Woodbox/Mystery Creek Wines/Coopers Photo Shoot

PS STUDIO DPI were on hand to capture some new imagery for the upcoming Coopers Function Centre for use in their promotional material running up to the grand opening this August 2011.

It is sure to be a fine establishment in the tradition that the Woodbox has continually upheld.

All the best guys and look forward to seeing the place on opening day!

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EMPIRE - Catering for Special Occassions

The EMPIRE Team were hired to cater for a very special 50th Anniversary at the weekend and they asked us to come along and capture some of their wonderful food. Let me tell you it tasted as good as it looked... Great work guys!

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Empire Espresso - Photo Shoot

Here is a selection of photos from the photo shoot with Empire Espresso last week.

PS STUDIO DPI has been busy working on the rebranding of the café as well as providing photography for them and currently working on their website!

Exciting times for the EMPIRE team!

Great Coffee, Great Food, Great People... 

Jack and The Jungle Lion - Creating the Poster

Inspiring Belief: Portraiture

Here are a few images from the Portrait session this afternoon with Kaz Pollard, creator of inspire belief.

Be sure to check out http://www.inspirebelief.co.nz and see the amazing work Kaz is doing.

Fantastic Four... A Family Portrait

No, not 'The' Fantastic 4 of the superhero variety, nonetheless, these guys are an absolutely fantastic family and I was incredibly honored to be asked to create a portrait of them for their daughter's 30th birthday gift last month.

Faye and Mick asked me for some ideas and between us we settled on painting the families profile onto wood. They had a photo of them that had their profiles, with all but one, but with a handy snap from my iPhone I had all the reference I needed to begin the painting...with only about a week to deliver the goods, the clock was ticking...

Once the big reveal of the finished artwork came I was nervous as usual...! But thankfully, they adored it! 

A clients happiness with the finished work is one of the biggest drives for me as a creative, I love to hear that a client is over the moon!

The Gift of Portraiture

I was commissioned this week by Waikato Tree Services to create a portrait of an employee who was leaving to travel around Europe and the USA. The painting was presented as a gift of thanks for all her hard work and dedication.

The painting was created on a stretched canvas, primed with gesso and drawn in pencil and prismacolor with acrylic paints. I shot the reference photo earlier this year while my trees were being looked a by Chrissie... Some new photography equipment arrived that very day, so I had a play...

My client approached me to do a portrait based on a particular photo taken on that day.

A wonderful, personal touch that says so much more than just a card. It's fantastic to know that an employer can show their thanks in this way. How much better than a gift voucher or perhaps even a gold watch?...

NZMM - At the Woodbox

As part of New Zealand Music Month, a client of ps|studio DPI, the Woodbox Bar and Restaurant were to be one of the venues for Opshop's 10 Gigs In One Day event... Unfortunately Opshop didn't make it to the Woodbox, which was a massive shame, (9 Gigs in One day doesn't quite sound as good). The venue was excellent and a great set up, Matt and Lisa the owners did themselves proud. There was another band playing, a local acoustic duo, Nathan and Ariel put on some nice laid back tunes for everyone to enjoy and wine and dine themselves for the evening...

Here's hoping Opshop will visit the Woodbox some time in the future...

visit http://www.opshopmusic.com to learn more about this great NZ band.

Empire Espresso, TA

Here are some photos from a shoot this afternoon at Empire Espresso, my local coffee shop here in Te Awamutu, NZ...

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