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Halloween Dress Up 2013

10-4pm Friday 25th October

Halloween Dress Up is on again this year.  This is our third year running the event and we’re hoping for an even bigger turn out this year.

The idea is simple: bring your kids along to the Gallery in Fancy Dress and they get a Free Picture taken in our Halloween Den.  All we ask in return is a donation to one of our Children’s Charities.

Many of the local schools and preschools will be having parties that day as it’s the day before mid-term so why not call in on your way home and get your photo taken?

We’ve had great fun with it in the last few years since we moved into Ardfallen Estate and we’ve raised €100’s for Crumlin and the Ronald McDonald House.

So put the date in your diaries for next week and call in and give us a scare!!!

Childrens Pics at Halloween
Halloweeen Dress Up for Crumlin 2013

 

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Autumn Family Portrait Special Offer

€50 Session Fee + 10% Discount on Prints and Storyboards

It’s a perfect time to get out and have a Family Photo Session: autumn is here and the woods look fantastic; it’s bright and still warm outside.

This October we’re offering special discounted rates on all session booked from now until the end of the mid-term break.

For €50 you get a full Family Session anywhere in the Cork.  We’re also offering a 10% Discount on the Gallery Price list for print orders placed at your viewing after your session.

There are many spots around Cork for great Outdoor Family Photo Sessions.  We’ve worked in Currabinny, Rostellan, Fota Gardens and even more suburban locations like Fitzgerald’s Park and the Japanese Gardens.  All we need is somewhere you can be free to relax and play and we can capture your family at their best.

You might also consider some of our great local beaches at this time of year: Myrtleville, Rocky Bay, Garretstown or the Dock Beach have all worked well for us in the past.

But if you have your own favourite spot that your family know well then why not get photos taken there.

Weekend sessions are available but with limited availability.  The promotion runs through to the end of the October Mid-term break so you can also schedule a session while the kids are off school (3rd November).

Contact us now for more info or to book your session: 021 429 3714 rob@roblambphoto.com

Terms and Conditions Apply:

  • You have to be prepared to go out there and have fun
  • The Session Rate of €50 applies to family sessions booked between 4th October 2013 and 3rd November 2013
  • The 10% Discount applies to the normal Gallery Price List and is only applied to products ordered at your viewing session (subsequent orders will be priced at our normal rates)
  • In the unlikely event that the weather isn’t great the day of your session then we’ll re-schedule (I don’t mind getting a bit wet but there are some days when it’s just not going to happen).  The offer will still apply to rescheduled sessions even if they have to get taken after 3rd November.
  • All work is covered by our normal terms and conditions of business
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Bring on the Autumn

Family Photographs Outdoors
Don’t let the weather stop you

OK so the weather has taken a turn after one of the best summers we’ve had for years.  But don’t let that stop you getting out there and enjoying yourselves.

In fact it’s still pretty mild and there’s some dry weather forecast.  The woods are looking fab at the moment and there’s nothing kids like better than getting out there and enjoying the fresh air now that schools are back and we spend so much time indoors.

So it’s a great time to organise a Family Photography Session and we’re launching a new promotion to help you make the step and book your session this Autumn.  Watch this space for more details.

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No Communion Photos? It’s not too late!

If you’ve recently had a Communion and you’ve no photos to show for it then it’s not too late.

We do a lot of First Holy Communion sessions after the event.  It’s a great chance to dressed up again and get the pictures you missed out on on the day.

The kids always enjoy re-living the day getting dressed up again and it can be scheduled to suit you so there’s no pressure – you can relax and enjoy the whole photoshoot experience.

We can do the session at Home or in a Studio Setting depending on how formal you want to go.  But all these sessions are designed to be fun for everyone and you can see that in the images we produce.

So give me a buzz if you want to get some lovely memories of your special day now that the dust has settled – 021 4293714 or rob@roblambphoto.com

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First Holy Communions 2013

I’m pretty much up to date with the communion pictures at this stage so anyone who has had communion pictures taken should have either a proof sheet (for Gallery Sessions) or a booking for a viewing session.

For anyone who can’t make it in we can provide on-line viewing of your images but it’s better if you can come in and see them in their full glory for the first time.  I can also answer your questions about sizing, framing and how the communion packages work.

There’s a lot going on this time of year but some lovely pictures come out of First Communions whether it’s a Gallery session, a session with the family at home or some of the less formal pictures – like those from the Our Lady of Lourdes Communion last weekend.

It’s a lovely time for the kids and a great time to capture all the excitement and innocence of the day.

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St Anthony’s School Confirmation and Communion

We sent flyers into St Anthony’s School today about availability for the Confirmation on the 10th April and the Communion on the 27th April.

We’re available for Gallery Sessions and sessions at home or on location (Hotels, Restaurants etc) on both days although we are starting to get booked up for the 27th already.

The range of sessions and packages is designed to be flexible to allow you to get Quality Professional Photographs on your child’s day.  We’ll make sure you get a great momento of your family looking their best.

If you have a Confirmation or First Communion at St Anthony’s this year, give us a call to enquire about a session to suit you – 021 429 3714

If you’d like to arrange a session to mark the event on another day then that’s no problem – often people prefer to get the pictures taken when they can be more relaxed.  All the same options for sessions and packages are still available.

With the other posts here on the blog, the information about the sessions and the packages are slipping down the main page so I’ve now anchored a link to the top of the navigation bar to make it easier to find.

St Athony's School Confirmation

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Looking Back

OK so our bit of snow didn’t last that long.  The kids threw a few snowballs on the way to school and then it was gone by lunchtime.

So I’ve had to gone back into the Archive to find something topical:

Family Photographs Douglas
Snowboy – Jan 2010

Two side stories on this one:

  1. We have a canvas print of this at home but I couldn’t find the file anywhere so I went back to the original Archive file for the RAW file and put it through Lightroom.  What I find interesting is that second time around I didn’t do a whole lot more to the file than I did about 3 years ago when the picture was taken.  I’m not a big Photoshopper: I try to get everything right in camera.  All files get corrected: White Balance, Exposure and Tonal Adjustments.  I will go at anything that distracts from the main subject – whether that’s controlling bright areas or cloning out odd things here and there.  But that’s about it.  The tools are better three years later but the aim is pretty much the same.
  2. When I started the laptop this morning to pull this file off the Archive, it didn’t start first time and went into Recovery.  A (long) time after it came back and I sighed with relief.  But I got a slight fright.  Everything in the office is backed up but I treat the laptop as something of a temporary store.  But there probably are some things on there that aren’t fully protected (mainly personal stuff).  Also the disc is pretty full.  So today has become IT day with a series of backups and disc purges in place across both machines.  Followed maybe by a little maintenance.  Computers are great but you have to look after them!
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What to do about First Communion Photographs?

In order to help you plan your child’s First Holy Communion I’ve put together a couple of pages of info on the blog:

First Holy Communion Photographs for 2014 gives details of the services we offer on the day of the Communion: Studio Sessions, Home Sessions and Pictures at the Church

First Holy Communion Packages 2014  has information about the print packages we’ve put together for First Communion Photographs.  These are available to all sessions that we shoot for First Communions and Confirmations.

We generally offer the same range of services to Confirmation Services – please call to check our availability on your date.

Hopefully these are useful but if you need any more information please do not hesitate to call – 021 4293714 or email rob@roblambphoto.com

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Lots done, more to do…

After a full recharge over the holidays it’s great to be back in the office looking forward to a good 2013 (even though it was hard getting everyone up and out this morning).

2012 was our best year yet and there’s still a few things that need to be tidied up after a very busy close running up to Christmas.

But we’re putting together plans for more great work this year.  That’s going to include more special sessions and promotions, ideas for getting more families involved in new ideas for great sessions that really connect with their identity as a family and produce images that they will treasure for years.

I also want to review our on-line presence an give it a bit of a re-fresh – so keep your eyes out changes here, on the main site and through Facebook.

I might also get a chance to post some more personal work – and to start with this from yesterday’s orienteering at Currabinny, thanks to Bishopstown Orienteering Club.  A good day enjoyed by all – I know these woods very well from doing so many sessions there over the years but we still found a few new spots.

Family Fun in Currabinny
Five go wild looking for orange markers
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Autumn Forest Photo Session Deal for Mid-Term

To celebrate the October Mid-Term we’re offering Forest Sessions for €50 (includes one 8×12 print).

Family Photographer Cork
Autumn Photo Sessions this October

Now is your chance to get that family session in the woods done while there’s plenty of colour left out there.

You’ll pay just €50 for the session (normally €80) in a location somewhere in the Cork area.  The price includes one 8×12 print in a ready-to-frame mount.

You’ll then be invited back to the Gallery in Douglas the following week to go through your pictures and choose how to display them at home.

These sessions always provide a wide range of great pictures and many families choose to put together a Storyboard with their images.  So we’re also offering a €50 discount on Storyboard orders taken from the 2012 October Mid-Term Sessions.

The offer is only valid for the October break: from October 27th to November 9th.  There is limited availability so call us now to book your session: 021 429 3714