O'Boyle Family Portraits

Lorna and Patrick brought their two lovely children, wee Katie and baby Patrick into the studio a few weeks ago for a family portrait session. Little Patrick was sick before Christmas but I'm pleased to have discovered today that all is now well and he's back home and fighting fit again. As a dad, I'm only too aware of how precious our children are and I'm sure Lorna and Patrick are delighted to have their son back home. Here's a sneak preview for them of some of the images we captured in the studio:

David

Namrata & Vikash

On Saturday morning I met up with Namrata and Vikash for their pre-wedding photo-shoot in the lovely Gosford Forest Park, near Markethill. Thankfully, it wasn't raining and we enjoyed a leisurely stroll around the beautifiul grounds.

I couldn't have asked for better company, as Namrata and Vikash are so friendly, fun-loving and quite simply a splendidly charming couple. I hope this small selection of images conveys all of that, and the closeness of their relationship:

I'm really thrilled with the images from this session and can't wait to show them to you both,

David

Ustina's Fashion Shoot

I recently spent a wonderful half-day photographing budding model Ustina in counties Monaghan and Armagh. We shot in several locations and had a great time creating some gorgeous fashion images and portraits for Ustina's portfolio - and for mine, too! Here's a glimpse of some of the pictures we made that day:















Ustina has a great look and is very comfortable with the camera. She could, I'm sure, do very well in her modelling career.

David

Look Who's Ten

September seems to have flown by quicker than ever this year. It's been a busy month with lots of enjoyable family portrait sessions in the studio and on location. At the end of this week, my eldest son Tadhg is 10 years old - so to mark this wonderful occasion here's a portrait I took of him at home this weekend:



Happy Birthday Tadhg, from Mummy, Daddy and Finn - we love you loads!

Stacey, Shannon and Matty

Every now and again I give up a little time to help a photography student gain some fresh insight into their developing skills. When Matty contacted me, we talked about his plans to become a professional photographer and had a look at some of his work. He's made a good start and has plenty of potential so we decided to build on this and arrange an outdoor shoot using only natural light. We booked two models, Stacey and Shannon (otherwise known as Matty's girlfriend and her younger sister), and found a nearby location. Here's some of the images I shot while teaching Matty a few tricks of the trade:









As it's important to have empathy with your subject, Matty found himself on the opposite side of the lens for a few shots too:






David

Katie's Portrait Shoot

Katie came in for a portrait session last week and we had a great time capturing a range of naturally lit images in my new studio. Softly diffused daylight streams into this room and, as you can see, it has lent an amazing sparkle to Katie's already beautiful eyes.

This was only the second time I'd photographed in this part of the studio and I'm really excited about the results - can't wait to shoot more in there!

Hope you like them, Katie, and I look forward to sharing the other shots with you soon,

David

Three More Shots of Orlaith

As promised, I'm posting a few extra images from my shoot with Orlaith last week. I'm looking forward to sharing all the finished images with Orlaith's family very soon. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy having these to look at online:









I got some excellent news this morning which I'll be announcing here in the next few days, so do come back soon to hear all about it,
David

Orlaith's Portrait Session

Just enough time before I vanish for a short Easter break to post some pictures from Orlaith's portrait session this afternoon. We had a real giggle and made some wonderful images together. I'll post a few more soon but here's two to be getting along with for now:






Happy Easter,
David

Gold Award Images

Wow, today has been a great day! I've just learned that one of my images has won a prestigious Gold award from the Society of Wedding and Portrait Photographers (SWPP) in their most recent monthly print competition. The image is of baby Joseph and here it is for you all to enjoy:



The shoot with Joseph was a lot of fun and it must have brought out the best in me because the image below was also awarded a Gold at the turn of the year while I was in the process of moving my business over to Northern Ireland. As I didn't get to post it then, I'm taking this opportunity to do so now. It's a little more serious than this month's winning image but still very cute all the same:



It's not all baby photos here, though. My work also gained 2 silver awards this month, in the 'Pets' and 'Contemporary Weddings' categories. If you'd like to put yourself forward for my next competition panel call the studio now to book your session on 028 9267 0620 - you never know, you may be a gold winner, too, like Jospeh.

David

Emma's Portrait Shoot

On Monday this week, Emma came in for a portrait session and we set out to create a variety of looks. Here's a selection of the images we made - I think you can see from this set that we achieved what we set out to achieve:















Emma was great fun to work with and looks great in these shots - that killer look in the last image was achieved by placing her boyfriend, Alex, in her line of sight. As you can see, it worked a treat. Thanks for being such a great model, Emma.
David

Gemma

A few weeks ago I posted an image of Gemma and promised to upload several more. Well, here they are - half a dozen shots of Gemma looking truly radiant. Gemma and I didn't have much time on this session but, despite a strong wind that played havoc with her hair, we came up with some wonderful images. I hope you like them:

I think you'll agree Gemma has a great look and I'm looking forward to working with her again soon,

David

Becky

I met aspiring model Becky at a recent wedding and found a few minutes to capture a handful of shots with her. I'm looking forward to shooting Becky's model portfolio shortly. With her gorgeous looks and geat figure, I'm sure she could go far in the modelling world:

David

Abigail - Bringing Up The Ton

Abigail's portrait shoot last week is the subject of my 100th post on the David Lester Photography blog, and I'm really pleased to have such a wonderful set of images to mark the occasion. We started the session with a few traditional studio images but what I really wanted from the shoot was a set of trendy fashion-inspired photographs for a more urban, contemporary look. As you can see, Abigail made the perfect model for this:















This one, without doubt, is my favourite from the session:



David