Carly Pohatu Local Business Manager for KiwiBank shot in studio for recent KiwiBank POS campaign, these AO posters are in KiwiBank branches.

Kiwibank Poster Carly

A fantastic evening was had at last nights Export NZ Bay of Plenty Awards photos may be viewed online at http://www.waynetait.co.nz/proofs/exportawardsphotos/

Recently photographed Tauranga girl Kara Timmer, U16 World Tae Kwan Do Champion, for the May issue of Sky Sport Magazine (Fairfax custom publishing). Scott Copeland Art Director.

Kara Timmer was named the best overall female junior after the 16-year-old won five gold medals and one silver medal at the junior Taekwon-Do World championships.

Kara Timmer Tae Kwan Do Champion for Sky Sport Magazine

Congratulations to local client Infinity Lighting, they have been chosen as a finalist of the Photographic Competition 2011, the annual contest open to all lighting professionals that cooperate with Italian Lighting manufacturer Simes.

I was selected to photograph this project for Infinity Lighting based on my previous work for them and other lighting companies.  They new the competition was being judged soley from the photographs.

The project was the University of Waikato, Performing Arts Centre walkway in Hamilton. The walkway provides patrons with a LED lit walkway from the car park to the centre, the LED foot lights change colour.

The 12 finalists will be voted by Euroluce visitors and the best three project pictures will be awarded during the Exhibition. 

The projects will be selected according to three categories: prestige of the projects, photographic quality, creativity.

Finalists of the Simes Photographic Competition 2011

University of Waikato Performing Arts Centre Walkway

University of Waikato Performing Arts Centre Walkway

University of Waikato Performing Arts Centre Walkway

I have been shooting quite of bit of work for international clients recently, just published in the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) Review magazine is a studio portrait of Wendy Tankard director of the award winning Baytex Manufacturing. The profile is about her role in building their workforce. (I also quoted a weeks work for a Australian Mining company through Emedia Creative in Sydney). And I have just finished shooting a job for the Multinational Abbott Healthcare, the pics will appear on my blog once published.

Wendy Tankard IFAI Review magazine cover

Wendy Tankard inside editorial

Recently shot the BOP Export Awards Sponsor in the studio (for the third consecutive year), the theme this year is The Orient Express with each of the five sponsors (BNZ, United Travel, Sharp Tudhope, Page and Macrae, BOP Polytechnic & Zespri International) having a different country theme from Paris to Istanbul. Great fun shoot that all of the sponsored enjoyed, producer was Glenn Perry from ClearCut Communications, who also sourced all costumes and props. Creative Director Gordon Miller of Braincell Creative. Make-up by Mel and Mandy from Blush Cosmetics.

Rebecca, Mike and Darren from BNZ

Kay & Catherine from United Travel

Melanie, Merve and Sally from Zespri International

Murray, Kylie and Matt from Sharp Tudhope

Pip, Roger & Bruce from Page Macrae

Kristina and Richard from BOP Polytech

We were asked recently by Tuskany Agency to provide images for the new packaging for Asado Foods Rosco’s Burger Patties. We discussed options and presented styles that would work with the new design, and after that it was left up to us to find a food stylist.   We chose to use Carl Sutton, a local legend in the culinary world.  Carl sourced the ingredients for the burgers and the product was shot at the studio on a portable grill. Four different burger images were provided with three different background images of the patties.

Asado foods are very happy with the new packaging that has played a major part in the  rebranding of the product.  Job delivered on time and on budget.

Studio image for Riddle Me This

Fashion image for Women

I won two Silvers in the Commercial /Advertising section of the *nz ipp awards held last weekend in Queenstown.

Both were shot for local fashion clients, it is especially rewarding as both shots came from commercial shoots and have been used by clients, Liz Turner ‘Riddle me This’ and Toni Maree Gudsell of ‘Women’, win awards.

Neither print has a lot of post production photoshop manipulation, both were printed on metallic photographic paper which give the highlight a reflective quality.

Shot the Lower Winter 2011 catalogue in my studio recently, this coincided with Auckland Fashion Week so we were fortunate to be able to use Jenny from Clyne in New York out here for Fashion Week. She was great and added polish to a otherwise slick production with help from the Lower crew and a Auckland based stylist.

Behind the scenes Lower shoot 2010

Lower Winter 2011

Lower Winter 2011

Lower Winter 2011

Lower Winter 2011

Lower Winter 2011