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My favorite shots from 2012

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  I can’t remember time ever flying by so quickly as in 2012. Looking back over the year’s images really brings it home. Photography is a constant learning process – exciting, eye-opening, moving - and I’m very grateful to everyone who’s … Continue reading

Orla and Paul, a couple shoot

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Sunday afternoons are made for lifestyle shoots like this. For Orla and Paul it was a time to collect the honey from their bees, to play with Gus (their affectionate, towering great dane), and to take a stroll amongst the autumn trees. … Continue reading

Niketa, personal portrait shoot

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                          Niketa and I took a walk around Redburn Country Park in Belfast last weekend, somehow managing to find a window of sunshine on a very wet day. … Continue reading

Rachael and family, a lifestyle shoot

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Here are a few images from a recent shoot with Rachael Colton and her family, in Glen Gortin Forest Park. I hadn’t visited the park before, but it’s a lovely place. Huge coniferous trees tower above you on your way … Continue reading

Denise and family, a summer portrait shoot

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Ireland isn’t known for long, balmy summers. This year has hardly been an exception; it’s been wet, windy, even a bit wild. But when the sun has shone, it’s felt all the more golden. I did a shoot a month or … Continue reading

Una, Berian, Madoc and Oran – A family photo shoot

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Here are a few images from a shoot I did before Christmas, with Una and Berian from Dublin. I’ve included some pictures from this shoot in my Family Portrait gallery too. I love the whole set. We began with some … Continue reading

Sunday afternoon in Co. Galway – A family photo shoot

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One Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago, I spent a couple of hours taking some photographs with Brian & Pauline and their fantastic kids, Ella, Jack and Hannah. I love the images we produced together. They’re such a warm, generous … Continue reading

The best skimmer – A family photo shoot

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Last week I had the pleasure of taking some photographs for Kate and Seamus, who live up in Donegal, a beautiful part of Ireland. We took some shots of their boys at home first, before heading off to the beach … Continue reading

Ruth at Carnforth station – personal portrait and fashion shoot

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I took these shots of Ruth Thompson at Carnforth rail station yesterday. The station is famous for its appearance in David Lean’s classic film Brief Encounter, with Trevor Howard and Celia Johnson. Ruth brings some modern style to the location (not to … Continue reading

Before the sun came out – A family photo shoot

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This shoot I did recently provided a lesson for me in why I need to keep taking pictures even when the rain is (literally) pouring down. It stopped the very moment we finished, but if I’d let my dislike of … Continue reading

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