September 16th, 2011 by Rick | No Comments

Out and about on the streets of Dublin, mingling with the Irish paparazzi at various events and snapping the Irish celebrity / socialite scene can be a fun, challenging and eventful pastime at the best of times, people keep asking me who I’m shooting for……. well the straight answer to that question is that I’m [...]
June 8th, 2011 by Rick | No Comments

Cathy O’Connor’s life in the fashion industry has been both diverse and extensive. During her time as Fashion Editor of U magazine, Cathy styled and co-ordinated a number of fashion editorials. She has also styled music videos including Boyzone and Eurovision veteran Johnny Logan, and continues to dress some of the [...]
May 27th, 2011 by Rick | No Comments

Whilst at a friend’s Wedding recently I was given the opportunity to try out something a little different than the average Bridal or Wedding shoot, something I have wanted to shoot for a while now, a “Trash the Dress” shoot. This is an American concept that involves creating a shoot that would be “not the [...]
May 12th, 2011 by Rick | No Comments

FIRST FOCUS PHOTOGRAPHY HAS A NEW WEBSITE WWW.FIRSTFOCUS.IE
This new Irish Business website is basically like a new front door to www.firstfocusphotography.com, it lets you into all my other sites but also acts as an introduction and first port of call to the business, services, galleries, studio work, teaching & workshop events.
April 4th, 2011 by Rick | No Comments

I recently shot alternative Tattoo Model Melissa Hayward for “Tattoo Vixens” magazine and to try out a couple of concepts including a set called “Tokyo Royale” & “Persian Princess”, we shot at De Look Studios in Dublin ( a really nice and friendly set-up) and had the place booked for the day. I really wanted [...]