Hurricanes 2010 - behind the scenes

We've just wrapped up production on this years Hurricanes Super 14 team poster and ad campaign for the Wellington Rugby Union. A big effort over three shoots including two hours spent on the Lyall Bay breakwater during a storm where everything got totally soaked. Check out the behind-the-scenes video:

Hurricanes 2010 team poster shoot from Mike Heydon on Vimeo.

Last wedding of the decade

On New Years Eve I shot a wedding in Gladstone in the Wairarapa. It was a big day - around 8 hours of shooting which I think might be a record, at least for me. It had all the elements of a great day, brilliant weather, cool people, a great venue and plenty of good times. The guys wore kilts, the wedding dress was spectacular, the church was small and the sky was big. Fun times all round and a great way to see out the decade. Congrats Jon and Georgie.

Giving an old girl a fair go

I photographed broadcaster and all round top bloke Kevin Milne for the latest issue of NZ Life & Leisure magazine. Kevin has overseen the restoration of a 1936 Tanner Deluxe vintage caravan and she's a beauty. Throughout the process, he basically learnt the entire life history of the caravan and met a few interesting people along the way. That's pretty much what the caravan lifestyle is all about - an excuse to live out some nostalgia and talk to people you normally wouldn't meet... and to take revenge and hold up long lines of traffic on long weekends!