Behind The Scenes Video.

Here is a behind the scenes video from a photoshoot for Monroe and Main catalog.

Here is the You Tube link as video blogger is the greatest.

I had posted some previous snaps here.

Its always a lot of fun putting these things together.

Hope you enjoy.

Introducing Andrew Hetherington

I am going to be introducing photographer Andrew Hetherington tonight in the Apple store in San Francisco.This is part of the APA image makers series. Andrew has an amazing blog that is very very popular in the Photo Industry and is one of my favorites to read. Please come by and check out the show.

The info is here.

Travel Day.

I am in Chicago this week shooting for a women's fashion catalog.

It seems like it has been ages since I was on the road again but really only 2 months.

Tin Type Video

Some recent behind the scenes in the darkroom video of tintypes being processed.

Tintype Workshop.

So it has being about a year since I first started shooting Tintypes.

Every shoot has being in the studio with the darkroom close by because of the process.

Also every  shoot I had done I hired Tintype technician to make pour,process,develop,fix & wash my plates.

I recently took a workshop put on by Rayko which took this process outside as Michael the manager had built a mobile darkroom.

I hired a model & we shot in the Marin headlines.

I initial thought I would not be into at all the chemical side of things and pouring my own plates & developing them but it was part of the workshop. I loved it!

Now that I can shoot tintypes outside I look forward to creating many more masterpieces.

The plate that I show was my first every pour & if I do so myself I did a damn fine job of it.

Miami Behind The Scenes.

Just came back from a great shoot in Miami.

Shooting the fall catalog for a great client Monroe and Main.

Lots of work and lots of fun as well.We shot alot of great images and motion photography as well.

We stayed in the lovely Hotel ST Augustine right in South Beach which has  amazing steam showers that helped unwind the long days.

In the meantime here is a little behind the scenes grid.

First Attempts at Motion Photography.

After my TinType shoot the other day I shot a small Beauty Film Motion Photography whatever you want to call it.

 I used an Amazing Model Brittany Celeste & Hair & Make Up By Bara.

Loved the process and I look forward to shooting some Motion Photography in Miami next week for a client.

New Tin Types

More Here.

The Power of Photography.

I have been meaning to write this post ever since I got back from my trip to Dublin last month anyway no more delay.

I was back in Dublin for a 2o year school reunion which was an absolute blast & good seeing everyone after such a long time.

I have been living in the States now for 15 years & its definitely my home.One of the things I had to do when I was back was go through a serious amount of boxes I had left in my attic 15 years ago thinking I would be back in about a year.

I came across this photo I had taken of my friend Julie Ryan the summer of 1990, I had only been into photography less than a year & used to have a darkroom off my bedroom. Julie was killed in an accident on Friday 12th of October 1990 a few weeks after I had taken this portrait of her.

I remember printing many copies of this image of her for her friends & family who like myself were just gutted that she was gone.I had feeling that I had something special that I could give to people & it was then that I realized the power of photography & how important photographs are.

Shane is in Dublin at the moment & will get back to blogging very soon.