Wedding Photography stories & images taken in Kerry, Cork, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary, Ireland by Pauline Dennigan, Wedding Photographer from Tralee, Kerry, Ireland
Crazy busy at the moment but I had to post this shot of Elva and Eoin who came from Dublin to get married in Sneem. They have a huge appreciation for this part of Kerry so I really wanted to do justice to the beautiful landscape and to their sense of excitement about it. I am in the middle of editing Elva and Eoin’s wedding and believe me there are many more gems to be posted over the coming week..
I am pleasantly busy at the moment so I am just posting snippets of the people that I am photographing with more to follow, but for now this princess named Faith caught my eye last Saturday as she walked into the room to show the awaiting wedding party her stunning gown. Her pose says it all…
The same lady had a pink dress lined up for the dance floor later! More from Myrna and Jamie’s wedding at the Sneem Hotel, Kenmare to follow…
The beautiful Myrna and Jamie at the Sneem Hotel. You could not get a view much better than this..
After being diverted into other projects I am now back on the wedding vibe. In the coming weeks I will showing off some more wedding photographs that I love..
Leah and Shane’s wedding was probably one of the toughest weddings I have photographed which had nothing to do with Leah and Shane but with the severe time constraints involved. The wedding reception was in the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Powerscourt in Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. There was the presumption that as we were on the Powerscourt Estate that we could use the grounds around the beautiful Powerscourt House for our shots but this was not to be as there was another wedding being hosted at the house. There is a policy of no two weddings being on the same turf and I agree with this but we had to find a way to get the shots as Leah had her heart set on the old world, stately look of the house and its grounds rather than the very new design of the Ritz Carlton. Through a bit of coercing and our promise that we would vanish from the grounds before the other bride & groom arrived we managed to secure a very short time slot of 20 minutes to get the job done. Although I had been here many times before, I needed to walk the grounds in advance with my camera t0 plan the exact shots I was going to take. In my minds eye I placed the bride & groom in the best positions within the scene. On the day we all knew what was required to get these beautiful shots that they would have forever. Myself, my assistant and Leah & Shane all concentrated on this one task of being the best we could in all of our capacities and there was something very satisfying in the feeling that all of us, together got the job done. The hotel manager relayed news by radio that the other bride & groom were on their way up the avenue and so we vanished. Leah feeling like Cinderella darting away at midnight except she didn’t leave her Jimmy Choo behind….
Meanwhile back at the Ritz….
As a professional photographer, I am frequently asked “Can I get all of the shots on dvd copyright free?”
There is a wide belief that because most people own their own photo printer then why can’t they print their own shots from their photographers digital files. Just like music, by law all photographers own the copyright to the images that they have taken. It is up to each individual photographer to agree to sell their images to a customer should they wish to. In general you will find that part-time non-professional, uninsured photographers in Ireland will give away their shots on dvd after the wedding for a very small fee. This sounds great until you realise that none of the shots are worth printing, you have nothing to put in an album and you also have no comeback with the uninsured individual who is probably not in business any more. It is up to you to decide if you want to pay for 100 technically correct, creative shots presented in a book bound album or a bucket load of bad shots that you can print yourself.
Having a top class album of incredible shots to pass on to the next generation of your family is what good wedding photography is all about. Now where did I leave that dvd…
I had the great pleasure of working with Lorraine & Joe on their wedding day in Killarney. They travelled from Dublin to get married in Kerry because of Joe’s family connections in Killarney. I really enjoyed working with them mainly because I knew that they appreciated good photography. I travelled over to Killarney Golf & Fishing Club and the Aghadoe Heights the day before to scout out the best angles as Joe really wanted to see the incredible landscapes come across in the shots. I like to veer away from the bog standard shots that have been done many times before in these places so armed with my wellies I plodded through the mud until I found the angles that did the landscape justice and boy was it worth it!
