North Island Regional Convention Programme

Friday, 20th September 2024

Start TimeEnd TimeEvent
12:00 nn7:00 pmRegistrations Open
6:00 pm7:00 pmMix and Mingle Drinks | Cash Bar
7:00 pm7:10 pmMihi Whakatau. Welcome housekeeping
7:10 pm7:25 pmWelcome by Deputy Mayor Josh Wharehinga
7:25 pm7:30 pmWelcome by PSNZ President
7:30 pm9:00 pmKeynote 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 pm9:05 pmClosing and messages

Saturday, 21st September 2024

Start TimeEnd TimeEvent
6:00 am8:00 amEarly bird shoot. Meet at Lawson-Field Centre
7:30 am8:45 amPresidents Breakfast
8:00 am9:00 amRegistration – late arrivals
8:45 am9:00 amWelcome, notices
9:00 am10:00 amKeynote 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 am10:30 amMorning Tea
10:30 am11:30 amKeynote 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 am12:30 pmLunch
12:30 pm4:30 pmField 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 pm7:00 pmPre-dinner drinks, BYO
7:00 pmDinner 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 TimeEnd TimeEvent
6:00 am8:00 amEarly bird shoot. Meet at Lawson-Field Centre
8:45 am9:00 amWelcome, notices
9:00 am11:00 amWorkshops
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 am11:00 amMorning Tea
11:00 am12:00 nnKeynote 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 nn12:15 pmClosing video: 2025 National Convention in Nelson

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