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Simon and Jen had their wedding at Pravda in central Wellington recently and it was an absolute blast. The venue is a classy cafe by day and a restaurant by night, with a Russian theme to it that is beautiful. They have 2 young girls who looked so cute all dressed up and since Jen...
I met Katherine and Tim almost a year ago and they seemed to be so laid back about their wedding that it was infectious, they made me relax. Skip forward quite a few months and their wedding day was just a pleasure, so easy to work with and such fun. She got ready at City...
The weather report for Jane and Andrew’s big day looked promising: Sunny with late cloud. Not the absolute perfect conditions for a photographer but pretty close. Needless to say, the boffins at the Met Service were bloody wrong. It rained. Having spent a fair amount of time in the UK, Jane and Andrew had hired...
I’ve been a fan of The Melvins since the late 90’s when a friend introduced me to their album Stag after a gig one night. It blew me away with it’s distorted, dissident but yet highly melodic tunes and I knew I was going out the next day to buy the CD (This is before...
Earlier this year Pretty Pictures, a business I have with my partner Jaime Leigh specialising in Pin up and Retro Photography, were a major sponsor of the Miss Burlesque New Zealand pageant in Wellington, New Zealand. We sponsored the People’s Choice Award which was won by the effervescent Miss Busty La Belle and as such...
Our final collection for the day was Alana Bishop – “Stretch Me”, modelled by Lauren Spring. Thanks to Melody from Designer Direction for organising everything! Shoot Credits Photographer: Brett Stanley Stylist: Jason Tapuai-Kuka Hair Stylist: Richard Kavanagh Makeup Artist: Vee Gulliver Female Model: Lauren Spring from Clyne Womenswear shoes: Chaos & Harmony, Lost Not Lonely
Our second collection to shoot was Haylee Barry – “Tu Meke”, modelled by Yasmin Bidois. Haylee also made it through to the finals of the FashionTV Online Designer Awards. Shoot Credits Photographer: Brett Stanley Stylist: Jason Tapuai-Kuka Hair Stylist: Richard Kavanagh Makeup Artist: Vee Gulliver Female Model: Yasmin Bidois from Clyne Womenswear shoes: Chaos & Harmony,...
I recently had the pleasure of working with the talented Richard Kavanagh, Vee Gulliver, Jason Tapuai-Kuka, and 3 great models at Kingsize Studios, Auckland in a quick fire fashion shoot for the Designer Direction “Discovered” competition. We had 3 collections to shoot and the first cab off the rank was Victoria Green – “Lone Wolf”, modelled...
New Zealand magazine Pulp have a photography competition every year that is open to anyone and attracts some great talent, I was hoping to be one of those lucky people this year. Along with my partner Jaime Leigh, our two awesome models Lauren and Nicola, and some MASSIVE woolly socks we threw together this little...
As a photographer I come across many different types of people from those who hate the camera to those that can’t get enough, and with wedding photography it’s usually the former: Normal People who are camera shy. I have a very relaxed approach to my photography and prefer to make pictures around my subjects rather...