Category: Black & White
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Embracing the shadows…
Whether working with natural light or studio lights I’ve always been weary of the dark side! Perhaps it’s the association with camera club competitions and the risk of a judge penalizing blocked shadows that led me to be extra careful about filling in shadows somewhat and never clipping the blacks (or highlights for that matter!).…
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A Quick Mayo Tour
I drove from Dublin to Clonbur, Co. Galway on Saturday afternoon with no real photography plan. I started with the evening sunset on Lough Mask which didn’t yield great sunset sky, but I managed to try and make the most of what I found. On Sunday morning I decided a hot day sitting in a…
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EFIAP – Bronze Distinction attained!
I was delighted to learn recently my submission for the EFIAP Bronze distinction was successful. For those unfamiliar with FIAP distinctions, the requirements for EFIAP-Bronze include: Have been the holder of the EFIAP Distinction for at least one year from the date of the diploma for that previous distinction. 200 acceptances, with 50 different works…
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Location shoot with Tillie Feather
This week was my first time to have the pleasure of working with the amazing Tillie Feather. She was on tour in Ireland with Rachelle Summers and as luck would have it I managed to book them both for a morning shoot and Tillie for the rest of the day. So after a super morning…
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High Speed Sync
A few weeks ago I stumbled across a video by Jason Lanier using Flashpoint Xplor 600 and was amazed at the images he was getting. There where a number of other elements apart from the flash making the image, great location, great model, props, assistant, etc. but it was the Flashpoint system that got me…
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Storm Barbara
The thoughts of facing an ocean of fresh to storm force winds and torrential rain did not appeal, but the anticipation of a clearing storm and dramatic shoreline taking a pounding did… Since I took time off before Christmas I had enough free time to hatch a plan (the night before). The weather forecast had…
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Thematic shoot – Draughts
During the build out of the “Boat House Studio” as it’s no dubbed, I discovered Garett is not only a Plasterer by trade but has also represented Ireland in the Mind Olympics as a master Draughts player. So when he mentioned he was planning to attempt a world record for winning 500 simultaneous games of…
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1st Circular Exhibition of Photography – “ACRUVIUM CIRCUIT 2016”
I was delighted today to receive the results of the Acruvium Circuit 2016: 29 acceptances in total, including 2 awards. I received a Salon Silver Medal for “Raphaella on Point” I also received an honorable mention for “Anne” My EFIAP acceptances continue to grow, and I am now about half way there in terms…
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Success for Ireland in FIAP 33rd Biennial
Last April I got a message from Bill Power asking for a high res version of one of my images for submission in the FIAP 33rd Biennial – Monochrome as part of the IPF Irish panel entry. I was delighted and honoured to be asked to represent the country, only problem, I was in California…
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Finding my inspiration
Since achieving my AIPF distinction last September, my model photography went into hibernation. Partly because the effort to come up with my panel had exhausted my brain, partly because my main location in the shed/studio was too cold for comfortable winter work. so I was delighted this past weekend to be back shooting with Madame…
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