NZIPP PRO REPORT - September 2017 by NZIPP NZ Institute of Professional Photography

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CONTENTS Executive Updates

Member Profile

Honours Report

Directors Report

NZIPP News 07 Member Survey

Chris Pegman

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s In My Bag...? 36 Shar Devine

The Summit

Events & Useful Links

Accreditation Programme

Regional Updates 11

Wellington Region

Auckland/Northland Region

Canterbury/Westland Region

Waikato/Bay of Plenty

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Regional and National Sponsors 47

Thanks to our Regional and National Sponsors

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EXECUTIVE UPDATE

Honours Council Report Kaye Davis, G.M.NZIPP, M.AIPP II, MCGD, Accredited Professional Photographer Shar Devine, M.NZIPP, Accredited Professional Photographer Paul Daly, F.NZIPP, Accredited Professional Photographer Harry Janssen, F.NZIPP IV, Accredited Professional Photographer

There sure is a lot going on behind the scenes at the moment! Following a hugely successful NZ Iris Professional Photography Awards (gosh was that nearly three months ago), Honours have maintained the momentum, the focus now on next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. Following our usual online debrief we recently met for a two day face-toface in Christchurch. Online meetings are great when spread around the country, but productivity increases 10-fold when holed up in a room together with no distractions. A huge thanks to Paul for opening up his wonderful studio space for this. Believe it or not those two days went very fast and while we covered a lot of ground there is always more we want to work on, particularly around marketing the awards, education around entering and judge development.

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I regularly harp on about how the awards should be seen as an educational process, encouraging entrants to look on it as not just winning awards, but as continuing professional development. Only through constantly challenging our capabilities, creatively and technically, can we be part of continuing to raise the standard of professional photography in New Zealand. Each year the standard of entries does go up and each year every individual needs to work on improving from the previous year - this is the learning! With that in mind, for many months Honours has been reviewing the system around merit points and Honours distinctions. Who these are awarded to and why, the distinction levels and associated merit points and what they represent. A review of this hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t taken place (to my knowledge) since the current system was developed back in 2002 - and a lot has changed within the profession since then.

As such at the NZIPP P&P meeting, on 16 October, we will be announcing a few changes to the awards system. The intention around these changes is to facilitate raising the standards of professional photography, so members can greater differentiate themselves within the marketplace, and to encourage a long term commitment to the profession of photography.

On a final note, it is with huge sadness, but with incredible gratitude, that the Honours Team says farewell to Blair Quax. Blair has been a huge part of the team since 2011 and his relaxed, can do approach will be greatly missed. Thank you Blair for all that you have contributed over the years, it has truly been an honour and pleasure to have worked alongside you.

Other areas worked on were some amendments to various rules and categories in the Awards Call for Entries document, which we hope to have out early in the new year (a little earlier than normal). This is intended to bring further clarification to a number of entry criteria.

In the meantime, it would be great for all members to find little ways to get more involved in NZIPP and contribute towards making our fantastic organisation even better.

Honours is also looking to implement a judge development programmed aimed at all current and would be awards Judges (and Panel Chairs). Currently we are in discussions with the Australian Awards team, who are keen to help us put into place a similar system here. Judging requires a particular mind and skill set, and the aim of this programme will be to develop understanding around not just the judging process, but also awareness of contemporary and historical photographic practice. While attending a proposed judge development workshop in no way guarantees a person will be selected to judge, it will again be a great learning platform. We hope this will encourage more people to come forward who might be interested in getting involved in the awards and judging. Our intention is to release this programme early next year.

I’d also encourage you to complete the NZIPP Member Survey. We’ve had an amazing response so far, but would love to do even better - https://goo.gl/forms/ RZmVE2UJwvvTRdgC2 On behalf of the Honours Team - Paul Daly, Harry Janssen and Shar Devine. Kaye Davis (Chair of the NZIPP Honours Council) G.M.NZIPP, M.AIPP II, MCGD

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EXECUTIVE UPDATE

Directors Report Claire Birks - Accredited Professional Photographer

Im straying from my web talk this month to let you know what’s going on at NZIPP HO The NZIPP Survey – Why are we asking you all these questions? As a non-profit organisation the NZIPP is reliant on receiving sponsorship support each year from a range of photographic industry suppliers, distributors and service providers. Their support brings value through things such as member benefits and educational opportunities (both regionally and nationally) from which you can grow and develop within your business. For continued support our sponsors need to be assured that their contribution, as with any business, also provides them with value in return for their investment in the NZIPP. The information gathered will help us bring new and greater opportunities to you as a member of NZIPP. As an organisation we also rely heavily on volunteers, filling out the last part of the survey helps us to know who is and isn’t interested in helping out. We have an amazing team of people that get behind our events and regions and at a national level, and are always looking for more people to help us spread the workload. No you don’t get paid, but yes you get the satisfaction of being a part of an amazing group of people doing epic things! Remember, to be eligible to WIN and claim the prize, you must be a fully financial NZIPP at the time of completing the survey. You must complete the survey in full and provide your name and contact details at the end. NZIPP regional events. We are currently amalgamating all regional Facebook pages to the National NZIPP page that is also linked to the NZIPP Infocus website. We are doing this so that all events and news can be fed out to the wider photography community rather than drip-fed to a smaller audience.

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What this now means for you, is that you can head to the Infocus.org.nz website and check out all NZIPP events. It is beneficial to all members to know what’s going on in each region, and if you aren’t aware, as an NZIPP member you can attend any regions meetings and events, awesome if you travel heaps and want something to do while out of town! NZIPP Website This is still a work in progress and still top of our list, I would like to make people aware that it involves a lot of volunteer man hours to achieve our end goal. We have some very exciting things on our list to go on the website, including a new Find a Photographer module, and amongst other things a muchly sought after section by members – why should I hire a NZIPP photographer. The NZIPP events calendar will eventually feed through to the National NZIPP website also. NZIPP SUMMIT/AGM The new annual NZIPP Summit and AGM is happening in October this year. We have decided to move the AGM away from Infocus/Iris Awards and hold our Policy and Planning Meeting and AGM together, with an exciting workshop. All are welcome to attend the workshop, and this year we are pleased to introduce Jason Naylor from We Do Photography. This will be an exciting start to the wedding season for those of you who photograph weddings. There will also be lots of information that will apply to portrait photographers. Registrations for the workshop can be made at: infocus.org.nz/event/ wedding-photography-business-and-inspiration-withjason-naylor/ We look forward to seeing you there!

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WHERE WOULD YOUR CHOICE OF DESTINATION BE? Image © Mike Langford G.M.NZIPP

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Complete the 2017 NZIPP Member Survey that is coming to your email inbox soon and be in the draw to win some amazing prizes - including a luxury New Zealand Mystery Break for two! * Open to NZIPP Members only. Terms & Conditions apply - full T&C details emailed along with the survey link

NZIPP 2017 MEMBER SURVEY COMING SOON ... Complete the 2017 NZIPP Member Survey, by midnight on 30 September 2017 and your name will go in the draw to win some amazing prizes. The NZIPP Member Survey, open to NZIPP members only, will be available from 01 September 2017, via: • Direct mail (via MailChimp) • NZIPP Members Discussion Facebook Page PRIZE DRAWS: The prize draws will take place on Monday 16 October 2017, with winners announced and contacted within the Report / Magazine of the NZIPP following week - keep your eyes on the NZIPP FB Members Group for details and PRO prizes.

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SUMMIT SUMMIT AMAZING SPEAKERS

16-17 OCTOBER 2017 AUCKLAND

P&P

AGM

16-17 OCTOBER 2017 AUCKLAND

With something this good, we can’t wait any longer to share it with you, so here’s a little teaser of what you can expect at THE SUMMIT 2017! DAY 1

NZIPP POLICY & PLANNING - where all the NZIPP Regional Chairs get together with the Board to plan and discuss the year ahead. NZIPP AGM - while it may sound “boring” you’ll get to hear and learn about the workings of YOUR organisation.

DAY 2

1-DAY PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP [10am - 4.45pm] Join hugely talented, multi-award winner and NZIPP Grand Master of Photography JASON NAYLOR as he takes you through the paces of an on-location wedding shoot, a bit of business and a bit of inspiration. Bring your cameras, be inspired and learn heaps - from the pre-ceremony preparations and ceremony through to the creative shoot. Tickets on sale from 1st September 2017.

Images © Jason Naylor

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NZIPP ACCREDITATION

Accreditation Programme Sarah Beaufoy M.NZIPP, Mel Waite F.NZIPP & Shar Devine F.NZIPP Accreditation Coordinators

ACCREDITATION

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We are very passionate about NZIPP and adhering to the professional standards of the organisation and industry as a whole. It is important for you to become Accredited, which is a recognisable professional business standard and is valuable for your ongoing growth as a professional photographer and NZIPP member. As a guide we would expect that members have a vast portfolio to select from when submitting. You would consider getting assessed for accreditation after completing at least; 30 weddings OR 45 portraits shoots OR 45 commercial shoots as the lead photographer. For any questions please contact your Accreditation Advisor or Accreditation Coordinators. PRE-ACCREDITATION CHECK

Please remember before you can submit for Accreditation you must speak to an advisor. If you don’t have one already, simply email us or contact your Regional Chair, who will help find the right advisor for you.

The strongest path to assured success, is together

For those already on the path to accreditation, remember your Accreditation Advisor is there to help you; they have been chosen because they have great knowledge and skill and have a good understanding of what the judges are wanting to see in a submission. While they can’t guarantee a successful submission and we can’t make you use their advice, listening to their feedback, recommendations and suggestions will not only help your chances of a successful submission, it will also strengthen your photography practice overall. ACCREDITATION DATES November 2017.

For any questions please email nzipp.accreditation@ gmail.com

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REGIONAL UPDATES

Wellington Region Words by Catherine Cattanach F.NZIPP II

Considering how much time we spend on social media each day, it’s funny how few of us seem to feel confident we’re doing it right when it comes to using it as a business tool. The high turnout for our August event in Wellington was testament to this: our speakers were two social media gurus, Jess Bovey and Tomek Pietkiewicz, and the room was packed. We kicked off with the announcement of our Wellington Regional Photographer of the Year, which went to the insanely talented Esther Bunning. Unfortunately Esther wasn’t able to be there, but Jo Frances did a sterling job of standing in for her and accepting her trophies (she gets two - a glass one to keep, and a camera trophy that we pass on each year). Esther’s name is engraved on it four times now. :) Congratulations Esther!

Jess is a marketer, blogger and photographer who is mum to two under-2s, has a seriously successful blog (www.newmumclub.com), and a Facebook following of over 38,000. She is general manager of TAG The Agency, and was recently nominated as a finalist in the NZ Social Media Awards. Tomek, who runs Adamas Business Consulting, is a social media specialist known for challenging traditional thinking for modern businesses. Some of his clients boast Facebook followings of 20,000+ fans. One thing I noticed with both of our guest speakers is how much they enjoy analytical thinking. They recommended really utilising your Facebook insights; this information is free and is extremely powerful. You can use these insights to test and refine your approach in terms of the best time to post, your imagery, your content, and your calls to action (such as “see more…/ learn more by clicking here / contact me” etc).

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A big part of Jess’s online success has been that she tells parenting like it really is, vomit, exhaustion and all, and the internet has seriously thanked her for it. She stressed the importance of being genuine, and suggested that rather than only post beautiful examples of our work we also consider getting people to take photos/video of us working behind the scenes, “being normal people”. This was something echoed by Tomek: not only does this kind of content help mix it up and therefore grab attention, but it helps your audience feel connected to you. Tomek suggested posting photos not just of our clients, but of ourselves with our clients. He also made the point that our posts should communicate our vision and what we stand for as a photographer. He suggested once a month doing a post along the lines of “this photo right here is why I love my job”.

Jess and Tomek both shared tips for running competitions, for making the most of hashtags and for building networks through tagging and sharing. Tomek had reviewed the Facebook pages of some of our members beforehand, and noted that often it wasn’t actually clear what was for sale, who he should talk to, and how to book us. We’re just sharing content: we’re not giving people a reason to comment, which would grow our organic reach. He made some interesting suggestions such as creating a Facebook Chatbot and even starting a Facebook group for your business, inviting current clients plus your leads. One of Tomek’s key messages was that we should not be afraid of posting something quite different; in fact that we should try to work out a way to be radical. He sees a lot of conformity with posting these days, and he doesn’t think social media is designed for that.

Despite how busy her life is, Jess is not a fan of scheduling content. She did mention some useful tools for scheduling, including If This Then That, Buffer and Later, but says she’s all about real time, so she personally steers clear. She also doesn’t like that some are obvious: a post scheduled with Buffer will say “via Buffer” at the bottom.

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Auckland Region Words by Chris Traill F.NZIPP

It was a packed house at Gino’s Cactus Studios for our August event. We announced the Auckland Regional Photographer of the Year which went to Harry Janssen G.M.NZIPP. Harry shared his fine artistry and amazing Epson/NZIPP Iris award prints from this year with us. He explained his thought process and construction techniques of each image. As usual, we were all blown away by the imagination and creativity of this man. Well done Harry. A very deserving title. We then switched hats from creative to business and looked into social media, website and digital marketing. With an on point, tailor-made for photographers, presentation by guru Cathy Mellett. Cathy’s overview was very relevant and consisted of vital tips for our businesses and judging by the questions and the discussions generated, was much appreciated by all who attended. Thank you Cathy.

Thanks to Keri-Anne Dilworth who again took a few snaps for us and very deservedly won the door prize. Thanks also to Gino Deemer for hosting the event at your studio again and I hope Anna enjoyed her flowers and chocolates. Our September event will be hosted by Canon and will feature a presentation by photographer Laurence Smith, who documented a festival in Oregon, USA, where 40,000 people viewed the eclipse. Then in October on 16th and 17th we have The Summit in Auckland. Also somewhere in the mix, we have a night photography workshop/road trip in the planning for up north in Whangarei. So there is plenty happening in our region!!

We also farewelled Sean Dick, who has been a dedicated part of the team in Auckland for many years. Sean has been on the NZIPP committee for about 10 years. His technical expertise and reliability will certainly be missed and we wish him well for the future.

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Canterbury / Westland Region Words by Craig Bullock M.NZIPP

Our August Event, called ‘3 authors, 5 books, 7 years’, was a look back at the past 7 years since the first major Christchurch Earthquake, a magnitude 7.1 struck on September 4th 2010. It was also the day we revealed the much-anticipated Regional Photographer of the Year. So first off, huge congratulations to John O’Mally for winning this year’s Regional Photographer of the Year. I hear that John owes his wife Sue for making him cycle through the Icelandic highlands and giving him the opportunity to create such stunning images! Our speakers were Glen Howey, Deb Donnell and myself. Our brief was not only to talk about our books and our experiences delving into our projects, but to give a little insight into the world of publishing too. Glen Howey came down from Wellington to talk about his book, ‘Please Demolish With a Kind Heart’, which saw him win the Epson/NZIPP IRIS Awards Book Category in June this year. Glen’s book is a moving and at times eerie homage to Christchurch’s abandoned homes, buildings, recreational spaces and iconic cathedrals; confronting reminders of how in seconds, people’s lives were changed forever. Those of you who saw Glen speak at InFocus will know his remarkable stories on producing this book and the passion that drove Glen to take on such a risky project.

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Deb Donnell made three vows on the evening of 22 February 2011, after she had been evacuated from the earthquake devastated Christchurch CBD. She has honoured those vows by publishing several books on Christchurch, including Responders: The NZ Volunteer Response Teams Christchurch Earthquake Deployments. Deb’s story was fascinating as she owns her own publishing company, Keswin Publishing Ltd, so her insight into the world of publishing was very different from myself or Glen. Deb continues to document Christchurch’s transformative journey through the Christchurch Then and Now comparison photo books. Deb is also a content marketing and book publishing consultant, with a mission to help people release their trapped books before they die, so if you have ideas for your own publications, Deb is the person to talk to! We couldn’t have an event about earthquake related books without saying a few words on my books, Quake Dogs and Quake Cats, now could we! They take a look at the earthquakes from the eyes of our furry companions who were affected by the quakes. There are true tales of heroism, odd and quirky stories, funny stories, sad stories — stories that will surprise you and make you chuckle. Most of all they are all pretty heartwarming. If you want to own a copy of Glen, Deb and Craig’s books, they are available now in good bookstores, online and directly from us, so get in touch if you’d like to buy a copy!

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Waikato Bay of Plenty Region Words by Nicola Silcock

Waikato Bay of Plenty met in Cambridge this month to listen to Philip Fourie from Worksafe. Phil came to talk about how the new health and safety legislation affects us as photographers. Phil explained that despite the concerns that arose when the legislation was introduced, nothing has really changed for photographers. When it comes to health and safety we just need to make sure we have identified any possible hazards around our studio or other workspace and take reasonable steps to alleviate them. Slips, trips and falls are likely to be our biggest risks. He recommended we have Hazard, Risk and Incident registers. These don’t need to be long or complicated – just use your common sense and don’t go overboard. One or two pages will suffice. As a region we have decided to work on a list of hazards and risks to build a health and safety policy that can be used by NZIPP members.

The night also saw the first month of the new image review we are trialing until the end of 2017. Members submitted their images to fit with this month’s theme ‘Water’ and everyone had the opportunity to judge those images in line with the IRIS award criteria. It was interesting to step into the judges’ shoes for a change and the feeling in the room was that this exercise would help us when choosing images to submit for Iris next year. At the end of the evening Justin Aitken was announced as the Waikato Bay of Plenty Regional Photographer of the Year. Congratulations Justin, it’s great to have you in our region!

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MEMBER PROFILE

Chris Pegman

Accredited Professional Photographer www.chrispegman.com

I’ve been a DSLR user for just three years, but I did have an old manual Praktika SLR ( the shutter sounded like a canon firing!) 35 years ago. Good thing is that it got me in the habit of doing all the work myself! So initially as a teenager, I became hooked by the mountains & solitude of the Lake district: picking up a camera was a natural progression. Before then I was always colouring the view in front of me with my Cumbarland Pencils, from this I progressed to watercolour art. More recently I hit a crossroads, which caused me to take a good look at my life, and lead me to getting that DSLR I’d been dreaming of affording. I’ve been very successful in Northland where I’m based, and have also have sold images overseas. My landscape work has been bought by New World, McDonalds as well as local tourism, hospitality and business. Tourism New Zealand have shown interest in me and have bought many of my images already! In my first two years at the NZIPP Iris Awards I gained one Gold Distinction Award, one Gold Awards, three Silvers Awards & a number of Bronze Awards. I’m indebted to online mentors, particularly Tim Dobson of FatBoy Photography, and am fortunate to be part of a group facilitated by Jackie Ranken. My wife has a way of cutting through my arty-pharty ways, and offers insightful business help. So far my most successful marketing platform has been word of mouth: people love my images and want to hang them in their home. Tourism New Zealand & I met whilst I was literally hanging out of a tree trying to ‘get that shot’ Since then we’ve developed a great working relationship. I have been invited as a guest artist at this year’s KOAST art trail: this will be my third year there and it is a place where people know to look for me and they make good purchases here. I am looking forward to attending the NZIPP Iris Awards in 2018 and hopefully continuing my success there. I’m an open book, and it’s the same with my photography: I speak from my heart, and capture what will make me happy. People relate with this, and appreciate the passion that goes in to my work. I believe the ingredients that go in to the success of my photography are good preparation, lots of patience and being prepared to learn, as well as a fully charged nightlight and ‘da bomb’ thermals!

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I am a landscape and astrophotographer, both of which have quickly evolved into panoramic landscape. I also very much enjoy motion blur and ‘impressionistic’ styles. My most memorable shoot was hiking to the top of the Tongariro Crossing for a 360 astro shot. Never mind the fading light, the mist hanging at the edges of the mountain, the stars and moon coming out; it was more that as this was happening, my two companions – who had been saying all along “oh we’re just with the photographer” – turned to one another & declared “actually mate … this is awe-some!” Awesome indeed that they caught the magic of being ‘out there’ among the magnificence of it all. My favourite image is the image I’ve titled ‘Star Fishers (Auckland City Light’). Firstly it’s just such a pretty image, and offers something unique, but also it was so hard won. It took many months of planning, it is in a remote spot seldom photographed, never mind at night, is only accessible at fully low tide, is a long half hour drive along the sand, and caused no end of difficulty coordinating clear skies with accessibility due to low tide! I’m proud to be a Kiwi, so I love the image that has me with a Swannie, and my mate in their farmer gumboots & teacosy beanie. Technically it’s a standard set up of 2 rows of 10 images (cropped) taken with 20mm lens shot at ISO 10,000 20secs & f/2.8. I had in mind a composition with the lighthouse more in view, but after blatting up & down the beach ahead of the tide coming in, this location provided the better looking shapes. I love the phrase ‘it takes a lot of hard work to get that lucky’ but I confess it was pure luck this time that those millions of lights over 100km away should be arranged so perfectly. I’d like to think I’ve created something beautiful, unique and fully kiwi; a great memory of an awesome Aotearoa clear sky night cut off from ‘civilisation’ by the tide. I love the 20mm lens as it means I can take from vertical to well into the horizontal, so I get a good chunk of land to overlap with other images into a panorama. Can’t wait to try out the new Sigma Art 14mm however, as I’ve read that’s sharper still. The lightweight but sturdy carbon fibre waterproof Surui tripod is a good friend too. I’m very impressed with how well made the Novoflex panoramic apparatus is: easy to return to the same location to reshoot. I’m well pleased with my pack too – a front zip allowing me to easily access my camera gear without wading through all the other hiking stuff.

I’ve been a terrible, terrible self-doubter all my life. I’m challenged to ask for help, and act on advice given. I’ve been fortunate to find sources that appear to have my best interests at heart. I’m a Dad of 3 daughters, and as well as deciding to make the costly move of emigrating, my wife and I made family a priority. We’ve also had health issues & real financials recently, so each piece of camera gear is hard won. Going to the places I do, gear trauma is an issue. This all motivates me to make my photography business more successful. Before these recent three years, I’d put the same energy into being a musician & composer: unfortunately though my dreams were not matched by skill on the fretboard! I do still have semi orchestral dreams yet to fulfil. But if not photography, my career of choice? Something exceptionally outdoors. This year at the Epson/NZIPP Iris Awards I achieved a Gold Distinction and also learned some hard lessons from images that I had high hopes for. Here’s to a successful 2018!

Aoraki from Hooker Lake

Right now this image is being exhibited digitally in a Manhattan New York gallery as part of a ‘Kodak Moments’ competition! Along side that, I’ve been working for a whole year putting together an exhibition that opens next weekend at the International Waitangi Treaty Grounds Venue. I have gathered night images from all round Northland and present over 20 pieces over a metre wide behind museum glass, with a complementary day image under each. This is the first major astrophotography exhibition in New Zealand. It will run until the end of January. During this year of preparation and gathering, it has been a privilege to learn so much more about where I live & the people of the land. My advice for aspiring photographers would be: •

Keep going, you’ll find something eventually.

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Be true to yourself.

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Believe.

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Don’t dream, do it.

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D i v e - this actually happened

26 PRO Report / Magazine of the NZIPP StarFishers (Auckland City Light)

From Red Crater by Moonlight

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Nga Whetu o Te rangi o Waiomio - The Stars of the Waiomio Sky 30

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Wait for it

Selfie at Lake Tasman

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High Above

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Inside the Archway

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WHAT’S IN MY BAG

Shar Devine

F.NZIPP

www.shardevine.co.nz

It took me a long time to find the right camera bag. Shooting weddings, portraits, and editorial, I needed something functional and the Think Tank Airport Antidote V20 suits my purposes fabulously. I’m a Canon girl.. (see what I did there) and have been my entire photography career. In my bag is: Canon 5DMkiii , Canon 5D (backup), 28-70mm, 85mm, Speedlite 580 EXII, 580EX ( slave, backup), Orbis Ring Flash with off camera cord. My kit is relatively small and suits my style of work. I occasionally add a Canon 70-200mm when shooting weddings which I hire when needed. My Orbis is a really handy piece. It was developed by a clever kiwi, James Mandelin, to create beautiful soft shadowless light when attached to your Speedlite. (They look way cooler than any other flash fang-dangels.) It comes with handy accessories like the Orbis arm for stability and a hotshoe. Even though they are currently out of production, you can still track them down and they are not expensive and great if you are shooting on the go.

I carry an assortment of spare batteries, SD cards, lens cleaning cloth, sewing kit, a Japanese furoshiki (a traditional wrapping cloth I use to pop under a brides dress incase she wants to sit on something in her dress), makeup blotting tissues, pen, notebook, $5.00 (never know when you need parking money or a latte.) Quirky or a little superstitious things I have in my bag: A 4 star orange raffle ticket 32F. I was photographing a wedding a while back. The couple had a raffle to see who would be their witnesses. I said not for me as I have to photograph but the lovely lady handing them out insisted I have one. I NEVER win anything so all good.. or so I thought. Bride drew out a number... yay as a woman from the crowd jumped up like she had won lotto. The groom drew his, read out the number... silence. A few murmurings in the back and a very sheepish photographer pipes up and said “Um.. it’s me”. Hilarity ensued and of course a re-draw. I also carry a momento that belonged to my Grandmother. She was a tiny Scottish woman who wasn’t terribly outgoing and really didn’t go anywhere or do much..she loved cups of tea and lamb chops.

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I was too young to really appreciate her when she was alive and wish I could have done more with her, I especially would have loved to take her back to her beloved Scotland. So in honour of her, I take her with me on all my photography adventures. In my car - a small stepladder, manfrotto tripod, 103cm collapsible reflector silver/white and a Photoflex Lite Disc collapsible diffuser. My wedding work has a journalistic feel, that I constantly looking for and try to capture that fleeting moment of emotion that tells the story of my couples day. In developing my portrait side of my business, I wrote down all the things I love and how could I combine then into my portrait work.

So my clients are treated to fabulous coffee, foodie goodness, my op shop treasures, makeup and hair styling and most importantly an experience that demystifies being photographed, it shouldn’t be scary. Seeing that confidence shift in people and producing images that they love, is why I do what I do. Personal projects - “Plastic Doesn’t Grow on Trees.” Within a 15 minute walk of our home, there are trees entangled with plastic. I have been photographing them to highlight the problem and my concern for our environment. We don’t often get the chance to say it but to all you NZIPP photographers out there, thank you, for your friendship, knowledge, creativity, inspiration and general awesomeness.

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