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HI, WELCOME TO THE BLOG OF ST CLAIR PHOTOGRAPHY

We are wedding and portrait photographers based in Hamilton, New Zealand. We currently skip back and forth between Japan and New Zealand shooting everything from weddings to model portfolios and portrait sessions. We are available to shoot nationwide including Waikato / Auckland / Wellington / Christchurch / Dunedin, and also internationally. We shoot both medium format / 35mm film, and also some digital. Have fun looking through our photos, come back often and see what we're up to. We hope to hear from you whether you're interested in meeting with us, or just want to chat about photography.

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Ferrari F40

The beast! More cars to come soon..

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New Zealand Landscape Series | Te Mata Peak

I’m thinking about doing a collection of work for exhibition in Tokyo next year. Keep a look out for more of these over the next little while. Hasselblad 500 CM, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2.8, Fuji Velvia 50.

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Kylie & Kea | Preview

Here’s a sneak preview of some of the work we’ll be posting soon. This was from Kylie and Kea’s engagement session, they pulled out all the stops with their clothing! Great 1920′s style. Contax 645, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2, Fuji Pro 400H, Epson V700 scan.

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Portrait Session – Maasa

Today I had another amazing portrait session with Maasa. You may remember her from an earlier shoot I did with Grant from New Zealand. The films are being developed and scanned and I’ll get them back in a couple of weeks. Here are a few Hasselblad polaroids from today. Hasselblad 500cm, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm...

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I wish the weather was still like this

I don’t know where to begin in describing this photo. It was one of those moments when a magical scene unfolded with the most amazing light. Snapping this shot I wasn’t too sure if I had nailed the focus or not. Shooting with medium format at f/2 is often a real challenge so when I...

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The Dynamic Duo

We were messing around the other day to see what we could do with some cool shadows from the trees. We had fun trying to compose these shots as passers-by watched us like we were crazy. I love the intense looks in these portraits, quite different to our usual selves!  Jason (left) Eiko (right). Contax...

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More Daikanyama

A few more photos from my random walk through the side streets of fashionable Daikanyama. I’ve changed the format of the photo sizes so let me know if it bothers you. Contax 645, Zeiss Planar T* 80mm f/2, Fuji Pro 400H film.

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Places like these

I’m going to really miss photographing around areas like this. These were taken in Daikanyama, Tokyo, Japan. This area is quite well known for it’s great cafe’s and shopping. It’s a higher class area so it was fun to roam the back streets and find some really interesting houses and stores. I’ll be posting more...

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Old Jack Frost

Just got some film scans back and have some great stuff to post over the next couple of weeks. These were shot around where we are living in Tokyo, only 8 weeks left until I will be back in New Zealand and shooting the first hopefully of many weddings to come. Hope you enjoy these...

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Mamiya C330

Been having fun with my Mamiya C330 Professional f twin lens reflex recently. It has the Mamiya Sekor 80mm f/2.8 lens and so far has been so much fun to use. I’ve shot a couple of rolls so they will be getting developed this weekend and I’ll post some of photos next week. I’m really...

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