Tag Archives: Wedding Photography
No Awards
I can say with certainty that I won’t win any prizes in the 2012 Irish Professional Photographers Association (IPPA) National Photographic Awards. The reason is simple. I didn’t enter. Instead, I was asked to participate in the final judging as … 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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Words and Actions
Although I’m withdrawing from wedding photography, I am still taking bookings for 2012 (my final season) and I continue to get enquiries. I recently received an email that showed the direction the wedding photography business is taking. Here’s an excerpt: … 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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How Should A Newcomer Enter The Market?
I recently wrote a post about how I face the possibility of being pushed out of the wedding market. It generated a little bit of comment and a couple of private email exchanges. One of the comments was this, posted … Continue reading
The Wedding Photography Market Is Dying – Good
I heard a report on the radio recently that 1,000 people are leaving Ireland every week. A large share of them are young, single people setting off to find work and opportunities that Ireland’s crippled economy can no longer offer … Continue reading
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Anatomy Of A Wedding Day #15 – Anne & Daniel – County Cork & County Kerry, Ireland
Here are some wedding photographs by way of a change of pace. People are coming up to me to ask about my sudden obsession with cattle and meat. They are starting to worry that it is unhealthy. I have even … Continue reading
Anatomy Of A Wedding Day #13 – Kristel & Bernard
I photographed six weddings between 10th December and 10th January. My busiest Christmas period ever. Exhausting, but very satisfying as well. One thing I would like to do here is give a big, public thank you to Mike Hutt of … Continue reading
