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A Morning with Elle Beth…
Once again I had the pleasure of working with Elle Beth on her trip to Ireland this week. This day was going to be very different. I’ll just talk about the morning for now in this post. My motivation this time was to prepare some additional panel images for my pending AIPF submission later in
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Knowing when to quit, and when not to!
This morning was the first sunrise shoot I’ve managed to drag myself out of bed in the dark for in quite a while. A quick glimpse outside tells me there’s enough cracks in the clouds to justify the effort. No plan, just head to the sea. Don’t know if the tide is in or out.Â
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Fine Art Paper
My expenditure on photo paper over the years for club competitions has been evolving slowly along with my photographic knowledge and achievements. I have an Epson 3800 ink jet printer and for a long time have settled on Epson Premium Luster paper, knowing there were more exotic fine art papers out there, but never really
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A touch of style
Today I had the pleasure of working with styling team Vaida and Kristina from Carrot Inc. for a shoot I had arranged with Rachelle Summers and Katie Lou. It was my first time working with both models and stylists so I really was not sure how this half day would work out. To warm up
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First FIAP Salon Gold Medal
I was delighted to learn today I received my first gold medal in a FIAP salon for “Reflection” in the “DPW THREE COUNTRY GRAND CIRCUIT 2015″ in Serbia – Bosnia and Hercegovina – Montenegro Overall the circuit was very successful for me, receiving 23 acceptances for 10 of the 12 images I submitted. I also
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Portrane beach
It’s amazing how often I drive straight past Portrane beach on my way to Tower Bay and ignore it’s potential for seascape images. Tonight I did just the same, but realised it was probably my best bet given the sea state and weather, and the fact that tower bay was crowded due to the unexpected
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February seascapes…
Trying something a little different this month, a seascape with very few elements, looks like something I might hang on a wall for mono colour and slightly abstract. Although the Irish sea is really a morning location for good seascapes at least from the Irish coastline, I only manage to take sunset and twilight shots
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Inspiration
These days when I go into a book shop I spend less time in the photography section than before. I’m looking for inspiration, not technical instruction anymore. It’s not that I couldn’t still use lots of technical instruction, it just is not why I want to pick up a camera and plan a shoot. This
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A winter landscape
Weather forecast was for accumulations of snow in the west… followed within 24 hours by storm “Rachael”. This would have to be quick! When I’m traveling on my own in inclement weather for photos I tend to be conservative and go to places I know and try to capture them with dramatic weather. The alternative
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A winter scene…
I left a frosty Donabate this morning before 7am with high expectations heading for Wicklow for a few wintery scenes (frost will do, given the lack of snow this year so far). The snowy scene shown right is one I’ve re-edited in desperation from 5 years ago!! By the time I reached Bray it was