Well done to all those guys who did their bit for Movember. I hope you’re all enjoying your first day without Mo – those that aren’t tempted to keep it that it!
I was warned not to take part – it’s a great cause but I don’t think I could cope with the family exile that I would have to bear.
The Small Fella gave it a go for a while though – this has to count as the best effort from our house – for this year anyway!
I got a wrinkle that Big Sam was going to make an appearance after the Children’s Mass on Sunday.
I’ve posted the pics online at this link.
If anyone is interested in prints just call into the office. I’m there most mornings from 9-10 and then 2-3.
Thanks to Martin Leneghan who made it all possible.
News has got out about the new Gallery and Office. Thanks to everyone for their best wishes and offers of assistance.
In between the usual day job there’s been a lot of work gone into it over the last couple of weeks: a bit of DIY, a trip to Ikea, plenty of flat pack assembly and the slow and steady migration of the office up to the new site.
On Wednesday the guys turned up with the new sign to find the Mrs and Me painting the outside. The first good day outside in two weeks – or so we thought – plus a bit of indecision on the colour front meant that this was the first chance. So unfortunately we had to send them back with the sign until the painting was done.
It was a rough day weather-wise but it stayed dry until about 9pm. The gang swung by on the way home from a club and all was well. I even passed in the early hours on the way home from Barry’s and the paint was holding up in the rain.
But when we turned up next morning ready for more work, half the paint job was on the pavement! OMG! We cleaned up the path but now we’re stuck waiting for the weather to improve before we can paint and then the sign needs to go up.
Ironic for a location photographer who is rarely put off by the weather to be hung up like this.
But I spent my first day working down there processing pictures (waiting for the undercoat on the door to dry) and I’ve moved from being a little apprehensive to really wanting to get on with it.
Inside it looks good in there now: I have furniture, I have a sofa and a coffee machine. I’m getting the first batch of pictures for the walls on Tuesday.
So if you pass and the door is open do call in and say ‘Hi’. And say a short prayer for good weather so we can finish off the outside!
This year’s Runway for Research Fashion show in aid of Cork Cancer Research Centre is on this Thursday 4th November at the Radison Little Island – 7pm Start.
I’ll be covering it for CCRC again this year so I hope to see as many people there as possible.
Come along and see style from a wide range of local boutiques and of course help raise funds for Research in to Gynaecological Cancer at CCRC.
More info on the CCRC website.
I am pleased to announce that today I signed the lease on a new home for Rob Lamb Photography at Unit 2, Eglantine Park.
There’s been a lot of work getting this far and there’s lots more to do to get it up and running as a functional office.
It’s a big step for me but the business has out-grown the home office and I need somewhere handy to meet people and to show more Artwork – and this is it!
It doesn’t look much at the moment (the skip has now been taken away) but from here it’s full steam ahead to fit it out and get it ready to go.
Until I get a desk and broadband sorted I’ll be in and out of the place but if you’re passing and the door is open please come in and say ‘Hi’.
Families Sought for Free Family Session & Framed Print
I am looking for families in the Cork area to get involved in a series of promotional photo sessions over the next few weeks. I want to create some fresh images of kids having fun in the local parks, woods and forests now that Autumn is here and there’s so much wonderful colour out there.
I will be using the photographs to extend my portfolio of images from the outdoor sessions for use on the web site and for my own publicity.
There is no charge for the session and in return for their time, participating families will get a framed artwork from their session as a thank you.
This is going to work pretty much like the Spring Promo sessions so if you want to get a better idea of what to expect, scroll down the blog to where I have previously posted images from those sessions.
In addition, want to use these sessions to create example storyboards and studio albums.
You need to be prepared to go out and have some fun – and get photographed in the process – but apart from that there’s no other specific requirements for ages and number of kids. If a couple of families want to do a session together that often works well too.
I hope to start doing sessions in the next couple of weeks and the promotion will run until the end of the October half term holiday.
A lot of the sessions will need to happen during the week so it will probably suit preschoolers whose parents are available during the week. But there are a limited number of sessions available at the weekend and during half term for families with older kids.
So if you’re interested in taking part in one of these sessions just email me your details or give me a call.
087 683 8511
The Small Fella started preschool yesterday. All credit to him he just skipped in without so much as a backward glance. Another milestone for our family – I think we are still a little in shock!
It was very quiet around here with all three out for the morning.
Good luck to every one starting, returning or moving on this week.
The Small Fella made the Bosinver Farm Cottages Blog with the ‘Giant Poo Scooper’ shot while we were in Mayo. Check their post for the full story…
We’re just back from a fantastic week at Bosinver Farm Cottages in Cornwall. Great trip. It really is the perfect place to holiday with a young family – they couldn’t do anything more for you.
It’s been a long time since we were in Cornwall and there’s no shortage of things to do in the area. But as usual the most memorable were the simplest: crabbing off the quay in Looe in the lashing rain (8 crabs caught in 30 mins – lots more got away); feeding the animals at Bosinver everyday; fish and chips on the quay at Mevagissy.
And of course – the zip wire at Bosinver:
Lots more pictures to work through including some lovely ones from animal feeding and of course the ‘boy with gigantic poo shovel’ picture from the pony riding day! Keep an eye out on Facebook…
After some glorious sunny days in Kinsale, the Clipper fleet left Cork in drizzle. We had an image of sitting on the grass next to Blackrock Castle with a picnic and watching them sail past – but it was not to be. Still, it was a great sight to see them motoring out to the harbour.
