Category: Models
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EFIAP Silver Distinction
This week I received news I achieved the EFIAP Silver distinction for works I have entered mostly in the past year to international photographic salons. I’m wondering now would I have put in the work to achieve this had it not been for the confinement of Covid-19. I had previously received my EFIAP Bronze in…
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Portrait Masters Awards
This week I received the results of my first ever submission to the Sue Bryce Education – Portrait Masters competition for January 2021. Before I get to my results, a word about why I felt I should pursue yet another international awards and distinction journey. I have been entering national and international photographic competitions since…
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6th Balkan Exhibition 2021 results
I received results today for the last salon entered for my EFIAP Silver journey – the 6th Balkan Exhibition 2021 circuit for Serbia, Cyprus, and Romania. I received 5 awards, and 41 out of a possible 64 acceptances, with 14 of my 16 images being accepted. So the last task for my EFIAP Silver is…
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9th Miroc Exhibition Circuit results
So I’m hopefully on the home stretch for my submission to FIAP for the EFIAP Silver distinction. I was 13 new image acceptances short of the required 50 new works. That is, until today, when I received the results of the latest salon circuit for Serbia, Russia, South Africa, and Norway. I received acceptances for…
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Back to Norway…
Mischkah and I managed to arrange our first remote shoot of 2021 in her new Norwegian location. Here are some of the images from our two hour session. We split the time with studio lights and natural light and two different spaces. Very pleased with what we produced in such a short space of time.…
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5th Nordic International Digital Circuit 2020
I am delighted to have received three awards in the 5th Nordic International Digital Circuit 2020 this week, including an RSF Gold Monochrome medal for “Keeping you on your toes” featuring Tillie Feather and Leon Lift. My other two awards were a FIAP Ribbon Color and NFFF HM Color for the same image “Fanny en…
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6th Wojnicz Intl Salon Poland
Yesterday I receive word of my Salon acceptances in the 6th Wojnicz International Salon, Poland. Since I am working towards EFIAP Silver distinction I was hoping to receive an award for at least one image. Sadly this was not to be, instead receiving 7 acceptances (66%), which is a consolation, given the average acceptance rate…
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5th DESIRE CIRCUIT 2020
Today I received the results from my first Salon submission in about two years. I was delighted to receive a Salon Gold medal for “Emergent” and Salon HM for “One small step” in two of the 5th Desire Circuit 2020 salons in Romania. I took a break from entering FIAP salons after receiving my EFIAP…
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My first remote shoot
In these strange times I feel lucky to have the headspace to want to exercise my creative side. So when Mischkah asked me if I’d like to try a remote shoot, I gladly said yes. I’d been thinking about these for a while and wondering just how well they would work for me. I enjoy…
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A day with Ayla Rose
I’ve been waiting a while to have my first shoot with Ayla Rose. It was worth the wait! Having access to both studio and nearby locations is very useful in unpredictable Irish weather. My plans had to be flipped from morning to afternoon to make sure we got time in studio and time on location.…