Belfast

A few bits from a recent trip to Belfast:







I've a few more that I might stick up some time. I also took some shots of the political murals that are found on the Falls & Shankill roads but to be honest, they've been done to death and I can't be arsed posting them.

Would you mind not using the flash...?

"Would you mind not using the flash...?" words that could invoke blind panic in a photographer, especially me. You see, ever since I started taking photos of people a couple of years back I've almost always relied on some kind of flash to light the scene or the model. Whether it's a studio or location shoot I've gotten used to having some kind of flash to help me.

So when Emily Aoibheann uttered those very words I did have a momentary weakness as I realised I was going to have to think differently.

The location was a small dark dressing room in Dublin venueThe good Bits where Emily had just finished a sting modelling as 'Tank Girl' for Dr. Sketchy's Dublin. So the only light I had was a table lamp off to the right of the camera. Luckily I had a 50mm f/1.8 lens on the camera!



I love this shot, it's one of my favourite portraits that I've shot so far. Its very simple, a natural, easy shot with a beautiful model. This 'no flash' thing? Well maybe it's not a bad idea after all!

Getting my arse in gear (again)

Due to a variety of reasons (time, money, work, home decorating) 2011 has been slow so far. Photographically speaking anyway.

But I've started getting into my work for this year with a few shoots lined up, and one more just done (more of that later).

Last week was the February edition of Dr. Sketchy's Dublin with a great Tank Girl theme for the session:



Models for this session were Emily Aoibheann as Tank Girl and Jimmy Trigger as her ever faithful boyfriend Booga.

Makeup & Special effects were provided bySuzanne Keogh.