Stalker Walker!

The other day I got a glimpse of what it might be like to be a Paparazzi, I know they are the lowest form of Photographer but I absolutely loved it (and they make a ton of money).

Anyway, Ronan Keating and a couple of other celebs were in town for a charity swim which you can check out HERE swimming from Holyhead to Dublin. Ronan had posted a photo on his twitter account that morning saying he was on the train up to Holyhead, so I put my Westlife Stalking skills to use and found out what train he was on and got to the train station ready to PAP him. There weren't many people there, mainly people who worked at the station and The Swim Team... and a few other women lurking.







Ronan with my Auntie & Cousin.




After he had taken a few photos I followed him all the way to the bus (the only person that did) and I have to say he was one of the nicest people, he stopped for many people to have photos and openly talked about going on the booze after the swim when they arrived in Dublin. Not once did he question me following him and taking photos.









After he got on his little mini bus I got in my car and again put my Westlife Stalking Skills to good use and followed his bus to the marina. When I got to the marina I went to ask an event organizer some questions and found out that The Swim Team would be holding a press conference at 2/2.30PM so I stuck around for a while and managed to get a good spot for pictures. When the celebs came out they posed for a couple of photographs and then went and spoke to camera crews, except Ronan, Ronan came over to the crowd and spoke to most people, signed autographs and posed for photos.















a video I asked my Dad to film....


My uncle who works for local paper as a photographer was in the press area and as Ronan got closer to me and asked me to get Ronan so we could have a photo, which I am chuffed with... I didn't desperately want a photo with the lovely Irish man but who's to turn the opportunity down? I was a big fan of Ronan as a kid and I like a good handful of his songs now so it was a great ending to a cool day! Ive got the PAP bug now....!

Photo's by Gareth Jones.




We were also shown on the news... from 7 seconds.

Trespass....

Ive been passing a biofuel corn field for weeks now and have regretted driving past without stopping to take some pictures, so this morning I had to go over and take advantage of it before they cut it all down. I didnt really have a specific image in mind but when I got them on the laptop I thought a HDR style effect would suit the pictures, Ive only given them a hint of HDR because sometimes it can look over the top. Hope you like!

Rose x2!

Here is the second Photoshoot from today, its of Rose again (my brothers girlfriend). Rose had some great news from a modeling agency who were impressed with the photo's from February so we decided to go out and get some more!

Brotherly Love!

So after begging my brother to let me Photoshoot him because I haven't found any good male guinea pigs recently I manged to get some trendy pics of him. Ive done 2 photoshoots in 1 today... Ill post my other set next but first here's my bro, Danny.

Testing the D90....

I thought I'd put the D90's shutter speed through the test today.... and I wasn't left disappointed! Some action shots below....



and also a quick Photoshop Poster because I'm loving all things Dance at the moment!

Overboard

Here is a new video Ive been working on, it started as a little experiment.. ie 30 seconds but I decided to finish it. It is completely filmed on an iPhone 4 and edited with Final Cut Express. It is me in it, it was I that filmed it and myself that edited it. Song is by James Vincent McMorrow and its been filmed around my house.

Love at First Sight!

Ive gone and treated myself to a new toy, Ive been drooling over this for ages now and especially over the last couple of months. Its a Nikon D90 and its b-e-a-utiful! Ive had the Nikon D40 for 4 years now, Its a reconditioned one, I got it off ebay for £190 with a 20% discount code and it has been unbelievable.... which is why my heart cannot get rid of her. Its been emotional. I'm keeping the D40 for the time being, I figured it could be my holiday / back-up camera. The D40 is great beginner camera and Id recommend it to anybody wanting to take Photography to a more serious level. Its light and capable of great things. Going with my motto "you've got to spend money to earn money" I decided to jump in and purchase the D90 on the spot.

The biggest box ever!


The D90 however is a step up, its in a different league. 12.9 megapixel, 4.5 frames per second and 11 different focus points... plus much more. It also has HD Movie Mode which is fantastic for me at Uni at the moment.

The beast!




The D90 with 18-105mm lens against The D40 with 50mm 1.4 lens.