Taranaki Regional Council media release
18 May 2009
For immediate release

TUPARE IN FOCUS FOR PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

If you want to take better photos, where better to learn than one of Taranaki’s most picturesque heritage properties?

Tupare, on Mangorei Road on the outskirts of New Plymouth, will be the venue for a free photography workshop at 10am on Sunday 31 May. The two-hour session will be hosted by the New Plymouth Photography Club and the Stratford Camera Club.

The workshop comes as nature puts on a spectacular autumn display in the landscaped grounds of Tupare, one of two heritage properties owned and administered by the Taranaki Regional Council on behalf of the people of the region.

“Tupare has long been a favourite subject for photographers, professional and amateur alike,” says the Council’s Regional Gardens Manager, Greg Rine.

“It has a lot to offer in any season. Right now as autumn deepens, we’ve got stunning contrasts as the rich vibrancy of the deciduous trees gives way to skeletal forms as the leaves fall, amazing light and shadow. These all lend themselves to great photography.”

To create an additional potential picture subject on the day, people with pre-1975 vehicles will be able to park them on the tennis court next to the house at Tupare.

Mr Rine expects much interest in the workshop, as cameras have become both more sophisticated and more affordable. The workshop will take place regardless of the weather, and hot refreshments will be provided.

The photography workshop is part of regular programme of events at Tupare and at Hollard Gardens, the other Taranaki Regional Council heritage property.

For more information, see www.tupare.info and www.hollardgardens.info.

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