Christmas Heirloom Company

Evening all. I'm beginning to forget what I have not updated on the blog, but last week I shot some more products for the Christmas Heirloom Company based here in Hamilton. I also completed their calendar shots again, with help from Craig their stylist. Here's just a couple of my fav's. Steve

Family Photography

On Sunday, the day after Grand Final Day - sorry to see St Kilda were runners up, I had the opportunity to photograph the Barlas family. What a great energy they have! Melbourne was miserable and grey but not them. Thanks for being so much fun and for the milkshake and donuts too.

Frank

Jen & Dale

When the opportunity comes along to visit Montsalvat in Eltham Victoria, you take it. Jen & Dale wanted to take me there yesterday to action the portrait voucher Dale bought for Jen as a Christmas present last year. We had a great time and were almost oblivious to the inclement weather. Mind you we need the rain in Melbourne.

Frank

Colliers International Hamilton

Last Thursday I had a very quick trip out (due to a break in the weather) to Raglan to shoot the historic property at 1 Bow Street for Colliers in Hamilton.

Steve

Janine, Brooke and Fletcher Wedding

Yesterday I had the very great privilege of photographing Janine and Brooke's wedding at Woodlands. This wedding was very special in many ways but notably for Janine to be given away by her father Ken as he is not in the best of health.

Wedding photography in my opinion is all about moments being captured in time. There is a huge difference in taking a picture and capturing a moment and this wedding imagery is right up there with some of the best weddings I have photographed. It was helped to know what was important to Janine and Brooke and the day went by beautifully. My favourite shot was this one of their dog Fletcher just watching Mum and Dad on their wedding day, just brilliant.

Steve

Jacquelyn & Gary's Wedding in Metung

Jacquelyn and Gary married in the picturesque village of Metung on the shores of the Gippsland Lakes in Victoria. About 120 guests arrived and stayed the weekend to celebrate the popular couple's big day. I stayed 2 nights in the end as Jacqui and Gary wanted me there till late. A lovely couple and a pleasure to photograph.

Frank

Quickest Wedding Booking Ever

Good afternoon everyone. We saw a couple yesterday, Janine and Brooke who are getting married next Friday at Woodlands. They originally planned to marry on Waiheke but Janine's father is not in the best of health at the moment and the wedding was rescheduled here in Hamilton where Janine's father lives. Thank you to Woodlands for the referral.

The very thing most important to most brides is to be given away by their father, and this is absolutely Janine's biggest want. It will be a memorable day we are sure and the moments will be great to capture too.

Other than that, I was ordered to have the weekend off by Julie now that our house addition is reaching its first milestone. Needless to say, the weekend (and most of today) has been DIY madness with lots of late nights.

Steve

Clarkin Family Portrait Images

Finally finished the edit for the Clarkin family portrait shoot we did a few weeks ago at Hamilton Gardens. It was the first time the family had been together for quite sometime so it seemed like a good excuse to get together and have a laugh with Steve in tow!

Julie ;-)

Kodak Gold Awards 2009

Well all you one2one Blog watchers (109 visitors yesterday), particularly our brides of past, we have decided at the last minute to make some submissions to the Kodak Gold Awards 2009.

We started off with 100+ possibilities and after lots of rating of images from all our photographers around the World, wives and partners alike, we got it down to 14. We will not be able to show you the submissions until such time that the images have been judged, but this year we have put more 'posed up' images in. I know its not really what one2one does, but NZ judges like the 'perfect image', sharp, good colour and exposure so we will see how we go.

OK, I give in, here is my season favourite, but that's all you are seeing! That's a Gold winner!

Steve

Vals Gift Baskets

Just completed the commercial photography edit for Vals Gift Baskets that I shot last week. I do this each year for Denise, her baskets are stunning and the produce within is of a very high standard indeed. Most of her products are available at the New World Stores or you can email her at pinecottage@xtra.co.nz. Looking forward to receiving our Xmas Cake nearer Christmas Denise.

Steve

Our meeting with Joanna from Egg Maternity

This morning Steve and I met up with Joanna from Egg maternity in Alexander Street. We sat and had coffee and discussed a fantastic opportunity for us that will benefit both our business's. It will be happening on the 2nd and 3rd February 2010 down at Joanna's shop and as it's early doors yet, I can't say exactly what will be happening but what I can mention is that there will lots of prizes and Free offers for people with babies up to the age of 12 months.......Keep watching all will be revealed nearer to the date :-)

Happy baby making everyone wink wink.

Julie

Another Drive By Shooting

I kid you not, this job is like London buses sometimes, you wait for a red double-decker bus to come and then 3 arrive together! I turned up this morning to 'a location' in Hamilton to a Company that needed some commercial images of a few products. I shot the wedding for the 'man in the know' a while ago, so that helped, and then I was sworn to secrecy until the New Year. But let me tell you, these products will revolutionise what we have all done for years the hard way. I asked why the Board of Directors chose one2one and the answer was simple, we have the Copyright to the images - massively important for a job like this!

I will update you all as soon as I can.

Steve

Congratulations Jennifer and Greg

Fantastic news Jennifer and Greg. Welcome to parenthood!

Congratulations
Frank and Chris in Melbourne

Congratulations to Jennifer and Greg

We have just heard, Jennifer who is our wonderful wedding photographer down in Welllington gave birth on September 10th to a bouncing baby boy, weighing just 2050g. No name as yet, but the little chap obviously wanted an early entry into the World as Jen was due late October.

Congratulations

Steve and Julie

John & Jaqui's wedding 6 March 2010 Rotorua

Last week we received a referral from Sarah Thompson who Steve shot their wedding 18 months ago. It was a peak season date, 6 March 2010 and Steve was already booked. Given this was a referral from one of Steve's clients, we checked the availability of Frank who owns one2one Photography in Melbourne. Frank is actually here in NZ the week following so we extended Franks stay so he could photograph their wedding :-)

Julie

Colliers International Auckland

Another early morning, yawn, yawn. This time to photograph a commercial property in Te Kuiti this was shot for Colliers International in Auckland.

Got a million jobs to do, the editing list is vast so I must get on, or hire a full-time editor!

Steve

Redbrook Estate Gordonton

Morning all. This was one of the commercial jobs I did last week for Future Developments to show the aerial view of the Redbrook Estate near Gordonton. Me and heights just don't go and you cannot shoot through glass either, so its back with the door and shoot away - eeek.

Steve

Ann & Tom's Wedding

Arthur's Hotel, on Arthur's Seat in Victoria, was the location for Ann & Tom's wedding. Their day, which was booked more than a year before, was expertly planned by the bride and even though a few details changed unexpectedly and at the last minute, Ann was in control and no-one would have known.

This composite image has become one of their favorites already and looks it's best as a panoramic. The two images have had the Orton Effect applied.

Ann & Tom received another 1599 images from their wedding day. Yes that's right, only one image shy of 1600 Original images, admittedly they did have two one2one photographers on their day.

How many edited photos I hear you asking? 479.

Frank

Signing in for the first time one2one Photography Australia

Well I think Vegemite is an Aussie icon but I have to say I like Marmite a touch better - is Marmite a New Zealand product?

Anyway... hi from one2one in Melbourne, Australia.

Frank

Ravi & Kirk's Wedding

This afternoon I met with Ravi and Kirk, a couple I first met at the Woodlands Wedding Expo a wee while ago. It was great to see them here at the office and to talk about their wedding day at Woodlands on February 4th 2010, which will be very unique with some clever ideas - just what one2one likes! Thanks for choosing one2one Photography, we are really looking forward to being part of your day :-)

Righto, off to watch the All Blacks tonight, but before that, just got one ceiling to paint and charge the camera batteries for a food shoot tomorrow at Brooklands. Food photography is great because you get to eat what you have shot!

Ciao

Steve