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Light Nelson 2018 – Giants Among Us

July 12, 2018 Leave a Comment

This year’s Light Nelson was another extravaganza of creativity and innovation. Along with around 40 000 others, I braved the crisp temperatures and enjoyed the great vibe. It was also the ideal opportunity to do some more low light video runs in a more scientific manner than the last attempt. Some results coming soon. In…

Bright Nights Auckland, May 2018 [ G85 Low Light Test ]

June 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

Bright Nights Lighting Experience, Auckland Viaduct Basin, May 2018

COPRINELLUS – Inky Cap

May 17, 2018 Leave a Comment

Fungus invasion.

Golden Age

May 15, 2018 Leave a Comment

Snapped a few shots of this ionic column in the cafe area of well-known museum the other day.

Too Much Photoshop?

April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

Startling fact: almost every image you see today – still or moving – has been digitally altered or enhanced. It’s a reality of our time that images get ‘photoshopped’ to some extent ‘in post’. Sometimes it’s very obvious – for example the filters applied to Instagram images. Sometimes it’s subtle. Photo editing is a reality…

Fallen Fruit

March 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

Mmmm delicious feijoa. This shot is actually captured from a 4K video taken on my new-ish Panasonic G85. Yep, after some deliberation I made the jump to micro 4/3 mirrorles and having some fun with this mid-range unit. Liking the 4K video – thought I’d maybe to 1080p for file size and manageability reasons, but…

Rob was great to deal with, prompt in his responses to my queries and ever willing to sort out my website problems with me, often at short notice. It was important to me that I retained some degree of control over my website and that I could learn from Rob as we went along. He was very open to this. He charged fairly and I look forward to working with him on an ongoing basis.

Ange Palmer - Medical Herbalist

2016-11-21T09:44:35+00:00

Ange Palmer - Medical Herbalist

Rob was great to deal with, prompt in his responses to my queries and ever willing to sort out my website problems with me, often at short notice. It was important to me that I retained some degree of control over my website and that I could learn from Rob as we went along. He was very open to this. He charged fairly and I look forward to working with him on an ongoing basis.

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Rob assisted me build my first ever business website and logo. To say I am a rookie in these sort of things would be generous. I had absolutely no idea apart from the fact that I wanted some nice photos, a certain theme and was quite clear on the logo I wanted.
I can only praise Rob in all his dealings with myself and my colleagues – he was calm, informed, insightful, had great attention to detail and was always there whenever we had any questions. The result is a website and logo that I am 100% happy with created in less than 3 weeks. I cannot recommend Rob more highly.

Susie Vokins - Susie Vokins Associates

2016-11-21T09:48:57+00:00

Susie Vokins - Susie Vokins Associates

Rob assisted me build my first ever business website and logo. To say I am a rookie in these sort of things would be generous. I had absolutely no idea apart from the fact that I wanted some nice photos, a certain theme and was quite clear on the logo I wanted. I can only praise Rob in all his dealings with myself and my colleagues – he was calm, informed, insightful, had great attention to detail and was always there whenever we had any questions. The result is a website and logo that I am 100% happy with created in less than 3 weeks. I cannot recommend Rob more highly.

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/susie-vokins-associates/

When our hosting company went bust we were left with a stressful situation of having to migrate our website at short notice. We had some difficulties doing this. Rob came to our rescue and helped us fix our site so it was back up and running with minimal downtime. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Rob’s services.

Allison - Jewelbeetle, Nelson

2016-11-21T09:51:30+00:00

Allison - Jewelbeetle, Nelson

When our hosting company went bust we were left with a stressful situation of having to migrate our website at short notice. We had some difficulties doing this. Rob came to our rescue and helped us fix our site so it was back up and running with minimal downtime. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Rob’s services.

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/jewel-beetle/

We use Lifeform for all our website work. Rob does a great job administering our websites, keeping them updated and optimised.

Sue F, Nelson

2016-11-21T09:54:01+00:00

Sue F, Nelson

We use Lifeform for all our website work. Rob does a great job administering our websites, keeping them updated and optimised.

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/wordpress-website-maintenance/

I needed a clean looking site that I could maintain and style myself – Lifeform Labs did an awesome job!

Jessie Leov - Musician

2016-11-21T09:55:23+00:00

Jessie Leov - Musician

I needed a clean looking site that I could maintain and style myself – Lifeform Labs did an awesome job!

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/jessie-leov-musician/

Rob’s technical WordPress know-how has got my site up and running, but it’s his knowledge of the web that I’ve found especially useful. His advice on search engines and social media trends has helped me to develop an overall strategy – I know what I need to be doing next. Cheers Bob!

Lee Woodman - Artist & Designer

2016-11-21T10:05:57+00:00

Lee Woodman - Artist & Designer

Rob’s technical WordPress know-how has got my site up and running, but it’s his knowledge of the web that I’ve found especially useful. His advice on search engines and social media trends has helped me to develop an overall strategy – I know what I need to be doing next. Cheers Bob!

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/lee-woodman-artist-designer/

I can’t recommend Lifeform Labs enough. Rob has been extremely good to work with. His approach is professional, prompt, and above all helpful. He offered, and delivered, a very affordable product geared to my specific needs. Never once did I feel overawed by all the IT stuff, yet he did encourage me to grapple with some aspects of the web, which has improved my understanding immensely. If you need a web guy Rob at Lifeform Labs is your man.

Deborah Bower - SoulScape

2016-11-21T10:19:43+00:00

Deborah Bower - SoulScape

I can’t recommend Lifeform Labs enough. Rob has been extremely good to work with. His approach is professional, prompt, and above all helpful. He offered, and delivered, a very affordable product geared to my specific needs. Never once did I feel overawed by all the IT stuff, yet he did encourage me to grapple with some aspects of the web, which has improved my understanding immensely. If you need a web guy Rob at Lifeform Labs is your man.

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/deborah-bower-soulscape/

Awesome job on the website Rob, your patience, problem solving and technical expertise have been invaluable in producing just what we needed. There is a collective sigh of relief from the Pataka team that we now have a clean, user-friendly site to showcase what we have to offer, or as one of Pataka’s staff put it… 'Super bloody marvellous'!

Stu Forsyth, Senior Graphic Designer - Pataka Art Museum

2016-11-21T10:21:59+00:00

Stu Forsyth, Senior Graphic Designer - Pataka Art Museum

Awesome job on the website Rob, your patience, problem solving and technical expertise have been invaluable in producing just what we needed. There is a collective sigh of relief from the Pataka team that we now have a clean, user-friendly site to showcase what we have to offer, or as one of Pataka’s staff put it… 'Super bloody marvellous'!

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/pataka-art-museum/

When I needed a new website one of my prime interests was to have a user friendly simple and straight forward site that was a pleasure to visit. Simple, Honest, and Effective. It was a pleasure to work with Rob, he interpreted well and built exactly what I imagined, plus kept me well informed throughout the process. And it works! I’m really pleased with the whole process, and look forward to working with Rob to develop the site further as the business evolves.

Bob Gilkison Publisher, The Twisting Trail

2016-11-21T10:26:23+00:00

Bob Gilkison Publisher, The Twisting Trail

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When I needed a new website one of my prime interests was to have a user friendly simple and straight forward site that was a pleasure to visit. Simple, Honest, and Effective. It was a pleasure to work with Rob, he interpreted well and built exactly what I imagined, plus kept me well informed throughout the process. And it works! I’m really pleased with the whole process, and look forward to working with Rob to develop the site further as the business evolves.

https://lifeform.co.nz/testimonials/the-twisting-trail/