more lobster, less pipe

I did a shoot for milliner Fiona Mangan last week. Her new collection is inspired in part by fish that swim in the sea. So we used Galway Atlantaquaria as our location. It was very pleasent, everyone was lovely to work with: model Suzi Coombs, stylist Paula Rabbitte and makeup artist Flora Psarianos. I’d bought a lastolite ezybox hotshoe for it in Whelans in Limerick couple of days before. It worked out very well although if I’d to do it again I’d have used the ST-E2 to fire the flash rather than the 580 itself. Mind you I think my small flash is banjaxed. Anyway these behind-the-scenes ones were all done without flash.


North Galway Hunt Ball

Tally Ho!

testing, testing

I did these test shots to prepare for a job recently. I thought they might need a ‘dramatic sky’ kind of look. As it turned out we didn’t get around to doing them. Anyway its an opportunity to introduce my charming new assistant, Dolly. I think she’s a keeper!


Daisy Boutique Galway shoot, Galway Now Magazine Feb 2012

page and a half of social pics from the first birthday party for Daisy Boutique, Eglinton Street Galway appear in the current edition of Galway Now magazine. First published sign of life from me this year, ochón is ochón! Not dead yet!

Orsi Fitness Website Pics

Before Christmas I did a shoot for Orsi Fitness in the Clayton Hotel in Galway. I had a meeting with Orsi in advance to establish what kind of images she needed and where they were intended for. She was revamping her website and we agreed the best way to show prospective clients what Orsi Fitness was all about was to take reportage style shots of Orsi taking people through the exercises she teaches in her classes. The images are now incorporated into the new site in a slideshow, I think they work well because the relaxed atmosphere and Orsi’s friendly personality comes across. Plus she was happy with them which is the main thing! (www.orsifitness.com)