Author: Chris Hill

14 Oct Finding locations

Posted at 02:44h in chris Hill Photographer, landscape, new plymouth, photography, Taranaki, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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During these spring storms that we have been having over the last couple of weeks I went searching out some quietness.  So this morning I walked along the Tapuae river looking for some inspiration and I came across these Arum Lilies.  Unfortunately they were beyond...

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12 Oct Stormy sea

Posted at 07:08h in black and white, chris Hill Photographer, landscape, marine park, new plymouth, photography, Sugarloaf, Taranaki, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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Today I heard that there was a heavy swell warning for Taranaki, so I had to go and check it out.  I arrived at the coast with a heavy sea and a strong wind blowing.  A fast shutter speed to freeze the waves crashing against...

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27 Sep Photos for website

Posted at 06:12h in chris Hill Photographer, Commercial photography, matakana island, photography, tauranga, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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My photography on Matakana Island at the start of the month was for Pacific T & R who now have their  website live, check it out at www.pacifictandr.com to see the photographs that I took for them. The concepts and brief for the job were...

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24 Sep Historical church

Posted at 06:05h in architecture, chris Hill Photographer, photography, Uncategorized, wellington by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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Earlier in the year I was in Wellington and visited the Old St Johns church, a magnificent wooden church that was kept by a historical society when a new church was built.When we were there it was quite busy with visitors but with a bit...

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12 Sep Pine Trees

Posted at 09:38h in chris Hill Photographer, Commercial photography, landscape, matakana island, photography, tauranga, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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During my photo shoot on Matakana Island I had to photograph some pine forests.  Usually when taking photos deep in the trees I would choose a soft cloudy day to keep the contrast down, but in this brief they wanted bright sunny conditions.  So I...

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08 Sep East coast sunrise

Posted at 07:42h in chris Hill Photographer, Commercial photography, landscape, photography, tauranga, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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I took this shot while shooting the sunrise for a client on friday morning.  It was worth getting up at 6 am for we had the best weather of the week for our shoot, clear skies and no wind....

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07 Sep Photos on an Island

Posted at 10:03h in Britomart, Commercial photography, matakana island, photography, tauranga, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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Just got back from Tauranga after a photographic job on Matakana Island.  I photographed trees and logging on the island as well as photos of the company directors.  It was a pretty intense day starting with shots of the sunrise at 6am and finishing with...

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04 Sep The pink gumboot

Posted at 06:22h in chris Hill Photographer, new plymouth, photography, Taranaki, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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With today's post I have posted every day for one month, the first day of daily posts was on August 5.  Tomorrow I am off to Tauranga for a shoot on friday so I may not post daily from now on as I am sure...

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03 Sep Evening activities

Posted at 06:00h in chris Hill Photographer, new plymouth, photography, Taranaki, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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With spring here it is great to see people enjoying their evenings, like these people enjoying some great light fishing and taking photos on the rocks.I often prefer skies with clouds to give some texture and variance in the light but with clear skies it is good...

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02 Sep First days of spring

Posted at 07:54h in chris Hill Photographer, new plymouth, photography, Taranaki, Uncategorized by Chris Hill 0 Comments

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Winter ended with a cold southerly blast last week leaving us with some fine days and plenty of snow on the mountain.  The first two days of spring have been fine warm days, what better way to sum up this change of seasons than a...

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