Queensberry Albums - When Handmade means Handmade!

I have been dealing with Queensberry Albums for almost 10 years and love producing their high quaility custom albums. When I say that Queensberry Albums make the best handmade albums in the world - we mean handmade!.

Have a look at this video to see the time, skill, and quality required to produce a custom made wedding album by Queensberry of New Zealand

Irish Professional Photographers Association Annual Awards

The highlight of the year for professional photographers is fast approaching with the Annual IPPA National Photographic Awards taking place this Sunday 27th February at the Burlington Hotel in Dublin. The Awards are an annual event with awards been presented to  the best photographers in their respective disciplines for example Wedding Photographer Of The Year, Portrait Photographer Of The Year etc.  The standard of work at this level of the competition is extremely high with only the best images  (and photographers) getting through to the finals.
I am happy to say that I am through to the finals of several of the Wedding categories for this years awards but with the competition been so tough I am not holding my breath!  I will however pick up my 7 Gold Awards on the night which got me through to the finals.

St. Helens Bay - A magical location

St. Helens Bay Golf Resort is one of the best known golf resorts in the country.  Just before last Christmas I photographed a wedding that held its reception at the Resort Clubhouse. On the day of the wedding the Bride's house was surrounded by several inches of snow but at the Resort there was no snow to be found-none whatsoever! Talk about the Sunny South East - it certainly lived up to its reputation that day.  St. Helens is situated in the very south east, a stones throw from Rosslare.  The Resort will be holding a wedding evening on the 27th of March from 4 until 7 and I will be in attendance due to an invitation to attend as the sole photographer on the day by Liz the wedding manager.  The function room at the Clubhouse offers a beautiful panoramic view of the bay, the famous Tuskar Rock lighthouse and the Golf course.

Killashee House Hotel Wedding evening

I will be attending the Wedding Evening this Thursday the 24th February from 6 till 9 at the wonderful Killashee House Hotel in Naas. Killashee House is one of my favourite wedding locations and a hotel I have been  involved with ever since it opened its doors 12 years ago.

The hotel has managed to gain an enviable reputation over the years and it is a fantastic hotel for wedding day photography. The staff are the most professional you can meet in the business and I have come to know most of them personally including photographing several of the managers weddings. If you are in the hotel at anytime please have a look at the sample album I have in the foyer showing some samples of previous work I have undertaken there.  The above image taken during a summer wedding last year shows some of the wonderful gardens and fountain and the image below was taken just before Christmas.

Osprey Hotel Wedding Fair

The Osprey Hotel & Spa Wedding Fair, which I attended yesterday, turned out to be a very busy day for all involved. Visitors were greeted with a nice glass of champagne and given the opportunity to take a tour of the hotel and talk with the wedding co-ordinator about their wedding day requirements. I had a very busy afternoon showing some of my work and album designs to interested couples and an even busier day today answering further inquiries which I am always happy to do. The hotel is a very contemporary design and taking advantage of this can lead to some very unusual and exciting photography.  I will be posting some images shortly from a wedding I covered at the hotel.  Meanwhile local press photographer Jimmy Fullham was on hand to cover the days events for the local media. As much as I hate been infront of the camera, thanks for the image Jimmy!

Carton House Advertising Campaign

Its always nice to see your work in print and even nicer when your images are used nationwide in the print media and on TV.  The beautiful Carton House in Maynooth recently undertook a major country wide advertising campaign for its wedding offerings. They ran advertisements for a full week in local and national newspapers, the RTE Guide and on TV AM . All the image they used were from a lovely wedding I shot in Carton House last year. The image shown here is a two page spread from a regional newspaper.

New Website Design

I am finally getting around to having my long awaited new website designed.  This is something I have been putting off for the last year or so. It will be slimmed down and streamlined a little with some up-to-date features added and new work displayed at its best showing larger than normal images which are an important feature for any photographer.  The above image is the draft interface. Any suggestions you may have - shout now!