Formal and informal band portraits at the Dublin Irish Festival

Behind the scenes at the Finale, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

This is a photo from backstage at the finale on Sunday evening. The Elders were about to go on for their number and so I asked them to pose for a group shot.

I also worked with two bands for some group portraits and gig shots. Here's one of the band portraits I did for The Ladies of Longford:


A band portrait for The John Whelan band with most of his 12-piece band:


And a smaller group:


And a duo with Flynn Cohen and John Whelan:

The Ladies of Longford

The Ladies of Longford, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

This is Hilda Doyle, one of the most amazing musicians we have in Ohio. The Ladies of Longford feature her and her two daughters along with some other very talented women.

I used my special processing effects to produce this monochrome from a very red lighting situation. I'm glad the effect works, because I was doing a specific photo shoot for the ladies this year at the Dublin Irish Festival.

Ladies of Longford

Ladies of Longford, a photo by andiwolfe on Flickr.

I did a photo shoot for the Ladies of Longford at the 25th anniversary Dublin Irish Festival last weekend. I did some band portraits in different settings, plus live performance photography. The Ladies were on the Shamrock Stage Friday night from 10:15 to 11:30. The lighting on that stage is atrocious! Dim and garish colors make it a real challenge, but an opportunity for creative processing. I prefer monochrome processing in that lighting situation. This photo is an example of one of the styles of processing that make the photos look ever so much better than the original colors.