Category: Black & White

  • When the sun does not shine…

    When the sun does not shine…

    It seems like the sun will not shine this week, but the melancholy mood needs to be recorded.  I listened to the forecast last night and thought I might just catch a glimpse on sunrise before storm Barney hit Ireland today. A thin opening in the cloud cover was closing fast beyond Lambay when I…

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  • Papyrus 2015 –  Special Jury Award

    Papyrus 2015 – Special Jury Award

    I’ve been very fortunate with my image “Hands Laid Bare” featuring Elle Beth.  I received my second international salon award for the image in the Exceedphoto Papyrus 2015 salon in India. For my AFIAP journey so far I’ve received acceptances in 7 of the eight required countries and 10 salons out of the required 15…

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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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