Filed under: Northern Ireland Wedding Photography, wedding photography | Tags: medialook images, Northern Ireland Photographer, Royal Court Hotel, wedding photography, Wedding photos beach, Wedding Tractor, Whiterocks Beach
Jonathan and Joanne had an amazing day and narrowly avoided the thunderstorm that dried up minutes before they arrived athe the Royal Court Hotel. Joanne, who grows flowers, and supplies local florists had some amazing arrangements, at the church in Eglinton.
Wedding photography in portrush
flower girls boquet with wedding dress in background
They both love tractors!
A walk in the gardens
Royal Court Hotel from Whiterocks Beach
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Happened across this great site: www.offbeatbride.com
check it out!
Filed under: Northern Ireland Wedding Photography, engagement, portrait photography
I had great fun with Victoria and Adam during their engagement funshoot last week. On my way over to Bangor the weather was looking miserable, but we were sheltered from the worst of it whilst in the wood. Thank-you guys for braving the wind and rain and being so up for it!
Filed under: Landscape Photography, sports photography | Tags: camping in Ireland, dooey beach, Murvagh beach, sports photography
Diann and I spent the bank holiday weekend camping with some kitesurfing friends. We camped at Murvagh Beach (near Donegal town) which was great, apart from the litter pile previous campers had left. We woke on a sunny Saturday morning and the Kiters wanted somewhere more windy so we went to Dooey Beach Near Lettermacaward in Donegal which was very windy , and cold, and was like being in a constant sandstorm. But the kiters had a ball!
Camping at Murvagh
Dooey had a very busy surf school
Corin going high
Dooey beach at night
I’m still shaking sand out of things!
Filed under: Northern Ireland Wedding Photography, wedding photography | Tags: MOdern album, Queensberry album, traditional album, Wedding Album
This is a Queensberry Duo Album in grey micro suede. I love these duo albums! the combination of classic matted pages with full page spreads! This album has a translucent velum title page and gatefold feature page.
Filed under: Landscape Photography | Tags: cokin filter holder, remove vignetting
To fix vignetting when using cokin holder, buy a spare cokin filter holder (or a cheap copy off ebay) and saw the filter holder off after the 1st slot using a small hacksaw.
Ive just done this and now I can use my cokin circ pol and 1 more cokin filter (ND or ND grad) at 17 mm on my 5d without any vignetting. And I haven’t needed to remove my protective slim UV filter.
Great. no more trying to hold filters and keep my fingers out of frame.
Filed under: Landscape Photography | Tags: Cliffs of Moher, Croagh Patrick, Doolin, Irish Landscapes, Irish Martial Arts, The Burren, Travelling Ireland
My Wife Diann and I took off to Westport and Doolin for a camping trip over the Easter break. This Island is beautiful, and the variety of landscapes is immence!
Martial Arts experts train as the sun sets over Croagh Patrick, Ireland
Sunset over this famous Irish Mountain
Sunrise over Croagh Patrick
Doolin
The Burren
Cliffs of Moher
Filed under: portrait photography | Tags: medialook images, NI portrait photographer, Northern Ireland Photographer, portrait photographer belfast
I had a great fun session in the studio with the Morgans. Malc is pastor at my Church (City Church Belfast)
Filed under: Northern Ireland Wedding Photography, wedding photography | Tags: medialook images, wedding photography
Thought I’d share some of my own wedding photos.
Diann and I were married in Knocknamuckley Church of Ireland, and we had a fantastic reception at the Tullylagan Country House. It was a superb day, we both loved every moment of it. I was still a little nervous standing at the front of the Church even though I’m used to being at the front at weddings! Actually during the Rehearsal I was much more nervous.
A big thanks to Andrew Paterson who did a great job with our photos. I used to work for Andrew in the GAP studio, and knowing Andrews work so well there was no contest about who was going to shoot my own wedding.
Filed under: Northern Ireland Wedding Photography, wedding photography, wedding photography Belfast
I had a meeting with Jeff from Yellow Pages this morning, to discuss advertising (which is very expensive!)
It set me thinking about my competition. According to the NI Census Data www.northernireland.gov.uk
There were 8300 Marriages in Northern Ireland in 2006. Assuming a Wedding photographer shoots a modest 50 weddings per year (almost 1 per week) there is enough work for 166 photographers. That may seem like quite a lot, but searching wedding photographers in northern Ireland in yell.co.uk returns 376 photographers! With so much choice how do you choose?
Tips on choosing your Wedding Photographer
My advice is to choose your photographer very carefully.
First and foremost make sure you get on well and can have a laugh with them.
Do you like their style?
Wedding photography styles vary from super-traditional-everyone-posed, to fly on the wall, as-it-happens photojournalism, with variations in between. Watch out for silly or really cheesy shots – it doesn’t have to be this way!
Image quality
Consider the technical quality of the photographs. Exposure, sharpness and composition should be great. If you are looking at a sample album this is the photographer’s best work!
Professionalism
A good wedding photographer will be able to help you plan the timings of your day. They will know how long things will take, and will be able to keep an eye on the clock for you.
Only employ someone who has full Public liability insurance, back-up equipment, and is a member of a professional body like the SWPP. Ask who will cover for the photographer in the event of an emergency.
Remember:
When it comes to wedding photography, you really do get what you pay for.
