North Island Regional Convention Programme
Friday, 20th September 2024
Start Time | End Time | Event |
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12:00 nn | 7:00 pm | Registrations Open |
6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Mix and Mingle Drinks | Cash Bar |
7:00 pm | 7:10 pm | Mihi Whakatau. Welcome housekeeping |
7:10 pm | 7:25 pm | Welcome by Deputy Mayor Josh Wharehinga |
7:25 pm | 7:30 pm | Welcome by PSNZ President |
7:30 pm | 9:00 pm | Keynote Speaker: Michael Bradley Michael will speak about his Puaki project: the why and the how, the challenges and the rewards that led to this culturally significant and very powerful project. |
9:00 pm | 9:05 pm | Closing and messages |
Saturday, 21st September 2024
Start Time | End Time | Event |
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6:00 am | 8:00 am | Early bird shoot. Meet at Lawson-Field Centre |
7:30 am | 8:45 am | Presidents Breakfast |
8:00 am | 9:00 am | Registration – late arrivals |
8:45 am | 9:00 am | Welcome, notices |
9:00 am | 10:00 am | Keynote Speaker: Meghan Maloney Meghan will focus her speech on long exposure capture, and in particular her use of long exposure enabling filters. She will explain how she judges the length of exposure required, her choice to use a particular filter or not, all in relation to her pursuit of artistic, sometimes surreal, imagery. |
10:00 am | 10:30 am | Morning Tea |
10:30 am | 11:30 am | Keynote Speaker: John Cowpland How a broken leg led to a 30-year photography career covering the All Blacks, Olympic Games and other commercial work. |
11:30 am | 12:30 pm | Lunch |
12:30 pm | 4:30 pm | Field Trips |
Field Trip 1: Kaiteratahi Ruins (Waipaoa Freezing Works) The ruins are a space to explore shapes. Think monochrome, long exposure, and architecture. To be led by Meghan Maloney who will assist in using filters to enhance your photography. Meghan will have some Kase filters for you to use. | ||
Field Trip 2: Bushmere Arms Gardens An historic house with a magnificent formal garden. A quiet space that is made up of formal paths, fountains and hedged beds or roses and mixed perennials. | ||
Field Trip 3: East Coast Museum of Technology A true nostalgic diamond in disguise, ECMoT is a perfectly imperfect museum. It brings stories from past to present life for you, friends, and whānau to share and enjoy from near and afar. There is a twist: you need to find and photograph items from the obvious to the obscure. | ||
Field Trip 4: Eastwoodhill Arboretum Visit the world-renowned Eastwoodhill Arboretum with Chris Helliwell for macro photography. There will be colours, shapes, insects, birds, and of course, trees. | ||
Field Trip 5: Gisborne Discover Walk A self-guided walk through Gisborne, but with a twist: you will need to find and photograph as many different shapes as possible. | ||
6:00 pm | 7:00 pm | Pre-dinner drinks, BYO |
7:00 pm | Dinner at Midway Surf Living Centre (BYO Drinks) Keynote Speaker: John Drummond John will speak about his passion for Astrophotography | |
Digital slide show and prize giving to salon winners | ||
Sunday, 22nd September 2024
Start Time | End Time | Event |
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6:00 am | 8:00 am | Early bird shoot. Meet at Lawson-Field Centre |
8:45 am | 9:00 am | Welcome, notices |
9:00 am | 11:00 am | Workshops |
Workshop 1: John Cowpland and Michael Bradley – Sports Photography and Sportraiture During their workshop you will spend time at the Patu Tahi Boxing Club, just across the road from the Lawson Fields Theatre. You will have the chance to photograph members of the boxing Club sparing in the ring and modelling for sports portraits. John and Micheal will use their combined knowledge and experience to guide you in the art of photographing action in low light conditions, How to capture the atmosphere of the event and the character of the athletes as well as creating portrait images using off camera flash. | ||
Workshop 2: Paul Byrne – The Road to Honours A PSNZ Honours distinction is an internationally recognised award, confirming a level of photographic competence demonstrated through a portfolio presentation of a member’s work. If you’re thinking about applying for a distinction via the PSNZ Honours Board in 2025, the Road to Honours Workshop, at the Gisborne Regional Convention, will provide you with valuable information about the process. The workshop will be lead by a Paul Byrne FPSNZ ARPS AFIAP. Paul has been an accredited PSNZ Judge since 2012 and a member of the Honours Board for the past four years. The workshop aims to provide relevant information and advice about each of the Honours offered by PSNZ. In addition to elaborating on the PSNZ guidelines for Honours, Paul will provide advice for applicants to consider when formulating their portfolio submissions. He will explain the assessment process with a view to dispelling any misconceptions or confusion which candidates might have. [NB. The next Honours submissions open 16th January 2025 and close on 28th February 2025 at 5.30pm. Application arriving after the closing time will NOT be accepted.] | ||
Workshop 3: Meghan Maloney – Escape into the Surreal During this workshop Meghan will introduce you to the world of ND filters in landscape photography. She will talk you through ways to enhance the existing colour inherent in images, as well as create a sense of the surreal – allowing viewers a chance for escapism as landscapes become more dream- like and fantastical. | ||
Workshop 4: Chris Helliwell – The Finer Points of Printing and Matting your Images Owner and operator of Edges art and Framing, Chris will take you through the finer points of printing and matting your images. He will show you examples of how paper choice amongst other things can make or break an image. | ||
Workshop 5: John Drummond – Capturing Faint Celestial Photons that have Travelled many Trillions of Kilometres John Drummond has been photographing the stars for 50-years. He used to be the director of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Astrophotography Section and has had his photos published in books and magazines around the world. In this workshop John will be explaining how to photograph the stars and how he processes the images. If attending, it will be great if you can try and take some astrophotos before the workshop so that we can look at them (shutter on Manual, 1600 ISO, Autofocus off, lens wide open, ~20 sec + exposures, use a tripod and just point at the densest star region and shoot). | ||
10:30 am | 11:00 am | Morning Tea |
11:00 am | 12:00 nn | Keynote Speaker: Michael Bradley For the closing keynote, Michael will discuss his current why. He will focus on shooting for yourself first and foremost, and what he shoots to provide himself the creative freedom within the demands of being a professional photographer. |
12:00 nn | 12:15 pm | Closing video: 2025 National Convention in Nelson |