Day ( 6 ) The Coromandel Peninsula

If there is one thing New Zealand is definitely not lacking in it is the spectacular scenery. Our sixth day of shooting saw Brit  driving us to The Coromandel Peninsula, a popular holiday destination for the New Zealanders.  Coromandel is renowned for its rain forests and golden beaches and Brit and I stayed in the heart of a rain forest at Puka Park Resort.

Brit Outside Of Her Chalet

Arriving at the resort quite late in the afternoon we felt we should try and capture some material as soon as possible and elected to shoot around the chalets tucked away in the rain forest. The sun filtered through the trees and made for some beautiful lighting despite the forest floor being in shadow. I had to bump up the ISO speed on the cameras to cope with the low light conditions and use the flash guns set up on lighting stands to provide the necessary fill flash.

Britney Lee

As was the case in all of our shoots in New Zealand Brit applied all of her own make up. With us selecting items provided by designer Joe Blake and Rufus and given the setting of shooting in the rain forest we decided on a tribal look. Remaining close to the chalets provided some excellent lighting with the Sun shining through the trees and providing some beautiful back lighting.

Designs By Joe Blake & Rufus

Designs By Joe Blake & Rufus

Designs By Joe Blake & Rufus

Designs By Joe Blake & Rufus

Having spent the best part of the day driving and having only stopped off for snacks Brit and I decided to freshen ourselves up and go for dinner. With Brit dressed in another offering from Romeo Pires I quickly shot a handful of images of her. One thing that really stuck in my mind was with the light pollution of the city being absent the number of stars you could see at night was quite incredible and I feel quite sure you could see more heavenly bodies than actual space.

Designed By Romeo Pires

The next day we planned to shoot fairly early in the morning as we also had a long drive ahead of us as we made our way back to Auckland to catch a flight on to our next destination. On account of our travel plans we chose to shoot locally at Pauanui Beach.

Designed By Romeo Pires

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