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- Music Theatre 4 Youth Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:18:03 +0000
Music Theatre 4 Youth (Ireland) is the only All-Ireland performing arts education charity for 11 – 25 year olds. Established in 2005, MT4Uth provides young people in Ireland with an opportunity to access the very best quality musical theatre tuition, along with the chance to perform on the stages of various theatre venues across the country. MT4Uth encourages [...] - 7th Year Anniversary For Local Fire Spinning Group Firepoise Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:31:22 +0000
Last night marked the 7 year anniversary of local Belfast fire spinning group, Firepoise. I met Clare and her team about 4 years ago and my photography skills were very much in their infancy. At that time i had not officially took the step in to full time photography. I was still working part time. The first [...] - Interior and Property Photography Belfast Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:41:18 +0000
In my opinion, interior photography could be the mark wether a photographer is up to the job or not. I think its a clear demonstration of how they can control light in less than ideal conditions. I have been working with a local letting company who providing housing solutions for visitors to Belfast. They are carrying out [...] - The Comedy Of Errors – Production Stills At The Lyric Belfast Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:48:16 +0000
This december sees the first performance from The Lyric Drama Studio team. Taken from the Lyric Website - “Having just begun training with The Lyric Drama Studio in September, the students are delighted to present their first production of an early Shakespeare comedy. One shipwreck. Two sets of separated identical twins. As a father sets off to reunite his [...] - Little Red Riding Hood – Production Stills at the Braid Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:30:26 +0000
Following on from the previous shoot with C21 Theatre in Belvoir Park Belfast, i met up with Stephen at the Braid Centre in Ballymena to get the production stills of the main performance. Production stills are always challenging and this shoot was no different! The stage in the Braid centre is higher than the first 5 [...] - Not Really Landscape Photography Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:05:02 +0000
So if you read this blog often i dont really do landscape photography and if i do its not really the traditional misty mountain shots. For that kind of thing go and check out this local photographer Ian Gazzard from 54 Degrees North. The majority of my work is commercial and pr with bits of press as [...] - Reasons Why Professional Photographers Cannot Work for Free Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:17:30 +0000
Reasons Why Professional Photographers Cannot Work for Free Dear potential photo buyer, If you have been directed to this page, it is likely that you have requested the use of an image or images for free or minimal compensation. As professional photographers, we receive requests for free images on a regular basis. In a perfect world, each of [...] - Belfast Public Workers Strike November 2011 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:44:28 +0000
Being a photographer in Belfast i could not miss the planned public workers strike which took place today. I joined a feeder parade from Belfast Central Station. The groups from there left around 12.15pm and they walked down past St. Georges Market, around the corner past Victoria Square and along High Street on to Royal Avenue. This parade [...] - Camera Ideas For Christmas 2011 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:59:25 +0000
With Christmas just around the corner its always a tricky task buying the best gifts for your loved ones. Chances are you have thought about buying a camera but maybe you have held off because there are so many! With such a large selection to choose from i put together a list of the most [...] - C21 Theatre and Little Red Riding Hood Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:35:47 +0000
With christmas time almost upon us the theatre companies of Northern Ireland are in full swing for their seasonal performances. Based in Ballymena, C21 are this year producing and showing their version of Little Red Riding Hood. Stephen from C21 got in touch via facebook a couple of weeks ago and we talked about what he needed [...]