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Wanaka Wedding at Glendhu

Fredrik — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:35:26 +0000

Naomi and Kai came all the way from London to get married here in Wanaka and all guest came from various parts of the world to join them. The reception was at Glendhu bay and the reception at Edgewater Resort in Wanaka. We did some quick shots after the ceremony at the Glendhu before the helicopter picked us up for some mountain shots.

Fullmoon shots of Minaret Station Lodge Wanaka

Fredrik — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:04:27 +0000

I was just going back through some files and saw that i forgot to post this shoot! Hard to even think about how cold and snowy it can be here when its been around 28 degrees for weeks now!!This was shot a few weeks back after the last big snowfall we had. Matt phoned me up and asked if its possible to shoot in the fullmoon and I said sure that will work , only problem was I was in hospital for a unruly appendix! Second day back from hospital and I packed my bags for an exciting helicopter shoot at night! We flew up in the afternoon to get some more day and evening shots.

Then it was all just a wait for the moon… It really got pitch black and it was not until after midnight the light started to come back but we had to wait to around 2 am until the moon finally got up at the right spot and gave us light enough to fly. Door off from the heli and -10 could only mean very cold when we actually started flying… it was s surreal feeling to take off and fly at night. After a while you got used to the light and we worked our way around the mountains and rivers to get the shots we wanted.

Chinese Destination Wedding in Queenstown

Fredrik — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:15:35 +0000

Ester and Andre had an amazing Destination Wedding in Queenstown. The morning started out with a traditional Chinese Tea Ceremony at The Gamekeepers Lodge and Ester wore a beautiful pink dress for it. Then back to Arrowtown to redo hair and make-up and get in to the wedding dress for their ceremony at Stoneridge Estate. We did some location shots with the blossoms at Stoneridge before heading to the airport to fly with Heli line to The Ledge for some classic Queenstown mountain shots. The flowers were done by Sarah from the Flowerrroom.

Helicopter Wedding in Queenstown

Fredrik — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:34:45 +0000

Jane & Stephen had a lovely intimate Queenstown Wedding at Stoneridge Estate in August. The Ceremony was held at the Chapel by the Lake by Wedding Celebrant Phillipa Cook. A bagpiper piped every one up to the reception venue where they were greeted with a traditional Scottish Haggis Ceremony. We did some quick photos around the grounds before heading over to Over the Top Helicopters for a flight up to the ledge. The wedding was planned by Mint Events.

Mt Cook Wedding for 2 Photographers

Fredrik — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:45:39 +0000

Sydney Photographers, Christine and Daniel got married a while back in Mt Cook. I have to admit I was a bit nervous about shooting two wedding photographers, but it was a great day.

The ceremony was held outside at the bottom of the glacier. The weather was going between rain and sun so it was a last minute decision to get a helicopter up to the snow for location shots. We caught the last of the sun shine up there and before we headed down we got to see a massive rockfall from of the peaks opposite!

The rain came just as we landed but we managed to get a couple of shots in the tussocks on the way back to the reception at The Hermitage.

6 NZIPP IRIS AWARDS 2011

Fredrik — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:53:54 +0000

I am thrilled with my latest win at this years Iris Awards in Rotorua. The Iris Awards are the most prestigious awards in New Zealand. The images are judged during 3 days by national and international top photographers.

I’ve won 6 awards this year in the Wedding,Commercial and Travel Categories.

It’s an amazing feeling to get awards and I’m so proud of them all, but this year it was especially nice to get recognition for the commercial and advertising work I do.

I also received the honor of becoming an associate member of NZIPP for the awards i have won during the last 3 years.

Real Wedding feature in NZ Wedding Magazine

Fredrik — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:03:07 +0000

Another great feature in New Zealand Wedding Magazine of Danielle and Sam’s Queenstown Wedding. A beautiful wedding with the ceremony at Stoneridge Estate and the reception at The Winehouse. The wedding was planned by Mint Events wedding planning

Behind the scenes from the Minaret shoot

Fredrik — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:39:40 +0000

Check out these shots from the Minaret shoot last week. Nick from Alpine Helicopters was flying and Matt took some nice shots of me in action. We got some amazing images of the lodge in the afternoon, evening and then during the night with the light of the full moon. I will get a full post up soon when the editing is done.

Latest News from Larsson Photography

Fredrik — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:58:09 +0000

Summer was the busiest Wedding Season ever and I cant say winters been quiet, just slowing down a bit. Last week I shot Louise and Oliver’s wedding here in Wanaka and this week its Claire and Callum’s Wedding in Queenstown.

We had a family holiday at the end of June in Noosa which was great to spend time playing on the beach and in the pool with Lucas and just enjoy some summer.

I was planning to get straight into preparing for the upcoming Iris Awards but had a slight set back with a ruptured appendix and a long ambulance ride to Dunedin hospital in the snowy weather! Fortunately, no surgery required, but the reason it’s been a bit quiet on the blog and face book front, is that I had to spend a week in hospital ( extension of holiday) but I am back to full force now and feeling great!

Two days after I got home, I did another big Heli shoot with Alpine Helicopters for Minaret Station in a meter of snow, minus 7 to 10 at night with no door on the helicopter, it was a bit chilly up there. The most exciting thing was that we did the main shoot at 2 o’clock in the morning in the light of the full moon! It was definitely a new experience to fly helicopter at that time of night and the images came out amazing.

Wedding at Mt Soho – Arrowtown

Fredrik — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:43:49 +0000

Rebecca and Jeremy got married at Mt Soho. Rebecca arrived in style by helicopter for the ceremony and the celebrant, Phillipa Cook did a great job as usual. After the ceremony and a quick mix and mingle the helicopter took us up to The Remarkables for mountain shots. It always amazing up there but starting to get a bit cold later on in the season so we got the photos we needed and headed back down for the reception catered by the excellent, In to Food.