I love receptions. This reception in particular was a blast. Being of Irish descent of course have to post this image of one of the groomsmen dancing a jig. When I shoot receptions my typical approach is to set up a couple of strobes around the dance floor and one on my camera. Nikon’s strobes...
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Hey folks. This blog and my portfolio are getting a bit of a make over. Soon you’ll be able to see a handful of full weddings, some of my commercial/editorial work on the Portfolio (iPhone/iPad friendly they tell me!) and the blog will be a bit better organized. The new portfolio is done, click HERE...
Photography is like therapy for me. Some people surf, some people have comfort foods. Some people have the bottle. I have a camera (err, well several). When I’m shooting I get lost in a world of light and form. This is good. Since going into the commercial realm I’ve had many outlets and some great...
A photographer whose work I admire wrote the following on his blog the other day, ” Art teaches us what it is to be human” To which I say amen. That is why I photograph. That is why I pursue images with people. I’ve never enjoyed shooting landscapes or abstracts. But if you put a...
When I edit I do three things… I keep in my heart the feeling I had while interacting with the people I photograph, I cue up songs on iTunes that “fit” the day/the couple, and I try to develop a few different edits that just “work” for the images. I always have an idea, before...