Category Archives: Wedding

Lapland Wedding Photography Leak

I’ve spent so much time looking at the interface of Adobe post-production software in the past two weeks, I’m starting to lose my sanity. The week ahead isn’t going to offer much respite. Lunacy beckons. I shouldn’t complain. Much of … Continue reading

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Lapland Wedding – Day 4: The 3200

Yesterday I was in uncharted waters, far outside my comfort zone. Lapland is a dim place this time of year. It is even dimmer when it’s overcast. And that dimness only lasts for six hours or so. Otherwise it is … Continue reading

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Lapland Wedding – Day 3: Gear And Planning

First a snow update. Still none, but we awoke to overcast skies this morning. Nothing has fallen, but there is a chance – a slim one, but a chance nonetheless. From my point of view, if it isn’t going to … Continue reading

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Lapland Wedding – Day 2: Disaster?

Apparently, the Finns have 40 words for snow. That’s as may be, but at the moment there isn’t any. Not a flake. And none is forecast before the end of the week either. The locals are scratching their heads. At … Continue reading

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Lapland Wedding – Day 1: Early

My least favourite time in the world is Oh-Bloody-Hell Hundred Hours, which is roughly any time before 9am. I’m not a morning person. It’s almost a clinical condition in my case. Such an affliction makes early starts something I don’t … Continue reading

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The Lucky Photographer

Aodan Enright got a plug here last week when he invited me to write a piece for his own blog. He gets another one for sending me a link to an interesting article about luck that appeared on the New … Continue reading

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Mirror Image

Here’s a confession. Motorized machines don’t really interest me. When men huddle together to talk about cars at parties, I’m lost. I watch Top Gear and can distinguish correctly the front end of a car from the back at least … Continue reading

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Stepping Back

This year has been a very important one for me in terms of my style. I’ve found myself stepping back a lot more. Often, as photographers we tend to concentrate on a detail. We like to isolate particular things, actions … Continue reading

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Airborne Flower Girl

My reflection on this year’s main wedding season continues with this photograph taken just before the bride and groom were announced into the dining room at a wedding celebration in Co Waterford.

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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

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