Posts Tagged ‘Portraits’

Focussing on the eyes only, I was using a 50mm F1.4 for this shot to get that very shallow depth of field. This shot was taken in the kitchen of my old house in Oranmore using only available natural light coming through the window to my right.

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Weekly Picture Post

December 18, 2012

 

This is an image I took almost 5 years ago when I was starting out in photography. This picture was taken with the couple sat in front of french doors with a mesh curtain to help diffuse the lighting a little. I applied a grain effect to try and recreate the effect as if it was taken using 35mm film.

One of my all time favourite images!!!

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Since doing the last portrait session with Hildegarde, which can be seen here. Hildegarde was elected as the new City Mayor for Galway and as a result she asked to have have some new pictures showing the chain of office and I think we managed to grab some great images from the time spent together.
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We were also very fortunate to be able to head outside later during the day and get some shots using the City Council office as part of the background. This makes a nice change from the usual corporate style headshots with a backdrop.
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I recently had the pleasure of working with the very talented and up and coming Milliner, Susanne Oliver, showcasing her designs for her new web site.

I will add a couple of shots here to give you a flavour of the kind of creations she is able to put together for anyone is after a special hat for a special occassion.

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I will provide all the necessary detailed information of all the people involved when I do the full post in a little while.

This shoot was a pretty exciting day all round as it was quite unusual in that Jessica until the day of the shoot had never had professional pictures taken of her before. Judging by the images we managed to get from the day it would seem like the total opposite, such a born natural!!!

We took these images at the beautiful Coole Park by Gort.

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A huge thanks must go to Maja who helped in getting this day sorted, thank you Maja!!!

 

 

 

 

I was first introduced to Majella and the rest of the family almost a year to the day when I was asked to take some portraits by a friend.

To my surprise I got a call about 2-3 weeks back from Majella to say she had had a baby and would I come out to take a few snaps. It was good seeing everyone again, especially the little princesses, who had all grown so much since I last saw them. When I got there Majella and one of the girls were feeling a bit rough around the edges so I took a couple of snaps but decided to come back when everyone was on top form.

I thought a quick sneak peek was in order of the cute Patrick with his saucepan eyes! Girls, you had better watch out when he is much older as no doubt this young chap will break some hearts for sure.

majella web Majella & Patrick (sneak preview) | Galway Portrait Photographer

The shot was taken using only natural light with a 50mm f1.4 lens on my 5D. Any other questions, just leave me a comment and I will answer soon enough.

As most of my friends and family know, doing portraits is a passion of mine. So when Hildegarde Naughton rang and told me a regional newspaper were about to publish an ‘In Profile’ piece on her and asked would I do some shots of her, I jumped at the opportunity to help out. As well as trying to find out a bit more about Hidegarde, the article was also touching on the new Gilbert & Sullivan musical, The Mikado, which she is involved with taking place at the Town Hall Theatre in Galway.

As she has recently been elected to Galway City Council, Hildegarde was looking for the shots to be less official or formal looking which suited me to the ground. We headed into Galway and ended up at the House Hotel which is a cracking boutique style hotel in the city centre. I have used this hotel on numerous occasions in the past so it was a bit of a no brainer heading there again.

Here are a couple of the shots I took and I will add a copy of the article to show you how it ended up when I get a copy.

Hildegarde Naughton by Mike Patterson Photography Hildegarde Naughton Portrait session | Galway Portrait Photographer

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