Professional Photography Course in Christchurch

Christchurch's steadiest paid work is buildings. Architecture and interiors for the firms that have rebuilt the city, construction progress for developers, and residential property across the city and the fast-growing satellite towns of Rolleston, Lincoln and Rangiora. A professional portfolio here should show that you can shoot a twilight exterior, a clean interior with mixed light corrected, and a heritage façade beside a new one without either looking wrong. New Regent Street, the Arts Centre and the Terrace are where to practise.

Canterbury's agriculture is the second market: dairy and arable businesses, rural suppliers and the A&P show circuit buy corporate, product and editorial photography, and a portfolio with livestock, machinery and farm people in real light stands out. Tourism is the third: Christchurch Airport is the South Island's gateway, and operators, accommodation and the regional tourism organisation commission imagery constantly. Weddings favour Banks Peninsula and the high-country stations, so coastal and mountain portraiture belongs in the portfolio too.

Exhibit and compete: CoCA and The Physics Room show what contemporary work looks like, and the NZIPP Iris Awards are the professional benchmark. The Business Photography Course follows this one for pricing and client management.