New Zealand travel photography

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Beck in the snow – 19th August 2008

Posted by Ben Heys on August 22, 2008 with 4 Comments

When Beck contacted me a few weeks back to tell me she was going to be in NZ for a week and was keen to shoot I was dubious to say the least. Thing is I’ve had a couple bad experiences with Beck pulling out on shoots we had organised previously, however she seemed very sincere in her desire to shoot & it’s always good to give people 2nd chances when you can. Well she exceeded all expectations, it was a cold morning with temps hovering around -5 to -10c and I can hardly recall a single complaint out... Read More ››

Cardrona 18th July 2008

New Zealand / Travel photography

Posted by Ben Heys on August 1, 2008 with No Comments

Well it had only been 2 days since I’d hurt myself boarding at Coronet so when we went up to Cardrona I didn’t even take the board off the car. Just spent the day hiking around taking photos. I did manage to get a free day pass out of them by flashing a few shots though so that made it easier to get up to the kickers and rails to shoot the boys. There was also a big air comp on that day which I managed to get a few shot of some riders warming up on. Unfortunately I... Read More ››

Christchurch to Queenstown 1st & 2nd July 2008

New Zealand / Travel photography

Posted by Ben Heys on July 6, 2008 with No Comments

Flew in to Christchurch on the last night of the financial year and because I’m a cheap bastard I decided to spend the night in the airport rather than a hotel as I had a camper van booked the next morning 8am. Well I didn’t end up getting any sleep in the airport but the night passed quickly enough and before I knew it it was time to start my wander south. The first thing that hit me on exiting the terminal was the COLD, and yes it does need to be capitalised, my appetite immediately turned into a... Read More ››

Session at a kicker, Remarkables 7th August 2008

New Zealand / Travel photography

Posted by Ben Heys on August 17, 2008 with No Comments

Was a booootiful day for shooting this one, no lighting equipment used. Boarders – Mike & Eddy Camera – 5D Lens – Sigma 12-24 Location – The Remarkables, New Zealand Post was limited to some slight s-bend curves for added pop plus logo removal & noise reduction for stock (microstock photography image reviews can be harsh on noise sometimes). Trying to talk Mike into doing a back flip on this next session. Read More ››

Boarding Coronet – 16th July 2008

New Zealand / Travel photography

Posted by Ben Heys on July 20, 2008 with No Comments

Well the 16th saw me on a snowboard for the first time in over 8 years. It took so long to get up the mountain as I’ve been trying to negotiate a season pass out of NZski in exchange for some advertising photos. We ended up compromising on a complimentary week pass on a trial basis, if they like what they see from there then it’ll be extended into a full multi-resort season pass, so fingers are crossed. Only ended up getting the one day up at Coronet and none at The Remarkables due to a combination of bad... Read More ››