your “all” into an image to be judged by your peers, in order to show them the passion you have for the art of photography. At the start of Infocus I had asked myself what was NZIPP doing for me. During the 6 days I came to understand that what you put in you get out, & at the end of 6 days I was asking what can I do for NZIPP. I can’t shout out loud enough how awesome this whole event was. From those that worked so hard behind the scenes, to the Sponsors & the people who turned up everyday. There was so much positive energy - & I felt it every day. I left on Tuesday night after Sue Bryce’s Masterclass wanting more, it felt wrong that this whole event was only once a year. The energy & inspiration was like nothing I had ever encountered. If I hadn’t joined the NZIPP in November 2009, I’m sure I wouldn’t be where I am today in terms of image making without them. The networking, though done shyly on my part, was worth it alone. And to meet those I’ve looked up to for the past ten years as professional photographers, & see they’re all down to earth Kiwi’s was awesome. If you’re thinking of joining the NZIPP, stop thinking & just join. It’s worth it - in so many ways. Click here & you’re only a step away from meeting other likeminded professionals.

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Day 5 – Part 1 - Infocus Conference I’ve decided to do Day 5 in two parts. Part 1 is about learning & listening, & Part 2 will be named Cloud 9. Monday morning & I leave home at 5:45am. As I pull out of the drive there is Chilli waving goodbye from our bedroom window, not a sad face but a happy one with an ecstatic waving hand. My plan this morning is to spend an hour looking at the prints that are up in the Iris Awards Gallery. It’s nice to have some time to soak in everybody’s work & see the different styles & media used. It’s taken me a couple of days to accept that my work is on these gallery walls with some of the most amazing prints I’ve ever seen. The Student wall is totally amazing, & it’s awesome to see a few prints from those I’ve met through Facebook & see the world through their eyes. As for the rest of the of the gallery, I feel I was lucky there were no flies in the room as I’m sure I spent most of the time with my mouth wide open in amazement. I’m looking at the Creative Portrait category, you can enter up to four prints in this category, but keeping in mind that you only have 10 prints to enter over all. So here I am looking at Creative Portrait & I count 4 Gold’s for Sue Bryce wow - talk about a great hit rate & very well deserved. I’ve never been one to be star struck. I’ve met a few famous people in my time & have never had the feeling that I’ve had while at Infocus. Looking around & seeing these greats of the NZ photographic scene have rendered me speechless at times. I feel honoured to have meet & talked to many of them. But still feel out of sorts when words get stuck in my throat, as I try to find something to say instead of a girly little giggle, & I almost squeal in the presence of greatness. I’m soaking in this new-found feeling of what it is to be in awe, & absolutely loving it. Lots of presentations today, kicking off at 8:30am, what a day of fun-filled learning it’s going to be. Between each session there is time to walk the Trade Show & mix with other like-minded people. Well I thought we were all like-minded but I was wrong. After chatting with many I see our only common theme is looking through glass, & what is on the their side of that glass is a very different view in each others mind. I won’t go on about each of the people who presented today, as they were all good & I walked away with something from each of them. But for me Sue Bryce just stood out streets above others. Her presentation was an hour & half long, but seemed to fly by in only minutes. I’m so glad that I have a ticket to her Master Class on Tuesday afternoon. What’s ironic for me is that as a 14-year-old I was asked to leave school as soon as I turned 15. It was felt it would be better for all involved, & I didn’t have the desire to learn. Now here I am learning every day & wanting more. If I knew way back then what I know now I would have stayed in school, & maybe I might have found a way to use my camera earlier. But it’s all about the here & now, & what you’re doing now. So here I am looking like a sponge & soaking it all in, & wanting more. PRO REPORT Member Magazine of the NZIPP

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Infocus 2011 Blog Report: Mike Hill Continued.... Day 5 – Part 2 - Gala Dinner What a nervous wreck I am. The Iris Awards dinner is still 2 hours away & here I am in The Warehouse looking for pants to wear. This may come as a shock to some, but I don’t own pants. I’m a shorts person - all year round. Stop laughing, as I am not as much of a hick as you may think, Umm - OK maybe I’m just a little bit hick! Now I‘m back at the motel where I’m suffering huge indecision as to whether to wear pants or shorts. The pants just seem far to foreign to me, & just I want to be comfortable as I knew that if my biggest fear was to come true I would be up on stage to receive my Associateship. Pants on. Pants off. Shorts on. Shorts off..... & so the cycle continues for about 40 minutes, until I make the bold choice that shorts would be good enough to wear on stage. It’s now ten minutes until we should be leaving for the dinner, & all of a sudden I decided that shorts suck & pants it will be tonight. So on they go, & finally we’re out the door & off to the Rotorua Convention Centre. Me and my brand new Associateship

So here I am sitting at our table enjoying good conversation & food. When it’s announced the Honours Awards are about to start. I was feeling good until this point, now a little panic starts to set in as that fear of being in front of so many people really freaks me out. Which is kind of weird as I don’t think twice about it at a wedding. First up is the Associateships, & out comes my name. I start the walk to the stage meeting fellow Associate recipient & friend Karyn Flett along the way. She steps onto the stage & shakes hands with the Mike Langford, poses for a photo, & exits at the far end of the stage. Great it’s now my turn, I’m thinking to myself “don’t fall over you tool”, but thankfully I receive my Associateship, shake hands with the Mike, & might have even managed a smile for the camera before making my way back to my seat with no troubles. I was stoked it was over, & I could now relax & enjoy the main course. With the main course now finished it was now time for the major awards. They start with naming the finalists in each category, & then announce the winner. Each winner is well deserved, & a total inspiration to me in every way. The next category is the Creative Portrait, & Richard Wood gets the win. Now for the Classic Portrait category, & the finalist are Esther Bunning, Emma Hughes, & Mike Hill. Shit that’s me! My heart goes from slightly sedate to thumping like a drum, ........&.........….the …………………winner …………...... ..........is……………...... Mike Hill…….. ummm...... did I hear that right? Is this a dream? Holy shit I have to go back on that stage…………. shit....... & I’ll have to say something as well……. ahhhhh........oh no are those tears I can almost feel welling up inside me………………..hold it together & find that inner man, harden up son.

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So much is going on inside my head, yet I also feel I have a very big stupid grin on my face, like I was a small boy & have just been given my first bike. I’m on the stage, shaking hands & getting a very cool trophy, & now its now my turn to say something. Just anything would be good. To be honest I don’t remember saying more than thanking my wife for putting up with me. I feel a slight trance going on & don’t really come too until halfway through dessert. Wow - what a feeling & totally un-expected. I was now the 2011 Classic Portrait Photographer of the Year. There were so many great people who won awards on this night, far too many to name here. So I urge you to check out the results & images on the NZIPP website, you wont be disappointed. Thanks again to my wife Andrea, & to Nicola & Karyn for making me go to the awards this year. Scary as hell - but I loved every minute of it.

Day 6 – Masterclass with Sue Bryce When the NZIPP announced the keynote speakers for Infocus 2011 were “The Bebbs”, I was so excited to be able to finally see them in person. They’re an amazing couple, with a wealth of knowledge in marketing, business, & image wise. Me, my shaking hands, & a very cool trophy

On the other hand I thought to myself who is Sue Bryce! Being in what I will call my infant stage of professional photography I had no idea who Sue Bryce was, I didn’t even know she was a Kiwi. So I followed the link to her website & blog, & whoaaaaa…………. time seemed to fly by.... & here I was an hour & half later still looking at the images & reading the words from Sue Bryce. The way she has captured people, & more so women looking absolutely beautiful was outstanding. To me she seemed to add that inner glow, & you could see that those she captured had given Sue their all. By the time I finally pulled myself away from her website I’d gone from about to book The Bebbs Masterclass to booking in to a Sue Bryce Masterclass. I thought if I can just get any little amount of wisdom from her to help me with my clients then that would be money well spent. Tuesday afternoon arrives & I walk into the Rotorua Convention Centre for what is to be 4 hours of drop jaw, & non stop talking from Sue Bryce. It’s almost too hard to put into words what it is that Sue has to offer, & I’m still thinking you had to be there to even get close to the experience that we all had. Here is a woman who knows she is a woman & boy o boy, Sue is totally gorgeous & for me totally intimidating with it. The way she spoke & all that she spoke about was so enlightening, & totally refreshing as well. So much information to digest & bring to use in our own work space. Not only with regards to images, but how to get the most from your clients & remind them how beautiful they are as human beings - both inside & out. All I can say is a massive thanks to Sue Bryce for sharing with us her knowledge, & even more thanks to the NZIPP for what has been the best conference I’ve ever been to. I walked out of the convention centre totally buzzing. Check out Sue Bryce here at www.suebryce.com PRO REPORT Member Magazine of the NZIPP

NZIPP News

SEPTEMBER 2011

NZIPP News Web Profiles for Qualified Members As a membership benefit, NZIPP Qualified members are entitled to a profile & gallery listing in the Find a Photographer function on the NZIPP website. Potential clients using the Find a Photographer function will first search by region, then by qualification (Commercial, Wedding, Portrait – remember you’re only listed in categories in which you have a Q). If 10 listings come up, & only two have galleries loaded to grab that buyer’s attention, guess who’s going to get the job! In addition those that have galleries loaded will appear at the top of the results list, & those who don’t have galleries will appear at the bottom - so loading your profile & gallery is really worth the effort. Don’t delay – login to the NZIPP membership system using your member ID & password, and go to the Q Profile tab of your membership record. Check out the Help pages for guidelines on how to use the system, & don’t forget to save & submit your new profile. Once submitted your profile is queued & will be available online once approved. This is not an automated task so can take up to 24 hours.

Q Submission Dates For those who aren’t qualified yet be in quick for the last Q submission for 2011. Once successful you’ll be able to advertise your NZIPP qualification, & your profile will appear in the Find a Photographer function on the NZIPP website. Mark the last 2011 Q submission date in your diaries & start planning now! Wednesday 15 November 2011 For more info see the Q Programme Details under Quick Links on the NZIPP website.

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Regional Updates Waikato/BOP Region Waikato / BOP people at 2011 Iris Awards Gala Dinner..â&#x20AC;Ś

The line up of NZIPP Past Presidents including 4 from Waikato/BOP Region L - R - Craig Robertson, Malcolm Somerville, Chris Parker, Kerry Grant, Bob Tulloch, Marg Straw, and Lester de Vere

Mark McKeown receiving his Master of Photography from Mike Langford after only entering the Iris Awards for 2 years

Classic Portrait Category Winner Mike Hill receiving his award from Grant Campbell Kodak and Craig Robertson - NZIPP President

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Wellington Region Wow what an event, possibly the best Infocus I have been to. The presenters were superb, the prints incredible and the rewards for going immense. I take my hat off to the WELLINGTON photographers - you did so well! •

4 Golds ( Esther Bunning x2, Chris Coad x1 and Haran Sivathason x1)

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10 Silvers

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15 Bronze

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1 highest scoring colour print (Esther Bunning - also 2 gold bars to her Fellow)

5 FINALISTS in major categories including...

Esther Bunning - Winner Wellington Photographer of the Year

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Esther Bunning for Photographer of the Year, Creative Portrait category and Classic Portrait Category

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Mandi Lynn for Commercial (also received her Masters)

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Chris Coad for Travel

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Kate Macpherson for the Wedding Album

Well done you guys, and it was great to see some many of our newer members doing well. Terry Wreford Hann Wellington Regional Chair

Wellington Events The August15 Q Workshop was going to be at Terry & Esther’s Studio, Appleshaw in Featherston – but that was the day after the snow arrived, and several more days before it went!

Wellington members at Infocus 2011 Back row L - R: Amy Schulz, Mandi Lynn, Mel Waite, Jason Naylor, Duncan Rouke, Esther Bunning. Front row L - R: Sandra Stevenson, Kelvin Teixeira, Tonya Nobelen, Jenny Siaosi, Kate MacPherson, Terry Hann. Missing: Malcolm Somerville & Chris Coad

We held the August 24 meeting held at Wellington Photo Supplies, and had an opportunity to celebrate the recent Iris Award successes, award the Wellington Photographer of the Year to Esther Bunning, and take in a comprehensive introduction to Cinematography for Photographers. Presented on HD video it’s a series put together by Michael Reichman and Chris Sanderson. With great style, they just sit and yarn together on everything you need to know about shooting video. For a miserly $14.00 Canadian you get more than two hours of solid information plus pdf’s that point you in the right direction. Find it on www.luminous-landscape.com In September Peter Bush is doing a floor talk for us of his ‘Hard on the Heels’ exhibition being held at Museum of Wellington - City and Sea. His exhibition runs August 27 to October 30 - which coincides with spring. Next meetings.... •

11th October meeting - working on this one

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Canterbury/Westland Region Infocus 2011 It almost seems redundant writing about Infocus 2011, with much already written pre, during, and post event. The social media machine was churning this year with the four bloggers, Mike Hill, Karyn Flett, Nicola Inglis, and Mandi Lynn writing copy each day for us all to read, giving four additional perspectives of what Infocus really ‘is’. Lisa Gane with Steve & Jen Bebb

After a long hard year, the Canterbury/Westland numbers were down in attendance at Infocus, as well as entries in the Iris Awards. But for those that did enter, good on you for bringing home some awesome achievements! HUGE congratulations, firstly, goes to Rachel Callander for winning the Wedding Category. Her Gold print was a delightful, warm and beautiful shot, which the judges adored. In the same category both Katherine Williams & Tony Stewart were finalists.

Catherine & Neil Williams

Other category finalists were Jason Boa & Paul Daly in Editorial/ Photojournalism and Illustrative respectively. This gave both of them honours with Paul gaining his Master and Jason his Bar to Master. Lisa Gane our Regional Chair also gained her Masters, and was one of the judges this year along with Westcoaster Stewart Nimmo. As a first time conference attendee I was overwhelmed, inspired, motivated, enthralled, raptured….. I could go on, but you get the idea. Apparently this isn’t something that affects just us newbee’s, but anyone who attends an Infocus event. This being the case, why every member was not there is beyond me. Okay, sometimes life does get in the way. But if you didn’t have a decent excuse it seems deplorable not to attend, to be educated, inspired, and everything else I’ve already mentioned above.

Lisa Gane with Mike Langford

I of course have nothing to compare against, but the speakers this year were engaging, encouraging, demanding, and boundary pushing just to mention some of the many attributes of their seminars. Each and every speaker said something worth listening to, and so much information was garnered over the two days. Next year will be epic for us. With Infocus being held in Christchurch I can vouch our region will be back in attendance with full force.

Touring Print 2010 in Christchurch

Richard Linton with Aaron K - AIPA

With a lack of suitable venues currently in Christchurch for the Touring Print Exhibition, we have been extremely fortunate to have the support of the Christchurch International Airport, where the exhibition is currently being displayed. Having undergone a major redevelopment the new domestic departures & shopping area is light and roomy, and the perfect area for the exhibition. Passing through the airport recently on my way to Rotorua, the exhibition was being viewed by many visitors to the airport in its high profile position. A huge thanks to the generosity of the airport in allowing us to display the exhibition and giving the NZIPP some great exposure. Kirsty Macdonald Canterbury/Westland Regional Committee

TPE at Christchurch Airport

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Member Profile

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Member Profile Get to know the New NZIPP President Mike Langford Your website: www.mikelangford.co.nz Camera and accessories brands: Canon cameras & Lenses – lots of both. What type of photos do you take? Travel, people, landscapes, corporate & commercial. What do you love about the professional photographic industry? It lets me be free and creative, pays me to travel and experience life in a way that nothing else ever would. Something that makes you grumpy? Not traveling and not working. Website or blog site that you enjoy? Don’t have much time to surf and blog – being out and about is much more interesting. Are you a collector of anything? I collect images through my camera. Name one thing not many people know about you: I’m a softie and quite emotional especially about things I love. Name one thing you miss about being a kid: Nothing at all. Being the age I am now is the best thing ever – it just gets better the older I get. List five things you would need to survive, if left alone on a deserted island. Jackie my wife (because I wouldn’t even be there without her), my camera, my computer, and two good bottles of chardonnay.

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The Missing Links

Written by Malcolm Somerville

You may know of Cindy Gallop. She stunned a TED audience in 2009 when she used a 4 minute opportunity to launch a pet project....Make Love Not Porn. She’s become passionate in advancing personal projects, having completed a substantial advertising career, finishing as Chair of the BBH agency. In another presentation of just 3 minutes she talks to the advertising industry and asks a few hard questions. Many of those same questions could be directed at our own industry. Much of the same disruption is taking place. “....they once believed what we did was magic, something they couldn’t do themselves...” All that magic has been evidenced again in Rotorua, I hear reports of the presentations being inspiring, motivating, powerful. I managed to grab 5 minutes here and there, enough to agree. But the really interesting observation was made in discussion with the seasoned Shipleys AV techs at the awards dinner. Over the many events and conferences they set up and monitor, this was a truly memorable and motivating one to them too. They sit in on a wide range of business, scientific, accounting seminars on some of the driest of subjects.... mostly aimed within sectors. Our Rotorua presenters excelled because there were universal solutions to universal challenges. And, our presenters, being highly visual storytellers spoke in a way that connected to a wide group of people. That reality of connecting with people is also part of Cindy Gallop’s argument when she encourages her industry and her clients to look more deeply at social media, not just to connect with the audience you used to have, but to discover what your audience is doing, what they are thinking. Some of it may not be what you want to hear or know, but it is part of our new landscape for doing business. Striding onto a ‘social media’ platform with a megaphone is just presence, saying something in a way that is appropriate & credible needs a lot more work. Here is a link that should interest. Every few days I get stuff from AdWeek. So can you and its free. This link will also illustrate a neat story... introduced as ...Adweek, since its own reinvention five months ago, has been charting this new breed of media entrepreneur. Here we present the new inventors—of forms, markets, sensibilities, and functionality. They’re helping shape our future—a future likely based on originality and intrepidness rather than heft, scale, and distribution monopolies. Of interest is that they commissioned Photographic portraits of these emerging talents by a number of emerging photographers.....http://tinyurl.com/3lyvz3m.

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