Over a month ago I photographed this beautiful trio in Saint Anns Park, Dublin. The location could have been anywhere though, because all that is really required for a family portrait session is some of natures beautiful backdrops. Its not always necessary to travel to a wild and stunning location (although this is awesome!), sometimes even a corner of a garden, an empty spot on the beach, a tiny field beside the road, anywhere with a bit of greenery, flowers, texture or colo

Basically there's no simple recipe for photographing toddlers and babies. They generally don't take direction, they don't stay still, they make strange, and sometimes they don't want their photo taken at all. The most important factor for me when photographing these little ones, is to make sure that they have fun and to bring props and toys for them to interact with and focus on. If the photo-shoot has a fun atmosphere and the toddler is allowed to be themselves and run aroun

Location scouting yet again we went to the Deer Forest Park in Virginia. We skipped stones, collected rocks and climbed trees. We discovered an old boat house with the beautiful Lough Ramor behind it, we wandered through the forest and picked wildflowers, Deer Forest Park is a beautiful location for outdoor photographs. Thunder storm abrewing, we then headed to the Cavan Musuem in Ballyjamesduff, where my history obsessed little man was in his element. He was dressed in his f

It seems summer is finally here! Ive become so accustomed to taking photographs in dull light that having the sun make an appearance can be a challenge sometimes! But I love a challenge :-) I shoot only in manual, which means every time the sun goes behind a cloud- I have to re-expose, every time I move from light to shade, I have to re-expose, every time I re compose I have to re expose , you get my drift! A couple of weeks ago I was asked to do a photoshoot for a couple of

A couple of weeks ago I had a wonderful Communion Session. Now in hindsight I can admit that I was TERRIFIED about this photosession- the reason?, it was at 1.30, on one of the sunniest days of the year. In Ireland we have few sunny days so I was a little nervous. The sun would be at the highest spot in the sky, not a cloud in sight- and what does this mean in photography terms?- it means unflattering shadows and blown out highlights. Nightmare!!! I spent the night previous r

A lot of preparation goes into finding the right location for your photoshoot! This makes each session a unique experience that produces original and individual photos! The locations preferably have to be easy to reach, wild, but not tooo wild, be free from nettles and cattle! They have to contain plenty of shaded areas and places to hide from the sun! I have my little helper to come with me when we scout for pretty locations! Here are some photos of our little adventure two

Why do professional photographers charge so much per hour if they only have to 'press a button'? This is a common misconception about the photography trade. Your photo shoot itself is only a part of the process, also included in the process is : location scouting, consultations, planning and preparing, backing up of files, culling, hours of editing, uploading to galleries, emailing and customer service. Factored into a photographers pricing is their cost of doing business, an