BlogHide Resteemsdavekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoMaking A Van Look Sexy"Make the vans look sexy"... thats the instruction I was given for this shoot. Which was made especially tricky given that we shot in an old industrial park in Dublin. Its not a subject matter or…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThe Fake Band PhotoThis was an interesting one to shoot. Basically I had previously done a series of promo shots for this Irish band who then wanted me to shoot something with more of a studio look. However they all…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThe best shoots are the most relaxing shootsI'm very much a fan of making things as enjoyable and stress free whenever I can. Not just with photography, but in life in general, I just always appreciate then things are relaxed and hassle…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoMy Afternoon CoffeeI can safely say Im something of a coffee addict. I probably should cut down at some stage but I do drink quite a lot of coffee each day. Saying that, having a young daughter who loves to wake us up…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoMissed Opportunities - Part 1This post was inspired by a missed opportunity today. My daughter was doing the funniest dance to a song that was playing in the background and I went to pickup my camera to get some photos or…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoUnseen StephI hope everybody is doing well. I've been a bit sick for the last few days, nothing serious, but starting to feel much better today. I wanted to do something to cheer myself up so I edited a shot of…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThis Band Make Me HappyI've mentioned it before, but one of the things I love most about photographing people is just the fact that I get to meet such a wide variety of interesting people. This one was a great example.…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThe Doctors SurgeryHere's a slightly different shoot that I found really interesting. I was recently hired by a marketing company who were running a marketing campaign for a GP's surgery here in Dublin. I was given…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoVintage Styling with RodrigoHere is a shoot I did with Brazilian actor Rodrigo Ternevoy. Rodrigo lives here in Ireland and has become quite sucessful as an actor with a long term role in a very popular Irish soap opera on TV…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoMy First 1000 Steem Power - Thank YouI've just realized I reached my first 1000 SP. I know that's small compared to a lot of accounts on here but that's a big deal to me as I honestly didn't think I'd ever get anywhere close to that. I…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThe World of XPILAR - Portait Contest - Week 070 - Unseen MaryHere is my entry for this week's portrait contest on the World Of Xpilar community. This is from a shoot with Mary a while back, but while things are quiet with shoots at the moment (Covid…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoFun In The Snow - Bonus VideoI was working from home today when I noticed from out my window it had started to snow heavily. Not only that but it was starting to stick too. I ran into our front room and said to my wife we…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoWorld of XPILAR B&W Photography Contest Week #096 - RachelHere is my entry for week 096 of the black and white contest in the World of Xpilar Community. This is from my shoot with a very nice Irish model Rachel, that I had the pleasure of shooting with…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoGame Of Thrones ActorMyself and a photographer friend were chatting recently and he was telling me a few of his clients have become fairly big names in recent years. He primarily shoots with Irish actors and actresses…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThe World of XPILAR - Cityscape Contest Week 106 - FrankfurtHere is my entry for the World Of Xpilar Cityscape contest week 106. I enter quite a few of the fun contests on here but rarely enter the cityscape one as its not a style of photography I ever think…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoLast Day of Holidays - Beach StrollSo today is official mine and my wife's last days of the Christmas and New Years holidays before being back in work full time. Its been a lovely break and the most time we've got to spend with our…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoMore Mary....Just BecauseI posted up some new shots of Mary yesterday and it made me realize there were still some really nice shots from this set that I hadn't processed yet. So I've spent some time this evening to get…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoThe World of XPILAR - Portait Contest - Week 069 - MaryThis is my entry for week 069 of the World of XPILAR portait contest. This is from a shoot with the stunning Mary that we shot in the summer of 2021. As always Mary looked amazing, and was her…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoBaby update - 12 week scan - HAPPY NEW YEAR!So we've just had our 12 week scan and all is looking happy and healthy. Our new baby is due July 14th next year. I know 2nd babies are typically born a little early so we'll see how punctual this…davekavanagh (66)in hive-185836 • 3 years agoCongratulation to JennyThis is the very beautiful Jenny, a model I've worked with a number of times, and somebody whos become a good friend. She just got married today so it seemed appropriate to put up some never…