Wild · Untamed · West Coast
Dean French picked up his first camera in 2016 and hasn't put it down since. What started as a hobby turned into a proper obsession, and that obsession became TNR Protography. Photography meets Production. Based in Greymouth on the West Coast, he shoots everything from intimate weddings to full commercial video, drone aerials, portraits and real estate walkthroughs.
No formal training. Just thousands of hours behind the lens, a healthy addiction to getting the shot right, and the kind of punctuality your nan would approve of. He turns up early, blends into the room, and delivers images that actually look like your day. West Coast based and happy to travel.
Some of the best photos in the catalogue are not the technically perfect ones. They are the ones with the best stories behind them. First auroras, midnight adventures, sleeping in the car because the sky was too good to leave. Dean calls them Bucket Shots.
Read the Bucket Shots →"Super impressed by our photo and drone shoot with Dean. Dean was really user-friendly to work with through the whole process, pre, during and post the shoot. And he was super helpful and efficient with getting the photos and video out to us. Thanks heaps for the family memories you have created Dean. They are great."
"Had our wedding photos done and could not be happier. Caught all the moments we want and more. Did not even know he was there for some of the photos. Will definitely get in to do family photo shoot in future."
"Dean was very professional, our communication beforehand was thorough and I was able to convey my intention for the shoot and what essence to capture. Dean asked me questions before the shoot so we were both on the same page and on the day he could just get straight to work. He filmed an exercise session I ran with drone, took photos and head shots and I am thrilled with the outcome. Highly recommend."
Four passions. One lens. West Coast light like nowhere else on earth.
The #1 NZ-made aurora app and the most comprehensive public aurora app ever built. From a plain-English 2-hour forecast that anyone can understand, right through to a full solar physics dashboard that space weather scientists actually use. Dean built the whole thing himself from Greymouth. Free. No sign-up. No ads.
