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Conceptual Photography Workshop
My AAEX Art and Sign Workshop in conjunction with Chime went brilliantly last week in An Táin Arts Centre, Co. Louth.
Big thanks to the coordinators, our sign language interpreter and everyone who attended and explored the power of objects to generate ideas.
After a quick introduction and look at some of my conceptual work we got down to the fun stuff, choosing objects and exploring their possibilities.
Leah, our Irish Sign Language (ISL) interpreter, was brilliant and very patient with all my questions. Movement is a big part of communicating through sign language; a big challenge when creating still images but we were all delighted with the results. All the participants will be receiving a print of their work.
Julie Corcoran ditches the tripod for the floor at her AAEX Art & Sign Conceptual Photography Workshop delivered at An Táin Arts Centre, Dundalk, Co. Louth on Saturday, 19th March 2022. Photo credit: Janet Redmond.
Visit me at PRO FOTO Spring Edition
Ireland’s first and longest running photography and imaging trade show, PRO FOTO Ireland, has announced they’re back and bigger than ever on Tuesday, 26th April at the Green Isle Hotel, Dublin.
My Conceptual Photography Fine Art Seminar
I’ll be delivering a one hour seminar on the day at 2.30pm. Book your free ticket on Eventbrite.
‘Golden Crown of Sorrow’ © Julie Corcoran 2022. Model Ivory Flame photographed on location for my ongoing project, Gúna Gorm - Women of an Uncertain Age. Inspired by Florence and the Machine’s new single, ‘King’.
Shooting on location at Bellurgan House and Cú Chulainn Club room studios.
A day I had been planning for months finally arrived. Since my remote shoot with Ivory Flame in October 2020, I had been eager to shoot with her in person and it was amazing!
Photographing Ivory pirouetting in silk in a period room with vintage wallpaper, bare oak floorboards, bathed in oodles of natural light with Florence and the Machine’s new tracks from Dance Fever echoing around the walls, I was King.
Julie Corcoran and Ivory Flame ‘Selfie’ at Bellurgan House, co. Louth.
She is my type of model; capable of a wide range of expressions, gestures and movements. All that exciting dynamic stuff that translates well in still images.
Fortunately, I also have some super photographer friends who were willing to split the costs of a full day of shoot in Bellurgan House and Freddie McArdle’s Cú Chulainn club studios nearby.
I’m going to write about this more over the coming weeks - it was such an amazing shoot and Ivory was really wonderful to work with and chat to.
Ivory was on a modelling tour around Ireland so we really appreciate all the organising that goes into making that possible, thank you Ivory!