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  • More Panel thoughts

    I’ve always thought Landscape and Seascape panels are more challenging than most because of the lack of control over the  environment we have.  The challenges should be essentially the same as any other panel subject; theme, continuity, balance, engagement, so why do I think it’s more difficult?  Maybe it’s just a selection process I struggle…

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  • Fredau

    Today was an exploration of colour with Fredau.  Natural light and my trusty 50mm 1.4 all afternoon.   More images to follow…   Fredau  

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  • Playing with Panels

    The last panel I put together was for my LIPF in 2009.  When I’m taking/making an image I seldom think about whether or not it would work well in a future distinction panel or competition panel.  My ‘L’  was a mix from assorted work to date with no specific intent on actually creating a panel. …

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  • Location Art Nudes

    I’ve been struggling for some time now trying to develop some ‘style’ in my photography.  I like landscapes, seascape, models, fashion, studio, surreal and fantasy work.  I’m keen to improve on all fronts  but this does not seem to be giving me a particular look and feel to my work.  So what to do… Last…

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  • Emotion

    I picked up an inspiring book recently by Calvin Hollywood called Calvinize.  The book is mostly pictures, each chapter covering a different style and a short one page description what Calvin is trying to achieve in each section. The book comes with a DVD of short videos explaining many of Calvins Photoshop techniques which I…

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  • A workshop with Ciaran Whyte

    I’ve been a fan of Ciaran’s work ever since joining Celbridge Camera Club a number of years ago.  Ciaran was an active member of the club, eager to share his knowledge and skills with everyone. Since my camera has spent most of the past two years in its bag, it was great to finally get…

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  • The colour of winter in Ireland

    Living in Ireland in the winter you can be forgiven for thinking the place is just dark, grey, and wet.  It’s also windy!  Even in the depths of winter there is amazing colour to be found if you take the time to notice. The above image was taken last year in Lough Dan in the…

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  • Back again

    My site has been inactive for over a year, primarily because the previous hosting service trashed it, including backups.  [Note to self…Always backup the backups!]  It was a busy year (not photographically), so I’m only now getting to rework the website and rethink my photographic journey. In 2011 I decided I needed to go back…

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