Jul
28th
2010
Only 3 days left! Looks like all will be set for my first exhibition taking place in Lahinch Art Gallery, Main Street, Lahinch Co. Clare. Hopefully it will go OK and i’ll be able to make up SOME of the cost of putting this on 
Prints range in size from A3 420mm (width) x whatever height to A1 800mm width. All photos are available in multiple sizes by order and all photos are limited edition out of 50.
I have received fantastic help from people like Carmel & Rosie Kenny, owners of Kenny’s Art Gallery, Michael Vaughan proprietor of Vaughan Lodge, Lahinch and Patrick Egan of Egan’s Pub, Liscannor. I’d also like to mention my excellent framer, Stephen Swail who got me out of a last minute bind! Wicklow Glass & Glazing. Also, a special thanks goes to Gerry Collison, Editor of the Clare People and last but not least, Martina Costello.
Lets hope I actually sell some now!
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Jul
12th
2010
had been trying to get some more dramatic sea shots around Liscannor bay for a while but the weather and I never seemed to get along. Last week I managed to get a few on a day that had a decent swell.
Tags: 5d, B&W, canon 5d MkII, Clare, county, landscape, liscannor, photographs, Photography, photos
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May
26th
2010
After several phone calls from a friend letting me know he was taking off from the top of Bray head in a Para Glider, yesterday I got a chance to head up there with my daughter. I twas a beautiful evening and she really enjoyed the hike up. All of these were taken with my amazing 5dMkII using the only lens I brought 70-200mm F4 L.
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May
6th
2010
Looks like my first photo exhibition will go ahead as planned kicking off on the August Bank Holiday Weekend on Saturday 31st July. All the the photos shown will be based on my County Clare walkabouts. Here are a few of the images that may (or may not) be shown.
You can view images below or see the whole collection here
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Apr
27th
2010
Apr
27th
2010
click image to view larger….
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Apr
27th
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Feb
26th
2010
Thought i’d post some design stuff as I haven’t posted anything design related in a while. Here’s a couple of new promo flyers/posters for The Wright Venue. I have tried to stick with the gradient mapped effect for as much as I can. In this example it only really worked for the wedding pic.
It’s also an example of how I can use the mono versions of the brand and still maintain consistency. I like the white version of the logo and have used the mono version to create a block foil for invites and several items relating to the VIP Penthouse section of the club. When I get a chance to photograph them i’ll post.
Tags: Design, flyers, illustrator, photoshop, posters, venue, wright
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Feb
9th
2010
Just took this in the kitchen with a sigma 50mm f1.4 EX prime. Love the combo. Really feeling the need to get out and shoot stuff!
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Feb
9th
2010
Having been asked several times if I was going to add the ability to buy photos from my site I have finally got around to testing some solutions. Current solution is a very basic one. Simply add the photograph you want to purchase to the basket and then checkout via paypal. You can see the shop here.
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Feb
7th
2010
Finally got to do a bit of a walkabout today with the new camera. Interesting test for it as the light was pretty bad. I of course used a tripod and exposures were bracketed. Most were shot at ISO100 f22 slower than a second.
the first 2 were post processed in Lightroom from a straight shot, the next was merged as a HDR image in photomatix then touched up in lightroom.
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Feb
7th
2010
Feb
7th
2010
Feb
7th
2010
Well, this was the last expedition with my Canon 40d as i’m finally taking the plunge to full frame with a Canon 5d MkII. This was a great trip and a stunning place to photograph. I was there to ski so, even though I traipsed all my gear over, I only too the 40d and 24-70mm with me on a daily basis. When I return (and i definitely will) i’ll take more as i’m more familiar with the area now.
There’s more here…
Tags: alps, avoriaz, canon 24-70mm f2.8, canon 40d, france, landscape, morzine, photographs, Photography, photos, portes du soleil, ski, wicklow
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Jan
15th
2010
Managed to get out on a beautiful day around new years while down in county Clare.
You can view more here….
Tags: bay, canon 24-70mm f2.8, canon 40d, Clare, county, lahinch, landscape, liscannor, photographs, Photography, photos, sigma 10-20mm, wicklow
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Jan
15th
2010
During the ‘Big Freeze’ i decided i’d climb up the top of Bray Head again to try and capture the surrounding views. Think I might have to venture up the Sugarloaf one day.
You can view the rest of the photos I took that day here….
Tags: bray, bray head, canon 24-70mm f2.8, canon 40d, landscape, photographs, Photography, photos, wicklow
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Dec
7th
2009
Have a nice contract in at the moment that’s allowing me to do some pretty cool clean-up work on some old B&W images. This one wasn’t so bad as the B&W image source was very clean to begin with. The file was enormous and was obviously worked on quite a bit already. Still, it was nice to see it even cleaner and in colour. The funny part is the rust! What i forgot to think about was at what stage of the ship building the photo was taken. You might think, well, it looks finished….. but it wasn’t! Hence the reason it was all rusty in places.
When the ship was finally launched it was painted and cleaned up to look perfect. I thought the rust may have come while it was at sea (yea, we know that didn’t last long) so I kept it in the final.
Off I go now to give her a new paint job
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Nov
11th
2009
Due to massive increase in the amount of work I have recently acquired I have decided I need help! I’m looking for a young, eager to learn, talented graphic designer who has been eating, drinking and sleeping Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign for a few years.
This person will need to be able to take direction from me and work under their own initiative. They must be able to show examples of work that display excellent knowledge of good layout, typesetting and creative skills.
My workload is split about 50% print and 50% web. So, if you have web design and / or dev skills, then great!
I currently work from home so will require person to have their own Mac, a decent internet connection and be able to work from home until my studio is complete at least.
I have been designing for over 18 years and will be able to offer a wealth of experience and knowledge.
Please send me your CV along with with examples of work in PDF format to my email address.
I’m based in Bray, so please keep this in mind, look forward to hearing from you!
Tags: Graphic Designer, Hiring, Job, Jobs
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