Corporate Event Photography / May 13, 2026 by Jan

Over the years I’ve photographed a lot of corporate events. They’re always good fun and as per usual with all types of photography, I really enjoy capturing all those perfect moments. From those applause shots of the whole crowd, to a chuckle when the speaker’s joke lands or the concentrated face of an employee who’s listening to interesting speech and is learning something important. I really enjoy capturing those moments and making your event look like the success it was.

Getting a great variety of each event is also important and at specific events I might even get a brief of the type of shots they are hoping to get or if there are any event specific shots they need. I’m always happy to follow those or to incorporate them with my ideas and vision.

Since I’ve photographed so many different types of corporate events, I thought I’d break it up into the following categories.

Conferences and Presentations

Sigmar Recruitment hosts a number of Talent Summit events across Ireland every year, and I’ve been lucky enough to photograph quite a few of them. Both in Cork and also in Galway.

Getting really high-quality shots that really capture the essence of the event is so important for LinkedIn and other social media platforms these days. These events regularly feature the Lord Mayor of Cork as well as high-ranking business owners, like the owner of Musgraves and representatives of BOI and even international guests.

Award Ceremonies

Isn’t this a lovely occasion, being able to award people for their hard work? And even more so when the event is being hosted by the Cork Volunteer Centre and everyone has dedicated their time and hard work for a good cause and for free?

Taking place in the gorgeous St Peter’s, the whole ceremony was a lovely celebration of making a difference and acknowledging those people who put others before themselves.

The Ukrainian choir also performed a number of songs as a thank you for all the support they had received.

Conference and Award Ceremony

Combining the previous two events, we have this event at the Vienna Woods Hotel. Cadence were holding their Innovation Conference and were also awarding their top employees with some awards. Ranging from ‘Rising Star’ to ‘Best Presenter’ and more!

Christmas Party

Is there a better way to wrap up the year than with a Christmas party? At Facebook/Meta, employees were encouraged to bring their family and kids for the evening. The whole place was packed! There was face painting and balloon animals for the kids, and so many games and even a gift bag for each kid.

And having the couches set up for family photos with a nice Christmas themed brackground was very thoughtful and much appreciated by the employees. Each family could then get a nice family photo.

The band were made up of employees as well and later on DJ provided the tunes for both adults and kids to hit the dance floor. As it got late, the DJ broke out the karaoke, which was a big hit!

Corporate Summer Party / Fun Day

Hair down, music, good food, games. That’s what these summer parties are all about! It’s always nice seeing companies thanking their employees with these big gestures. My aim is to document all the fun activities and to capture a well rounded set of photos of the whole event. With family members also being invited, it’s a great opportunity for everyone to get a fun family photo too.

If you want to see more of this, more casual style, check out this blog post that is all about their previous Summer BBQ.

Corporate Sports Events

And then we have the corporate sports events. This event was hosted by the Irish concrete manufacturer; Kilsaran. As a thank you to their suppliers, they booked the famous Fota golf course for the day. The lucky ones got to play golf, followed by a lovely dinner and drinks. I got to take their group photos just before they headed off to the first hole.

Business Opening Ceremonies

TechStar is an electronics shop and repair centre with quite a few different locations across Ireland. For the opening of their one shop, they decided to have a big launch party/opening ceremony. With a free raffle and prizes, I was there to capture the whole event and the lucky winners!

McMahons Builders Providers also opened another branch in Carrigaline. Of course we had to make sure that we got some great shots of the ribbon being cut!

Protest Photojournalism

I was contacted by Fórsa, a trade union, if I could cover the perfusionists of CUH protesting for better pay and conditions. I was happy to cover the photography side of the strike, while RedFM interviewed the protesters and RTÉ filmed it. A great collaboration by the three of us to give this protest as much coverage as possible!

Contact

If your company is planning a corporate event and you’re looking for a photographer, you’re more than welcome to write me an email here and check my availability. I’m looking forward to hearing from you!

Diamond Wedding Package - Wedding Photographers Ireland / April 27, 2026 by Jan

A huge portion of the photography that my wife, Nic and I do is wedding photography. We offer a three different wedding packages which suit a large range of weddings. But in this blog post it’s all about our largest package that we offer; the ‘Diamond Package’ with the option of a second shooter. This has quickly become our most popular package, tied with the ‘Gold Package’.

Couples have the option to book Nic as a second shooter, or, if they want a more low-key wedding, they can just book me. But we are the dream team so almost all couples choose to book both of us, which is great because we love working together!

So what does the ‘Diamond Package’ include and what does a day look like when you have two photographers at your wedding? Well, it’s actually more relaxed than having just one photographer.

First off, what does the ‘Diamond Package’ include?

• 12 hours of coverage

• 650 photos

• a larger 40 photo couple shoot

• plus an additional after dark couple shoot of 5 photos

• 2x A4 framed prints

• -20% discount on all print orders

• and a digital slide show

The Dream Team

We love photographing weddings together!

The Wedding

Inchydoney Island Lodge

“Beautiful backgrounds in every direction, with cliffs and oceans, what more can we ask for?”

Mairéad and Sean’ s wedding had a beautiful location! The wedding took place at the Inchydoney Island Lodge Hotel, overlooking the ocean and splitting the beach into two. We love these kind of locations, because it gives us so much to work with for the couple shoot. Beautiful backgrounds in every direction, with cliffs and oceans, what more can we ask for?

Getting Ready

Having the pre’s covered was very important to Mairéad, so we arrived nice and early. The great thing about having two photographers there in the morning, is how, contrary to popular belief, it actually makes the morning more relaxed. I suppose people might think that having two photographers there would mean loads of instructions and photographing and stress, but really, it allows for a way very laid back atmosphere.

The reason being, that Nic is able to stay with the bridal party the whole time and capture really authentic and happy moments, with a few scripted and posed ones in between, when it suits. In the meanwhile, I am able to photograph all the detail shots of the rings, the bride’s and the bridesmaids’ dresses, shoes and all of their accessories, the bouquets, gift bags and any other items that might be important.

Groom

Once that is done, I then run over to the groom and his groomsmen for some shots of them getting ready and some fun group photos.

And of course we can not forget the rings which were hand modelled beautifully by Sean’s best man!

When that is captured, I head to the ceremony room to photograph the empty room, the decorations and flowers, the all important green folder, the usual ‘getting married’ sign and more, before I then capture the guests filing in and getting ready for the ceremony. This also gives me a moment to chat to the celebrant and go through any last minute changes and amendments that might have been made to the ceremony programme.

All the while, Nic is still with the bride.

This is great as it allows for way more timing fluctuations. If the bride is only able to get in her dress half an hour later than planned, that’s fine. Or if one of the bridesmaids smudged her make up and needs a re-touch before doing the group photos, that’s fine, we have the time for that. So there’s a lot less pressure and the schedule can breathe a little. And I think that especially shows in these photos. They had such a fun and relaxed time together, that they were even able to capture all these extra photos like playing Scrabble. A game that is very important to the couple.

As a sidenote, Mairéad and Sean live in the UK, and Mairéad loves her local hairdresser so much, she flew him to Cork to have him do her hair before the wedding. Incredible!

The Ceremony

The ceremony room was gorgeous. The hotel is pointing to the south, so we had all of this gorgeous sunlight shining in through the windows. This allowed us to capture not just the couple beautifully but also the guests.

Personally, this is one of my favourite parts of the wedding, to capture these genuine split seconds of emotions, be it tears or laughter. I’m ready with my telephoto lens to shoot this moments that only last a fraction of a second!

While I take the lead with the ceremony, Nic is also there, not just to photograph from a different perspective, but also to support the bride and the bridal party. She’ll be accompanying the bridal party to the ceremony room, and making sure that each bridesmaid and the bride walk out at the right time to the music and especially for me to capture each one of them the best. We want to make sure that every bride has the best possible photos of them walking down the aisle, in this case with her brother.

Having Nic help capture the ceremony from a second perspective is also great as one of us might have a better angle for certain moments, and while I do move around a lot, it is always refreshing to have more perspectives available of the ceremony.

This ceremony had it all, starting with a ring warming, then lighting the candles, readings by multiple guests, and a hind binding. They’re such beautiful traditions that are always so fun to capture!

After the ceremony, we kinda play it by ear. Usually, I’ll stick with the couple as the guests line up to congratulate them and give them hugs and kisses. This is such a fantastic time to get some lovely, genuine moments.

The Reception

While I am photographing all the hugs and kisses and the congratulations, Nic goes around the reception and makes sure that every single guest has at least one photo. She’ll either do couple or candid group photos. We even get some cheeky kisses, handheld fans or other props, holding their polaroids from the polaroid station for the guest book, and of course, some tasty drinks!

We are then prepped for the couples big entrance again! Sporting sunglasses and drinks, the party can start now!

Bingo!

Also, friends of the couple hosted a game of bingo during the reception. A wonderful injection of energy, especially at this time of the day!

It was pure coincidence, but Sean, the groom won himself a prize!

Bingo

Consider hiring these guys for some bingo!

Cake Cutting

We’ve never seen this one before. A sword for the cake cutting. It certainly made for a very memorable photo opportunity and had some of the guests looking on nervously!

Group Photos

We always encourage couples to make a name list for each group photo they would like. We can of course help and make suggestions but every family is different and to some couples, certain friends might be incredibly important or a specific family member or godparent. We will then have that list with us so that we can then be 100% sure that we get every single one of those shots with everyone included.

With two photographers, we can herd and organize everyone better more swiftly so that all the guests can get back to the party as soon as possible!

Couple Shoot

After the group photos, we usually do the couple shoot. We always make sure to do the group photos and couple photos in the best possible light on the day without messing the scheduling up too much.

Nic and I do the couple shoot together, alternating taking shots. It’s also great to have an extra person to keep an eye on the outfits, hair and prevent things like phones in pockets or hair bobbles on the wrists. We can also do some more fancy shots with Nic there, like having the veil blow in the wind. While a bridesmaid could do this as well, it’s always better to have a professional do it who’s done it hundreds of times before.

Nic and I sometimes also do the poses with each other to show the couple visually. When you’ve just gotten married, your head can be all over the place. This is why we structure everything to be super easy and enjoyable. Most couples also love doing the couple shoot as it’s great time have a bit of breather and break from everything and to have some time on your own to process it all. This is at least the feedback we get from nearly every single couple.

After Dark

With this being the ‘Diamond Package’, the couple gets 40 couple photos, instead of 30 and 10 photos with the Gold and Silver Packages. And we also include a second, after dark couple shoot, as well.

While the first couple shoot is all prim and proper with perfect hair and pristine white shirts, the second one after the sun has already started setting, is more of a hair down affair, usually done by the bar with some lovely stout pints. But with the beach right at the doorstep, we figured it’d be a shame to not go out again!

No suit jacket this time, rolled up sleeves, top button undone. Mairéad in sneakers and without her bouquet but still looking gorgeous, we took some more casual, yet intimate photos.

Speeches

In between the two couple shoots we had the speeches followed by dinner. As per usual, the groom got absolutely destroyed and we got to laugh along to the anecdotes told. Snapping everyone laughing and crying, similar to the ceremony photos.

Dancing

Now this is one of the major benefits of booking the ‘Diamond Package’ is that we also get to stay for the evening and photograph the dance floor!

Getting those dancing shots is such a fun highlight of the day and really rounds off the whole wedding album. It’s not just about capturing the wedding couple having a blast and their first dance, but also getting these lovely intimate moments among couples.

Recap

So with the ‘Diamond Package’ you’d get a full day of coverage. From the morning to night.

Once the wedding day is over, you get to look forward to more photos and you get to chose your two favourite photos to be printed in A4 size with beautiful wooden frames made in West Cork.

With Nic as your second shooter you’d have:

• A more relaxed and fun morning

• Someone to take you to the ceremony room and pace your walking down the aisle

• More variety of photos of the ceremony

• Guaranteed photos of every single guest

• Quicker group photos so that you can get back to partying sooner

• More support at the couple shoot

• More opportunities for entertaining candid moments to be captured

We really love photographing weddings and celebrating your big day with you! And for us to maintain this high standard, we limit the amount of weddings we do every year to just 12. This allows us to be well prepared and full of creativity for each individual wedding.

So if this sounds like a wedding package that you would like to have for your wedding, get in touch with us here. We’d love to hear from you and see if we’d be a good match for you on your big day!

New Location for 2026 - Photographer Cork / April 21, 2026 by Jan

I’ve been a professional photographer for quite a number of years now. I think it’s been 12 years by now. Wow, how time flies! And as we enter a new year, I’ve decided to mix up some of my shooting locations and add some new spots to the list. I’ve quietly tested some of these locations last year and this is a location that I am now sure of!

The location is Fota House and Gardens! So here are some shoots I’ve shot there.

A Surprise Visit

Was this a photo shoot or really just a big ruse? I’ve gotten quite experience with a good ol’ ruse, if you’ve read my proposals blog post here. Those proposals often include a lot of secrecy and cunning!

In in this secretive case it was a birthday. Gitana’s 50th! She was under the impression that we would be doing a small photo shoot with the local, immediate family members before they headed off to Cobh for a nice lunch.

But there was a big surprise awaiting her! As we were doing the shoot with careful positioning and backs turned to the entrance, who’s that in the background? They aren’t regular visitors. It’s Gitana’s extended family and her siblings coming all the way from America. They haven’t seen each other in years! Cue the tears…

I went into full wedding photographer/paparazzi mode to capture all these beautiful emotions! This was so heart warming to photograph, and just like with the proposals, I was delighted that the surprise worked so well and I didn’t have to be secretive anymore! Once everything had settled, we could start the actual photo shoot in the gardens at a nicer looking location.

So many different gardens

And this is where this location really shines! The individual gardens are so handy to have as a photographer, and in such a small proximity. Each garden is beautifully manicured. They each have a different layout and look, some have trees, some have hedges, but they all have different flowers. Then we also have these structural elements to work with, like this pavilion.

Add in the stairs and we have the perfect spot especially for bigger family shoots for groups over 10 people. The stairs make for great group photos, and the different gardens allow for each sub-group of the family shoot to have a different looking shoot, while still looking cohesive.

Don’t forget the forest

If these gardens aren’t your vibe, and you’d like something wilder, the forest is also a beautiful spot and is open more hours in the year than the gardens. Here is also my favourite spot; the moss garden!

Choosing one of my bigger photography packages would allow you the option to go to both locations.

Maternity Shoots

If you’ve been keeping an eye on my blog, you’ll know that I’m now also doing maternity photo shoots. This family friendly location works so well for maternity shoots, and, it could be a great spot to come back a few months down the line with your newborn!

So what about babies?

Talking about newborns, what else would work really well here? Well, this a great spot for baby shoots as well.

It doesn’t just work because it looks amazing, but also because it’s close to the city, meaning little travel, a large variety of backgrounds in a small footprint and something that’s often overlooked, access to toilets in case of a diaper change.