Richard Wood
GM.NZIPP I., BDes., BBS
Richard is a Grand Master of New Zealand's NZIPP. He has been awarded the title of New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year (Overall winner of the New Zealand Iris Awards) three times. These accolades head the long list of titles and awards received from organisations and competitions around the world.
Richard works as an educator, mentor and judge for photographic industry professionals around the world.
Richard is also an educator at Sue Bryce's online platform 'The Portrait Masters.
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CREATIVE PORTRAIT
Photoshop Actions
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Easy to install
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Instruction panels as you go
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Richard Wood's insider techniques at the push of a button
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Speedily apply incredible creative techniques with ease
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Suitable for Fine Art Portraiture & Creative Portraiture
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Active Support Group for questions and sharing
Coming Soon!
CREATIVE PORTRAIT
LIGHTROOM PRESETS
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Easy to install
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Richard Wood's finishing color grades preset for you
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Speedily apply moody finishing color grades with ease
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Suitable for Fine Art Portraiture & Creative Portraiture
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Active Support Group for questions and sharing
"I've never been a fan of presets, I normally prefer to edit each image according to its own merits. But then I tried Richard Wood's lightroom set and even though I've been using them for a few years now, they are still hard to beat. I love the simple, natural, timeless feel they create. Other preset packs often contain dozens of options with nothing that really works for me, but in this set I have found a number of little rockstars."
Eva Bradley - Eva Bradley Photography
UPGRADED PACK AVAILABLE SOON!
Coming Soon!
PAINTERLY BACKDROPS
Hand Painted Backdrop Textures
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Hand painted textures by Richard Wood
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Bring a painterly depth into your plain paper backdrops
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Dozens of textures and colours to use throughout your portrait portfolio.
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Active Support Group for questions and sharing
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Free Instructional Video available here
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Bring a painterly effect to your photography
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Create atmosphere and effect
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Free Instructional Video available
SMOKE | STEAM
Atmospheric Overlays
All prices at are shown in US dollars.
I strive to create art that is very much controlled in detail but arrives from the furthermost edges of my imagination.
MOST RECENT WORK
2020 WPPI Grand Award
2020 WPPI Illustrative 1st Place
2020 WPPI Contemporary Portrait 1st Place
2019 World Photographic Cup. Best of Nation.
2019 WPE International Photographers - Europe. 2nd Place Award
2019 WPE International Photographers - Europe 3rd Place Award
2019 NZIPP Open Portrait Photographer of Year
2019 NZIPP Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2019 NZIPP Highest Scoring Grand Master
2017 NZIPP Professional Photographer of the Year
Bar to Grand Master of Photography (GMNZIPP x2)
2017 NZIPP Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2017 NZIPP Creative Portrait Photographer of the Year
2017 NZIPP Grand Master of the Year
2016 New Zealand Grand Master of the Year
2016 Finalist NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year
2016 NZIPP Central Districts Professional Photographer of the Year
2015 Finalist NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year
2014 NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year
2014 NZIPP New Zealand Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2014 Awarded title of Honorary Spider Fellow
2013 Awarded with the title of 'NZIPP Grand Master of Photography'
2013 Finalist NZIPP Professional Photographer of the Year
2012 International Colour Awards (Master's Cup) Portrait 2nd Place
2012 International Colour Awards (Master's Cup) Portrait 3rd Place
2012 NZIPP New Zealand Classic Portrait Photographer of the Year
2012 NZIPP New Zealand Illustrative Photographer of the Year
2012 NZIPP Highest Scoring Colour Print
2012 Runner Up NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year
2011 NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year
2011 NZIPP New Zealand Creative Portrait Photographer of the Year
2011 International Colour Awards (Master's Cup) Portrait 2nd Place
2011 International Loupe Awards Portrait 3rd Place
2010 Runner Up NZIPP New Zealand Professional Photographer of the Year
Numerous Kodak Gold Awards.