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I shot Ruth and Phil's engagement session in a little orchard beside her parent's home. It was heavenly. The soft summer evening light, the gorgeous greens as a backdrop and the most adorable couple ever.
Ah - young love :) |
| Ruth really reminds me of Scarlett Johansson. |
| This is Wilbur - Ruth's mum's puppy. He is so so cute, I could have just popped him in my bag and brought him home. Look at that wee face! |
I'm behind with my blogging...but I'll make it up this week, this blog will be bursting at the seams!
Last weekend I shot Andrea and Gerard's lovely wedding in Hilltown. I was so nervous about the weather because we had planned to do the photographs at Castlewellan Forest Park and the forecast gave rain, rain, rain. Typical! On the way to Andrea's in the morning it was raining so hard that I was driving at 30mph and could barely see the road! But you know what? As soon as we arrived at the church the rain dried up and the sun came out and it shone brightly all day long. Just like Andrea, who was one of the most radiant brides I've ever seen. |
| Wee Jimmy getting dressed by two women and photographed by another - it's hard work being this cute :) |
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Caolán, Alannah & Clodagh |
8.24.10 • Children |
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Last week I had the most adorable portrait session with Caolán, Alannah and Clodagh. Absolutely gorgeous, funny, cute and photogenic children. I loved that they had all their favourite toys to show me - they made my job so easy :)
This is Caolán and Alannah, the owners of the perfect freckles. |
| What in the world did kids do before the invention of the DS?! |
| This Hello Kitty book is all about fashion and there's actually a section on Christian Louboutins. Love it!! |
| Love seeing kids - especially boys - reading. And enjoying it. |
| This is Peanut the Shetland Pony. She wanted apples. |
I shot Stephanie and Michael's engagement session last week and I took them to a very grotty location that looks amazingly pretty in photos. So grotty, infact, that I had to run and change into my UGGs as my feet were getting tore up!
Stephanie and Michael are getting married in 5 weeks!! They are at the exciting part with the hen and stag parties and last minute organising. I loved that time...I always tell people to really enjoy it because it goes so fast. |
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A list of answers to questions I am asked frequently!
• I did an HND in Photography in 2003. It took me 3 years part time.
• This is my third full wedding season.
• I use Canon 5D Mark ii.
• I use fast primes - a 50mm 1.2L, a 35mm 1.4L and an 85mm 1.2L. In my bag I also have a 16-35mm 2.8L incase I need to go wider for family portraits. I love my 45mm 2.8 Tilt and Shift lens too.
• My favourite lens of all time is probably my 50mm 1.2L.
• I don't have a studio. I don't do studio work. I work from a home office and do all my shoots on location.
• I use a Shootsac lens bag as it's great for people who shoot with primes and therefore change lenses a lot. The only thing I hate about it is how sore it makes my shoulder :(
• I shoot in Raw and I shoot manual. I tell absolutely everyone who emails me asking for advice that they need to learn to shoot manual. I taught myself by shooting household objects over and over!
• The blurry effect in the background of my photos is called bokeh. It can be achieved by using a wide aperture.
• I do all my editing in ACR - have done since I started. I've tried to get into Lightroom a couple of times but I just don't have the time to dedicate learning it. One of these days...maybe. If something needs retouched or some special treatment then I'll open it in Photoshop.
• I'm a Mac girl :) I have 4 external hard drives - two are 2TB and two are 1.5TB. I like lots of space and I back up like crazy.
• A company called Infinet Design made my blog. You can find their details by clicking on the link at the bottom of the blog.
• I don't 'Photoshop', 'airbrush', 'action' or mess with eyes! Everyone asks me this! To get nice sharp eyes with catchlights you need to find good light (north facing window, soft sunlight filtered through the clouds etc), use a good quality prime lens (50mm 1.2) opened wide. Make sure your focus is DEAD ON the eyes! This is all you should need - once the file is resized and sharpened for web the eyes will pop. Also, sometimes when I make a photo black and white the eyes will stand out even more.
• Good light is nature's airbrush! Stop with the Photoshop actions that make people look like aliens. It's just weird.
• I am obsessed with finding good light. It makes or breaks a photo. I get depressed sometimes because Northern Ireland doesn't get 'good' light very often. Knowing light will take your photography to the next level.
• My dream come true would be a summer evening's wedding - just before golden hour. Your photos would be stunning.
• My daily mantra is a Coco Chanel quote "In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different".
The end :)
P.S. I couldn't decide on a photo for this post so I decided to put on a selection from a folder I call "Where's Janine" - photos that I am in but didn't know it when I was taking it :)
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| P.P.S - I know I don't hold my camera correctly all the time :) |
| Last week I had a lovely engagement shoot with Claire and Nik at Queens University. It was such a great location and the soft summer evening light was perfect. My favourite kind of light :) |
| Claire rocked a very high, very sexy pair of heels :) |
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