SkillPages Demo Video

The up and coming Social media Start Up SkillPages has used my photography from my profile on their site, in their latest demo video of their mobile ios app. 
You can read about it from thenextweb.com

Or check out the video from youtube here. 

The Wedding of Fergus & Nicola

Here's a selection of photographs from the wedding of Fergus and Nicola taken at the Lyrath Estate Hotel in county Kilkenny.

Leona & Robins Wedding

Here is a slideshow that fuses music photos and video.  These photographs are from Leona & Robins wedding made at the Westenra Arms Hotel in Monaghan.

The Rule of Thirds

One of the most basic rules of composition is the rule of thirds and works for any camera whether it is an iphone or high end SLR.  It also applies to any artistic medium like painting or architecture. 
Why and how this rule works is a tricky one to explain, the best answer can be found from it's origins by a 11th century Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci and his golden ratio theory (don't worry I'm not going to get too philosophical).  

 Many camera phones and instant cameras have the option to make a grid like this appear on the screen. The grid makes it easier to compose the image into the rule of thirds, hence the screens are always divided into blocks of 3x3.    

The above two images are photographed at the same locations, but the photo on the left is composed without the rule of thirds.  While the image on the right has the castle, sky line and path all placed following the rule of thirds.  As you can see it makes for a more interesting image, rather than the castle shot straight in the middle. 

The shadow cast by the cross was composed with the rule of thirds in mind.  

The above two images demonstrate the rule of thirds, the first image shows two thirds of sky to give a sense of space and the vastness of the plains.  The second image is the same photo cropped but this time two thirds of the photo shows the ground, and one third sky to draw attention to the road (Route66 Arizona).  The same image cropped differently using the rule of thirds can produce two images very different from each other. 

Remember these rules are not set in stone, but before you start breaking the rules it's best you know them first. 

Summer Portrait Offers.

We are introducing two new special offer's for you to avail of. 

Our Little Leanbh collection gives you a chance to capture the first year of your precious new-borns life.  Remember when your mum marked your height on the door, or kept a lock of hair from a time not within your memories reach?  

Capture the first year of growth with an heirloom quality wall piece.  This storyboard is a collage of three photo sessions taken over a year.  From a sleeping new-born, to crawling at six months and then a standing one year old.      
All this for only €180 (Total value €500).  A saving of over  €320.  
Please enquire about this offer before August 30th 2012.  As we have only 12 of these Portrait photography vouchers available. 

Our Second offer applies to portraits of not just children but the whole family or individuals.  Photo sessions are now only €50, this includes a 10x8 inch print.  A saving of over €75.  
 We have only Ten of these Vouchers available till August 30th. 

Wedding in Cinque Terre

I had the recent privilege, of going to Monterosso al Mare in Cinque Terre Italy to photograph the wedding of Frank and Annette.  A Lovely couple, and a great venue the Hotel Porta Roca. Here are some samples of that wonderful day in a dream location.  

 

Isolde

Some of our latest Children's Portraits, from our recently renovated portrait studio in Dublin.