Category Archives: Black & White

Black & White, Pets, Uncategorized

Flint the Greyhound

Greyhounds are fantastic dogs, and they make really sweet pets.  Very often they are raced to exhaustion and then destroyed when they can race no more, but there are lots of rescued greyhounds living as pets in people’s homes, and enjoying life to the full.  They are so quiet and companionable, and they just love human company.

Today Flint, a rescued Greyhound came with his owners to our Dundonald studio to pose for the camera and to enter the Pet Portrait Awards in support of Dogs Trust.

Here he is, totally chilled out on the studio floor…

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Black & White, Studio

Andrea and Ashleigh

Here’s two lovely young ladies, Andrea and Ashleigh who came into our Dundonald studio yesterday, along with their mum and dad and their two brothers for a family photoshoot.  They’ve got some really great images to look at when they come back for their private viewing, next week!

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Black & White, Child Portraiture, Studio, Uncategorized

Robbie’s Preview

Young Robbie arrived at the studio yesterday, along with his big brother Adam, and his mum and dad, for one of our fantastic Family Portrait Experiences!  Here’s just a couple of the brilliant photographs we made during their visit…

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And there’s many more!   If YOU’D like to come and have the time of your life in our professional studio, ring us on 07802466302 or text FAMILY to the same number.

Black & White, Child Portraiture

Julia Preview!

Julia’s Family Photo-Shoot Preview

Today at our Dundonald studio, I made friends with the lovely little Julia, who was a real delight!  And she brought her brother and sister with her too.  I’d photographed them around six years ago, but now they’re all grown up looking!  And mummy and daddy came too!

Here’s little preview of some of the images…

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Black & White, Co. Antrim, Landscapes, Photo-Essay, Uncategorized

Photo-Essay: Dunluce Castle.

Dunluce Castle, 2nd November 2016.

A visit to Dunluce Castle, between Portrush and Portballintrae on a cold, windy day in November, yet still plenty of foreign tourists around the ancient monument.  The castle was built in the early 17th Century, by Randall McDonnell, and the now derelict mansion house sits out on a rock, reached only by a wooden bridge.

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The approach to the castle is by way of a walled ‘funnel’ – to make it virtually unassailable.  Visitors would have to be processed through the funnel, and any attack would be almost impossible.

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Belfast, Black & White, Studio

Family Photography in Belfast

Family is important. It’s good to make memories and record family relationships on a regular basis, and to capture images that will be good enough to frame and hang in the family home. Traditionally, this is the work of the professional photographer, who has the proper training, equipment and experience to produce fantastic images. 

So, we always welcome families to the studio at Dundonald – like these three happy sisters…

Beautiful Ulster, Black & White, Co. Down, Ireland, Landscapes, Photo-Essay, Uncategorized

Photo-Essay ‘Scrabo’

On Saturday 1st October, I went for a walk up to Scrabo Tower, on the outskirts of Newtownards.  This landmark has towered over much of my life, living and working around the Ards area.  The tower was built in 1857, 540 ft above sea-level, as a memorial to the 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, Viscount castlereagh, Charles Stewart.    The tower is situated in a country park, close to Scrabo Golf Club, and is approached by car only as far as the golf club entrance, then by foot up a steep path to the summit.  Thankfully, there are resting places on the ascent!

Being October, the road up to tower ran beside fields that had just been baled, – which provided my image of the day, and set the scene for my exploration of the towers surroundings.

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