thanks very much to Rodolphe from Best Day Productions who sent this clip to me. Its a behind-the-scenes look at a post wedding shoot with Sharon & Walter. I came across this strawberry growing facility near Enniscorthy in Co. Wexford before they covered the poly-tunnels and thought it would make an interesting shot. Here is the final result followed by the video. Thanks to Rodolphe, Sharon & Walter!

Shot in Castle Durrow, Co Laoise with their ceremony in Abbeyleix Church.

Last April, I did a shoot with Sarah from vintage hire company Pearl & Godiva. Sarah, who is also a talented stylist went into overdrive and created a fantastic setting in Ballinatray House. A quick scout unearthed a few great locations on the grounds of the estate. Industry friends such as the award winning designer Bonzie Crotty, make-up artist Kate Rose Crean and cinematographer Rodolphe from Mary Best Day Productions helped to create a very unique shoot. The great weather helped a bit too.

The work was featured the popular blog http://www.100layercake.com/blog/ with some great comments like: “Delighted to see the best of Irish on 100 Layer Cake! Congrats guys!” and: “This is absolutely exquisite. Best shoot I’ve seen in forever.”

Here are some of my favourite images.

Also, this was the image board: http://aspectphotography.net/pearl/

Finally, the preview clip, shot by Rodolphe! preview

Last week I had an hour to shoot up and coming Waterford band Kodakid. The location is one that I found some time ago, a brand new, unused road passing under the new Waterford bypass. Perfect for wet conditions. The new concrete acted as a great background while the opening created a great framing point. Using one light (and a few multiple exposures) here is what I got. Kodakid’s new single “Low 7″ is available for free download here.

Last month I spent an afternoon with the band Sweet Jane ahead of their opening night support slot with Suede at The Olympia, Dublin. I had a ball with them. Here are the images:

http://aspectphotography.net/sweetjane/

This was a really nice mail to receive from Anna:

“I have to say, you were nothing short of fantastic to hang with - seriously, you were the talk of the day. You impressed an awful lot of people! Not to say that I ever imagined you wouldn’t

We simply could not be more pleased with your relaxed, cool and yet super magic professionalism. You contributed so much to making the day a smash for the both of us and everyone who had any contact with you.

If I could find more words of praise, I’d sing em!

You are the best!

–
Anna”

The weather in Ireland is at best unpredictable. This uncertainty normally casts doubt over long term plans for outdoor activities no matter what time of year. Aoife & Chris however were adamant that nothing was going to prevent them from tying the knot in a forest at Inish Beg near Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland, not even the famous climate. So much so that they had sixty umbrellas at the ready for their guests in case the rain came. As it turned out they did not need the umbrellas. Their gamble on the weather payed off in spectacular fashion  with cloudless skies and unseasonably warm weather for April. This is their day …

Wedding Photographer: Shane O’Neill – Aspect Photography
Ceremony Location: Inish Beg, Baltimore, Co. Cork, Ireland
Reception Location: Inish Beg
Wedding Date: April 2011
Client Names: Aoife & Chris

More images can be seen at the Best of Wedding blog

My best placing so far - 2nd in the AG|WPJA Creative Portrait category:

AG|WPJA Q1 2011 CONTEST

Also, the The International Society of Professional Wedding Photographers Spring 2011 Contest results came in. Here are my placings:

I love shooting in kitchens. The manic activity is always a great environment to photograph in. Few are as active as the Cliff House Hotel’s Michelin star restaurant run by Head Chef Martijn Kajuiter. I was delighted to cover the story of journalist Alex Meehan as he went behind the scenes for a day - “exhausting and exhilarating” is how he described it! I used lots of dragged shutter with a pop of fill flash to bring out the energy of the kitchen. Here are some of the shots which were not used. (special thanks to Gillian Nelis, Bryan Walshe & Adriaan Bartels)

congratulations to Val & Rob, married at Bellinter House Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland in March 2011. More images from this wedding can be seen on the Best of Wedding blog.