NZIPP Pro Report - Sept 2010

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Contents

SEPTEMBER 2010

Executive Updates 04

Letter From the Editors

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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 2010 10 Infocus Update Cover Image: © Craig Robertson Gold - People Category Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2009

10 Infocus Timetable 11 Iris Awards 12

Hewlett Packard

NZIPP News 14

Welcome to New Members

14 Member Results 15

Successful Q’s

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Q Submission Dates

Regional Updates

Contact NZ Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP) PO Box 27 277 Christchurch New Zealand W: www.nzipp.org.nz E: info@nzipp.org.nz We welcome your feedback and thoughts. If you have something to say, send it through to: marketing@nzipp.org.nz

PRO REPORT is a publication of the NZIPP © NZIPP 2010. All rights reserved.

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Canterbury / Westland Region

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Central Districts Region

Events 18 Infocus 2010

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Contents

Contents The Missing Links 19

Malcolm Somerville

Ilford Diary 20

Diary Dates for 2010

Photo Competitions 21 Masters Cup 2010 21 NZ Geographic Photographic Competition

Industry News 22

Fair Go Complaint

Business Update 23 New Web Resource for Business Owners

Corporate Members 23

Thanks to our Corporate Members

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Letter from the Editors

Letter from the Editors “It’s been a pleasure to get to know all the sponsors and exhibitors.”

SEPTEMBER 2010

With the Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards and Infocus 2010 Conference just around the corner, the NZIPP Board and Staff have all been busy organising the final touches.

For those out there still thinking about attending there are still some great deals on flights and accommodation available.

We would also like to acknowledge the fantastic support we have had received from sponsors and exhibitors, without their generous support Infocus would not be possible. It’s been a pleasure to get to know all the sponsors and exhibitors.

From us personally, we are looking forward to meeting more members in Queenstown for what is shaping up to be a fantastic week.

Kind regards

Arna Wahl Davies & Nerida Ramsay NZIPP Marketing & Development

The NZIPP is now on Facebook - check out the links below....

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Presidents Report

Executive Updates

Now is that the right way to crop it? Would it be stronger as a black and white? Has this shot got potential to be worked on? Is there enough emotion?

Should I add another blended layer? Perfect - yep that’s a Gold now - its gotta be – or…. maybe it’s just too out there to get anything.... Arrrgghhh!!

Next print please.... Things I guess many of you will be battling with as I sit here writing this.

I have to say getting a Gold last year and achieving Master of Photography was definitely the highlight of my year. Sitting in the judging room as my print was discussed by the judges for gold winning points was both adrenalin pumping and nerve-racking. I enjoyed a celebratory drink or three that night!

It sure makes it worth all those hours put into the prints.

Whatever you are working on I wish you all the best with your awards entries.

There will be images that challenge our thoughts about photography and there will be images that polarise people to love or hate an image, but I have no doubt the majority of award winning images will be mind blowing and a showcase for the incredible talent in our industry.

After a bit of a slow start with registrations, Infocus in Queenstown is shaping up to be a great event with the highest number of delegates registered ever.

Despite tough economic times we also have phenomenal support from the trade. A huge thank you to you all in particular Epson our naming sponsor for another year’s support!

“I can guarantee at least one of the speakers will have something that improves the way you do business and increase your profits”

If you’re at Infocus do make sure you thank all our sponsors and supporters at their exhibition stands and don’t forget to thank NZIPP’s hardworking staff either - Fiona, Arna, Nerida & Deborah! They’ve put in a lot of hours to make the event a success.

Looking forward to catching up with many of you down there. We are sure you will have a great time and enjoy the speakers lined up for you - Michael Grecco, Robert Piccoli, Graeme Monro, Jackie Ranken, Michelle Malcolm, Alan Dove and Doc Ross – it’s a broad line-up and I can guarantee at least one of the speakers will have something that improves the way you do business and increase your profits. If you haven’t booked yet - there is still time.

OK time to start writing my D-photo column and then it’s onto my speech for the awards dinner .... (I think I’d rather be stressing over print entries!)

See you in Queenstown!!

Cheers

Craig Robertson NZIPP President

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Executive Updates

SEPTEMBER 2010

Commercial Directors Report

You can measure success in many ways. It was great to see a regular high achieving NZIPP member, Chris McLennan’s recent successes in several international photographic awards (as you will read elsewhere in PRO REPORT). In early August it was the National Geographic Traveller PDN Photo Awards, only weeks later he followed it up with the Photography Masters Cup, International Awards. Chris makes great use of these successes in promoting his business and himself. How many other photographers do you know with over 12 000 people liking their Facebook page? Click here to have a look at Chris’s page.

Another success but in a totally different way was the recent Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) decision that a segment that ran on Fair Go in November last year featuring an image of a tree and a rainbow did breach New Zealand broadcasting standards. At the time I smelt a rat and within a few minutes online found the photographers website, downloaded the image, verified that the metadata corroborated the photographers claims, found the location on Google Earth, could see the tree in question and was able to use a sunrise/sunset calculator to confirm that the sunset seen at the location came from the same direction as seen in the photo at the date and time the photo was taken.

I personally laid a complaint with TVNZ. The American photographer who created the image, Dan Bush also made a formal complaint to TVNZ. Like me, his complaint was dismissed by TVNZ. Dissatisfied with this result, Mr Bush referred it to the BSA. They upheld the complaint that the segment did not meet the standards for accuracy & fairness.

Prior to the publishing of the BSA’s findings Fair Go did broadcast a correction. The BSA said “The correction was then broadcast in the second episode, which was not the earliest opportunity, and in our view it was a token statement which further trivialised the matter and which contained no admission that Fair Go was responsible for the mistake.”

TVNZ were order to pay $1000 cost to the Crown. Small change for the state broadcaster but still a big slap in the face. You can read the BSA’s decision at the BSA website.

In the next few weeks you have the opportunity to have some success for yourself. Entries for the Iris Awards are now open and close in a week. The prize pool tops $20 000. As they say, you have to be in to win! If you want to give your business a shot in the arm then it’s still not too late to register for the Infocus Conference. Registrations this year are higher than ever before and the delegates are sure to learn plenty and enjoy a number of social events and it’s 100% tax deductible.

Wishing you a great month with many successes - no matter how big or small.

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Image © Chris McLennan

Richard Linton NZIPP Commercial Director

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Portrait Directors Report

Executive Updates

With Infocus coming up & the board’s drive to get all you guys there, it once again has made me wonder why for some of you it’s such a hard decision.

Straight away if your thoughts are you can’t afford it, that is really a bullshit excuse! With all the great flight/accommodation deals you can do it for around $500. That gives you a bloody great time, an awesome learning experience, & it’s being held in one of the most gorgeous parts of the planet.

If this seems too much then “chunking” is the way to go for you. Instead of having to come up with a lump sum, which gets put into a too hard basket for some, get an A.P. started for next time at $20.00 a week. Don’t tell me you can’t afford that, because I know you are like me feeding the brats at least once a week at Mac D’s, or a few coffees, beers, fags, mags or whatever we waste heaps on cos we don’t count the little bits. We are part of a great movement of people who care & share with each other. How the hell can you possibly want to miss such a great all round occasion, which is only once a year? If you are coming, awesome see you there. If not get your act together because I want to see you there, really I do.

“Either way I will share my experiences with my fellow members, so that those brave enough to back themselves will take what they need from my journey.”

While I am on this train of thought, (most of the time I haven’t a clue what’s coming next!) part of serving you guys on the board involves communicating with members who have not fronted with their subs. Now for some it might be financial pressure & ironically you being a member is your solution, especially if you listen to those who want you to be successful like I do. One person said to me “What’s the bloody point of being a member?”. My mental reply to this particular individual was “Users are Losers & Givers are Winners”. Coming from a “what’s in it for me” approach all the time misses the point of belonging to any group of people with a common interest. Caring & sharing is what it’s all about. Believe it or not no matter what level of success you are experiencing everyone has something to offer others by way of your own journey. By being totally open with my peers through all my years in the NZIPP, I have received back ten fold.

To be honest I am totally shitting myself, dash excited about to start a new venture in shopping malls. It’s the biggest thing I have ever tried to achieve.

Do I need others advice to help me, hell yes. Am I afraid of asking for it, hell no. Am I being given it, absolutely. If it works I’ll be rolling in it, if it doesn’t I’ll be in the shit, but either way I will share my experiences with my fellow members, so that those brave enough to back themselves will take what they need from my journey.

If you are going to Queenstown you will hear from my dear mate Robert Piccoli. Hugely successful from photography, he has always openly shared the right way to do things. Was he afraid this would affect his bottom line in his market? No way because we are all different, & will always take a bit of this & that, & do it our own way. He shared, I listened & I will forever be grateful.

If you are questioning the value of belonging to the NZIPP I believe this is symptomatic of a mind-set that I am sure will be holding you back in other areas as well. Look to yourself to see what you can give & you too shall receive ten fold. I look forward to meeting and sharing with you so that both our journeys are the better for it.

Russell Hamlet NZIPP Portrait Director PRO REPORT Member Magazine of the NZIPP

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Executive Updates

Wedding Directors Report

“Here is a challenge for all those people attending Infocus 2010 in Queenstown!”

SEPTEMBER 2010

Scavenger Hunt for Infocus 2010 Here is a challenge for all those people attending Infocus 2010 in Queenstown!

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10 Business cards (and not all from the Industry Exhibition)

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1 Conversation with someone you have blog stalked but never actually spoken to

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6 Hours of print judging spread over at least two categories

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1 Thing you bought at the Industry Exhibition

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10 Brochures of things you wanted to buy at the Industry Exhibition (but didn’t)

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1 Emotional roller coaster ride

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2 Things you’re going to tweak in your business straight away

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2 Things you’re going to think about changing over the next three months

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3 Depressing thoughts about never being that good

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3 Optimistic thoughts about being better next time

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4 Things you knew but needed to be reminded about

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1 Moment of despair

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10 Great stories to tell that start with “This one time, at Infocus...”

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5 Compliments given to other photographers

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1 Moment of glory

All completed scavenger hunts score a free drink, find me to claim*. See you all there!

Nicola Inglis NZIPP Wedding Director

*Evidence may be required

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Honours Council Report

Executive Updates

With only a week left, to register your online Iris entries, you need to note the following: •

Online entries close at 5.00pm, Friday 3 September 2010, with physical prints delivered by 4.00pm, Monday 6 September 2010

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Send your print to Attn: NZIPP/Epson Iris Professional Photography Awards, C/- Fliway Transport, 16 Ron Guthrey Rd, Christchurch Airport 8053

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Make sure all your prints are labelled on the back, you have signed your Entry Declaration, and completed your Return Address label.

This is your last and only chance to have your images judged by some of the best judges in Australasia, and hopefully come away with an award or two with which to strengthen your marketing capability.

Remember you have ten chances to impress the judges and win!

With the recent announcement that there will be no Kodak Gold Awards happening this year, you have no choice but to enter the Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards in order to stand out from your competitors, and to be able to call yourself an “Award Winning Photographer”.

For those members who haven’t read it yet, you don’t just get the chance of being awarded a title but if you enter just one print then you are eligible to win either the:

“Remember you have ten chances to impress the judges and win!”

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Highest Scoring Colour Print 2010 - with a prize of $1,000 and a specially designed crystal trophy

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Highest Scoring Monochrome Print 2010 - with a prize of $1,000 and a specially designed crystal trophy.

If you enter just one Wedding Album then you are in with a chance to win the title of Wedding Album of the Year, as well as winning a half page advertisement in Bride & Groom Magazine, valued at $1,500, and a specially designed crystal trophy.

If you enter three prints into a category, you are also able to win the Category title, as well as $500, and a specially designed crystal trophy.

If you enter six or more images you are then also in the running to win the prestigious title of NZ Professional Photographer of the Year 2010, as well as win a Epson Stylus Pro 7900 large format printer, valued at $10,681, plus a specially designed crystal trophy. Plus a feature in the 2010 Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards document.

Think about it just for a second and then get printing. This is your last chance this year.

Good luck to all of you who enter this year, on behalf of the Honours Council.

Mike Langford Chairman NZIPP Honours Council which includes: Bryan Isbister Shelley Amerio-Higgins, Stuart Riddell and Malcolm Somerville.

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Infocus 2010

SEPTEMBER 2010

Infocus 2010 Millennium Hotel Cnr Frankton Rd & Stanley St Queenstown

With only a few days to go‌there is still time to get registered for the Infocus Conference, enter the Iris Awards, book flights and secure reasonable accommodation in Queenstown.

To whet the appetites of all those attending Infocus 2010 click on the link below for an interview by Digital Photo Pro with our Keynote Speaker Michael Grecco:

Hybridized!

A photographer who can deliver a still shoot and a video shoot simultaneously, is a photographer who’s in demand and commanding a high fee. Michael Grecco is doing it and putting HD DSLR technology to the test as he works his multifaceted magic.

Click here to see the full interview.

timetable

EVENT

Thursday 9 September

Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards PRINT Judging - Day one

Friday 10 September

Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards PRINT Judging - Day two

Saturday 11 September

Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards PRINT Judging - Day three Happy Hour in the evening

Sunday 12 September

Infocus Conference - Day one I/2 page advert Welcome Reception in the evening

And the Winner is......

The Infocus 2010 Early Bird Registration Prize of an Epson Stylus Photo TX710W printer, RRP: $399.00, was won by Mette Kristiansen.

MONDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

Infocus Conference - Day two Gala Awards Dinner in the evening

Tuesday 14 September

Specialist Masterclass

The NZIPP would like to extend their gratitude to the following organisations for their generous support of Infocus 2010: Principal Sponsor

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Platinum Sponsor

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Gold Sponsors

SEPTEMBER 2010

Infocus 2010

Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2010 Entries are now open for the Iris Professional Photography Awards 2010. Online entry, full information & conditions are available online at www.nzipp.org.nz.

The Iris Awards are open to all professional photographers who reside in NZ, as well as members of other professional photography organisations such as the AIPA and AIPP. All professional NZ resident entrants are eligible to win the prestigious title of Epson / NZIPP Professional Photographer of the Year 2010, as well as other major awards. Entrants can enter up to 10 entries across a range of categories which include: • • • • • • • • • •

Commercial/Advertising Creative Editorial/Photojournalism Illustrative Landscape Portrait Travel Wedding Wedding Album Student/Assistant

All entries are judged in an open forum over a three-day period, the best of which are awarded gold, silver, and bronze awards. Everyone who has entered is encouraged to attend the judging to benefit from the educational nature of the critique process. The judging sessions are also open to the public in order to educate, inspire and inform.

If your attending the Infocus 2010 Conference, don’t forget to start thinking about questions for the Fact vs Fiction, Reality vs Virtual Debate and the Open Business Forum.

Members of the NZIPP, or approved overseas organisations are eligible for receiving NZIPP Honours: Associate, Master, Fellow, and Grand Master.

With strong sponsorship support and media interest, the Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards provide an excellent opportunity for professional photographers to gain widespread exposure for the fruits of their creative labors. The major awards and Epson / NZIPP Professional Photographer of the Year 2010 will be announced at a gala black-tie dinner on Monday 13 September 2010 at the Millennium Hotel in Queenstown.

Closing Date for Iris Awards Entry: 5:00pm, Friday 03 September 2010 - No late entries allowed.

Closing Date for delivery of Entries: 4:00 pm, Monday 6th September 2010 No late entries allowed. Please deliver print cases to: Epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards C/- Fliway Transport 16 Ron Guthrey Road Christchurch Airport 8053

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsor

Media Partner

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Infocus 2010

SEPTEMBER 2010

Infocus 2010 HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer - the Printer of Choice for Award-Winning Photographers HP continues its commitment to the professional photography market with its sponsorship of this year’s NZIPP Infocus 2010 Conference in association with HP channel partner Jenrite.

Jenrite will display the HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer, HP’s leading large format printer for the professional photography market, providing visitors to the conference with the opportunity to view first hand the versatility and quality of this dedicated photo printer.

The HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer is part of HP’s professional printing portfolio for creative professionals delivering long-lasting gallery-quality prints in black and white and colour. The prints produced on the HP Designjet Z3200 are ideal for fine art prints, archival works and gallery exhibitions.

Designed specifically for photographers and fine artists, the HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer achieves print permanence of more than 200 years on a range of HP creative and specialty printing materials.(1) This printer delivers on the high production values expected by professionals working in photography and other creative markets such as limited edition art prints producing exceptional clarity of images and fine details.

The HP Designjet Z3200 features a 12-ink printing system using HP Vivera pigment inks, including HP 73 Chromatic Red ink, which enables up to 95 percent PANTONE® coverage.(2) Leveraging HP DreamColor technologies and an embedded spectrophotometer,(3) users can achieve accurate colour matching and profiling and easily generate custom ICC profiles to deliver print-to-print and printer-to-printer repeatability across a range of media. An enhanced HP Color Center allows users to manage their paper presets; it simplifies workflows so users can easily access, create and share paper presets; and it enables productive operation and great ink efficiency with automatic servicing routines and optical drop detection to optimise the printer’s performance.

The HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer supports more than 50 Original HP largeformat printing materials, from photographic and digital fine art papers to coated and display-graphic materials.

HP & Magnum Photos In 2005 Magnum Photos and HP entered a unique partnership. The cooperation between these creative and technological entities was the outgrowth of previous collaborative efforts and allowed Magnum photographers to benefit from HP printers and technology while providing HP with invaluable feedback from their experience as high-end users.

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This relationship continues in 2010 with HP working with a number of Magnum Photographers around the world to provide the highest quality reproductions of their award-winning photographs. Internationally recognised photographers, Martin Parr and Paolo Pellegrin, have used the HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer to produce a range of prints for their most recent exhibitions in Australia.

The only Australian photographer to become a member of Magnum Photos, Trent Parke, uses the HP Designjet Z3200 Photo Printer for his exhibition works.

His most recent exhibition was printed on the HP Designjet Z3200 44” Photo Printer for his retrospective exhibition - Trent Parke 1996-2010.

To find out more about HP Graphic Arts solutions please visit www.hp.co.nz/ graphicarts (1) Image permanence estimates by HP Image Permanence Lab based on testing on a range of HP photo, fine art and specialty papers. Confirmation tests in progress at Wilhelm Imaging Research Inc. Details are available at www.hp.com/go/supplies/printpermanence.

2) Ninety-five percent coverage of PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® and PANTONE® GOE systems, based on HP internal testing (PANTONE® approval pending). Final results are available at www.hp.com/go/Z3200/PANTONE (3) Embedded in this HP Designjet Photo Printer is an I1 spectrophotometer from Xrite. Close collaboration between HP and Xrite ensures a reliable solution that has been thoroughly tested to meet customer demands for ease, quality and dependability.

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NZIPP News

SEPTEMBER 2010

NZIPP News James White Scholarship

Members Welcome to New mbers for September:

Applications close on the 3rd September 2010 for the James White Scholarship. The overseas study grant is an award of $5000 to be used for the study of an area of photographic interest overseas.

me Welcome to our new rthland visional – Auckland/No Michelle Erasmus – Pro d lan rth ional – Auckland/No Mike Hollman – Provis ional – Wellington Jason Naylor – Provis

For more info see the Scholarship information on the NZIPP website.

International Color Awards Photography Masters Cup Huge Congratulations to NZIPP member Kaye Davis, from Palmerston North receiving 1st place - Outstanding Achievement in the Nature Division, for her image entitled Lone Tree within the 4th Annual Photography Masters Cup. In addition NZIPP member Chris McLennan was presented with no fewer than five Nominee titles within the same competition in the categories of: Silhouette, Nature, Sport and Wildlife (x2).

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Image © Kaye Davis

The prestigious Nomination & Winners Photo Show is attended by over 40,000 online viewers who logged on live from 154 countries to see the climax of the industry’s most important event for color photography.

Still on Chris….

Chris also won the National Geographic Traveller PDN Photo Awards, Outdoor Activities category. The winning image is a freestyle moto-X shot, of Levi Sherwood, the legendary New Zealand rider. Also he won the “Peoples Choice Award” with the photo of Newton Marshall – “Jamaican Dog Sledder”.

Plus….

Chris McLennan and Cory Scott will join Lauretta Goode and Peter Meecham to complete the final line up of mentors for Canon’s EYEcon photographic competition. 

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Image © Chris McLennan

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Q Submission Dates

For those who aren’t qualified yet there is only one Q submission Date remaining for 2010.

Mark the last 2010 Q submission date in your diaries & start planning now!

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dding - Auckland/ Lisa Harrington – We rthland dding - Auckland/No Aaron Goodwin – We - Waikato/BOP Jayne Mau - Portrait land rtrait - Auckland/North Belinda Bradley - Po

For more info see the Q Programme Details under Quick Links on the NZIPP website.

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 and gallery is really worth the effort.

Don’t delay – login to the NZIPP membership system using your member ID & password, & go to the Q Profile tab of your membership record. Check out the Help pages for guidelines on how to use the new 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.

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Regional Updates

SEPTEMBER 2010

Regional Updates Canterbury / Westland Region Lights, Camera, Action!

We held the August meeting of the Canterbury / Westland division at Whitebait TV studios www.whitebait-tv.com. This is a state of the art TV production studio that has been built from the ground up inside a 100 year old grain store by Jason Gunn and Janine Morrell-Gunn. They employ 45 people. Several years ago TVNZ closed their Christchurch studio and Jason and Janine took a punt and invested millions of dollars fitting out two large studios and all the associated production, post-production, wardrobe, make up, and green rooms. They make five hours of television each week including What Now, and the Erin Simpson Show, as well as doing commercials and corporate video work. Members were taken on a detailed tour of all the facilities and everyone was impressed by the scale and professionalism of the studio.

Whitebait TV Images by Susan Siu

After the tour and pizza, local video producer Jason Larraman www. maninyourhead.co.nz talked to us about his experiences shooting HD Video on the Canon 7D, including two recent trips to Turkey and Tanzania for Kathmandu. He also showed us video’s produced in the US, which showed the stunning results produced on DSLR’s.

Our thanks go to Emma Turnball and Richard Hansen from Whitebait TV for the tour and use of their studios, and to Jason Larraman for his informative presentation.

It was also good to see most members attending this meeting including out of towners, travelling from the West Coast and South Canterbury regions.

Jason Larraman Image by Susan Siu

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Regional Updates

Central Districts Region On August 4 Central Districts took advantage of joining with UCOL to present a 2-hour seminar -”INTRODUCTION TO THE MOVING IMAGE FROM YOUR HDSLR”.

Lecturer Mel Edmon was beginning a new semester project with Second Year Photography students and wanted to expose them to trends that most impact on HDSLR owners with the new capacity to shoot HD video. A number of our members are also interested in seeing and hearing how it is being done too.

Using Cinema FX (a community arts funded digital hi-def cinema) as venue and Taranaki member Mark Bellringer as presenter a very complete foundation was established as Mark guided people through his experiences.

He is a veteran video producer who has been shooting stills in commercial and weddings for a number of years. Now the bulk of his production is off his Canon EOS 7D and 5Dmk2’s, finishing as he has always done on Apple’s Final Cut. He was able to show clips of past work and a corporate documentary (work in progress). Mark’s experience as an educator was obvious with a well constructed and paced presentation.

As well, he had arranged for some basic DSLR accessory kit to demo from his Wellington based supplier... Rubber Monkey who are distributors and hirers of a number of ‘must have’ brands....Zakuto, Redrock Micro, Ikan etc.

See www.rubbermonkey.co.nz Although local attendance was disappointing, we had 3 members who came from Waikato for the day! Plus students who are enthusiastically adding multimedia skills to their skills. Theses are the same students who will be in Queenstown this year to do all the behind the scenes stuff for Print Judging - at a cost of $800.00 each - they are very focussed on being current and competitive when they emerge.

Malcolm Somerville Central Districts Regional Secretary

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Events

SEPTEMBER 2010

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Events

PrINcIPal SPoNSor:

epson/NZIPP Iris Professional Photography awards 9-11 September, QueenStown

the annual Iris awards celebrate the creative excellence of professional photographers in New Zealand. this is your best opportunity in 2010 to gain wide spread exposure by becoming an award-winning photographer. entry is open to all professional photographers, with judging held in an open forum over three days. come along and see the best of New Zealand photography.

New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography

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Infocus conference

12-14 September, QueenStown

the premier professional photography conference, which includes two days of international and local speakers, industry exhibition, off-site practical workshops, Iris awards gallery, social functions, masterclass and gala awards dinner. the programme includes international celebrity photographer michael Grecco, australian Wedding and Portrait photographers Graham monro and robert piccoli, alongside a variety of local photographers and business experts.

for more information visit: www.nzipp.org.nz

SEPTEMBER 2010

The Missing Links

The Missing Links

Written by Malcolm Somerville

It’s all about being relevant and having context...... and exploring options.

No matter what area of photography you are ‘in’ or ‘at’ as the case may be, despite what current and future business you think you have, nothing is set in concrete.

Not only is your opportunity being set on fire or limited by technology, demographics, politics or financial affairs; it is also being self limited if you are closed to change and risk.

We must look outside our comfort levels, find new allies, know more of not just technology (that’s a given) but being aware of what your current and future market is doing.

Are you delivering the right product, in the right package? Is your buyer reformatting your product for their own end use. With Apple’s iPad and other portable ‘slates’ hitting the market, are you supplying iPad ready content? Do you know how to?

What impact will the large TV screen have as they continue to go into home and business. Latest stats from the US show a massive growth in 40’, 50” and larger. What implications for the quality of your work.? What visual demands are being made on style and graphic impact of your work?

Click here to see more at NPD website.

Mumbrella Mumbrella is ‘Everything under Australia’s Media and Marketing umbrella’ . http://mumbrella.com.au If you want a view of what is trending here, look at their site from time to time.

With more of our retailers , distributors and rellies being Australia based, so it is more appropriate that their media and marketing closely linked to what is or will happen here.

In a recent Sydney AWARD School graduation address given by AWARD chairman and also chief creative officer of Publicis Mojo, Craig Davis dwelt heavily on creativity.

“Creativity is not an option. It’s not a luxury, a bonus, a nice to have.

Creativity is not a dalliance, an indulgence, it’s not effete, auto-erotic or a distraction.

Creativity is the main event.”

Craig Bates

The consequent Mumbrella interview with Craig explored his impressions...click here to see the full interview.

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Ilford Diary

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imaging & entertainment expo For many years the annual PMA Australia convention and trade show was pretty much photo industry, photo products and venue for photo allied industries. It has been the annual venue for the APPA judging event in a nice symbiotic relationship. Digital arrived and changed the mix of participants, next year the show gets a new name and wider content that recognises the converging technologies. Imaging & Entertainment Expo and it will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour, Friday 24th to Sunday 26th June 2011.

Click here for the full article.

TOD’s Group Tod’s Group is a family owned Italian company which produces shoes and other leather goods, and is presided over by Diego Della Valle. It is seriously involved in high end luxury goods with exclusive stores in all the right locations. Take a look at their site for some innovative positioning of their aspirational lifestyle values. See their use of a great ‘photo documentary’ series by photographer Elliott Erwitt that expresses that lifestyle - ‘Icons by an Icon’. www.tods.com/home

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Closing date for Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards Print Judging

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October 2010

09-11 Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards - Print Judging 10 NZIPP AGM, Millennium Hotel, Queenstown

November 2010

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Waikato/BOP Regional Meeting

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Canty/Westland Regional Meeting

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Wellington Regional Meeting

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Waikato/BOP Regional Meeting

10 NZIPP Q Assessment Closing Date

12-14 Infocus 2010 Conference, Millennium Hotel, Queenstown

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Canty / Westland Regional Meeting

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Wellington Regional Meeting

Canty / Westland Regional Meeting

Don’t forget, if you are travelling around New Zealand, as an NZIPP member you can go to any NZIPP Regional Meeting. If you are in the area, take the opportunity to participate in a regional meeting outside your own region.

Click on A DIARY ENTRY for more information.

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Photo Competitions

Photo Competitions

The NZIPP does not endorse any of the following competitions. Anyone interested in entering these or any other competitions should read the rules of entry carefully to ensure that the moral rights of the photographer are not being undermined in anyway. If you do come across any competitions where the copyright is demanded by the organisers, please send details to: marketing@nzipp.org.nz

Entries Close: 1 September 2010 Celebrating its 5th year, Photography Masters Cup is the leading international award honouring colour photography.

This celebrated event shines a spotlight on the best professional and amateur photographers in a prestigious annual contest and globally webcast event. Last year’s Photoshow attracted over 40,000 viewers from 154 countries who logged on live to see the Winners Gala.

With a collective Jury of the world’s most recognized experts from National Geographic Channel to Christies 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 the esteemed international panel. Click here for more information.

Entries Close: 21 September 2010 New Zealand Geographic is inviting amateurs, professionals and students alike to demonstrate their skills with a camera in the country’s most prestigious photographic competition. $6000 in cash is up for grabs...Start snapping.

Three main categories showcase the extraordinary natural and cultural riches that make New Zealand unique. The New Zealand Geographic Photographer of the Year, sponsored by Nikon, will be picked from these entrants, as will the Young Photographer award, sponsored by Getty Images (for entrants under the age of 21 on Sept 30, 2010).

All photos must have been shot after Sept 30, 2007, and within New Zealand territory—including New Zealandadministered Pacific and Antarctic dependencies. Click here for more information.

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Industry News

SEPTEMBER 2010

Industry News Fair Go As reported in the NZ Herald, Wednesday 11 August.

The Fair Go item screened on TVOne in November last year during an episode about the copyright of online photos.

A New Zealand woman claimed a photo she had taken of a tree underneath a rainbow had been posted on the internet and the rights to it claimed by another person. 

Image © Dan Bush

A Fair Go reporter discussed the various websites on which the photo appeared , including one where a man claimed to have taken the photo in Missouri, USA. The photo was shown on the website with a caption reading “A Full Rainbow, Photograph by Dan Bush”.

The reporter said she had contacted the man and said: “He claims that it’s his photo, so we’ll try to get to the bottom of it.”

Mr Bush complained to TVNZ that Fair Go had suggested he had stolen the photo from the woman interviewed. He maintained he had taken the photo.

TVNZ maintained that the programme had not accused Mr Bush of any wrongdoing but accepted the photo was taken by Mr Bush and said that the Fair Go item had been removed from TVNZ’s website and replaced with text saying Mr Bush was the owner of the photo and that the story would be revisited when Fair Go returned in 2010. A correction was broadcast on May 12.

TVNZ declined to uphold Mr Bush’s complaint, which he referred to the BSA. In its decision, the BSA said the programme clearly conveyed the message that the woman in New Zealand owned the rights to the image, and therefore that Mr Bush had stolen it.

“Although some doubt was introduced at the end of the item... we consider that viewers would still have been left with the strong impression that the woman in New Zealand was the rightful owner and that he was being dishonest.”

Therefore, the programme was misleading.

The BSA made the rare move of ordering TVNZ to pay $1000 costs to the Crown. Costs were ordered because TVNZ’s written response to Mr Bush trivialised the complaint and despite promising to broadcast a correction in this year’s first episode, the correction was not broadcast until the second episode and was “a token statement which further trivialised the matter and which contained no admission that Fair Go was responsible for the mistake,” the BSA ruled.

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Corporate Members

Business Update

Corporate Members

New Web Resource for Business Owners

A special thank you to our Corporate Members for their continuing support:

The Department of Labour has recently launched a new web resource called Infozone: Business Essentials. This is a resource that provides simple straight-forward employment relations and health and safety information for business owners and self employed people. It tells you what you need to know, what steps to put in place and then provides downloadable templates, documents and spreadsheets to apply to your business.

Click here to view the Infozone website.

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