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Lapland Wedding Photography – Lap Dancing

I own two tripods. They rarely get an outing. Certainly, I didn’t travel to Lapland with one. I did wonder whether I’d regret it if the northern lights appeared. In the end, like the snow, they stayed away. There are … Continue reading

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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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I’m Offering Seminars And Workshops

God, this feels good! I’ve been sitting on a series of announcements for a while now. It’s been torture. I’m a blabbermouth by nature so the pressure has been unbearable. Finally, I can let a bit of it go. Announcement … 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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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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Tight Fit

While weddings take place year round, they do tend to be clustered between the months of April to September – a period that I would consider ‘the season’. This year, the wedding season ended a little earlier than normal for … Continue reading

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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

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Not Quite Wide Enough

My two favourite focal lengths on my 35mm cameras are 50mm and 24mm. If you put a gun to my head and asked me to choose a single one to live out my days with, I would likely choose the … Continue reading

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