End of Year Project-2007

The end of year major project was a self-directed assignment, where I chose to emulate Annie Leibovitz by creating two posed group shots and three character portrait shots.


Henry Sunderland, an artist and self proclaimed "gnomeologist"; an admirer and expert of gnomes.
Henry has helped create several "art cars" in Christchurch, NZ. I had him pose in an "art suit" I created in order to camoflauge him in front of his toy covered car. A few gnomes came out for the shoot as well.
For Henry's Art Car website click here.


Peter Donnelly is known as The Sand Dancer for his large drawings on the New Brighton Beach in Christchurch, NZ. An award winning movie was made about him, here is a clip of it on YouTube. For his personal website click here.


John Gillies is a portrait painter who has recently finished a series of about 50 portraits of Christchurch residents, many prominent, some not. The series is called "In My Chair", and places all of his subjects in his chair next to a window in his home. I had him do a self portrait while in his own chair. In the middle of the shoot I asked if he did very many self portraits, and he revealed that this was his first ever.

To see more of John Gillies work, click here.


CPIT Photography Class 2007


CPIT Photography Department Tutors