We fell in love…

..with the beautiful views – is the title of our current work in the October 2010 issue of House Beautiful magazine…

.. on pages 62 to 66 – featuring Myrian and David O’Reilly former hunting lodge near the shores of Lough Corrib in County Galway.

Looking for an escape from city life, one couple turned a house built for a countess into an idylic home.

So congratulations to Myriam and David here…

.. for making it into this top selling national magazine – as we fell in love with your place too – from Marie & me.

Hectic Harmony…

.. and the series of captures which led up to the final images produced, at the CityNorth Hotel in County Meath this week:

It’s hectic – but shows the amount of work and attention to detail, that goes into each and every image – as we piece it together and work around their guests too.
“Great images don’t just happen” – which is something we would often say to clients – and I feel this video shows what we mean by that.

Music: Hectic Harmony by Musicshake.

Enjoy !

City North

Just back from shooting at the CityNorth Hotel…

.. outside Dublin near Gormanston in County Meath.

This one was all about showing the “personality” of the hotel, as well as it’s 4 star facilities.
So we started in the lobby…

.. by re-arranging a few things to suit the camera…

.. adding the grand piano…

.. and then lit it up…

.. once we had everything and everyone in place.

Then into the bar area…

.. which came together quite quickly…

.. as the natural light was very good.

The large function room, which they call the Sumerville suite, was more of a challenge…

.. as we only had a few table to work with; however, after putting our heads together…

… and trying a few different angles, etc, we decided to go for a more dreamy type image…

.. and so focused on the beautiful rose covered wedding cake instead.

Anyway, expectations were high and so this was a surprisingly a tough one for us – which I know left us all totally drained – even thought we only produced 6 images in total, which included the above four.

So this is just a wee note to say a huge thanks to Ladonna and all her team here, plus a special thanks to Marie & Scott too.

So from me to you all, thank you.
Ashley
http://www.ampimage.com

Creating the images…

The series of captures which lead up to the final image – from some of our recent hotel bedroom shoots…

… just for you !

YouTube helps…

… according to BTWCairns, to launch this stunning property into the market.

“We are delighted to announce a new listing at 21 Cherryvalley Park.
This beautiful Semi Detached property offers potential buyers a unique opportunity to purchase an exceptionally well maintained and finished property in an enviable location.
BTWCairns Blog“

So lets see if it works to help the sale… in this ever changing world that we live in.

Pauline’s Wendy house..

Shooting at Pauline and Alasdair’s home this week…

.. near the sea-side village of Groomsport in County Down.

The couple bought the house less than a year ago – although it didn’t need any structural work, they have completely re-decorated and Pauline has worked incredibly hard at the interior – sourcing lovely bits and pieces from all over Ireland. Her job takes her all over the Country so she never misses an opportunity to check out lovely interior shops !!

Pauline and Marie are actually very good friends – so it was like watching the pair of them were having fun…

.. playing with a grown-up Wendy house at times…

.. and so naturally the craic was great throughout the day.

Anyway, full marks go to Pauline for doing such a wonderful job on her home here…

.. and so it comes as no surprise…

.. that Country Homes & Interiors magazine have said they want to feature it early next year 🙂

So congratulations to both of you, from Marie & me.
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All hands on board…

Shooting with Marie today at Sharon and Graeme’s new-build house…

.. near Portstewart in County Londonderry.

The couple bought the home off plan and were therefore able to make various design changes to suit their needs. Sharon also strove to inject a little bit of personality to their home by adding beams, pannelling and large fireplaces – many of these features have an almost American feel – the couple spend most of their holidays in the States and Sharon loves the style of homes there.

So it was all hands on board…

.. as the final touches were added…

.. while I lit it up.

Loved the sitting room…

.. which did require a wee bit of work to get it right for the camera…

.. however I reckon the Editors will love this.

So it was all hands on board…

.. as the girls added the final touches…

.. to this amazing home – which we’re hoping for multiple sales on, over the next few years.

So watch this space 🙂

Cheers,
Ashley
www.ampimage.com

Friday the 13th..

… and the sun is shining in our garden today…

.. as you can see.

Anyway, we decided to put our house on the market at lunch time…

..which you can read all about, by clicking on the above image to view a pdf document, of the Property News page on their website.

This ‘Magnificent Detached Semi Rural Property’ as they describe it, has been the Morrison family home for over 150 years now…

..and has been our family home…

.. which we have done a lot of work to over the past 15 years – and even updated the kitchen at the start of last year…

.. going for Ikea’s free standing units…

.. which was then featured in the October 2009 issue of Ideal Home magazine…

.. on pages 122 to 124 🙂

A great family home for sure…

.. with lots of character…

.. five good size bedrooms…

.. including Holly’s girlie room…

.. where the sign on the door reads: “Girls Bedroom (No Boys)“…

.. which says it all – as they definitely had fun here…

.. in this wonderful big old place, which may even be partly listed now due to it’s age…

..but anyway, we decided today it was time to move on.

Plus my 10 year old goldfish died this morning, my Hasselblad CFE 40mm lens stopped working this afternoon and it was Coach Phill Hansel’s Funeral today.

So this Friday the 13th is definitely a day to remember.

Shooting the fireplace at Doonbeg.

More fun with iMovie.
This time it’s the series of images taken which lead up to the final shot..

… of the lobby fireplace picture at Doonbeg Golf & Spa Resort in Co Clare.

So you can see what all was done… which is kind of fun.

Doonbeg iMovie

Playing around with iMovie today – so our latest and greatest iMovie is now available on YouTube 🙂

Doonbeg Golf & Spa Resort.

Enjoy!