The Bridesmaid in natural green !
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Jonathan & Aisling
Jonathan & Aisling at the Claregalway Hotel following their wedding ceromony at Ryehill Church.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Recession "bottoming out"
Its begining at last to seem that the recession that we've really seen here since the second quarter of 2008 is hitting the rocks and certainly for the smaller business its beginning to look a little better. It will, no doubt, be ages for a reasonable recovery to take place but things seem to be on the way back.
2010 will still be a great time to do anything (if you have the money!) as prices are now at a low and good value is to be had on all goods and services. Its worth thinking about !!!
However ....... remember that the cheap price is not always good value and its much better to hit somewhere in the mid point between expensive and cheap. The pointer still holds true that "you can have it GOOD, FAST, CHEAP, ................ Pick any two !
2010 will still be a great time to do anything (if you have the money!) as prices are now at a low and good value is to be had on all goods and services. Its worth thinking about !!!
However ....... remember that the cheap price is not always good value and its much better to hit somewhere in the mid point between expensive and cheap. The pointer still holds true that "you can have it GOOD, FAST, CHEAP, ................ Pick any two !
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Horse & Carriage
Recently had this delightful Horse & Carriage at a wedding I was photographing. It was a really nice touch and the combination of horse, carriage and driver was superb. If you are into this kind of travel on your wedding day then this is worth taking a look at.
Contact Tony McKeigue at (090) 9685708
Friday, July 17, 2009
Tomás & Louise at the Abbey in Claregalway
Relaxing after the Ceremony in Ryehill Church and just "stopping off" at the Old Abbey on their way to the Clayton Hotel.
Monday, July 13, 2009
Cold Sales Calls
If you have been one of the "poor sods" that have been calling me on my business line trying to get me to subscribe to some advertising pitch or to get me on the "top of Google" or if you were flooding my email account with "special offers" for "God knows what" then you've been wasting your time and energy. Sorry for being the bearer of such bad news.
During the best of times I am a pretty bad customer for cold calls and certainly since the present economic crisis began I'm as strapped for cash as the next and there is simply no way I can even afford any extra outlay ............ on ANYTHING !
Anyway ....... how many can fit on the top of Google ? Used to be one when I went to school a long time back so I cant understand how roughly 400 odd photographers can get to be on top of the list.
I did allow one guy to explain to me one day for almost an hour how it would be done. I put the phone on speaker and just continued working away at the desk just giving the odd "Yea" and "what was that?" and "Aye" ................... but I still did not figure out how he would get us all up there on the top ................ but he certainly assured me it was possible.
Needless to say I had no intention of "buying" anything and as he was paying for the call and since he seemed to love to talk I felt it was no skin off my nose. " Let him off" ..... "Bring it on !".
"HEARTLESS !!!" ..... you may say.
Well not really ........................ I felt that while I kept him on the line I was saving some other photographer, with a lot of work to get out, the bother of insulting him by telling him to "bog off!". I was thinking ............"while the burgler was trying to raid my premises then he could not be down the road trying to raid a neighbours premises".
Anyway ........ I love to watch an artist at work and this guy was a fine artist ........and I wanted to make sure he had finished the canvas but still have the paint wet before I allowed to birds to fly over it.
During the best of times I am a pretty bad customer for cold calls and certainly since the present economic crisis began I'm as strapped for cash as the next and there is simply no way I can even afford any extra outlay ............ on ANYTHING !
Anyway ....... how many can fit on the top of Google ? Used to be one when I went to school a long time back so I cant understand how roughly 400 odd photographers can get to be on top of the list.
I did allow one guy to explain to me one day for almost an hour how it would be done. I put the phone on speaker and just continued working away at the desk just giving the odd "Yea" and "what was that?" and "Aye" ................... but I still did not figure out how he would get us all up there on the top ................ but he certainly assured me it was possible.
Needless to say I had no intention of "buying" anything and as he was paying for the call and since he seemed to love to talk I felt it was no skin off my nose. " Let him off" ..... "Bring it on !".
"HEARTLESS !!!" ..... you may say.
Well not really ........................ I felt that while I kept him on the line I was saving some other photographer, with a lot of work to get out, the bother of insulting him by telling him to "bog off!". I was thinking ............"while the burgler was trying to raid my premises then he could not be down the road trying to raid a neighbours premises".
Anyway ........ I love to watch an artist at work and this guy was a fine artist ........and I wanted to make sure he had finished the canvas but still have the paint wet before I allowed to birds to fly over it.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Shane & Lorraine
Shane & Lorraine looking splended on their Wedding Day at the Claregalway Hotel
The Wilson Sisters were truly magnificent in the Church. These girls are really worth seeing and hearing.
Top Brass Showband - A really brilliant Wedding Band
I have come across this band at a few weddings I photographed in Athlone over the past few years. I had a better chance to sit and listen to them at a recent wedding I photographed at the Keadeau Hotel in Newbridge, Co. Kildare.
The sound is really great and they are excellent at keeping the crowd dancing. Have a listen to them on the link below
http://arecks.net/topbrass.htm
The sound they produce live is as good as the sound you hear on the link !
A really brilliant Wedding Band !!!
The sound is really great and they are excellent at keeping the crowd dancing. Have a listen to them on the link below
http://arecks.net/topbrass.htm
The sound they produce live is as good as the sound you hear on the link !
A really brilliant Wedding Band !!!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Updatd Web Site
Have just updated my Web Site again to include an on-line ordering and viewing system.
Hope it will be of use to many customers for years to come !
Hope it will be of use to many customers for years to come !
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