I’m in the middle of my final college exams at the moment (Cultural Sociology was this morning) but plenty of new series to come soon. For now here’s another shot from my promo-shoot with Atrax Mantis, it’s one of my favourites.

I’ll post a blog about the shoot once exams are over and Atrax Mantis release the artwork for their upcoming E.P.

Another promo shot of grindcore death metallers Atrax Mantis, taken in a run-down warehouse where we were shooting the concept artwork for their upcoming E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’.

We shot the cover art for the E.P yesterday, working with Make-up/Special Fx artist Carey Harte. I’m gonna hold off on writing a blog about the shoot until Atrax Mantis release the E.P artwork (which looks awesome).

The first of several promo shots for grindcore death metallers Atrax Mantis, taken in a run-down warehouse where we were shooting the concept artwork for their upcoming E.P ‘Condemned to Hatred’.

We shot the front and back cover for the E.P yesterday, working with Make-up/Special Fx artist Carey Harte. I’m gonna hold off on writing a blog about the shoot until Atrax Mantis release the E.P artwork (which looks awesome).

The first of many promo shots of Chemical Addiction, in the run up to the release of their debut offering ‘The Brian Jones E.P‘.

This was a fairly quick shoot to give the lads some promo shots for press-packs etc, but we’ll be working on more shots and the E.P cover over the coming weeks. Check out the awesome title track off the E.P, ‘Brian Jones’ here.

Carlow Fire Services remove car wrecks from outside I.T Carlow after a crash scene re-enactment, as part of Road Safety Awareness Week 2008. 366 people died on Irish roads last year, thats the equivalent of 1 in 8 students in I.T Carlow.

You can see all of my pics from this shoot here and read all about it here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Carlow Fire and Ambulance services come to the rescue of car crash victims outside I.T Carlow, as part of a car crash re-enactment for Road Safety Awareness Week 2008.

You can see all of my pics from this shoot here and read all about it here on the Oss237.com Blog.

A Carlow Fireman comes to the rescue at a car crash re-enactment outside I.T Carlow, as part of Road Safety Awareness Week 2008.

You can see all of my pics from this shoot here and read all about it here on the Oss237.com Blog.

One of several car wrecks left lying around the Institute of Technology Carlow, as part of Road Safety Awareness Week 2008. The driver of this car did not survive. Sadly becoming just another statistic of road deaths in Ireland.

You can see all of my pics from this shoot here and read all about it here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Playing around with natural lighting, I’m trying out different styles for several upcoming shoots. I’m looking forward to staying behind the lens.

Yet another shot from my promo-series with Clive Barnes, and one of my favourites from the shoot. Again shot on a 50mm lens, with slight adjustment to the levels.

You can see more of this series here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

Another shot from my promo-shoot with Clive Barnes, this time in Woodstock, Ennistioge. Waiting for bursts of sunlight through the clouds to get some great light and colour in the background.
You can see more of this series here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

My latest adventure into black and white photography, a series of promo-shots for the legendary Clive Barnes. Shot using a 50mm lens on a quiet railway crossing just outside Bennettsbridge, Kilkenny.

You can see more of this series here and you can read more about the shoot here on the Oss237.com Blog.

I’m into the final stretch of college, in a few short weeks everything will change. But first I have to get through my thesis, endless assignments and then of course exams. It’s going to be stressful and I know I won’t have much time to be working on pictures, I already have a huge backlog. I find myself constantly doing exactly as the title suggests.

This shot is a test shoot for black & white natural light shots, you can read more about it here on the new Oss237.com Blog.

Another shot from a brand new body-paint series; the front of a full-body bio-organic design by tattoo artist Sean Boon. Model: Tanya O’Callaghan. Due to limited shooting space and lighting we had to do a lot of the shoot using a large mirror.

You can check out the full series and behind the scenes shots here and you can read all about the shoot here on the new Oss237.com Blog.

First up in a brand new series of body-paint shots; the back-piece of a full-body bio-organic design by tattoo artist Sean Boon. Model: Tanya O’Callaghan

You can check out the full series and behind the scenes shots here and you can read all about the shoot here on the new Oss237.com Blog.

Paul from 23 rocking out in the Zoo Club. I’ve been testing out new techniques to compensate for badly lit venues in Kilkenny, trying to black out backgrounds for a live/promo style.

You can read more about this photo-shoot and MY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO LOCAL MEDIA here on the new Oss237.com Blog. You can check out the full series of shots here and read more about the gig here on my KilkennyMusic Staff Blog.

23 (L-R: Barney, Matt, Joey and Paul) live in the Zoo Club.I’ve tried getting full band live shots before but this is the first time I’ve managed to get one I like.

You can read more about this shoot and MY IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO LOCAL MEDIA here on the new Oss237.com Blog. You can check out the full series of shots here and you can read more about the gig here on my KilkennyMusic Staff Blog.

Danny Pearson from Chemical Addiction rocking out in the Zoo Club on Sunday. I’ll be working with the lads over the next few weeks on artwork and promo-shots for their upcoming debut ‘The Brian Jones E.P’.

You can check out all of my shots from Sunday’s gig here and you can read about the gig here on my KilkennyMusic Staff Blog.

A random capture playing with a slow shutter speed at the elainECurtis Charity Fashion Show 2008. All of the proceeds from the night went to Saplings Schools: Providing a unique education for children with Autism.

The focus in this shot is very soft because of the slow shutter and the lights but that’s why I like it. You’ll hopefully be able to see my actual promotional shots and fashion shots on the elainECurtis website very soon and you can read more about this shoot here on my blog.

Another new tattoo portrait, this time Shaun’s back-piece (based on a Derek Hess design), inked by Sean Boon of the Vibe Studio, Mullingar. Shot on a 50mm lens (cheers Ken) in natural light, once again using selective desaturation to bring out the red (hopefully no offence to Sean for distorting his awesome work, I’m just trying to get to grips with photoshop!)

You’ll hopefully be able to see more of Shaun’s & Sean’s tattoo’s here very soon and I’ve already done several other shoots since this one but not all of them will appear here on the site so keep your eyes on this and you can read about this shoot here on my blog.

Another shot from my first series working with bodypaint. Shot under natural room lighting using a 50mm lens and a bit of creativity. Model: Tanya O’Callaghan. Bodypaint: Ani Payne & Helen Coyle.

You can see more shots from the series and my behind-the-scenes snaps here and you can read all about the shoot here on my blog.

One of my first attempts working with body-paint thanks to Tanya O’Callaghan, Ani Payne and Helen Coyle. Shot under natural room lighting using a 50mm lens and a bit of creativity.

You can see more shots from the series and my behind-the-scenes snaps here and you can read all about the shoot here on my blog.

Another shot from my second series of shooting fire. It’s actually impossible for me to choose a favourite from this series. Thanks to Ani Payne, Tanya O’Callaghan, Helen Coyle, Mark Downey, Tina Creegan, Johnny Walsh and Eriu Payne for your amazing fire-dancing skills.

You can see the full series of unbelievable fire trails here and you can read more about this shoot here on my blog.

My second attempts shooting fire, this time with much more success, shooting in a moonlit abbey. Thanks to Ani Payne, Tanya O’Callaghan, Helen Coyle, Mark Downey, Tina Creegan, Johnny Walsh and Eriu Payne for your amazing fire-dancing skills.

You can see the full series of unbelievable fire trails here and you can read more about this shoot here on my blog.