I do get quite busy so drop me a line, e-mail or text and I can arrange to meet with you to discuss your photographic requirements. I photograph a very wide and varied range of subjects so if in doubt ….just ask!
We are taking bookings for 2011 for the following areas of photography:
Wedding Shoots, Engagement Shoots, Family and Child Portraits
Maternity Shoots, Birthday and Celebration Events.
Fashion, Modeling, Acting and Performance Portfolio shoots
Press, commercial, Editorial, PR Events
Fashion Shows & Musical Performance
We have created a very varied and diverse range of images for people over the past few years take a look in the Fashion & Editorial section of the gallery you will see a good range of what we are capable of. We have also created a great number of photo shoots from concept designs, prop & outfit sourcing , model casting, location scouting, art direction and post production visual effect creation. We can create the whole concept for you or provide you with photographic services and post production editing.
I like to contribute to a good cause also and have given my services to some well deserving charitable organizations in the past….. so drop me a line.
I am also available for one to one photographic tuition and photoshop training and my rates are very reasonable……… again, just get in touch to discuss!
I am also available to hired for photographic re-touching &Â photo finishing
I have rescued bad photo shoots, wedding photographs and other photographers mistakes!
If you were unhappy with a shoot you had in the past or just want a revamp of your old wedding album then drop me a line.
I have also contributed my photographic services in exchange for good exposure and advertising revenue or business to business deals such as printing services, website design, framing and mounting services etc….. again if you do something that I need, we can exchange services.
If you book me over a month in advance I will require a €50 deposit to secure your booking and you will receive a 10% discount off the total cost of the job.
As a freelance photographer you may have come across my work in several different guises as I work alongside other businesses in the creation of my work.
First Focus Photography ~ New Model Revolution ~The Vintage Wedding Company
are all websites, businesses, Artistic collaborations & organizations that I either Own or contribute photographic services to.
Rick Taylor is the official photographer for the Elite Model Look Ireland 2010 competition of which First Focus Photography is a sponsor.
We only use the best equipment in our mobile studio
Rick Taylor currently shoots with a Nikon camera system and as a former Photographic Retail Manager with 10 years experience in setting-up and running camera shops in the UK & Ireland has a great deal of experience and hands on product knowledge with all the major camera manufacturers equipment released on the market throughout the rise of the new digital age.
“I am traditionally trained , old school !, 35mm black & white hand processing in the plastic trays under a red light!…..those were the days. Although nostalgic I may get, today IS the day and NOW is the time, my journey through the development (excuse the pun) of photography was just at the right time, I had completed my photography degree in Manchester in 2000 just a couple of years before the Digital boom really began, I had however been scanning negatives and digitally processing them through Photoshop (version 2) since 1996!, so I embraced the change as new and very exciting !”
Above is a basic studio set-up ideal for the home environment, allot can be achieved with a single model light set-up an a few colour backdrops!
We have quite a variety of equipment in our studio, we use the Bowen’s Gemini lighting system and travel pack battery when on location, which gives us the ability to create studio lighting anywhere, be it in a forest, on a beach or in a derelict factory where there is no power supply ! It is also compact enough to bring to a clients house and set-up with very little space needed at all!
I love to use available light wherever I can though, you cant beat natural sunlight!, a reflector in the right place can do wonders to an image, that’s what it’s all about at the end of the day we are manipulators of light!
Bowens Kit on location for Elite Model Look campaign shoot
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We work with various make-up Artists , Hair Stylist’s and Art directors to create that perfect look.
First Focus Photography only works with the best in the creative arts to perfect the visual art that we create.
Before the shoot begins a great deal of preparation work goes into each and every project from visual storyboards, research and style development, Prop and location sourcing and Make-up, Hair and styling.
If you use First Focus to breath life into your vision you will not be disappointed! We hand pick a team of creative’s based on who is right for the assignment at hand.
We are in contact with several Make-up and Hair stylists along with various clothing stylists .
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Prints are available to order now, please e-mail me with the .jpg numbers and sizes required.
Here are some sample shots from the event.
I have been professionally involved with photography for the last ten years and I’m available in Dublin and around Ireland for your events. I specialise in Weddings , PR events, Family Portraits and Portfolio shoots.
You’re welcome to contact me at any time.
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