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Armoy & Culloden Wedding | Aine & Shane
Friday, January 8 2010 | in For Brides, Testimonials, Wedding Photographs
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Shane and Aine asked me twice if I would shoot their wedding before I confirmed the booking last year. Being already quite busy last December, I was at first a bit reluctant to take on another wedding over my busy Christmas period. But the warmth of their personalities really convinced me and I’m really glad I got to shoot their wedding.
I had an absolutely brilliant time with them and I left that night with a contented heart. Shane remarked to me at the Culloden that Aine had said that I was practically invisible at the house in the morning – which was music to my ears as I pride myself on going into any situation anywhere and being completely unobtrusive whilst getting my pictures. The weather was cold and icy with the last of the 2009 big freeze showing no signs of abating. Amongst the highlights for me was getting to help Aine, her bridesmaids and her little flowergirl to their wedding cars waiting at the top of the street (it was too icy for them to come down to the door). I was glad they all made it safely! St Olcans in Armoy was packed to the rafters and the atmosphere at the Culloden later on was wonderful also. Again, I kept the formals to an absolute minimum and set about most of the day finding great moments. Here are a few of my personal favourites as I continue the editing: |
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Martin Campbell says: great movement in that last one Dylan
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Andrea Gilmore says:
amazing pictures Dylan – you can just feel the emotion!!!!
Clandeboye Estate Wedding | Claire and Ben
Monday, January 4 2010 | in For Brides, Wedding Photographs
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The week before Christmas saw me shooting at Holy Trinity Church at Glencraig in Holywood and then back up to Clandeboye Estate where I’d photographed Simon and Claire’s wedding for Claire and Ben’s magical wedding.
With the ceremony taking place at 3.30pm there was hardly any natural light for me to work with. The weather was wet and cold so the whole wedding was shot entirely indoors. Inside the church the atmosphere was wonderful – almost in darkness except for some storm lanterns and candlelight. Clandeboye was also beautiful and is a truly fabulous winter wedding venue. With such difficult lighting conditions I shot most of the day at f1.4 ISO 6400 and shutter speeds of between 1/30th and 1/100th of a second – which for me, really is the top of the mountain technically. I refuse to use flash as its presence would totally destroy the atmosphere – as well as being too intrusive for the way I work. With it being so ‘photographically’ dark I managed to retain a lot of the atmosphere and capture some really lovely moments and scenes. Here are a few of my many favourites from the day: |
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David McLoughlin says:
some really classic looking shots there Dylan – Canon 5d?
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Alison Brown says:
wow – amazing! you can just feel the atmosphere everywhere – great pictures!
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Stephanie M says:
Wow – what about that light on the last one? And the colours were so beautiful. Beautiful wedding!
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thanks guys – yes Canon 5DMKII – amazing piece of low light equipment when coupled with the f1.4 24mm glass…
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David McLoughlin says:
some really classic looking shots there Dylan – Canon 5d?
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Alison Brown says:
wow – amazing! you can just feel the atmosphere everywhere – great pictures!
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Stephanie M says:
Wow – what about that light on the last one? And the colours were so beautiful. Beautiful wedding!
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thanks guys – yes Canon 5DMKII – amazing piece of low light equipment when coupled with the f1.4 24mm glass…
Happy Christmas
Tuesday, December 22 2009 | in For Brides, Wedding Photographs
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Today is my last day in the studio before I break up for Christmas. I do have three more weddings to shoot here in Ireland before the year is out, but after that I will be able to put my feet up and relax over the holiday season. Fingers crossed that we don’t get any more snow overnight, as it has been pretty cold of late!!
I will be back in the studio on 5th January, and won’t have access to email or phone until then. I would like to wish all the readers of this blog a fantastic Christmas and New Year. I’ll be posting some images from my Christmas weddings in the New Year. In the meantime, please enjoy a little slideshow of my favourite moments from my 2009 weddings. |
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Alison Brown says:
Happy Christmas Dylan – beautiful photographs as ever!
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Alison Brown says:
Happy Christmas Dylan – beautiful photographs as ever!
Belfast and Clandeboye Wedding | Sarah & Tom
Tuesday, December 1 2009 | in For Brides, Wedding Photographs
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I thought I’d post some images from Sarah and Tom’s fabulous 28th November wedding just before our new baby arrives.
American fine art photographer Joel Meyerowitz has spoken about the opportunities a photographer has when working with chance, time and speed. Like Joel, for me, my photographs are all about instantaneity. I consider I have a machine that chips away at time – a thousandth of a second here, a 250th of a second there. These moments come and go in the blink of an eye. Although it was a crisp bright day for Sarah and Tom’s wedding, the natural indoor light was pretty low and faded early, as is customary at this time of year. The atmosphere was amazing though with low light, candles and the intimacy of the venues all playing their part in a really lovely winter wedding. Again, in order to keep the integrity of the pictures, no flash was used throughout the day – just great glass, speed of thought and fluid reactions to everything happening. Here are some of my personal favourites as I continue with the editing: |
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Ballygalley Castle Wedding | Lauren and Jamie
Tuesday, November 17 2009 | in For Brides, Wedding Photographs
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Lauren and Jamie had me photograph their wedding up at Ballyeaston and Ballygally Castle, County Antrim last Saturday. They were in such good spirits all day. Lauren looked simply stunning as did her three bridesmaids. The great sense of nervous excitement at the house in the morning must have been lovely for Lauren’s Mum and Dad, Sandra and Trevor to witness and be part of and I’m sure Trevor must have been a very proud man then leading her up the aisle.
Weddings bring together all of the friends and family in one place and it was such a pleasure for me to also be part of their big day. The evening speeches were amongst the funniest I’ve heard all year. Here are some of my favourite photographs from the day: |
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Victoria Whiteside says:
hi Dylan – great photographs as per usual – this wedding looked like a lot of fun! Hope to see you and Caroline again soon, Victoria and Gareth xo
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Marc says:
awesome pics Dylan!
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Alison Brown says:
Hi Dylan – LOVE the black and whites!! these photographs are just fabulous – as are all the others
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Dylan McBurney says:
thanks everyone
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Victoria Whiteside says:
hi Dylan – great photographs as per usual – this wedding looked like a lot of fun! Hope to see you and Caroline again soon, Victoria and Gareth xo
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Marc says:
awesome pics Dylan!
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Alison Brown says:
Hi Dylan – LOVE the black and whites!! these photographs are just fabulous – as are all the others
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Dylan McBurney says:
thanks everyone
Lissanoure Castle Wedding Photography | Georgina & Simon
Sunday, November 8 2009 | in For Brides, Wedding Photographs
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The last of my October weddings saw me up at the beautiful old All Saints church in Loughguile and Lissanoure, County Antrim for Georgina and Simon’s wedding.
Georgie and Simon were just lovely to work with. Lots of their friends and family travelled over from Britain for the wedding and I’d like to thank everyone for such good good fun. Particularly the Rev John Bach for officiating such a beautiful ceremony. The evening jigs were amazing! Throughout the day the autumnal light was very low and pretty much to be expected for this time of year in Northern Ireland. However, this is the sort of environment I thrive in – I just love shooting autumn and winter weddings. Many photographers resort to the vulgarity and intrusiveness of flash – but, if you use the available light correctly, the pictures can be wonderful. Here are some of my personal favourites: |
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Anna Thompson says:
great pictures – the last one is so funny it looks like the lady in red is a mannequin! great job!
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Anna Thompson says:
great pictures – the last one is so funny it looks like the lady in red is a mannequin! great job!
Old Inn Crawfordsburn Wedding | Roberta & Graeme
Monday, November 2 2009 | in For Brides, Testimonials, Wedding Photographs
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This wedding was so beautiful. Roberta and Graeme got married at the Old Inn in Crawfordsburn, County Down. The Old Inn is one of those venues that just suits small intimate weddings. Bo & G had just 20 guests (including me!) and so it was a very intimate affair! I have to say that I just love shooting indoors at this time of year. I love the warm colours and the cosy atmosphere of winter weddings.
As a soon-to-be parent, this wedding really hit home to me the importance of family. It was lovely to see their daughter Dara helping Mum get ready before the service. Their son Eoin was a real livewire too. I’m glad Graeme’s family made it over from Aberdeen – especially with his Father being ill. It was so touching to be part of this wedding. Here are some of my personal favourites: |
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Yesterday I received a lovely email from Roberta after she had seen her photographs: “Dylan, Love it love it love it Graeme is travelling to the Caspian sea right now so won’t see the photos till tomorrow. Haven’t time right now to say all I want to but a big thank you for starters. Will be in touch. Bo (Roberta)” |
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Carol Anne McLoughlin says:
Dylan – absolutely amazing photographs as usual – Dave says hi!
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David McLoughlin says:
your sense of timing is amazing!
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hey guys – good to hear from you both – thanks – hope you are keeping well!
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Carol Anne McLoughlin says:
Dylan – absolutely amazing photographs as usual – Dave says hi!
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David McLoughlin says:
your sense of timing is amazing!
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hey guys – good to hear from you both – thanks – hope you are keeping well!
great movement in that last one Dylan
amazing pictures Dylan – you can just feel the emotion!!!!