Category Archives: Other photographers
On My Knees
Recently, Fergul McClean of Diamond Photography took the time to document me photographing a wedding. It was a very revealing exercise. Turns out, I spend a lot of time on my knees. Below is a small selection of photographs alternating … Continue reading
Filed under Other photographers, Wedding
Three In A Row – Day 2
The picture below is a complicated one. It was shot on day two of my three-day wedding marathon and is so packed with story you’d almost think it was a mess. Yet it does hang together. What drew me in … Continue reading
Filed under Other photographers, Photographs, Photography, Wedding, Wedding Photography
Peter Cox Photography Gallery
Yesterday was a big day for a good friend of mine. Peter Cox opened his first gallery in a great space in Killarney – a big occasion for any photographer. It may have slipped the news headlines a tad due … Continue reading
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Rencontre de Kinsale
I love meeting other photographers, especially if it’s over an alfresco lunch on a stunning day, as it was last Saturday in Kinsale. Photography, food and a nice glass of wine, what could be finer? My companion on this occasion … Continue reading
Filed under Bessie, Equipment, Film, Other photographers, Voigtlander Bessa-R
Moving Pictures
I think landscape photographers are borderline certifiable. Well, maybe not all of them, but Peter Cox and Neil McShane definitely are in my opinion. I’m confident that this is an accurate assessment having filmed them over a 24 hour period … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Circle of Confusion, Other photographers, Videos
Happy Faces Day
Saturday was quite a day. Somebody told me I “sucked”. Someone else called me something even worse when I forgot to press the record button on the sound recorder during a video shoot. To be fair, I think the first … Continue reading
Filed under Awards, Happy Faces, IPPA, Other photographers, Videos
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Work
Yesterday, I left my cameras in the back of my mother-in-law’s car. I realized this on the 9.30 Cork-Dublin intercity as it passed through Mallow. With every passing moment, I was getting closer to my assignment and further away from … Continue reading
Filed under It Can't All Go Right, Other photographers
What Is The Point Of Wedding Photography? – Part 2: The State We’re In
Photographers have attached themselves almost indelibly to weddings. This raises two questions that I’d like to explore here. 1) How did this happen? 2) Is there a negative consequence? The answer to the first question is fairly simple: habit. Once … Continue reading
What Is The Point Of Wedding Photography? – Part 1: Crossing The Line
Something happened at two recent weddings that upset me greatly. Both involved videographers, which I’ll deal with in part 3 of this series of posts. For the time being, it’s the individual instances that concern me here, as they are … Continue reading
Filed under Other photographers, Videographers, Wedding, Where I'm coming from
Focus on Friday – Steve Huff
Steve Huff is going to cost me a lot of money. Tens of thousands of euros most likely. A couple of days ago, I accidentally posted an item that I had in preparation. It wasn’t quite ready to go. The … Continue reading
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