An image from a shoot with Clara Peters, Irish figure skater. Clara began skating when she was 7 years old, and moved to the US to train at the age of 17. She has been there ever since. Like all sports, skating requires serious dedication and it’s beginning to pay off as this year she is ranked 29th at Worlds. She is about to turn 21 and her aim now, as it has been since she was very little, is to become Ireland’s first ice skating competitor in a Winter Olympics – that of Sochi 2014. Let’s wish her some luck.
Posts tagged “personal work”
Quick image from shoot today with Duncan Healy on the family farm which grows and sells organic fruit and vegetables through their business Organic Delights. And yes Duncan has just murdered some lettuce…:)
Some still shots I also did when I filmed the mini-documentary of Simon Hutchinson which can be seen in the earlier post. Also a behind the scenes image. Simon is now travelling through the United States. Check out his website and facebook sites for more info. The race started in London on the 18th February last and won’t end until sometime in July. As of today, the 1st June 2012, Simon is currently cycling across the United States. It’s been a tough old slog at times with sickness in India that required hospitalisation, and a road traffic accident in Perth, Australia. BUT he’s still going and is making good headway. He’s totally on his own out there with no support other than the goodwill…
A few images from a shoot earlier this week. My mother grew upon a farm. I even studied veterinary medicine, and for a while farming was in my blood. That was in the 1980’s and farming has changed so much since then, and so I feel privileged to have known the great characters and a way of farming life that has largely fallen away into history. Farmers have always interested me, from the big corporate style of farming to the smaller farmer. They live in a curious world where the old comes toegther with the new. They also form the backbone to the agri-food sector in Ireland contributing €24 billion to the national economy. So who are these farmers? This is what my ongoing…
Image from last week’s shoot with Paul Cooper of Howth Coast Guard
I recently photographed Ursula Jacob, who as captain of Wexford’s Senior Camogie team, helped retain their All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Title. Not bad for a day’s work, and her efforts were rightly recognised in the Irish Times Sportswomen Awards of 2011. Images below:
” We add an extra 200 lbs of fuel for the wife and kids” Excuse me? Let’s rewind a bit. I photographed Senior Aircrewman, Alan Gallagher, last week. He’s an operational winchman and a winch operator with CHC Search & Rescue. In other words he’s the man who fishes you out of a raging sea or a wind-blown mountainside. The shoot took place at CHC Search and Rescue HQ, Dublin Airport. CHC operate the largest commercial helicopter company in the world, and have been providing Search and Rescue services on behalf of the Irish Coast Guard since 2001. The images below were taken as part of a bigger photographic project I am working on. One of their biggest concerns on a sortie is fuel…
Want to get fit? Dominic’s your man! Below are some images from a recent shoot with Dominic. He’s a busy man. An early shoot and I had less than 50 minutes to get the imagery and move locations and set up lights again. Phew! If you feel like getting fit Dominic’s website is here
An image from a recent shoot. He recently got the acting bug which is just as well because he’s great. Trust me I’ve seen him. I’ve been meaning to take his portrait for some time so it was great to finally do it. I love this image. One profoto zoom reflector with a grid and barn doors and a softbox for fill. I love creating drama with small pools of light. I think I was having a bit of a Twilight/Moon/Breaking Dawn moment also Can’t stress enough how important personal work is.