Monthly Archives: February 2010

Hi guys,

Today, Amber, Holly, and I headed over to Tauranga to photograph Jace & Sharnee’s wedding.

It was a fantastic day – the rain from earlier in the week had well & truly cleared up – with glorious blue skies to be enjoyed by all!

This is a slightly more condensed “sneak peek” than usual – as we’re flying out to Sydney in one hour, so in a few days once we’re back I’ll pop a few more images up!
It’s also the reason that there are more of my own images than the others – because when you’re in a rush & looking for fav shots, you tend to gravitate to the ones you remember loving on the back of the camera display when you took them!

I love this next shot of Sharnee – such striking eyes!

Holly took this fantastic first kiss shot

Then we headed off for a few photos with the bridal party – we found some shade, which was very welcome – especially for the guys in their suits!

The water in the harbour was incredibly still & smooth – the blue just jumps out in these shots! I love Amber’s more zoomed in one – Sharnee’s eyes just sparkle in the sun

Finally, we headed to Omokoroa beach, for a bit of variation & sand… the light was perfect by this stage – take note… if you have your bridal party photos from 6 – 7pm you get GREAT late afternoon light!!!

Little Angelo was so shy in front of the cameras at the beginning of the day… as you can see, that changed!

It was a fantastic day – thanks for having us along to share a part in it!

Isaac, Amber, & Holly

Hi guys,

Some of you already know Holly… but for those who don’t.. an introduction

She’s been working with us for over a year now (although there was a 6 month stint just before Christmas where she was traveling the US & Europe and we missed her terribly!)

Anyway – technically, on the pricelist, Holly is the “lighting assistant” – she’s there to help out with holding things & knows how to work & set up our lighting gear.

But she’s so much more than that.

First & foremost – a photographer. When Holly isn’t holding lights (which is about 95 % of the wedding day) she’s shooting.
This presents an interesting challenge – as Amber and I usually have what we like to think of as the 2 “best” angles…. which in turn means Holly needs to think outside the square and shoot something totally different. Which is why we love her shots so much – because they’re always from a cool, unique angle.

Here’s a few of her shots from Kat & Simon’s wedding in Pauanui last Friday…

As you can see – she is hugely talented as a photographer in her own right!

Second… Holly is a very good light tester. This makes Amber happy, because it means she doesn’t have to get in front of the camera.
It maybe doesn’t make Holly quite as happy, but she never complains!

Thirdly.. a model!
Holly has come along a few times to model – once for our NZIPP group on a workshop day of shooting, and once for a bridal shoot that we did a while back

Finally – Holly is learning the process of editing the images, which is a great way to grow as a photographer – as you begin to edit your own work, you can see areas for improvement – and it has been cool having her in the office this week, showing her the ropes.

So there you have it… our so-much-more-than-a-lighting-assistant, who works wonders every weekend

Thanks for all your hard work Holly – we really appreciate everything you do, and your shots just keep getting better & better!
xoxo Isaac & Amber.