paul tatterson // photographs

Find me on Facebook

2011-07-26T17:26:00.003+12:00

You'll find all my recent postings over on Facebook.....

www.facebook.com/paultattersonphotographer

See you there! :)

Paul

2009/2010 wedding favourites

2010-09-08T15:25:00.003+12:00

Here are some of my personal favourite images from various weddings I photographed over the last wedding season.

My criteria wasn't based on being 'spectacular', but these pictures all really appeal to me in some way and represent something of what I try to achieve and incorporate into a good wedding photograph... great story telling, strong composition, attention to great colour or b&w tonality, great use of natural/existing light, etc.

I didn't really consider this aspect specifically when I was picking these images, but all except 2 of these photographs are completely unposed... which really reflects my focus on working with a journalistic approach, intervening as little as possible in the events of a wedding.

Narrowing the set down to these was not easy... my initial 'short list' ended up being about 120 photos but I managed to shrink it down to these 25. And I'm sure that if I did the same exercise tomorrow, the set may well have been different again! :)

Thanks again to ALL the great couples I had the privilege to work with over the last wedding season. Looking forward to kicking things off again real soon... in just a couple of weeks in fact! :)

Just head over to facebook to see my selection...

http://www.facebook.com/#!/album.php?aid=226986&id=77372807377&fbid=436852612377

Come visit over on Facebook

2010-06-17T10:36:00.004+12:00

Hi all, I've been a bit slow with updates here lately but if you head over to my Facebook page you'll find lots more recent pictures. And if you click 'like' on my page, you'll see periodic updates from me (don't worry you won't be bombarded too often) and be able to leave comments too. See you there! :)

New Brighton beach

2010-04-21T12:03:00.002+12:00

Clare and I often head down to the beach for a walk after work, and a couple of weeks ago the twilight colours and moonrise were just stunning.

Wow what a day!

2010-04-18T20:11:00.007+12:00

What a full-on day at the Wedding Wonderland Expo! Big hi to everyone I talked to today.

And congrats again to Catherine and Sam, who won $1500 through The Edge radio station towards anything at the expo today and chose to book me to photograph their wedding next January.

In case you weren't there, here's a pic of my stand - before the thousand brides came through the doors :)

Ayeisha and Justin's Hanmer wedding

2010-03-20T11:00:00.004+13:00

Here are some pictures from the wedding of Ayeisha and Justin, at Braemar Lodge just outside Hanmer Springs. A stunning day in every respect!

Geraldine and Marc's wedding

2010-03-20T10:52:00.005+13:00

Some of my favourites from Geraldine and Marc's wedding at Sumner.

Louise & Ben

2010-02-04T13:24:00.012+13:00

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing one of the most fun weddings I've been to. Louise & Ben put SO much of themselves into the whole event, and everyone had such a great day... and night... and day after...!

Birdlings Flat

2010-02-04T11:55:00.003+13:00

Hi all! I'm hoping to post some recent wedding pictures here later today or tomorrow. In the mean time, here's a picture I really like from Birdlings Flat, taken a couple of weeks ago. I love the almost featureless landscape there - it really is just stones, sea and sky.

Carol and Peter

2010-01-23T15:51:00.005+13:00

Here's a few pictures from my afternoon with Carol and Peter on their wedding day a few weeks ago. The church is St Barnaby's in Fendalton, and the reception venue is Avebury House in Richmond.

Happy new year

2010-01-16T15:47:00.003+13:00

Well it's been a busy few weeks... weddings, Christmas, my birthday, the start of a new year, and more weddings! Watch this space over the coming days & weeks - I'll have loads of new pictures coming soon.

If you're thinking about photography for your upcoming wedding this season, I've still got a couple of spots available over the next few months before winter hits. So drop me a line and you might be lucky!

Segar family

2009-12-17T12:15:00.003+13:00

Here's a few pictures from a fun morning at the Christchurch Botanical Gardens a few weeks ago.

Lucy + Simon

2009-11-21T20:38:00.003+13:00

Here are just a few pictures from a super fun shoot with Christchurch vocalist Lucy Hiku and guitarist Simon (who wasn't with us for long unfortunately!). Keep an eye out for their gigs around the city.

Sergeant family

2009-11-14T20:07:00.008+13:00

Sally and I thought we had perfect weather lined up for our shoot down at Sumner a couple of weeks ago - and it was perfect, apart from the fierce north-easterly blowing in off the sea! But despite wind-blown hair and sand in our eyes, we still came away with some great pictures :)

Clare and Phil's wedding

2009-11-12T21:15:00.019+13:00

Christchurch was at its spectacular spring-time best a couple of weeks ago for Clare and Phil's wedding, and the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes St provided an inspiring backdrop. Here are a selection of pictures from the day.

Tekapo, South Island

2009-09-29T00:24:00.007+13:00

Zen Solutions

2009-09-29T00:18:00.004+13:00

My friends and colleagues Colin, Mel and Tash. See www.zensolutions.co.nz

Cohen family

2009-09-03T21:10:00.011+12:00

What a perfect afternoon on Saturday for our photo session - yay for spring. These are just a few of my pictures from the day. An amazing home... and a great family!

Lucy Hiku Duo

2009-08-31T18:01:00.007+12:00

A few pictures from Lucy and Simon's gig at last Friday night at Fat Eddies.

Want to keep in touch?

2009-08-25T14:39:00.007+12:00

Let me know if you want to be on my mailing list - I'll send you a quick note when I post new pictures.

more from Charteris Bay

2009-08-25T14:21:00.003+12:00

Introducing... Indra

2009-08-24T18:46:00.003+12:00

At just 3 days old... awwww.

Charteris Bay - colour and texture

2009-08-24T16:03:00.005+12:00

Just had a great weekend away at Charteris Bay. Such a cute wee place. Not far from Christchurch but it feels like a long way from anywhere.

Sumner

2009-08-12T10:50:00.002+12:00

We seem to have been spending a bit of time at the beach lately, which has been nice. Here's one from Sunday.

Bring on the weddings!

2009-08-10T09:31:00.004+12:00

Can't wait for October and the first weddings for the new season. I have limited dates still available over the summer so get in touch now to check your date.

North Brighton, Christchurch

2009-08-09T14:22:00.004+12:00

Here are a few pictures from last night down at the beach...

sumner, christchurch

2009-08-06T23:26:00.003+12:00

Erin & Paul

2009-08-04T20:29:00.005+12:00

more Lunafunk

2009-06-24T18:39:00.006+12:00

Here's a few more from Saturday night...

Lunafunk at Fat Eddies

2009-06-22T10:41:00.008+12:00

I've been wanting to catch a Lunafunk gig for ages, so I jumped at the chance to shoot these girls and guys doing their thing down at Fat Eddies on Saturday night. So, so good! :)

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2009-06-16T21:21:00.003+12:00

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Canterbury sky

2009-05-14T19:09:00.002+12:00

I was up at Victoria Park the other day with Clare and took this picture.

Music for preschoolers

2009-05-13T15:26:00.009+12:00

I had a full-on but very fun day on Tuesday. Julie Wylie and Louise Shand invited me to take pictures for the families in their preschool music groups at the Christchurch Music Centre. And I even managed to keep taking pictures despite my urge to start jumping up and down and banging on the drums :) And as for the parachute...

Here's a small preview of my pictures from Tuesday.

Some landscapes

2009-04-10T13:15:00.009+12:00

An assortment of landscapes from around and about...

Snowdonia, Wales

Langkawi island, Malaysia

Banks Peninsula, NZ

Wellington Harbour, NZ

More from Avonhead Playcentre

2009-03-29T21:54:00.005+13:00

Just a few more...

Avonhead Playcentre

2009-03-28T11:03:00.009+13:00

I spent two mornings this week with these great kids and had a blast! Such a fun place. Here's the first sample of pictures... there's more to come!

Part 2 coming soon... watch this space!

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2009-02-18T16:36:00.002+13:00

New website

2009-01-29T18:27:00.001+13:00

You can now see more of my work at www.paultatterson.com.

Melissa, Jack and Gabrielle

2009-01-24T22:18:00.008+13:00

I had a very fun morning with these guys on Friday...

place

2009-01-21T20:55:00.002+13:00

some recents pics from diamond harbour

2009-01-20T19:10:00.002+13:00

Elijah and James

2009-01-19T16:32:00.001+13:00

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2008-08-20T20:10:00.004+12:00

A few more from Malaysia

2008-07-05T17:42:00.003+12:00

Malaysia

2008-07-01T02:33:00.006+12:00

red/white

2008-06-13T00:00:00.003+12:00

Louise and Shem part 3

2008-06-10T22:37:00.011+12:00

Louise and Shem part 2: The Rose Chapel

2008-06-01T18:09:00.014+12:00

Louise and Shem

2008-05-26T23:32:00.008+12:00

Here are some pictures from the morning of the big day. More from the rest of the day coming soon! (click a photo to see it a bit bigger)

Missing

2008-05-22T21:54:00.001+12:00

Away, no

2008-05-22T21:34:00.001+12:00

House

2008-05-21T21:38:00.001+12:00

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2008-04-23T18:58:00.002+12:00

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Welcome!

2008-04-20T11:36:00.003+12:00

Welcome to my new photo blog!