Check out the Garin College website and download a copy of the Prospectus.

Philip wanted some photos to show the size and opulence of the Nirvana and the splendid service his team provides. So we set out in the morning with the Nirvana and another slightly smaller vessel for me to shoot from.  Two couples joined us as photo models and Jeanette prepared and served plenty of delicious food and wine to survive a busy 13 hours photo job.

Kelly Bryant, the captain of the Nirvana decided to show us some action by riding with high speed through the waves our boat created. I mean, pushing a multi million dollar luxury cruiser through the sea spray is not what you see every day.
Working without an assistant I was totally exhausted at the end of the day, but this photo session finally resulted in the images Philip wanted for his business.

Check out The Helmsman web-site for more info and photos and have a look at the interior Virtual Tour we produced too.

Timing for the interior photography was problematic as we had to take photos of several rooms between departure, cleaning and arrival of guests but Diana co-ordinated everything very well and we were able to complete the photo session in the estimated time frame. Please visit the new Portage Resort Hotel website, designed by babelscribe.com and check out the Virtual Tours or for example view the Kowhai Room Virtual Tour.

… and if you drink Red-Bull you might fly like a rocket.

Whatever you do, please ask your parents first !!
Last weekend we went to the Nelson BMX and Skateboard competition. Some of my son Danilo’s mates participated and I took the chance of snapping the action. Absolutely amazing what these boys can do.
If you find yourself captured in mid air please send me an email.

Next, we moved inside and got creative by using a strong back-light to achieve a cool rim light and another strobe, camera right, lighting up Clive. Now his aura is clearly visible…
He thoroughly enjoyed the posing and did some amazing moves I better not show. Later Brett and Mike joined in.

Although dark clouds covered the sky a bit later, the mood of the team lit up when Katy opened a bottle of Nautilus red and white. The photo shoot got more and more funny…

… and if you would ask the team: Did you enjoy working with Frank ? They would answer…

Thanks Katy, that was an awesome shooting and my cheeks did hurt from all the laughter.

In other news:
Our twin-daughters got creative during the school holidays. They took some amazing portraits in our studio in the Marlborough Sounds. Images coming soon…

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Tamara and I  have been away, shooting one week on the North Island for two European clients. The photos are still in post-production but stay tuned for some incredible stuff !

Frequent photo sessions as for Churton has many advantages.

- We are able to capture images during the whole year of a wine-making cycle.

- The website is up-to-date with high quality professional images and returning visitor won’t get bored with outdated and static content.

- The photo-stock library grows steadily and has a fresh supply for e.g. magazines, brochures, press-releases.

- Frequent photography takes off the pressure to suddenly find the right image for an unplanned event.

- Having several smaller photo shootings instead of one big session keeps costs under control.

www.churton-wines.co.nz

Shooting a restoration project for the Heritage New Zealand magazine, the brief was to capture a variety of images and one “great opening hero image” to begin the story with.

The grounds around the historic Broadgreen House in Nelson didn’t look great with a large area fenced off to allow the new lawn to grow.

So I decided to take an evening shot. Because the building is not lit at night, Tamara and I went out to paint the house with light.

After the camera was set up close to the surface of the little pond in front the house, Tamara controlled the shutter and I painted the building and surrounding area with two hands full of SB-800s Speedlights. It took us around one hour to get the image in the box.

When you agree that the person who releases the camera’s shutter is the photographer we say kudos to Tamara for taking such a heroic story opener.

A photograph I took during an advertising photo session for the exclusive and luxury bed and breakfast accommodation BRANCOTT RIDGE got chosen for the front cover of the “GREENWOOD GUIDE to special places to stay in New Zealand”.

The Greenwood Guide team have personally visited and chosen each place to stay for its exceptional character and genuine friendliness.
These are the places that they themselves would choose to return to on holiday.

Peter and Margaret Foster of Brancott Ridge are thrilled to make it to the front cover of the prestigious guide after just one season in business. I guess they will be very, very busy this season…

I am thrilled too because it shows again that professional advertising photography helps your business to stand out and puts you in the spot light.

It is so true  … a picture is worth a thousand words.

The Netball team fighting hard.

Momentum ’09, an evening to celebrate dance.

In a recession, consumers become value oriented and distributors are concerned about cash.

Maybe you own or manage a hotel, motel, B&B etc. and you have done everything you can do to marketing your business. You have paid a truck-load of money for placing ads in the travel guides and magazines, your website wasn’t cheap either and you wonder where you can save money.

Of course, you can do the photography for your business yourself because everyone can take a photo.
Right…!?
So it might look like this photo (the actual photo presented on a B&B website):

To enhance the appearance of the room, we used ARRI lights to create the mood the luxury lodge deserves and the new photo looks now slightly different:

Same room, same price for a night.
Now judge for yourself, where will the guest more likely stay ?

A photograph which I took recently for a B&B in Marlborough got chosen as the 2009/10 front cover for a prestigious travel guide.

Around 550 students attended the event. For many of them it is the happening of the year.

Security was tight and not everyone made it in. Also bribing pit bosses and dealers and signalling them when to false shuffle resulted in immediate punishment with a kick in the buttock and a lift to the front door. More serious case got guided to the back door…

Working with four photographers to cover the event, we had set up three big photography booths inside the Marlborough Convention Centre and one small photo booth in the entrance hall to capture the arriving students.

The plan was to use the entrance booth as long as the students arrive and then move inside.
Unfortenatually a short time after we started photography inside the convention centre the main light in one of the three booths fell over and broke and we were down to two sets.

So I decided to continue shooting in the entrance booth which was equipped with two Nikon SB-800 Speedlights as main and fill lights and two ARRI Studio lights for hair and background effect.
I doubted that the Speedlight’s batteries would last for the whole night but they did.
After taking around 500 images on 1/2 power I changed batteries and continued shooting until the event was over. By then the little flashes were almost as hot as the ARRIs.

Small lights creating big results.

See some more image from my mini studio below…

Kristiina Juutinen, Managing Editor of Viini and I enjoyed a guided tour with Vince Edwards, PR Manager of Villa Maria through the processing plant and several vineyards. At each vineyard we tasted a wine made from those grapes. Vince Edwards hospitality was outstanding and we had an awesome day.
Kristiina wanted some images of sheep. “What is New Zealand without sheep” she said. But we weren’t lucky that day so our pet sheep at home had to jump in as a model. When Kristiina saw the web gallery she wrote:

“Wow, the pictures look good! Especially I like those sheep.”
Kristiina Juutinen, Viini

The Peppertree is owned and managed by this lovely couple from Switzerland. They have rebuild and styled the gracious Edwardian Villa to highest quality and treat guests with exquisite charm and hospitality.  But they also expect the same love to detail and perfection from everyone who works for them.

For the web-design Robert Boren got involved.
Robert is the man who does the work for love of it. A genius with the code and retired enjoying the New Zealand lifestyle, he spent endless hours to battle problems like new releases of IE8 and cross-platform and browser compatibility.
We met at least once a week to discuss the design and whether additional photos were needed to deliver a complete package. By keeping the Peppertree’s colour scheme, Robert redesigned the site with fresh and contemporary flair and features like quick loading movie-style slide shows. See for yourself and visit The Peppertree website.

A new book about New Zealand’s premier wine region, is the result of a partnership between Wine Marlborough, and Picton company Oriel Publishing. The stunning photography is by Frank Gasteiger from Anakiwa, making this a 100% Marlborough production.

Visitors to Marlborough will enjoy delving into the stories of the people behind the labels as they visit our winery’s cellar doors. We also think that armchair travellers and wine enthusiasts anywhere in the world will enjoy taking a virtual tour of the region through the book.

“The photography, which is a major feature of the book, is stunning, thanks to Frank Gasteiger who has captured the spirit of the wine region brilliantly.”
Wine Marlborough

Click here to order your copy.

The challenges on a course are physical, mental and emotional.

The new Core Brochure with photographs by Frank Gasteiger displays all aspects of this value-forming experience.

Senioragency New Zealand is part of a global network represented in 10 countries around the world.

Photography by Frank Gasteiger.