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From High School Dropout to NZ Leader in Color Wedding Photography

Final Proof

by Ivan McLellan

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About the Book
Ivan dropped out of school at 15 worked for an electrical plumbers wholesalers until he was 18 then moved North joined a national shoe shop eventually managing three different branches throughout New Zealand.
Then explored his interested in photography bought a Portrait Studio in and then started learning the craft.
1971 He visited 12 studios across America and brought back to New Zealand the concept of weddings in color becoming one of the first in New Zealand to explore that medium then having to install a color lab to get the quality of images that he required so he had to teach himself the color lab business he soon found that photographers through New Zealand we're quickly changing to color and then he found he was the major wedding and portrait lab in New Zealand.
Author website
http://www.ivan.co.nz/
Features & Details
  • Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
  • Additional Categories Biographies & Memoirs
  • Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
    # of Pages: 268
  • Publish Date: Feb 29, 2024
  • Language English
  • Keywords Ashburton, from, dropout, Highschool
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About the Creator
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Ivan McLellan
Ashburton, New Zealand

Ivan McLellan entered Professional Photography by buying in 1962 a Photo Studio in Pukekohe called Thorpe Studios from the previous owner Elgar Hinton who was a Past President and Life Member of the Professional Photographers Association. He joined the NZPPA in 1963, became secretary of the Auckland region in 1964-65 Chairman of the Auckland region in 1966, was aware of how little he knew of Professional Photography so started running education courses for people in the same situation by bringing in to a central area Fellows of the Association. Was elected to the position of Education Chairman for the NZPPA in 1968 and started bringing in speakers from America to improve the standard of wedding and portrait photography in New Zealand. Was one of the first wedding and portrait photographers in New Zealand to switch to full colour and with the New Zealand labs.....

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