APC 2023 Photoshoot

After 2 years of Covid, I had the opportunity to take part of the Athlone Photography Club Fashion shoot. While studio portrait isn't necessarily "my thing" (outside my comfort zone), I rarely miss an opportunity to learn and try to take photos of people. Clearly, for studio portraiture, the most difficult is to "direct" the model: where to look at, where to put the hands so they're not cut, what to wear... I don't have a clue :-).

I could play with my peers' triggers and flash set-up, which allowed me to gain a bit of confidence in the area. Thanks a lot to Philip McLoughlin, Sean Ganly for lending their gears and sharing their expertise.

Make-up artists: Aoife Ruane + Carrie Cunnane + Julia Dannylenko (@julia_makeup.artist)

Camera used: Canon EOS R, RF 100-400mm, Flash (for most).

Zoé Meyer from France (@zoemeyer_eventing)

Karen Egan (@karin.egaan)

Karen Egan - I've learnt about "negative space" in a photography course in 2019 and took the opportunity to give it a try (it's actually one of the rare things I know how to do in Photoshop).

Gary Neary - Another try with negative space with a (brave) male model (@Gary_Neary89 @Gary Neary)

Gary Neary

Natalja Devjatnikova from Latvia

Martha Finnerty from Co. Westmeath

Martha is the daughter of one of our photography club members (Martin), so we're lucky to have her posing for us at every photoshoot opportunity. (@martha_finnerty, @Martha ni Fhiannachta)

Ciara Lawless - Very popular model, I only have 3-4 minutes so I'm happy enough with the results. (@ciaralawlessofficial)

Jakub Andersohn

Jakub Andersohn - Jakub arrived 15 min before the end of the photoshoot. Only 1 or 2 in our club could take photos with him (and I was one of the lucky ones).

Julia Dannylenko - Julia came over as a back-up make-up artist for our photoshoot, but ended up posing for us too at the end. She was super natural as a model. (@julia_makeup.artist )

Julia Dannylenko