Haran Photography
Wellington Spring Wedding Expo
Saturday 10th October, 2009 at 10:03 am
What did you do last weekend? I spent the day exhibiting at the Wellington Spring Wedding Show at the Overseas Terminal in Oriental Bay – what a wonderful day! To be inside! The weather was awful but there was so much to see at the show – I hope everyone that came along had a great day and took home heaps of ideas for their special events.
I was very impressed too to see so many grooms there helping their brides-to-be with the big decisions…or at least to carry the bags! Seriously though, it was lovely to see those of you that came along. I had over a hundred entries into my competition for a free engagement portrait session (worth $300 each) – congratulations to all the winners.
I have been fielding enquiries and bookings this week, which is a great sign for next year – but I still have a number of dates free so I would love to hear from you if you think I can help capture the memories of your special day.
A big thanks to Natalie, Nik and Anna – for all your help before and during the show - I could not have done it without you.
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Trash The Dress
Friday 11th September, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Other than some directional issues on the whereabouts of our shoot location, the day was a great success.
Natalie was incredibly professional in all aspects of her modeling. Willing to brave the beautiful but quite freezing waterfall location, she was happy to take direction without question as well as contributing her own thoughts and ideas. Even I rolled up my jeans and got my toes wet (and numb) but ‘hats off’ to Natalie for being such a great sport.
Great to work with you Natalie, we all had fun (despite the cold conditions); I look forward to working with you again.
Disclaimer: no garments were harmed or totally trashed during the capturing of these images.
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Kerryn and Alistair pre-wedding photoshoot
Tuesday 1st September, 2009 at 4:28 pm
When doing wedding photography (or any photography for that matter), it really helps to get to know the couple as well as I can in the small timeframe available. This can be hard with stress, limited time and the photography being only one aspect of what needs organizing for the big day.
That is why I have found it so valuable to get together with the happy couple for a pre-wedding (casual) photo shoot. As I found out again last Saturday morning - we can all get to know each other a little better, have some fun and get a better understanding of what we all want, without the pressures of the big day upon us.
We had a great time with Kerryn and Alistair and now they are more relaxed and therefore look better in front of the camera. Thanks again guys and good luck with all the preparations! We’re looking forward to the main event
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Daffodil Day
Saturday 29th August, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I was so excited on Daffodil Day (Friday 29 August) this year to be part of a project the Cancer Society is planning for next year’s Daffodil Day which marks the 20th anniversary of the annual fundraising event. The Cancer Society sought NZIPP qualified photographers to volunteer their time to capture images for a book which will be released next year. I was more than happy to donate my time to such a worthy cause.
I was assigned to photograph a wonderful volunteer by the name of Debbie. Debbie has a career in banking but is a regular gives her time as a volunteer for the Cancer Society. She has a very friendly nature and made it very easy for me to capture wonderful pictures of her throughout the day. It was a pleasure to meet her and share in some of her time spent on this worthwhile cause. We were based in Featherston St and then Lambton Quay so it was a busy day with lots of foot traffic and therefore funds to collect.
Unfortunately I can’t share my photos with you until next year, but encourage you all to keep an eye out for the book and join with me in supporting such a great cause.
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Jason Napier
Tuesday 18th August, 2009 at 8:36 pm
It was a refreshing afternoon shoot with a keen Wellington seaside south-west wind to contend with, but Jason took it all in his stride. An inspiration to talk to (Jason was lying on the operating table less than 4 weeks ago being operated on for a brain hemorrhage), braving the not so friendly weather was a ‘walk at the seaside’ for Jason. After already having to deal with weight issues and literally ‘walking off’ more than 40kgs, life has already thrown a few ‘low blows’ at Jason, but brain surgery was just another hurdle that he knew he could overcome with hard work and a positive attitude “You can’t do things by halves!” says Jason “ya got to give it everything!” who is about to throw himself head first into the New Zealand Television Industry.
Jason was an inspiration to work with; I’d like to think that some of his ‘can-do’ attitude rubbed off on me. All the best in making your dreams a reality Jason!
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