Updating a blog. It’s one of those things that is always sitting on my to-do list. But truth be told, it always gets pushed down the list by more pressing tasks, such as work for clients & more recently – spending time with my daughter! So while I had good intentions to update this monthly, or even every few months, this hasn’t been done for some time now! So without further adieu here is the highlights from… Read more »
Author Archives: Brady Dyer
Categories7 things I love about my Pebble smart watch
As a lover of all things tech, the Pebble smart watch has been on my radar since its Kickstarter inception some time ago. It wasn’t till recently that a friend (thanks Jess) lent me hers for a couple of weeks that I realised how much I loved it. Having never really been a fan of a chunk of metal on my wrist, I was sceptical at first if even having something there was going to… Read more »
Making Great & Easy Videos on your iPhone with Replay
I’ve had a few emails lately asking what program I use to make my videos I post on my YouTube channel. For any commercial projects on there, I obviously use my Canon 5dmk3 + Final Cut Pro X. However, when it comes to my own personal videos, behind the scene videos, where I just want to tell a story, having a smartphone in your pocket makes life so much easier. I spent a… Read more »
Nephew’s 1st Birthday Video
A few weeks ago my little nephew turned one, rather than busting out the camera to take stills as I usually would do at any family occasion, I decided to put my new Manfrotto tripod through it’s paces and made this short video of his birthday party.
Trip to Hamilton as New Zealand Huggity Photographer
Huggity is an Ireland-based photography company creating gigaphotos of social events, such as sporting fixtures. The Huggity FanPic application is based on a giant 360º, multibillion pixel crowd images taken at a venue during an event – we call them FanPics. Once a FanPic is posted online, users can zoom into a crowd photo to find themselves and their friends. They can then share “a moment in time” with friends and family on Facebook,… Read more »
Spoilt by nature
I feel too often we are spoilt, living in one of the most beautiful countries in the world, we sure do take a lot for granted. With the speed & pace of the world racing ahead, social distractions are all around us. Sometimes all your day needs is a moment to stop, breath, and admire something familiar to you so much that it becomes unfamiliar like you’ve just noticed it for the first time. I… Read more »
Bush Walk up Cannon Point
A few months ago now, fellow photographer Paul Roche asked me if I’d like to accompany him on a walk up Cannon Point Walkway in Upper Hutt. Sadly the view from the top was dampened by the low cloud & rain, but still had some nice spots on the 1.5hr walk up. And glow worms on the way back down.
Pre & Post Christchurch Earthquake – Google Releases Streetview Time Machine
Google has just released a new tool on it’s popular Streetview function within Google Maps. You can now go back in time and view previous images. I’ve had a look through a bunch of the photos available, and here’s some photos that really show how much Christchurch has changed. While the time machine function has only just be released, these images are between 2008 (pre-earthquake) and 2012 (post-earthquake) – which is 2 years ago,… Read more »
144 Songs For Every Part Of Your Wedding Day
With the help of BuzzFeed, we’ve compiled a list of 144 songs for every part of your wedding day, from the processional (walking down the aisle) & the recessional (walking back out at the end) to first dance & guaranteed dance floor jams!
Classic Wedding Processional Songs
1. Johann Pachelbel, “Canon in D” 2. Johann Sebastian Bach, “Air on the G String” 3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Andante” 4. Claude Debussy, “Clair de Lune” 5. Johann… Read more »
Photography Work Experience
Brady Dyer Photography is on the lookout for a keen photographer, wanting to get some work experience in the photography industry, and the business side of this ever saturating market. This is a unpaid 4 month position, with potential for part-time paid employment afterwards. Brady Dyer is one of Wellington’s leading photographers, in a range of genres from weddings & family shoots, to corporate headshots, commercial, and fashion editorials. Brady has been taking photos commercially since 2005,… Read more »
