I was really chuffed when VIP magazine rang to say Glenda Gilson, was being featured in the next issue, had requested that I be the photographer for the shoot. I get on really well with Glenda, she’s a real pro. ...

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A wedding with a difference! We had such a laugh doing this new Hot Press cover shoot. MayKay and Pockets from Fight Like Apes or FLApes as they are known, were game for anything. The scary thing was, the dress ...

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Just finished a very quick fashion shoot with Caprice for Hot Press.We only had about an hour of shooting time and we still managed to shoot 6 different outfits in 6 different locations! How did we do it?Well, we shot ...

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Friday afternoon last week Hot Press rings, "Mark can you do a shoot with Cathy Davey tomorrow afternoon?" "We need the images tomorrow afternoon too, as we're going to press". "Oh, and she wants to do the shoot with a ...

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The latest fashion shoot for Hot Press. The theme was "nude" clothing. Really great team this time. The stylist Karl Smith did a brilliant job, all the ladies especially loved the shoes! Lorraine Browne did the hair beautifully and Naomh ...

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When Hot Press called and said Christy Moore was coming to my studio for a cover shoot, I nearly fell off my chair! Usually I meet them somewhere else and have little time to check locations etc, it also means ...

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The second of my fashion shoots for Hot Press. This time I wanted some flesh, to be more specific, I wanted a breast in at least one shot. As usual, it was all a bit last minute, I contacted some ...

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Got the call from Hot Press to go into Today FM and shoot Ray D'Arcy for what was supposed to be The Hot Press Interview, not the cover. (Which is less pressure and a shorter shoot). ...

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Flew to Glasgow yesterday to shoot Paolo Nutini for Hot Press magazine. Originally it was supposed to be Milan, but was changed to Glasgow at the last minute. Got in early and did a bit of sight seeing. Went to ...

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Latest shoot for next issue of Hot Press. Delorentos in their home town of Portrane. We visited a few of their favorite locations and got some good stuff. We had just finished taking some shots at The Round ...

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When Hot Press asked me to shoot The Coronas for the current cover, they mentioned that their new album was called "Tony Was An Ex-Con". This got me thinking! I love Police Mug Shots. They are amazing ...

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I really enjoyed this shoot. It was for The Hot Press Interview. Miriam was lovely, very down to earth and couldn't have been more generous with her time and patience. I had a good wander around RTE TV studios while ...

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Just been sent a copy of Digital Photographer Magazine from The UK, with a really great feature on my photography. I sent them a whole bunch of images for the feature and they ended up using ...

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Just finished a shoot with Delores O'Riordan from The Cranberries. We shot it in The Westbury Hotel in Dublin, for the next issue of Hot Press. Delores was lovely, very down to earth and looked amazing with her ...

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