Harshal & Rajvi’s Surprise Cecil Peak Heli Proposal
SURPRISE CECIL PEAK HELI PROPOSAL
Ok, I admit it. I love shooting Surprise Queenstown Heli Proposals. So when Harsh [...]
Professional Queenstown Family Photos with Shootvenirs
Recently I have been doing quite a few Queenstown Family Photos & Couples Shoots for a professional holiday photo bo [...]
Luke & Sarah’s St Johns Church Wedding Arrowtown
LUKE & SARAH'S ST JOHNS CHURCH WEDDING ARROWTOWN
(With a Snap-On Tools & Dairy Milking Theme!)
THE WHY & T [...]
Edu & Paulo’s Intimate Azur Luxury Lodge Queenstown Elopement
Edu & Paulo’s Intimate Azur Luxury Lodge Queenstown Elopement is living proof...
All you really need for a beautifu [...]
Autumn Queenstown Post Wedding Photography – Shinji & Akane
AUTUMN QUEENSTOWN POST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION - SHINJI & AKANE
Recently I had the pleasure of doing an Autumn [...]
April & Nick’s DIY Thurlby Domain Wedding – Autumn 2018, Queenstown
APRIL & NICK'S DIY THURLBY DOMAIN WEDDING
April & Nick's Big Day
April & Nick tied the knot on the 21st of [...]
Mindshift Backlight 36L Camera Backpack Review
MINDSHIFT BACKLIGHT 36L REVIEW
I don't normally do product reviews. So why do I now find myself writing this Mindshift [...]
Lauren & Andy’s Jaw-Droppingly Beautiful Thurlby Domain Autumn Wedding
What a day Lauren & Andy's Thurlby Domain Autumn Wedding turned out to be! Now, I had been looking forward to Laure [...]
7 Easy Steps To Find Your Dream Queenstown Wedding Photographer
WHY FINDING YOUR DREAM QUEENSTOWN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER IS A LOT LIKE ONLINE DATING
You may think I'm crazy but I reckon [...]
How Your Queenstown Wedding Formals Can Make Or Break Your Wedding Day
HOW YOUR QUEENSTOWN WEDDING FORMALS CAN MAKE OR BREAK YOUR WEDDING DAY.
As a Queenstown Wedding Photographer with 16 ye [...]
Kaia & Blake – The Ledge, Cecil Peak, Perfect Queenstown Autumn Heli Wedding
This autumn I had the privilege of being asked to photograph the lovely Kaia & Blake's Perfect Queenstown Autumn Hel [...]
The Ultimate Queenstown Wedding Photography Guide
THE ULTIMATE QUEENSTOWN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE - BY PATRICK FALLON / QUEENSTOWN WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
This Ultimate Q [...]
How to Pull Off the Most Romantic Queenstown Proposal EVER (With Photos!)
QUEENSTOWN ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY 101
Are you trying to plan the Most Romantic Queenstown Proposal EVER? And you want [...]
7 Awesome Tips to Help You Pull Off Stunning Queenstown Wedding Snow Photos
I often get couples planning a Queenstown Winter Wedding asking me how to pull off awesome Queenstown Wedding Snow Photo [...]
7 Queenstown Wedding Trends for 2018
QUEENSTOWN WEDDING TRENDS
Queenstown Wedding Trends, like wedding trends anywhere, are constantly changing. Now, just [...]
I’m in love with these photos from Sachiko & Ryan’s Sunrise Coronet Peak Pre-Wedding Shoot
Sachiko & Ryan's Sunrise Coronet Peak Pre Wedding Photos are epic in every way - perfect weather, jaw droppingly bea [...]
Fraser & Indri’s down-to-earth, relaxed & a little bit rock roll Queenstown Hill Station wedding
On Saturday the 25th of November, local legends and heroes of the Queenstown mountain bike community Fraser & Indri [...]
RAW files and why your Wedding Photographer won’t give them to you.
Every now and again I get an inquiry about Wedding Photography or Engagement Photography and this question pops up; "Do [...]
How to make sure that your Queenstown Wedding Video doesn’t suck!!
I'm a Wedding Photographer and I don't shoot video so why should I even care about your Queenstown Wedding Video?
In to [...]
A 2 year review of the Profoto B1 500 AirTTL
Two years ago now I wrote a wee blog post on the Profoto B1 500 AirTTL portable battery-powered strobe that I had just o [...]
Jessie & Buck’s Totally Off-The-Cuff Queenstown Gardens Elopement
BREE & TIM'S OFF-THE-CUFF QUEENSTOWN GARDENS ELOPEMENT
In September I had the pleasure of photographing Jessie & [...]
The Ultimate Social Media Management App (Part 2)
A while back I published this blog post on how to handle social media like a pro. (If you didn't read it, it outlines m [...]
Jess & Tain’s Intimate & Romantic Chapel By The Lake Elopement
INTIMATE & ROMANTIC CHAPEL BY THE LAKE ELOPEMENT - STONERIDGE ESTATE / JESS & TAIN
Jess & Tain's [...]
Jade & Lucas’s Stunning Moke Lake Wedding
On the 19th of September Jade & Lucas tied the knot in front of 33 of their closest friends & family in a stunni [...]
Crystal and Jonathan’s Mercure Queenstown Resort Winter Wedding
In September 2017, Crystal and Jonathan (finally) tied the knot in front of 13 of their closest friends and family in a [...]
How to handle Social Media like a pro (stress-free)
Do you use Social Media for your work and (like me) struggle to keep on top of all your Facebook and Twitter mentions, L [...]
7 Queenstown Winter Wedding Tips for an Amazing Wedding
This winter I have been lucky enough to photograph some amazing couples getting married in some amazing locations. (Lik [...]
EPIC Queenstown Snowboard Wedding!! At Coronet Peak…on snowboards…in a snow storm!!
WILD WEATHER FOR SHAE & RICHIE'S EPIC QUEENSTOWN SNOWBOARD WEDDING
When I woke up early on the morning of Shae & [...]
How to get amazing photos out of your Queenstown Heli Wedding
So, you're thinking about doing some Queenstown Heli Wedding Photos, or even a Heli Photo Flight on your wedding day? A [...]
How to pick the Perfect Location for your Queenstown Elopement Ceremony
ARE YOU PLANNING A QUEENSTOWN ELOPEMENT?
Do you have no idea which of Queenstown many stunning locations you want to ha [...]
Think less enjoy more.
Life is just so busy these days. it seems like I always have a "to do" list a mile long and despite ticking things off [...]
Kestin + Chris | Queenstown Midwinter Elopement
Kestin and Chris are this truly lovely couple from Melbourne Australia who contacted me about photographing their Queens [...]
Laura + Nick | Millbrook Winter Wedding Queenstown
I have to confess. I was pretty damn excited about shooting Laura and Nick's Millbrook Winter Wedding. Laura & Nick [...]
Louise + Tom’s Breathtakingly Beautiful Queenstown Winter Wedding
If I could clone Louise & Tom and pretty much everything about their Queenstown Winter Wedding, I would have to seri [...]
Brittany & Sahil – Dramatic Winter Queenstown Pre Wedding Photography Session
Brittany & Sahil - Winter Queenstown Pre Wedding Photography Session
Love is international
It is days like this th [...]
Roshan + Sujata | Surprise Queenstown Heli Proposal
Roshan & Sujata's Surprise Queenstown Heli Proposal
Picture a surprise engagement on a mountain-top somewhere in Qu [...]
My Love/Hate Relationship with Time Tracking Apps!
I have a love/hate relationship with time-tracking apps, but I am a firm believer that if you run your own business you [...]
Carson + Vanessa | Stoneridge Estate Wedding
Carson & Vanessa's Queenstown autumn wedding was, quite simply, stunningly beautiful. The ceremony and reception wer [...]
Diana + James | Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall + Thurlby Domain Wedding
In early April, I had the absolute pleasure of photographing James & Diana's Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall and Thurlby Do [...]
How to Book your Queenstown AirBnB solid with Professional Photography
BOOK YOUR QUEENSTOWN AIRBNB SOLID WITH TOP QUALITY PROFESSIONAL QUEENSTOWN AIRBNB PHOTOGRAPHY
Do you want to get more b [...]
Ashley + Guy | Beautiful Autumn Wedding @ Thurlby Domain
Ashley & Guy are an awesome couple from Christchurch who decided to tie the knot at one of my favourite Queenstown w [...]
Andrea + Pat | A Stunning Thurlby Domain Wedding
Andrea & Pat's Autumn Thurlby Domain Wedding has to be one of my favourite Weddings ever!
A Thurlby Domain We [...]
Greg + May | Backyard Gibbston Valley Wedding
You’re going to love this backyard Gibbston Valley wedding.
Greg and May are family to my good friend Kathryn Omo [...]
Pre Wedding Family Session
I offer my wedding clients a complementary 1 hour Mini Pre-Wedding Day Photo Session.
This is a great way for my clie [...]
Sam + Kristin | Queenstown Sunrise Portrait Session
This is Sam and Kristen, a lovely couple from Toronto, Canada. They decided to get some portraits taken with the stunnin [...]
Perfect Thurlby Sasso Wedding | Skye + Mitch
Skye & Mitch's wedding was, in a word, perfect.
Now this is not to say that everything went perfectly according to [...]
Stunning NZ High Country Elopement | Shelle + Greg
Shelle and Greg's stunning NZ High Country Elopement style wedding was close to my heart for a number of reasons.
Mos [...]
An Unconventional Queenstown Wedding | Donald + Giverny
I knew from the moment I met them that Donald & Giverny were my kind of people. I knew I wanted to be a part of thei [...]
Twelve Mile Delta Queenstown Elopement
This Twelve Mile Delta Queenstown Elopement saw Katrina and Jawad become husband and wife. This Sydney, Australia couple [...]
Orla & Arthu’s Wild Queenstown Post Wedding Photography
ORLA & ARTHUR'S WINDSWEPT AND WILD QUEENSTOWN POST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY SESSION
When I turned up at Gantley's Restau [...]
Epic light + stunning location + awesome couple + world’s happiest dog = beautiful pix from Gill, Cathal & Reggie Dog’s Engagement Shoot!
What can I say....the light was epic, Gill and Cathal are awesome peoples, Reggie dog is an awesome pooch (and quite pos [...]
Productivity Hacks & Apps – Part 1 of 3: Swipes, the coolest funnest easiest swipiest and most effective to-do app ever.
I thought it might be helpful for some of you folks out there in interwebs-world if I shared a few productivity apps I u [...]
Bree & Tim’s Glenorchy Elopement – Some Heart-Warming Bride Feedback
INTIMATE GLENORCHY ELOPEMENT - BREE & TIM
In October, I had the pleasure of photographing the lovely Bree & Tim [...]
Jorge and Mark’s stunning & un-traditional Thurlby Domain wedding
Some lovely feedback in by email just now from Jorge and Mark after their stunning and un-traditional Queenstown wed [...]
Free Queenstown Wedding Planning Pack eBook
QUEENSTOWN WEDDING PLANNING PACK - FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD
I created the Queenstown Wedding Planning Pack to help couples l [...]
Simple, stress-free backups of your vitally important digital data (Part 2 of 2).
In this follow up to my previous post on "Simple, stress-free backups" I'm going to talk you through (as briefly and sim [...]
Simple, stress-free backups of your vitally important digital data (part 1 of 2)
Today I want to talk (as briefly and as simply as possible) about data backups.
Now, obviously there are a lot of exp [...]
Siobhan & Guilherme’s Stunning Queenstown Sunset Post Wedding Heli shoot
On the 19th of April I had the pleasure of photographing the rather good-looking couple Siobhan & Guilherme's Trash [...]
Sydney & Jeff’s rather dramatic Wanaka Engagement Session
A week before Christmas I had the pleasure of shooting an Engagement Session with two fabulous Floridians, Sydney & [...]
Rav and Shirlene’s sunset heli-wedding – The Ledge, Cecil Peak
One of the things I love about shooting outside is the fact that the weather and the light is different every single day [...]
I love it when my clients love what I do (thanks for the kind words May and Alfred).
I do love it when my clients love what I do for them. Glowing feedback from my clients is what fires me up and keeps me [...]
Unplugged Queenstown Wedding Ceremonies – what they are and why you should care.
Never heard of an Unplugged Queenstown Wedding Ceremony? If not and you're getting married you might just want to read [...]
Cat & Cass’s pretty damn awesome Thurlby Domain Winter Wedding
CAT & CASS'S AWESOME THURLBY DOMAIN WINTER WEDDING
This winter I had the honour of photographing Cat & Cass's T [...]
How to avoid getting a slow cooker for your wedding present…
Recently I have been testing out a service called Give.ly, which is a website/service I think could be very cool for Que [...]
The revolutionary Profoto B1 Air TTL off-camera flash.
I'm very excited to announce that I just bit the bullet and ordered the revolutionary Profoto B1 Air TTL off-camera flas [...]
Introducing Juniper Fallon!
Ok, so this has absolutely nothing to do with photography or work, it's more of a proud parent moment...
On the 19th [...]
Some lovely client feedback from MOFAT.
This year once again I had the pleasure of photographing an event for the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs And Tr [...]
A photo I took for Ziptrek Ecotours last summer is making waves…
I'm not normally one to blow my own trumpet but this recent bit of news had me so stoked I had to share it...
I was d [...]
A very special offer for Queenstown small businesses…
Recently I have been working on a very special offer that I think will be of great interest to Queenstown small business [...]
Stoked! One of my photos in the top 25 Pink Bike photos of all time – out of 10,000,000!!
I just found out today that the photo below was in the top 25 most "favourited" photos of all time on Pink Bike (one of [...]
The ultimate image library storage solution – the Drobo 5d
Warning: boring semi techno-geeky post about hard drives and storage solutions! If you are interested in hard drive st [...]
Introducing the new Photo Assistant at Fallon Photography
After a hugely successful 2012/2013 financial year it was finally time for me to take on my first full-time photo assist [...]
Stunning Partridge Jewellers Queenstown launch at Peregrine Wines
PARTRIDGE JEWELLERS QUEENSTOWN LAUNCH
High end New Zealand jewellery retailer Partridge Jewellers recently opened a new [...]
WIN WIN: I just signed up a new client – and they make bikes!!
Ok, in case you haven't figured it out yet from all the photos of bikes on this website, I love bikes. Mostly mountain [...]
Jetpack WordPress plug-in for WordPress blogs and websites
If you have a Wordpress blog or website for your business and you aren't using the Jetpack Wordpress plug-in, you need t [...]
Photos that inspire me – space shuttle launch on March 11 2008.
Each week I post here on the blog photos that inspire me. Today's photo is a stunning shot of the space shuttle launch o [...]
Photo of the week – storm clouds over Lake Pukaki, NZ
Today's photo of the week is of storm clouds over Lake Pukaki, New Zealand. (Actually, a Nor'west arch to be more spec [...]
Photos that inspire me
As a photographer you are continually looking at the world around you but you are also continually looking at other phot [...]
Create visitor rapport on your website by using the right images.
Hi folks, I found this great post today (care of Joseph Carrabis on allbusiness.com) on how to use images to create visi [...]
What’s the biggest challenge you face in acquiring images to market your business?
Today's question of the week is about acquiring images to market your business. I'm really curious to learn more about [...]
Big Air front flip at The Remarkables Ski Area. Photo of the week.
SIXTY FOOT FRONT FLIP AT THE BIG AIR COMP
This week's photo of the week is from the Big Air comp. at The Remarkable's S [...]
DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT GEEKERY WITH A TOUCH OF BRITISH HUMOUR TO WASH IT DOWN
Digital Asset Management (D.A.M. for short) - big yawn!! It's not exactly the most exciting topic of conversation. I [...]
I am stoked to be the official photographer for NZSki for the 2012 winter season!!
This is old news for me but new news for everybody else...I am delighted to announce that I am the official photographer [...]
Holy Crap! Double back-flips, flip whips, double bar-spin back flips…all in the first hour or so of practise.
I popped by the Teva Slopestyle course this afternoon on my way out for a ride. The course had just opened and a handf [...]
Photo of the week
Photo of the week this week is a shot of my good friend Jarna MacKenzie riding some old school tech singletrack in the 1 [...]
Suntory Whisky and Canterbury’s infamous Nor-west arch
At the end of January I worked on a TV commercial for Suntory Whisky for Japanese Television. We shot the commercial i [...]
The Bowenvale Jam
I've just got home from a pretty cool day of shooting bikes up in Christchurch. I was lucky enough to get an invite to [...]
Pirates Ahoy!!
Pirates, chocolate cake, people (ok person) on stilts, giant bubbles...yesterday was a good day.
My good friend Milly [...]
Ivan, Jo & Nikolas
The other day I had the pleasure of spending a few hours with my good friends Ivan and Jo and their little boy Nikolas ( [...]
SNOWPARK WITH KEIJI OKAMOTO
I have hardly shot any skiing or snowboarding (at least, compared to a "normal" winter) this year...which is ironic cons [...]
Alt skis
(Photo above: Simon Bergeron of Alt Skis waiting for the sunrise, pre-dawn, Remarkables).
(Photo above: Eric Bergeron [...]
High Ride Adventures shoot, Te Anau
Photo above: Horse riding through Middle Earth anyone?Photo above: Grant having some fun in the mud...My girl Jada and I [...]