Neil Danton

This angel can not only fly, but can float too:

It’s time once again for the Irish Wheelchair Association’s Angel-pin day and this year we were lucky enough to have the support of gymnast Jillian Kearns who really can fly:

Disclaimer: she can’t really fly. I was only kidding.

It seems that there is a trend developing here where we have the support from kindly sports people. Last year I went for a high-key approach with Cork Footballer & Hurler Eoin Cadogan:

The year before it was very low-key again with Cork Ladies Football player Nollaig Cleary:

A big thank you to Jillian for her support and the “team” of Margaret (Umnumnum) Smith (guest stylist!), Brown Thomas Cork, Thos from IWA (lighting assistant), and Claudia from Cork Face Painting (make-up).

Angel pin-”day” is actually all week, but the main day with volunteers selling the pins on the streets is Friday 11th.

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You know how I like to keep you abreast of the news and don’t like to go on about a storm in a C-cup *I’ll stop now*

This was a fun shoot to fund-raise for breast cancer awareness month. I was pleased to be shooting model Brianna Dougher who is the current Miss Cork and also Cork Rose Kathryn Brennan:

This light-hearted take on a serious problem is for ladies to send their old bras to Sean Murray’s in Skibbereen together with a donation to the Irish Cancer Society

The largest lingerie department in West Cork wanted to raise awareness of the Action Breast Cancer Campaign and will be collecting the bras (and possibly hanging some up around the town!).

The store will also be holding a fashion show during October and at the end of the month there will be a tug-of-war with all the bras collected

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No compass required. That’s way too clever at the time of day I’m writing this post…

This Sextant isn’t the device used to navigate, primarily at sea, but a bar in Cork City

I was there to create some editorial business portraits of the owner for the biz-section of a Sunday newspaper:

I’d never actually been in the bar before. Listen, have you any idea how many bars Cork has? What a revelation. So many little nooks and crannies:

Really liked the little serving hatch out the back:

Didn’t have the opportunity to sample the beer, but I can tell you the coffee they serve is excellent!

Sampling the beer will definitely be on the agenda next time I’m around and not working, or driving…

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A pleasure to meet Irish tenor Colm Wilkinson recently when he helped launch a couple of December concerts that he will be performing with the Cork Youth Orchestra.

Yes, I realise it’s probably a bit early to launch December concerts, but he lives in Canada and was back in the home country on a trip. Had to grab him while he was available!

The concerts will be in Cork City hall on 10th & 11th December to help raise funds for the youth orchestra’s tour of Italy.

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..to create images for the launch of a website??

Well, occasionally it’s OK to create a Jump For Joy:

This was a PR shoot to launch a new website Online Club Members dot com which aims to be a Hub for Clubs. Sports, recreation, hobbies, anything really!

Sometimes it’s even OK to use a laptop in an image, as long as it’s not a man-in-suit-with-laptop for a business feature:

Usually though, I just like to try and create something in an image that looks like a bit of fun:

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Another in the non-series series Never Work With Animals or Children that was actually a pleasure not a pain!. This time it’s cute little girl meets cute puppy, with the puppy being the larger one. Well it was a St Bernard…

The shoot was to launch the national benefit night for the Irish Wheelchair Association.

There’s a video from the Irish Greyhound Board below. Avert your eyes towards the end as there’s about 1.5s of me lying on the ground shooting the pic above.

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..animals or children, unless you find a child who is a natural in front of a camera.

OK, so that’s not quite the famous expression created by WC Fields. I’m fairly sure it was “children or animals” but I re-arranged it to fit better into this post. I also added the bit “unless you find…”. Just because I can.

I had the pleasure of working with Sophie recently on a shoot to promote the Mitchelstown Artisan Food Festival and if only all the people I have to shoot took direction as easily!!:

We had chef Kevin Dundon on hand as well:

I certainly know who to call on if I should need a “model” to work with in the future. Thanks Sophie.

The festival takes place on Sunday 28th August.

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When it’s a baby Tawny Owl called Fudge:

Fudge is the latest addition to the Birds of Prey Educational Centre at Trabolgan Holiday Village in Cork.

Fudge joins other birds of prey at an educational centre which was opened in order to raise awareness of indigenous species and the environmental issues involved in their protection and conservation.

Definitely has the cuteness factor doesn’t it?

Unless perhaps you are a mouse…

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You’ve doubtless heard the expression “Bull in a china shop”, but what about a bull in a restaurant?

Shot recently for the official opening of the new Bull’s Head restaurant in beautiful Dingle, Co Kerry.

That bull may look like a reasonable chap from where you’re viewing, but he was pretty mean-looking close up!

Restaurant owner Gearoid getting approval for the menu:

That had to be one of the strangest PR photography shoots I’ve done in quite a while!

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…long dark hair and lovely legs.

Now I know you were immediately thinking of me, but no, I’m referring to Mairead:

A bit late with a blog, but I’m mad busy so it’s going to be short and sweet.

Shot recently on the streets of Cork for, erm, well there’s a small clue if you look hard enough.

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