So, You Want to Be A Photographer
You just bought a fancy camera as well as a nice lens for it, and now you are a photographer, right? Sorry, but no. It takes more than just having the camera to be a photographer, just as it takes more than making a couple…
6 Tips For Your Dating Profile Pictures
Standing out in the world of online dating isn’t as easy as it used to be. Luckily, you have us to provide some tips to look your best in your next online dating profile picture. From a boy and a girl’s point of view. …
Online Dating Photography to Look Great in Your Profile Picture
You have plenty of pictures of yourself, but they are all group photos with your mates, and to make it worse you’re the one pulling a weird face? Your selfie game is just not strong enough to put your best foot, or face, forward? You…
Advice for Wedding Photography Contracts
When deciding who to hire to photograph a wedding, it is important to read and understand the contract that will be signed. If a photographer doesn’t have a good contract at the time of the booking, they are not a good choice for a photographer…
Headshot Photographs For Musicians Introduces Me To More Music
One of the fun things about doing headshot photographs for musicians is they will sometimes bring instruments in with them to the studio. I’ve enjoyed banjo music, saxophone, and in the case with Anthony he brought a guitar. Besides doing his own music, he does…
Tips for Keeping Your Photography Sharp
There are a lot of things that can be done in post-processing to improve an image, but even with the magic of Photoshop if a picture is out of focus there isn’t much that can be done to correct it. The best way for a…
No Budget Brand Clothing and Rec-Wear
This was a really fun shoot to do with the lovely Cristina. We had some nice weather and we were able to walk around the city to get some cool locations. The brand wanted to show activity for the Rec-Wear clothing line, targeting people who…
Location Brand Clothing
I did a photoshoot this last week for “Location” a new Irish clothing brand. At the moment they are starting out with a limited selection but will be adding additional stock in January. Having touched the jumpers shown here, I can vouch for the fact…
Advice for Being a Successful Wedding Photographer
I have been in the business of photography for over 10 years, and in that time, I’ve photographed quite a few weddings. Some weddings I photographed working for other photographers as an assistant and second shooter. Most of the weddings I’ve done, however, have been…
Medium Format Film Photography
I really enjoy shooting with film cameras. There is something about having to force oneself to get the picture right in camera. Film photography isn’t about taking a few pictures, looking at the view-screen, making adjustments and taking more. Film photography forces people to be…
The Sweet Look
The fun thing about this photo-shoot was playing up the bright eyes of the model. In discussing what we wanted to do with the shoot was get this classic sweet look. The first step was to do a nice soft makeup and the hair in…
Tips for The Parents at the Next Family Photography Session
This one is just for mom and dad. Kids, if you have the phone, tablet, iPad, or laptop hand it over to your parents for this article. After all, it is the parents who want a lovely picture of the family for the wall or…