In early June the American telecommunications company Verizon filmed their latest TV commercial “Spark” in Wellington. Several central city streets were closed for for the early-June filming, including Willis St, Lambton Quay, Abel Smith St and Ghuznee St. The commercial was directed by Garth Davis, who also directed two large-scale advertisements, Shadow Puppets and Fish, in Wellington for the company US Cellular. I was involved as one of the extras running through the streets of… Read more »
Author Archives: Brady Dyer
CategoriesBrady Dyer’s New Photography Studio in Petone
I’m happy to announce I’m opening a new photo studio at 380 Jackson Street in Petone! After several months trying to find a suitable site, we finally found one that was perfect! We’ve got a few big days ahead of us as we transform it into a fully fledged photography studio, and home for Web Boutique and IVY & Co. – but it will all be worth it. Pop in an see us if you’re… Read more »
Incredible Manipulated Self Portraits by 14-Year-Old Photographer
As a photographer myself, I always love to see what cool things other photographers are up to. 14-year-old Zev from Natick, Massachusetts, is doing something mega-cool! Manipulating self portraits of himself (with the help of his sister) to create surreal fairy-tale like images. This guys got talent! Website: fiddleoak.wordpress.com, flickr
Behind The Scenes: SsangYong Shoot
In October last year I shot a bunch of commercial stills for SsangYong‘s newest kid on the block, the Rexton W. While we were doing the stills, a film crew was also shooting their new TV commercial. Being there anyway, with camera in hand, I shot a bunch of behind the scenes photos of the crew doing their thing during the shoot with Leigh Hart (aka ‘That Guy’)… Read more »
[REVIEW] Peter Hurley: The Art Behind The Headshot
This article was published in the May 2013 issue of NZ Photographer Magazine. Peter Hurley is a world renowned headshot photographer, based in New York America. He was approached by FStoppers (a must bookmark for any photographer!) to create a video covering the A-Z of headshot photography. I’m often asked how I know what I know, where I learnt, where I studied and so on. The truth is everything I know, I have taught myself…. Read more »
How does the iPhone 5 camera compare to previous iPhone cameras?
As a mac fanboy, and always first to reach for my iPhone 5 I thought the comparison between the range of iPhones would be very interesting! From the photos below it’s amazing to see how much the quality has jumped up, especially from the 3G to the 3GS! Photo comparisons from all iPhone version cameras taken with Camera+ (First generation iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S, and the new iPhone 5) in three situations… Read more »
Behind The Scenes: FishHead Fashion Shoot
Here’s a couple of sneaks behind the scenes of my latest FishHead Fashion Editorial shoot at Trentham Racecourse.
25% off wedding photography for all same-sex couples
To celebrate the Marriage Equality Bill passing last night in New Zealand, the thirteenth country to do so, I am offering 25% off my wedding photography packages to any same-sex couples that are getting married before the end of the year. Have a look at my full wedding details, prices & recent wedding portfolios here.
The journey is over for me, but the trip is just beginning.
Last night at 11am, an hour before the finalists were announced I received an email that made my heart drop. It was from Neil the Co-Founder of My Destination, the power house behind the Biggest Baddest Bucket List competition. It was informing me that I hadn’t made it through to the final round in London. The most disheartening part was that I was so sure I had gotten in, I had set the video camera up… Read more »
24 Hours in Belfast
Sounds like a movie title doesn’t it? I can tell you my 24 hours in Belfast went pretty quick, so sure felt like I was on the set of a hollywood blockbuster! I’m gonna have to let you know up front, my 24 hours in Belfast actually happened on the 14th October 2009! As a professional photographer I have literally hundreds of thousands of photos on my hard drive, and during a recent browse discovered… Read more »
3 Days To Go!
Well unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will know that I entered the global tourism competition that My Destination is running. Voting closed over a week ago, and now I’m playing the fun game of “try-not-to-think-about-it-else-you’ll-get-no-work-done”. I’ve been winning at this game till now, three days out from the finalists being announced. Now my stomach is fluttering with butterflies in anticipation at the impeding announcement!… Read more »
Philippa & Alice @ Wellington Fashion Week (SS’14)
This collection was beautifully tailored with models wearing cropped pants, fitted shorts and garments featuring hidden sequin detailing to effectively capture the light. The prints used by the designers were bold and adventurous and will be sure to be a popular choice in the upcoming season.
Words by Mary Nichols