Winter in my part of New Zealand has been one of the coldest and driest that I can remember. We had the coldest July on record and some days you felt like staying indoors all day. It's also hard with photographing any type outdoor photography as you are looking at the forecast hoping for a break in the weather and some sun shine. I had one photoshoot for Real Journeys, photographing a new boat tourist boat at sea and we were lucky to catch a fine day and a little sunshine to make reasonable pictures that we were happy with.
To add to the frustration of organizing a photo shoot without the rain and wind we have had a recession in New Zealand to deal with and people and companies aren't spending the money they normally would. I think our economy follows the Australian economy and they're right behind the US. But I read we are climbing out of it. I'm hoping the next few months get busy to make up for August which was bad in all sectors. However, September was the busiest for me yet with work every day. Lots of Advertising photography and some in studio work for Invercargill Breweries photographing beer and other smaller clients. I'm wanting to start an email newsletter before Xmas to keep in touch with my existing clients but coming up with regular copy and interesting stuff will be a challenge. I've also started with a new web designer and will ad more fresh content to my website www.maheno.co.nz more often. Summer in my part of NZ is beautiful and with an improvement in weather people become more optimistic so here's hoping for a great summer with lots of fine days and fine pictures to keep the magazines and publishers and advertises in New Zealand and Australia happy.
