One of my many photos of Shahira Barry was in The Sun yesterday (Irish Edition). The only difference is this time I got a credit. Yay for Shahira! Above is the online tear sheet, and below is a snap Shahira made of it, and of the smaller one on the front cover.
I can’t say I’ve ever had a photo go viral before, but my shot over the Supermoon last Saturday is appearing all over the place. It’s been shared and reposted so many times, I’ve lost track. Loads of request for it so here’s the deal. It’s even on Broadsheet.ie and the Galway Advertiser’s Facebook cover photo.
There’s been loads of interest in copies. I do print Fine Art prints on Premium Lustre paper. These use special long life inks, guaranteed for 70+ years under glass. A 10″ Print is €50 including packet shipping anywhere in the world. An 18″ print is €70. A larger 30X20 option is there at €200, but only for more recent images (including this one).
I appreciate that a lot of people can’t afford that, so I’ve done a run of A3 posters like the image at the top for €10. Postage is €7 on top for that, or can be collected if you’re local.
Prints can be purchased from Sky Water Land, my landscapes website, via the Buy Prints page.
Any of the photos on Sky Water Land can be ordered as Fine Art prints, but I can add poster versions of the more popular photos too.
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I need a slap, I’ve been so bold, posting everywhere except on my blog. How can I hold your attention if I don’t keep posting? Anyway, here’s Ciara with her own design. Makeup by Maureen Hanlon.
Read MoreAnother set of work with Makeup Artist Samanatha Craughwell. I first worked with Samantha on a shoot for Cotton Face Vintage sometime last year. I thought she did a good job then, but she’d really gone from strength to strength. Coupled with the fact that although she’s not a hairdresser, she’s handy at upstyling, she a valuable team member to have on a shoot. Recently we shot some theatrical geisha makeup for her portfolio (and mine). The model was Roseanne Melia, our first time shooting with her. I think we’re all delighted with the shoot.
I recently bought a Micro 4/3 SLR from Olympus, just for light weight travel use. That said I’ve been mightily impressed with it. So much so that when I was away teaching Lightroom and Lighting at a residential course in the UK, I used it for over half the shots I took. I borrowed an old manual Yashica lens and here’s some portraits I shot with it. All blokes too for a change!
Here’s a recent shoot with Pretty Polly ambassador Ciara O’Doherty. Styling and Hair by Byron Yeates, with Makeup by Megan Ryan. The lighting look is a slight homage to Terry Richardson, hence the title. But not quite with the content as those who have read Terry’s World will appreciate!
Forgot to blog the Behind The Scenes from my Sexy Santa shoot with model Shahira Barry. Makeup and Hair by Samantha Craughwell. Shahira’s been getting more and more popular on the modeling scene in Ireland, with loads of national newspaper appearances and promo work.
Read MoreI did a bunch of shots with local singer Ailbhe Hession this week. We did a range of shots, but with Focus on Imaging coming up next weekend and for most of next week, I thought I get one out for you. Ailbhe was in ‘The Voice’ on RTE, but go knocked out last week. Still she’s a great singer, and a wonderful piano player. We had a fun time shooting, which always makes for great shots.
To a certain extent most of my recent work has been in studio (bar forays into pubs and clubs for the Galway Independent of course), and I probably have a reputation for lighting my work, even outside the studio. It’s not strictly true, but Galway weather has a habit of putting pay to shooting with ambient light, making controlled lighting more necessary.
Even worse, when the days were great recently, I was already booked in studio shooting stuff that needs to be shot indoors. So with the amazing mix of sun and little fluffy clouds yesterday, and no studio booking, I had to get out (despite the biting wind). Initially I contacted a model who’s been itching to do a lookbook with designer fashion, but she wasn’t feeling well. All was not lost though, and the wonderful Ciara K Gallagher was available and up for it. Ciara does a lot of hair modelling, but she’s much more versatile than just that. Unfortunately for me, and probably fortunately for Dublin photographers, she’s moving to the capital this summer.
We did a few looks and locations, and unusually for me, there’s only one outfit. Here’s my favourite from each set. Some are stronger than others, but I want to show the whole natural light shoot. Stick through to the end to see the sunset as we headed back to the car and into the warmth!
