Megan Cumberpatch Photography

Good Magazine

2010-01-05T02:43:00.000-08:00

On a shelf in a dairy near you (well near me anyway) is the latest issue of Good. I recently shot the cover and photos for the story all about bees.

It was supposed to be a lovely sunny day but we ended up shooting in drizzle and cold winds (deadlines ugh!). Our sweet models were wrapped up warmly between shots and we sheltered under umbrellas. The cover image required a large amount of post production work to make it look like a beautiful day.

They did a wee interview with me for their contributors page about how eco-friendly I am! I think my five year old is going to be the biggest greenie in our house.

125 Years Of Photography

2009-11-09T14:02:00.000-08:00

Recently the Auckland Photographic Society celebrated their 125th anniversary with an exhibition of photographs in the Atrium of the Central City Library.

The images on display represented a huge range of styles and photographers. I was happy to have two of my images selected for the show (the tearful face and the ballerina).

It was fascinating seeing how photography trends have changed and yet often remained the same over time. Who knows where things will be in the year 2134?

Fashion Week

2009-09-30T14:03:00.000-07:00

I had fun photographing the Trelise Cooper show at fashion week at the Auckland Viaduct.

For the most part the models managed to stay on their feet even in some very high heels. I quite fancied some of those shoes but was pretty happy to be in the media stand in my flat ones.

Daffodil Day 2009

2009-09-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

Lisa (from ImageMe) and I were approached to photograph Daffodil Day for the Cancer Society this year. A coffee table book is being made about their wonderful volunteers and we were both happy to give our time to such a great charity.

I had the absolute pleasure of spending the morning with the lovely Joan Swift.

She's an amazing woman who has volunteered for the Cancer Society for over thirty years. She is the Auckland area coordinator and works from before dawn till very late each and every Daffodil Day. She's been doing it since the very first Daffodil Day!

It was great to see the generosity of people donating and the volunteers who had given up their time for the cause. We'll let you know when the books are printed so you can go and get yourself one.

Good Magazine

2009-08-18T14:07:00.000-07:00

On page 70 of this month's Good Magazine (in the "family" section) is my photo and wee article about the avid bug collector in our family. I took the magazine photo last spring when he was investigating an earthworm in the backyard (pre-haircut!). I love photographing the boys and their everyday passions. They're growing up so fast and it's essential to capture and preserve those moments. So grab your camera and go and photograph your kids now... or get in touch, I'd love to come and take some beautiful photos for you.

Baby Ben

2009-04-02T14:11:00.000-07:00

It was so wonderful to meet sweet wee Ben when his Mummy and Daddy brought him to the studio for his photo shoot. At nine days old he was a great age for newborn photos. It was only a couple of weeks ago when I photographed Vicki and Seth waiting for Ben to arrive.

Ben enjoyed gazing at the studio lights but we finally persuaded him to go to sleep so we could get a few curled up newborn shots. Bliss.

Waiting...

2009-03-04T14:12:00.000-08:00

Not long now...

till we get to meet this little one.

Vicki, Seth and I had a wonderful afternoon shoot in the studio. Wee bub is due in just a couple of weeks. I'm really looking forward to meeting him and taking his photo. I love taking newborn pictures, it's such an exciting time and it's so fleeting. Thanks guys for being so easy going, you're going to be lovely parents.

new brother

2009-02-16T17:47:00.000-08:00

New babies are just too gorgeous when they're sleeping.

This wee guy was born last Monday.

Big brother was pretty keen to know what we were up to.

And oh so cute in his unicorn costume.

2009-02-03T05:00:00.000-08:00

Little brother is due in two weeks time... can't wait to meet him.

2009-01-08T12:24:00.000-08:00

Lisa and I shot Sarah and Simon's wedding at Castaways on Tuesday. It was a gorgeous wedding in an amazing place. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.

2009-01-04T01:48:00.000-08:00

My youngest had his long hair cut off yesterday,
he looks like a really big boy now,
it's a little sad really.

2008-12-01T17:58:00.000-08:00

I had a busy studio session on Saturday morning with Sharilyn, Matt and their four cutie preschoolers. New baby Naomi was the star of the show.

Her big brother and sisters were so sweet and had fun dancing and playing in our studio, and we took a few photos too.

2008-11-24T03:09:00.000-08:00

I've recently upgraded my camera and lenses and am totally loving my 85mm 1.8 prime lens. It lets me get gorgeous soft focus backgrounds like this one (the technical word is bokeh). I managed to persuade my four year old to stand still long enough to grab a couple of photos when I was trying it out.

His little brother never seems to stand still for long, but I guess that's to be expected when you're two. I'm pretty used to following the boys about and waiting for the right moment, preferably when they're not giving me the "cheese" grin. Lisa helped me to get this photo on the weekend, it was a one camera, two photographer shoot!

I'm now working with Lisa at ImageMe.

This post is also on the ImageMe blog.

Trelise Cooper Fashion Week

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Ellie - 4 days old

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2 weeks

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Sam - 18months

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Ollie - 2 years old

2007-05-09T01:53:00.000-07:00

Jack and Charlie

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George - almost 2 weeks

2007-04-14T12:41:00.000-07:00

Arabelle - 7 weeks old

2007-04-11T21:04:00.000-07:00

George - 1 day old

2007-03-07T18:56:00.000-08:00

Macball family

2007-02-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

Logan - 2 weeks

eta seven weeks

2007-01-31T20:35:00.000-08:00

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Angus and Charlotte - 4 months old