 Over the last number of years I've been lucky enough to have benefited from the knowledge and experience of some great artists- who combine being genuinely great photographers, and amazing educators including @christopherbarrphotography via belfast exposed , learning to fly workshop with @jay_doherty_photography and @kevinmullinsphotography 's street & wedding business courses..
For quite obvious reasons it looked like 2020 was going to break a good run... That is until I came across @jonaspeterson 's A Greater Story... offered online for the first time... Jonas has been a renowned wedding photographers for the past ten years, who I first heard speak at @wayupnorth a few years ago. I knew the value he puts on the meaning behind photography, the importance of the feelings & emotions a photograph can evoke and the ability of photography to tell a story beyond the obvious. Knowing the course would be a lot more why to rather than how to it seemed a great way to add to my own photography knowledge... The course definitely didn't disappoint, with over six hours of education delivered in an intimate way that negated any of the shortfalls you might fear from an online rather than in person course... I'm looking forward to re-watching a few times over the coming week to eke every bit of learning from it before hopefully getting a chance to put things into practice in 2021...
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Fifth Anniversary of Kelly Ann & Damian's St Patrick's Derry & Lough Eske Castle, Donegal Wedding.7/12/2020 My original blog post is here if you'd prefer a static gallery
https://www.patrickduddy.com/my-blog/kelly-damians-wedding-at-st-patricks-derry-lough-eske-castle-donegal Ceremony St Patrick's Church, Pennyburn, Derry Reception Lough Eske Castle Hotel, Donegal Town, Co Donegal A quiet Tuesday night was an ideal time to take advantage of a 'locked-down' Derry city centre by using it as the backdrop to capture some street-photography inspired portraits that I'd a notion to try out for a while...
To add an extra obstacle the plan was to only use already available light - relying on street lamps and lit shop fronts rather than bringing camera flashes & stands along... One of the things I love about documentary wedding photography is constantly thinking about framing shots & moments without interfering in them and making the most of what's in front of you - using only available light gave me a chance to replicate at least one element of the challenges that I've missed this year... Having a bit more time on my hands recently has taken away any excuses for not putting a sample album together! So I've pulled together a selection of my favourite photographs from weddings over the past couple of years - which means they're almost exclusively documentary-style; photographs of those wee moments which often happen during the in-between time on your wedding day... Here's a couple of photos, but I'll not post too many - I'll keep them to show during consultations, which will, hopefully, allow me to show how I love to capture the real moments, showing the real emotions of the day...     I've been meaning to post this for a wee while... another experience of second shooting with Jay Doherty Photography, this time at Ballyliffin Lodge Hotel As Jay headed to the brides house on the morning of the wedding I was able to spend time with the groom, documenting as he prepared for the day ahead in the family pub. Choosing a few photographs to share after second shooting is always a tough call - the choice of trying to cover the entire day in four or five shots, or going for a mini story from a certain section of the day. My choice of photos gives a brief glimpse into the groom's morning - from enjoying a cuppa with his father, in between one getting ready and the other putting the finishing touches to his speech; watching on as the groomsman make last minute sartorial decisions - to iron or not to iron was the question, having a drop of dutch courage before hitting the road to the church; filling that hour between the groom & the brides arrival, and finally watching his bride walk down the aisle, whilst his mother watches him.      |
