I’ve been interviewed for Digital Photography School by Jim Goldstein as part of their ‘3 Minutes With..‘ series. Jim asked a bunch of questions on my fashion and model work. I was happy to oblige.
Go over and check it out.
Read MoreA recent portfolio shoot with stylist/makeup artist and designer Louise Kelly was accepted for the newest issue of Flawless Magazine. The model was Ciara K Gallagher. Location was The Quays in Galway.
There’s a load of really nice work in the magazine, kudos to everyone involved.
Read MoreHappy New Year to all. 2011 was a funny year. Lots of things happening, but still a tough year. I had 2 exhibitions this year, as well as the tail end of another. I moved into a new studio. I was a trainer at Buxton again this year: twice! My photo style has changed with the addition of composites to my body of work, as well as shooting loads of natural light too. I also started shooting for the Galway Independent, mostly social pics.
I think for 2012, I might extend the composite work as far as an exhibition towards the end of the year (maybe!), it’s something to think of as a goal. I’ve been reticent about going further with photo society qualifications, but I think it’s time to go for an Associate panel. I also need to complete writing on a number of ebooks I have going!
For fashion work, I think I’m going to go away from the portfolio look and gear more towards story based work. I guess this means more painting and set building!
The main website doesn’t reflect enough of my current work, so that will need an overhaul sometime in January. I still like the look of the site, I just need to update the content.
Finally, I have some specific personal projects in mind and will start to reach out to people in the next few weeks to get them started. All the best folks, and have a great new year!
Read MoreI had inspiration for a particular shot I wanted to do, so organized it with Michelle Campion to drop by for the shoot. We shot a few other things while we were in the studio, so here they are. I still have to work on the original idea shot yet!
It’s been a busy week, so it’s mostly been shooting and uploading for clients. I’m looking back over the recent blog posts and realizing I’ve not been showing a lot of work. So here’s a few shots of our current Miss Galway, Jessica Langan.
This week was my turn to shoot the Guestlist photos for the back of the Setlist section of the Galway Independent. The features venues were Massimo, which was having its 11th Birthday and Roisin Dubh, which was hosting a Movember party. Even some of the girls had mustaches, albeit fake ones!
View this in full over at the Galway Independent website.
Read MoreOne of last weeks jobs was something a little different: shooting the shops in Galway Retail Park for a Galway Independent ad. I did have a manager from McDonalds and a staff member from Lifestyle Sports come out to check on me. Not surprising really! I did avoid people, or blur them via slow shutter speeds to keep the shots clean.
Is there anything worse than following a blog that doesn’t have regular post. I apologize, but it’s been tough keeping up because while I’m shooting a lot, I’m editing/processing/captioning even more. In fact I’ve not even had time to go through personal work I did when I was teaching in Buxton last month.
Some of this is because I’ve been added to the roster of photographers for the Galway Independent. Boyd Challenger is the main guy there, but I have been getting jobs each week to do, from Pub Pics, to Graduations, etc. Keeps me busy!
I’ve done a few model portfolios recently, with more coming up. I’ll post a few from them soon. I also shot the NUIG Charity fashion show for COPE last week, and I’ll post some of those photos here when I hand over the files.
Just so we have a photo, here’s an outtake from the Abooo festival which wasn’t in the paper.
Having worked with Shahira Barry before with designer Youlia Mora, I was delighted to work with her on a lingerie portfolio. Shahira is now a new face at Assets Model Agency, and I think that really suits her look and style. Youlia was the stylist on this shoot, with makeup and hair done by Samantha Craughwell.
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Bit of trivia in this post. I originally started shooting on film, over 10 years ago at least. I made the switch to digital in 2003, althought I did have a compact digital before that (an Olympus C2020Z).
Anyhow, the oldest date in my library for my first DSLR is 17th June 2003, and it was a Canon D60. I appear to have used 3 lenses on that day: A Canon 28-200mm, a Canon 50mmm f1.8 and a Soligar 19-35mm, which I quickly changed for a Sigma 17-35mm.
That night I mixed Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze in a great solo show (I’ve worked with him again since, and with Chris Difford). None of the shots are great, because I was getting to grips with the camera, and working of course! Still it’s great that due to digital cameras EXIF information, I can know when I shot and what equipment I used even from 8 years ago-ancient history in the digital revolution.
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