Seductive Boudoir : Less is most definitely more.
I spent the day today at The Royal Hotel, Kirkby-Lonsdale for a Aspire Photography Training workshop with top wedding & portrait photographer Kate Hopewell-Smith. It’s great to work with such inspired people who never cease to motivate me. I also love to meet with other like-minded photographers. Check out a few images from yesterday ! For [...]
Screw Business as Usual.
Well, that’s what Richard Branson says. He wants to help build a new breed of entrepreneurs who want to do more to help people. So rather than just keep pushing in one direction I want my business to develop. To do this successfully, how I operate as a small business owner has to come from [...]
Why my Mission Statement makes my client my top priority.
In my Previous blog post [here] I said that I was going to expand on the idea of developing my own particular style. Historically speaking, January is a time for those in the Photography Businesses to plan. I have been doing just that. I have been restructuring my Business Plan. This exercise is helping me to clarify [...]
Triumph for MT4Uth : West Side Story.
Run – Don’t Walk … to May Street Church to see the most fabulous production of West Side Story put on by a local charity MT4Uth performed for The Ulster Bank Belfast Festival. Tonight is their last night and if you have nothing else planned, I urge to pay them a visit. MT4Uth is the [...]
Home Alone – Coping with the Empty Nest Syndrome.
I feel that I should hang my head in shame. I have not blogged in ages – and the trouble with these things is that the longer you leave it – the harder it is to return. However, Dear Reader, I have been a busy little bee – and hopefully I can catch up and over [...]
Urban Photography : Belfast
I am trying to get to know more local photographers. I feel that it’s important for us all to help one another. To pool ideas and resources. Surely it is so much better when we all benefit from this co-operation? There are many forums on Facebook and by putting out some feelers we have been [...]
It’s all about Perception.
THE SITUATION In Washington , DC , at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, this man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2,000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After about 3 minutes, a middle-aged [...]
Additional lighting : The ‘Salt & Pepper’ to a great image.
I recently attended my third mentoring session with Damian McGillicuddy. It was a strange photography workshop in that I didn’t take a single photo. Instead we talked. Words are good. Every month we are set homework. Tasks to perform, designed to help us put what we have been told during our session into practice. However more [...]
Photos to treasure – of your ‘Little Treasures’.
I have a problem … I cannot think of the right word to use. Let me elaborate … As you are all well aware, I am a Mum of two fantastic teenagers – who, come September are flying the nest and embarking on a new phase of their lives. I am really excited for them … [...]
6 ways to reclaim your weekend.
I have been very busy – well I guess we all are. It’s a good thing – right ? In the last fortnight, I have hardly had time to sit down. I have been multi-tasking and wearing many hats. I have been a photographer, artist, golfer, trainee, mother, wife, chauffeur, daughter, counsellor, friend, patient, listener, worker [...]
Wedding Dress Tips : Fit for a Princess
One of the largest decisions that you have to make as a bride is what wedding dress you are going to wear on your big day. Rumour has it that Kate Middleton has three weddings dresses on stand-by just in case the press manage to leak any of the details before next Friday when she [...]
My Parents still love each other :o)
Today my Mum and Dad have been married for 48 years. Dad proposed to Mum 11 days after they had started dating. They said that it would never last. I just hope that my marriage is as strong and as loving as theirs after 48 years. Mike and I have been married for 22 [...]
10 steps to help your teenager revise for exams.
I use facebook alot. For a while I thought that perhaps I should stop as maybe it was just a waste of time. However over the past few months that “effort” seems to be reaping the rewards. I have gained commissions, I have received advice and support from fellow photographers, I have sourced cheaper equipment [...]
All Girls need Girlfriends.
I recently had a wonderful portrait session for a group of great girls. They had been to school together and ( since then ) made an attempt to meet up about twice a year. Marriage and careers had scattered them about a bit and for that reason it was even more important to them to [...]
How to make your house a home.
I was chatting to a girlfriend recently who is having to move house. Her words were tinged with sadness as she felt that it was going to be very emotional. I ( being the optimist ) tried to reassure there that what she was leaving behind was bricks and mortar. She was free to embrace [...]
My Happy Mondays – 4th April 2011
When writing this post, invariably I look over the past week and think of various events that have happened that allow me, yet again, to count my blessings. However, today, I have the opportunity to mull over the events of the last fortnight. For various reasons I was unable to post last Monday. 1. Mothers [...]
Dealing with Stress.
Ever have one of those days ? In truth, I have had ‘One of those weeks’ and secretly I am hoping that today, being Friday marks the end of it. When you are down, life has this habit of niggling away at you until you snap. Sometimes these little mishaps don’t phase us – and [...]
St Patrick’s Day : Just for laughs
Man does not live by bread alone. Seamus is sitting at home in his flat in Strabane when Aidan staggers through the door clutching four crates of Guinness and a sliced pan loaf. ‘What are we having the party for, Aidan?’ asks Seamus. ‘We’re not having a party, Seamus,’ says Aidan. ‘What have you bought [...]
My Happy Mondays – 14th March 2011
I was in Dublin yesterday meeting with some like-minded folk from an association I am a member of – the SWPP ( Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers ) . We were attending a seminar by Art Suwansang who was enlightening us about the powers of Lightroom 3 ( a photography software package. ) For [...]
Shrove Tuesday.
If you have read previous posts in this blog – you will realise by now that I love family. Not just my own family, ( though they are a fantastic bunch of very colourful people ) but what the word stands for. I love the closeness of the relationships and the contrast between the sexes [...]
My Happy Mondays
I am reading Anthony Robbins at the minute – Jack put me onto him. Those who haven’t heard of him ( Tony that is, not Jack – Jack’s my son ), I guess you can regard him as a motivational speaker. His biog says that he is ” considered the nation’s leader in the science [...]
How to develop your Red Carpet Charisma.
With the Oscars screening tonight, I got to thinking – how do we mere mortals try and stand out from the crowd ? How do we maintain an ethereal glow akin to Keira Knightley or the sexy confidence of Ashton Kutcher / Colin Firth / Jude Law * ( * delete [...]
Let the sun shine through the rain.
Very rarely do I just drag and drop from another source – but sometimes it’s not really necessary to add any more words : Isn’t it amazing that George Carlin – comedian of the 70′s and 80′s – could write something so very eloquent…and so very appropriate. A Message by George Carlin : The paradox [...]
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