The Backstory (Nutshell version)

Back in 2018, we launched Lumiere in Nelson to help local brands produce marketing content that looked like it came out of the big cities. Since then, we've somehow convinced hundreds of local and national clients to let us point cameras at them. We've also managed to sweet-talk some seriously talented creatives around NZ into working with us, which has made us look way more professional than we probably deserve. The truth is, Lumiere is just us - two local lads who figured out how to turn pointing cameras at things into a business. There is an epic, growing network of subcontractors in our region that we tap into when projects require more grunt, but at the core, it's Tim and Josh trying not to drop expensive equipment.

Over the years, we have found our lane with a documentary approach to branded content, and have worked hard to refine both our skills and systems to provide world-class brand films for small town budgets.

Between us we can produce, direct, operate cameras, capture high-end audio, edit, colour grade and sound mix. 95% of our process is all done in-house, start to finish so we can journey with each project from start to end. That all means nothing, unless you love our work, so we will let our Photography and Films speak for themselves.

We're available for production anywhere in New Zealand, but you'll mostly find us hanging around Nelson because the light's incredible and our kids are still young enough to think that we’re cool to hang out with!