BUYING A DIGITAL CAMERA?

If you are buying a digital camera for Christmas I recommend 3 things you should look out for - presuming the camera gives you at least 7 or 8 megapixels sized images - which most cameras are capable of now.

1. When you press the shutter the camera should respond immediately.

On some digital cameras - all brands and makes - when you press the button to take the shot there is a delay and the person you meant to photograph has already turned away...

Or you miss the split second moment...

Or you miss the woman giving my daughter’s boots a dirty look at a Monet exhibition...

2. Make sure the viewing screen is as large as possible.

So you can check more accurately that your photograph is in focus, eyes are open and smiles in position...

3. Make sure it is small enough for you to carry comfortably.  

And after that its down to cash. I'm using a Canon Powershot G11 for my street and holiday shots and so far it is working out well.

Any questions? E-mail me at langan@indigo.ie

Check out my web site at: www.eugenelangan.com

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane

If you haven't been to the Francis Bacon exhibition 'A Terrible Beauty' in the Hugh Lane in Dublin - it is well worth a visit.
I did some of the photography of the artifacts in the beautiful catalogue - very demanding in a technical sense - as the colour rendition is of primary importance and every care and detail was taken during the shoot.

I've had the pleasure of working on other recent exhibitions at the Hugh Lane. The celebration of the centenary of the founding of the first modern art gallery in Dublin - now Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, produced a very beautiful coffee table book with a series of very interesting articles on different aspects of the gallery. All the gallery interiors and exterior photography, shot by myself, was beautifully reproduced as full and double page spreads.

The recent exhibition 'The Quick and the Dead' allowed me to visit the four featured artists and photograph them and their studios. The book of the exhibition is a tastefully designed production on a high quality recycled paper and looks and feels great. What great presents these books would make over Christmas - the gallery book shop can sort you out.

See more of my work at http://www.eugenelangan.com

e-mail me at langan@indigo.ie

Garden Grotto.

I was driving past PJ McElverly's house outside Athlone, Co Westmeath, when I spotted his wonderful garden grotto.I called into him and was welcomed with great hospitality. He has a strong belief in the Blessed Virgin Mary and built the grotto in 2004 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Marian Year 1954 - that was the year his own parents built their own grotto in their garden. 

                                   See more of my work at www.eugenelangan.com 

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Nicholas Mosse Pottery

Recently I had the pleasure of working on a project with akgraphics - www.akgraphics.ie who commissioned me to take pictures for Nicholas Mosse Pottery. I spent the best part of a day photographing in the amazing mill at Bennettsbridge. Nicholas Mosse Pottery have converted the picturesque mill into a pottery studio, a retail outlet and a lovely restaurant where we had a lovely lunch. Here are a few shots showing how they ended up being used.

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langan@indigo.ie