Alan Gillard Photography

08/10/2022

Fabulous dinner at the NZ Foodwriters 2022 conference, big thanks to NZ Venison, yum.

11/07/2019

Looking forward to seeing it all printed and on shelves 😁

Quite excited about this October book ordering with Penguin Books NZ today!! I might be ever so slightly biased but it is just STUNNING with photography from Alan Gillard Photography Looking forward to hosting Ant & Lou from The Akaroa Cooking School at a Book Launch in the not too distant future. Keep your eyes peeled here for details closer to the launch date.

12/04/2019

I have been doing the photography for The Crater Rim Winery’s new food and wine book, due out later this year, and had to go up to the winery yesterday to get the last shots as the grapes are just about to be picked. The problem was yesterday was dark, overcast and pouring rain. I was huddled under a very large umbrella to prevent the camera from getting to wet so the bunches of grapes looked even flatter and more dismal then you can imagine. But with a good tripod a remote flash and a bit of tweaking in photoshop here is what you can get if you understand light and colour, and how that effects your perception of a subject.

03/03/2019

I am attending a networking event with The Winners Circle tomorrow where I will be speaking on the importance of professional photography and how it impacts your customers perception of your business.
Here is an example of phone snap v my shot (honestly this is from a real job and not a made up example).

10/01/2019

I was mesmerized by the cloud formations last night and would like to share some of the photos I shot.Hope you like them.

18/12/2018

Very moody sky tonight

17/12/2018

If anyone is looking for last minute gifts I have a range of iconic NZ farm images available at Main Street Bakery & Cafe in Oxford. Different sizes and prices, framed and signed. Printed on quality Ilford Galerie paper. I’m happy to print to any size if you have a special request. I have many other images if you were looking for something specific or different please contact me. Here are a couple of examples on display at the cafe.

05/11/2017

A big thank you to The Oxford Grooming Parlour, NZ for asking me to take some photos for them, It's so nice working with great people who love their job. And such well behaved clients (the dogs)

30/10/2017

Spent two days at the wonderful The Akaroa Cooking School taking some phots for the 2nd book which we are very close to finishing. Here are a few pics to make your mouth water and one of the team.

05/07/2017

Here is a look at a snap of the local hills with a before straight from the camera (a bit flat and dreary) and after a few tweaks (bringing out contrast and colour). Hopefully, you can see a difference.

05/07/2017

I often look at the images on Facebook or other sites and think they could be so much better with just a slightly different approach or a bit of a tweak. So I am hoping to run an ad like this in some local papers. If anyone is interested, or you know someone who might benefit, please get in touch with me. Thanks.

26/05/2017

On the way home from Akaroa the sky became a bit dramatic and I couldn't resist a snap.