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member magazineDeCember 2010 / V.09
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DECEMBER 2010Contents
Executive Updates04 Letter From the editors
05 Presidents report
07 Commercial Directors report
08 Portrait Directors report
NZIPP News10 Welcome to new members
10 Congratulations to newly Qualified members
10 Q Submission Dates
10 infocus 2011 Update
Ilford Diary
11 Diary Dates for 2010/2011
Member Profile
12 Sarah beaufoy - mnziPP
Regional Updates
14 Waikato/bOP region
15 Central Districts region
15 Wellington region
16 Canterbury/Westland region
Cover Image:© Dean MacKenzie - FNZIPP Winner - NZ Travel Photographer of the Year 2010 Silver Distinction - Travel Category Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2010
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The Missing Links17 malcolm Somerville
Photo Competitions19 Photography masters Cup
19 Creative asia
Industry News20 Canon eyeCon results
22 Canon Christmas Campaign
Business Update23 Public Holidays 2010/20111
Corporate Members
23 Thanks to our Corporate members
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DECEMBER 2010
Wow its December already another year has flown by and we have survived our first year working for nziPP or nziPP have survived us.
We remember getting the phone call from Craig asking us to join the team, we were excited especially after an interesting interview, lets just say they knew what they were in for in regards to our personalities!
Coming onboard with nziPP as complete photographic novices we have certainly gained a great respect for professional photographers and what is involved in being part of this industry.
nziPP have a fantastic mix of board members who make our job so much more enjoyable and we really appreciate the great support from them and the industry in our first year with the institute. So onwards and upwards for 2011 and we hope to start work on some great new initiatives along with organising another fantastic infocus 2011.
There is no PrO rePOrT for January,but we continue on in February 2011.
We wish you all a merry Christmas and safe travels over the holiday period.
Arna Wahl Davies and Nerida Ramsay nziPP marketing and Development
Letter from the Editors
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Twenty ten. it’s nearly done. i’m convinced more and more that as you get older the year’s really do go by faster!
many of you will now be in full swing with your wedding seasons, and i hope for portrait photographers that you’ve got plenty of people wanting portraits done for Christmas presents. For me, as a commercial photographer, it’s usually my quiet time of the year as clients take off on holiday.
For nziPP i think we’ve made some good progress – certainly in terms of having a strong foundation to continue building education and membership on. most of the regions are now really active with events for their members too.
nationally we now have staff who can handle most of the operational stuff which is helping to present us in a much more professional manner. The new look Proreport has been extremely well received, and will continue to grow in content. The iT and Judging systems have continued to be refined – although there’s still plenty that needs to be done to make it even more useful for members. next year we hope to implement better regional functionality, and a shopping cart for booking education events like infocus. employing arna and nerida as our maD women has made a massive improvement to the running of infocus, and helped build much stronger relationships with our sponsors who are so important to the success of our events. They also achieved our highest level of sponsorship to date.
Plans are now well underway for next year’s infocus. Several speakers have been approached and responses have been positive. The venue is booked. The sponsorship prospectus is almost complete and we’ll be meeting with most sponsors early in 2011.
Overall we had very positive comments back from the questionnaire sent out about this year’s infocus, and there were some constructive comments that we will work on for the future.
However, there were a few comments that really frustrated me so i want to clarify a couple of things. a number of respondents said they wanted more big name international speakers but then also said infocus was too expensive. Ummm…. get real people! international speakers cost a LOT of money to bring here. infocus is actually a VerY CHeaP conference for members to attend compared to most other professional organisations, – partly helped by support from our sponsors. We do our absolute best to achieve a good mix of speakers within quite a limited budget. it is not an easy task - particularly since big name speakers often want to travel business class and bring assistants with them! We had three international speakers this year, and they were all very generous with their fee requirements.
Food is another thing where we have to carefully balance what’s affordable with what we think most delegates will enjoy. Some complained about not having anything hot with the lunches this year but it was simply too expensive. You want more – then you’ll have to pay more!
early next year we plan to set-up a bank account so members can drip feed money into for attending infocus. This should help make it more affordable, and will also help the board with budgeting for the event because we will have an early commitment from members who plan to attend.
We also always get comments about the venue choice. it’s actually a much harder task than many think. infocus and the iris awards have some
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very specific and quite large space requirements for a venue, and yet it’s a relatively small conference in terms of numbers attending. This makes it VerY limiting where we can hold the event and still keep costs down. believe me we do our homework on this one! The venue will seldom be perfect – that said the Convention Centre in rotorua is looking like it will be fantastic.
all in all putting infocus and the iris awards together is always a big balancing act, and we do our very best to make it a great event and continue to strive towards making it even better.
richard Linton’s Pricing and best Practice workshops have been very well received around the country this year, and will be run in the remaining regions next year. i hope that by running workshops like this we will see prices for photography rise with the end result of higher incomes – they certainly need to increase.
a couple of other things you will see the board working on next year, following approval at the agm, is setting up a formalised Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programme, and investigating accredited Photographer status as a step above Qualified Professional. We strongly believe we need a stronger point of difference particularly since so many people with a tertiary qualification in photography can legitimately call themselves a “qualified” photographer. accreditation will also take into account much more than just having a portfolio of images, and is likely to include business knowledge, CPD commitments, and regular assessment of image quality. it should be something that gives clients’ piece of mind when booking a photographer. We’ll keep you posted during the next year.
Happy Christmas everyone and wishing you all a fantastic 2011!
regards
Craig Robertson nziPP President
“All in all putting Infocus and the Iris Awards together is always a BIG balancing act, and we do our very best to make it a great event and continue to strive towards making it even better.”
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Executive Updates
When asked what makes a good photographer i will often reply “Someone who can see the future”. generally this results in a “what has he been smoking” look. Photojournalists have a saying, “f/8 and be there” and that’s my point. being on the scene is more important than worrying about technical details. How often have you watched something unfold and been able to predict what will happen next. For me it’s on the way to the studio in the morning, when that driver turns right from the left lane at a dual lane roundabout and almost takes me out. i can see it happening a mile away, it’s not a random occurrence. i just wish i drove a crappy but solid vehicle, so i could just plow into them to teach a lesson. Photography is no different. Those who excel seem to have a sixth sense, i’ll call it “seeing the future”.
Do you really think that many of the images that you remember are the result of good luck or good planning? Very few photographers i admire rely on luck, either creatively or in business. remember the 7 P’s adage, Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance (PPPPPPP).
recently i was shooting a conference and saw a presentation by a researcher from a major trading bank. He was incredibly optimistic about 2011. The data sets they look at were fascinating. They consider everything from government stats, business confidence surveys, Forex rates, to the long range weather forecasts (it’s going to be a La niña summer folks). The executive summary from his crystal ball gazing included the media darlings like the rugby World Cup (am i allowed to say that?), the effects of the recession now largely behind us, a timely injection into the building sector in the rebuild following the Canterbury earthquake, and poor weather last summer in many northern Hemisphere primary production countries resulting in lower output (which means that commodity prices should hold up well even with the dollar so strong). add to that you have lower tax rates with companies and individuals putting more money in the economy. basically it all adds up to the stars being in alignment for new zealand next year. He did also say that 2012 would be more challenging, not a recession, but not the gravy train of 2011.
in order to to take advantage you need to prepare now. When you get to next winter you may just find the ship has left the dock, and you are too late to capitalize on opportunities out there.
in the meantime i wish you and your families an enjoyable festive season.
Richard Linton nziPP Commercial Director
Commercial Directors
Report
“In order to to take advantage you need to prepare now. When you get to next winter you may just find the ship has left the dock, and you are too late to capitalize on opportunities out there.”
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DECEMBER 2010Executive Updates
Just a quickie this time around, as things are hectic. Having just landed back from Christchurch after giving a presentation there.
The same old themes keep popping up, and are relevant to us all. many photographers fear their prices (which are mostly too low), will affect their ability to compete in the marketplace. really what is happening is that their handbrake is self-belief. if you do things right and create promotions and communications that result in one on one interaction with you and your potential client, they will choose you because of you and not just on price.
instead of just biffing pricelists on e–mails and websites, that are just numbers without any emotive content. excite your targets by the use of good language describing your strengths, and what you and they can achieve together. Create interest that is going to get them to want to know more about YOU, and then organise a face to face. if they get that far they are yours to lose, and unless your work is not up to scratch you should be able to book them. This is particularly important to wedding shooters who tend to rely on this market when they are new to self employment.
Social photography is all about connecting with your clients, asking what they want, giving it to them, pleasing them because (miracle of all miracles) you have listened and provided what you have agreed. Once this simple recipe has been followed how can a sale not occur?
The basic message of my report this month is to reduce all obstacles to a good sale. it starts at the phone call. You negate the price question by getting in early and asking questions, so that it’s them doing the talking and not you. For example...“What are your prices?”, “Well mary, how far along are you in organising your day? blah blah blah. Oh that sounds great, you sound like you have great taste, and i would love to show you my style of work. Seeing is believing in photography, and when you see the flexibility of my products i can easily cater to your budget etc etc.”
as well, a technique i often use is to mention all the ways i could help her plan different aspects of her day, after all, we have the experience of attending many weddings. When you start down this road you are empathising with her, and showing genuine interest in her quest to have a special day. by this time she has long forgotten the price issue, and has been tantalised to visit you. as a finisher you remove any suspicion of a hard sell by saying “You know mary, i enjoy weddings so much that whether you book me or not, i will be able to help you a lot with the experience that i have, and i look forward to meeting you”.
be conversational and casually confident, not desperate. Desperation is not classy, and fear can be smelt down the phone believe me. mystique is a product of confidence when the person has yet to meet you.
in the end when i was really kicking arse in weddings i almost insisted that they come and see me last, so they could recognise the best when they saw it. guess what happened, i had them so intrigued they came to me first.
Portrait Directors
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“Be conversational & casually confident, not desperate. Desperation is not classy, & fear can be smelt down the phone believe me. Mystique is a product of confidence when the person has yet to meet you.”
as i said in Christchurch don’t just satisfy them, delight them. You don’t need smoke and mirrors to do this, instead it’s the cheapest resource at your disposal, i.e. YOU. Talk from the heart and connect with your clients. Low and behold the confidence they show in you might just start to rub off, and you will begin to believe. This is a world looking for winners. believe you are one and you will become a winner.
not sure, but this might be the last report before the big fella comes down the chimney and costs me a fortune! Wish there was a teenage version of the buzzy bee!
Have a brave day every day!
Russell Hamlet nziPP Portrait Director
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DECEMBER 2010NZIPP News
Infocus 2011 Update: Diary these Dates!!!! Thursday 04 - Saturday 06 August 2011: Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards 2011
Sunday 07 - Monday 08 August 2011: Infocus 2011 Conference & Tradeshow
Venue: rotorua Convention Centre, 1170 Fenton Street, rotorua
Q Submission DatesFor those who aren’t qualified yet it’s time to start planning a Q submission in 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 Q submission dates in your diaries & start planning now!
Tuesday 15 February 2011 Tuesday 17 May 2011 Tuesday 3 August 2011 Tuesday 15 November 2011
For more info see the Q Programme under Quick Links on the nziPP website.
New MembersWelcome to our new members for December:
Phillipa Karn – Provisional – auckland/northland
Natalie McDowell – Provisional – auckland/northland
Soenke Dwenger – Provisional – Waikato/bOP
Kevin Bone – Provisional – Central Districts
Anna Kernohan – Provisional – Central Districts
Meredith Dyer – Provisional – Canterbury/Westland
Sarah Alice Lee – Provisional – Canterbury/Westland
Anthony Turnham – Provisional – Canterbury/Westland
NZIPP News
Congratulations on New Q’s
Congratulations to our newly qualified members :
Amanda Wignell - Commercial - auckland
Simon Baker - Commercial - Canterbury/Westland
esther bunning – Wellington
Sarah Mountford - Portrait – auckland/northland
Chris Hillock - Portrait – Waikato/bOP
Tracy Robinson - Portrait – Waikato/bOP
Anna Kernohan - Portrait – Central Districts
Phillipa Karn - Wedding – auckland/northland
Jan Maree Vodanovich - Wedding – auckland/northland
Alicia Scott - Wedding – Wellington
Melissa Waite - Wedding – Wellington
Anthony Turnham - Wedding – Canterbury/Westland
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Ilford Diary
Ilford DiaryDecember
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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.
February 2011
15 nziPP Q assessment Closing Date
21 Canty/Westland regional meeting
03 Canty/Westland regional Christmas Party
15 Wellington Regional Christmas Party.
March 2011
21 Canty/Westland regional meeting
April 2011
18 Canty/Westland regional meeting
May 2011
16 Canty/Westland regional meeting
18 nziPP Q assessment Closing Date
June 2011
06 nziPP agm - notice of meeting
20 Canty/Westland regional meeting
27 nziPP agm - Close off for remits, nominations, & notices of motion
July 2011
06 nziPP agm - nominations, remits & notices distributed to regional Chairs
18 Canty/Westland regional meeting
29 nziPP agm - Confirmation of Voting Delegates
August 2011
04-06 iris awards 2011
05 nziPP 2011 agm
07-08 infocus 2011
08 iris awards gala Dinner 2011
31 nziPP Q assessment Closing Date
Photography Conference & Workshop Creative asia is happy to extend an invitation to the nziPP. all nziPP members enjoys a 20% discount on aLL Creative asia Workshops and a 10% discount for the Creative asia Conference.
During the checkout process, under “are YOU a PrOFeSSiOnaL?”, select nziPP. enter “nziPP_Ca” as a discount code. This offer ends nov 30 or whenever the seats are sold out.
register online at http://www.creativeasia.tv
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DECEMBER 2010Member Profile
Member ProfileName: Sarah Beaufoy- MNZIPPYour website:
www.beaufoyimagery.co.nz - i have a new one coming online soon, plus a collaborative site launching by the end of summer, www.4our.co.nz
Camera and accessories brands:
Canon 5D bodies + range of canon L series prime and zoom lenses.
What type of photos do you take?
Portraits, weddings + light commercial.
What do you love about the professional photographic industry?
The inspirational people… like the presentations at infocus by alan Dove and Jackie ranken… Jackie’s moved me so much that i can still hear her voice and see her images in my head.
Something that makes you grumpy?
Those who do photography as a profession yet price their work for love.
Website or blog site that you enjoy?
blogs by Jose Villa, elizabeth messina, The image is Found, interviews by Crash
Are you a collector of anything?
antique oak furniture
Name one thing not many people know about you:
i am addicted to perezhilton.com There, i said it… i feel much better now.
Name one thing you miss about being a kid:
being able to eat all the chocolate and only grow up.
List five things you would need to survive, if left alone on a deserted island.
1. my Swiss army knife
2. Wine
3. 50+ sunscreen
4. a stack of novels
5. a shipping container, one of those that converts into a styley bach….
When’s the next flight ;-)
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Images © Sarah Beaufoy
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Waikato / BOP RegionA great presentation from our own members at the November meeting!
Chris Parker
Presented a 12 minute slideshow of fantastic imagery of his recent trip including Loire Valley, Paris, nice, Florence, Cinque Terre, milan, rome, Tuscany, Venice, Hong Kong & Singapore. all his photographs were shot on his Panasonic gF1. When asked where would he go back to? Paris, Loire Valley and the alpine regions. Oh and he loves French cuisine!
Tracy Stamatakos
Congratulations to Tracy who recently received her nziPP Fellowship. Tracy spent 10 years overseas, working in Toronto, Canada in a large studio specialising in Photo Journalism style photography. now working for herself, Tracy has discovered that photographing landscapes inspires her and she likes to set herself new projects. Her recent landscape image that she received a gold award for at the 2010 iris awards, was taken in australia. She encourages us to try different papers when entering for the awards. Her winning image was only printed the once on art paper. Tracy does recall head in hands, hyperventilating, and nearly passing out whilst her image was being judged!
Sarah Beaufoy
Sarah comes from an art Teacher/fine art background and had a (good) dramatic start to the world of photography. in her first year of entering the iris awards in 2008 in Tauranga, she was awarded the category winner for Wedding Photographer of the year. The following year she received her masters. Sarah also bought along her beautiful wedding album for which she was a finalist in the iris 2010 Wedding album category. Sarah told us to take ownership and “believe in our images”. enter what you love.
Mark McKeown
mark showed us a visual glimpse of his Photo Journalism career with superb, spontaneous photography. He also took us through the photo capture of the infamous “pig image” which he was awarded a Silver, followed by taking out the 2010 nziPP editorial/Photojournalism Category. a few laughs were had by all at mark’s determination to ‘hang out’ with the pigs until they were oblivious to him photographing. There’s no such thing as a “clean shoot”. not sure how you got the mud out of your clothes after that mark! as mark was not at Queenstown, bob Tulloch presented his Category Winner award and associate gong.
Alana Dresner Waikato / bOP Secretary
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Image © Chris Parker
Image © Mark McKeown
Image by Chris Parker
Image © Tracy Stamatakos
Images © Sarah Beaufoy
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Regional Updates
Central Districts Regiona busy season to end the year which results in sub-regional social gatherings to round out our calendars. Success in the manawatu business awards for local members Kevin bills and his assistant Sarah Dong. Kevin was expecting to take photos of the night’s winners, but instead found himself on stage accepting the micro business award for firms with one or two employees. Then Sarah was presented with the manawatu Chamber of Commerce award for best point of contact for customers and clients.
On December 2nd is the opening function of Shayne Jeffares’ new Photographers gallery Hawke’s bay.
Our 2011 will get under way in February and watch this space for another big event which will take place early april with another international photographer who will combine a seminar in Palmerston north with a ‘visit down-under’.
Malcolm Somerville Central Districts Secretary
Wellington Regiona great month for Wellington with several members obtaining their Q’s. We had a well-attended meeting on the 17 november featuring presentations on album design. Local members bought their sample albums for everyone to see - a great selection of fantastic albums were on display. Tim Wild demonstrated Photo junction and esther bunning presented a beautiful slide show featuring album layouts. Our “ten slides in ten minutes” spot was presented by Jo Frances on her recent visit to the US to study a recognised baby photographer.
Our meeting was held in commercial photographer David Hamilton’s new dedicated studio and David proudly showed us the facilities available for hire to nziPP members. it has a daylight studio and a larger studio with a floor to ceiling curved background complete with kitchen and dressing rooms - well worth a look!
Our last meeting of the year is a social one on Dec the 15th, 6:30 upstairs at Foxglove bar,http://www.foxglovebar.co.nz/ Custom House Quay, Queens Wharf, Wellington. So if you’re in Welly at that time do come and join us.
Terry HannWellington regional Chair
David Hamilton showing his new studio
Photographers Gallery - Hawkes Bay
Tim Wild demonstrating Photojunction
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Canterbury/Westland RegionHard hitting? Yep, that’s polite enough to put in writing. russell Hamlet, nziPP Portrait Director, ran a one day seminar on how to run a successful portrait business. His energy was amazing, especially considering he was up at 4am to catch the flight to Christchurch, and he shared his knowledge and experience generously. The room was filled with members with totally different levels of experience, from beginners to seasoned professionals, including three from Dunedin.
russell speaks it like he sees it. in your face. Direct. The day was packed with down to earth useful information about the selling process, communicating with clients, how to give the perception of value with the x-factor, studio premises, referrals, consultations, personal presentation, pricing, posing, digital files for clients, studio database systems, client surveys, and much more. but more than anything, we were left in no doubt that if we do not charge enough for our work we will not be able to stay in business.
We were left to ask ourselves the questions “What exactly is my wow factor?” and “Would i choose myself in today’s market?” and come up with our own answers. Sometimes russell said things i didn’t like, or didn’t want to hear, but dammit he has got me thinking!
it was a very thought provoking day... a big thank-you to russell, he did an amazing job. We all really appreciate him taking time out of his busy schedule!
Linda O’Reilly Canterbury/Westland Secretary
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Images by Susan Siu
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The Missing Links
The Missing LinksOver the last month i crossed to the other side - twice. as guilty as i felt, i learned a lot. i became ‘Uncle malcolm’ the photographer to a niece and nephews weddings. Despite impressing on them that i preferred to photograph buildings, i accepted that if they were in or stood in front of buildings i would photograph their weddings.
One wedding was fairly traditional, Kings College Chapel, reception centre in Howick. The other wedding was quite casual - all taking place at the mount maunganui Surf Club. i shot it on a single camera with a zoom lens and on-camera strobe. Processed in aperture on macbook, output to DVD’s (10 given to key participants in each case), printed two of everything at 12c each at Harvey norman, then two X 20 page albums from Snapfish.co.nz - a subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard.
So what did i learn.... or more importantly, have confirmed.
There is a price point where early and conveniently delivered results overcomes other expectations.
Where the Uncle malcolm’s’ are involved is with more time...i.e. the practice is an event in itself as people gather, meet up, celebrate a day or so before the actual wedding. almost half the images that became important were those that documented the getting together.
it becomes a far easier (i.e. achievable venture) because it is almost ‘spray and walk away’
That Facebook is now a primary driver of image distribution.
i am not a wedding photographer!
implications is reality, i remember a Kodak nz funded survey of almost 15 years ago that believed less than 25% of weddings were being shot by what we define as professionals. The buyers had a different perception of who a professional was .... the printer in their local lab, the sales person in a camera shop or chemist.
it probably hasn’t changed although perhaps we need new research.
The reality is also that a good amount of business can be had in that 25% and how nziPP photographers differentiate themselves from the casual photographers is important, but driving growth in sales value and volume will be in up-skilling sales and marketing techniques. the futile endeavor would be to try and drive market share.
Within 24 hours facebook pages related to both weddings were loaded with images. none of them mine at that stage!
Crossover in its wider implication for photographers is opportunity and has been well argued over the last few weeks by two respected industry practitioners in addresses to professional photographers.
in essence they talk with enthusiasm about implications of the fast expanding digital domain and how photographers with enhanced skills, current equipment and enthusiasm can reposition themselves as the marketplace has morphed, and consumer expectations have morphed.
Written by Malcolm Somerville
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DECEMBER 2010The Missing Links
First up is Chase Jarvis in a presentation at last months PhotoPlus expo in new York. get a coffee and listen to this presentation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3bgULdU_um&feature=related
next up is alexx Henry in an address at Columbia College in Chicago - Living art and the Future of motion in Photography Seminar http://vimeo.com/16713205 . You may have seen earlier work of alexxs’, he established the moving poster concept that recognised the growth of digital signage and the capacity to add motion and turn static display into dynamic display.
Finally for 2010, if you are looking for a great present for yourself, something that will inspire, buy Chase Jarvis’ new book ... a personal project on people of his own city... Seattle. i ordered a couple that only took a week to arrive so you have plenty of time Have a peep at it here.......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knrCdg1K-8o&feature=related
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Photo Competitions
Photo CompetitionsThe 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: [email protected]
Entries Close: 28 January 2011
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: 10 December 2010
The Canon Creative asia awards is revolutionary in its vision to evolve, include and educate its entrants.
entries are accepted online as digital images. The entries will be judged online in a pre- elimination round to determine the top 25 images in each of the 7 categories. There are 4 wedding categories and 3 portrait categories in the competition, and all images judged online will receive feedback from the judges. The top 175 finalist images will be printed and mounted expertly by epson. These prints will be hung on display in the “epson Creative asia gallery” during the Creative asia Conference.
WHAT MAKES THE CANON CREATIVE ASIA AWARDS DIFFERENT FROM EVERY OTHER COMPETITION?The whole judging event will be broadcast live online with video and audio of the judging panel, judges scores, image previews and interactive audience chat. entrants can experience from their own location, the insight and education that comes from watching a live judging event.
PRIZES & AWARDSeach of the 7 category winners of the 2010-2011 Canon Creative asia awards will receive a Canon eOS 7D. The 1st, 2nd & 3rd place winners per category will receive a Canon Creative asia awards trophy. gold, silver and bronze awards will also be awarded based on overall final scores. The Wedding & Portrait Photographers of the Year will receive a Canon eOS 5D mK ii! The Creative asia Photography awards is proudly supported by Canon, nikon, epson, Lastolite, WPPi, asukabook, Digital SLr Photography, Triple Scoop music, aiPP, Clubsnap and Fotograf.net.
Click here for more information.
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DECEMBER 2010Industry News
Industry NewsCanon’s EYEcon Competition Recognises Future Stars
Kevin Bone – Canon EYEcon winner 2010, Canon EYEcon runner up 2009 and Epson/NZIPP Student/Assistant of the Year 2009
Anna Kernohan – Canon EYEcon runner up 2010 and Epson/NZIPP Student/Assistant of the Year 2010
Kevin bone has been named winner of the 2010 Canon eYecon photographic competition with a portfolio the judges described as captivating, emotional and eerie.
Kevin, a photography student from the Universal College of Learning, will be awarded a prize pack unlike any other. The combination of cash, Canon products and a full day on location with each of the four eYecon mentors – Lauretta goode, Peter meecham, Chris mcLennan and Cory Scott – makes it the most substantial prize for a competition at this level.
Leading new zealand photographers Lauretta goode, Chris mcLennan, Cory Scott and Lawrence Smith (in Peter meecham’s absence) judged the submissions of work in a lengthy and detailed judging process.
Kevin’s six submitted images were lauded by the judging panel as having a perfect balance of originality, lateral thinking and photographic technique. “Kevin’s work is truly thought provoking,” stated one judge’s comment. “The control over the medium shows impeccable skill and the emotion draws out all these childhood memories.”
Kevin says when creating the images in this series he was aware that they would invite the adult viewer to see childhood from their adult perspective.
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L-R - Leilani Hatch, Kevin Bone, & Anna Kernohan
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“The images are designed to invoke the viewer to consider their own story and to re-create their own childhood through this process of fiction making,”
rochelle mora, brand manager – imaging at Canon new zealand, said Canon is thrilled with the outcome of the 2010 eYecon photographic competition which reached tertiary photographic students and apprentice photographers across the country.
Second place was awarded to anna Kernohan, currently a third year student studying applied Visual imaging at Universal College of Learning. The judges said anna’s submission was a “stunning collection of technically brilliant work with beautifully treated images and a strong communication of ideas,”
This year’s competition saw strong contention for a place and the judges felt that special mention was fitting for Danielle Colvin, second year student from Christchurch Polytechnic institute of Technology, and agnieszka Witkowski, also a second year student. Judges agreed both submitted “exceptional portfolios and are photographers to watch out for.”
Industry News
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Industry NewsCanon gives away $500 every 30 minutes* in its extravagant Christmas campaignWith Christmas and the holidays just around the corner, Canon has begun its extravagant Christmas campaign in new zealand.
Canon will give away a $500 cash prize every 30 minutes between 11am and 7pm (nzDST) until 5 January 2011. by the time the promotion ends 1,360 people will have won cash prizes with Canon.*
“in the run-up to Christmas every year, Canon encourages people to enjoy the shopping season with unique and exciting prizes. each year our promotion gets bigger, however this campaign far exceeds all others with a larger prize pool and more winners,” says Kim Conner, general manager, Consumer imaging Products group, Canon new zealand.
The promotion also offers new zealand shoppers the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime aussie adventure holiday packed with breathtaking experiences. Two lucky Kiwis will take one friend each and join the australian winners onboard a boeing 737 that Canon has chartered for the journey.
Over four days, winners will experience australia’s natural wonders through a range of exclusive activities showing a side of australia few ever get to see. Diving into the rich colour of the great barrier reef; floating over spectacular rainforest and witnessing the changing colour of Uluru in the heart of the Outback. along the way, awe-inspiring surprises and celebrity guests will bring theatre and magic to australia’s natural beauty for an out-of-this-world adventure.
entry is now open to shoppers who purchase eligible Canon products from authorised Oceania Canon resellers, and enter online at www.canon.co.nz/canonjet. The promotion runs through to 5 January 2011.
Participating Canon products include all iXUS, powershot, Legria and eOS cameras and lenses; PiXma, lasershot and Selphy printers; and all Canon binocular models, along with selected Canon Scanners.
Canon’s privately chartered jet will depart from Sydney on 29 march 2011. The prize includes return airfares from the winner’s nearest capital city.
For more information visit Jet with Canon promotion.
* Cash prize draws conducted every 30 minutes on each day of the promotional period include australian and new zealand entrants. There will be a total of 1,360 cash prizes of $500 each awarded, randomly drawn from australian and new zealand eligible entrants.
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