Photography enthusiast seeks other Irish photo geeks!

Artstaaar

Heya lads, just signed up there after having a good read of the thread, no idea why I'm not on this thing already. I'm Katie, know a few of you from Flickr, just thought I'd post this and see if there's anyone else my age (doesn't matter if you're not, though) on here. Just looking for some fellow photography geeks to get to know and possibley do some photographing with. You can check my stuff out on Flickr at the link below, I'd be interested to see your stuff, also. Coming from Balbriggan, I don't know many other Irish photographers, so, say hello.

440Hz

:-o another Katie!!! Oh dear! I'm no longer unique! sniff

hehe welcome to the board, nice to have a new-head around the place!

Artstaaar

Heya! Haha, oh no! Okay, you were obviously here first so everyone can call me Kates! Thanks for the welcome and the add on Flickr.

Oriel

440Hz wrote:

:-o another Katie!!! Oh dear! I'm now longer unique! sniff

Don't worry, if she's nice, you'll still be unique! ;-)

Oriel

Oh, and hello new Katie.

Artstaaar

Oriel wrote:

Oh, and hello new Katie.

Nice to meet you, and I am nice!

GristlyEnd

Welcome aboard. I'm from Balbriggann too and I recognise some of the places on your flickr. Some really nice shots.

Artstaaar

DarrenG wrote:

Welcome aboard. I'm from Balbriggann too and I recognise some of the places on your flickr. Some really nice shots.

You're not serious! Why have you been hiding from me! I'm guessing you don't live here anymore? (I hope not, what a hole it is.)

GristlyEnd

I'm still here. I moved 3 years ago to legoland.

You will know me to see when I'm usually walking my giant white dog

440Hz

Artstaaar wrote:

Heya! Haha, oh no! Okay, you were obviously here first so everyone can call me Kates! Thanks for the welcome and the add on Flickr.

lol, Kates! that's me too

I think twill be fine lol, I'm sure we'll figure it out!

440Hz

Oriel wrote:

Don't worry, if she's nice, you'll still be unique! ;-)

Well I'm nicer than you anyway Steve! Not that twould be tough like

Artstaaar

DarrenG wrote:

I'm still here. I moved 3 years ago to legoland.

You will know me to see when I'm usually walking my giant white dog

I'm generally the freak with the Holga begging my friends to let me take some shots of them, haha. Say hello next time you see me!

Fajitas!

Hello.

I talked to you on Flickr before about art college I think?

Anyways, welcome to the forum, you've pretty much found the right place for other Irish photo geeks anyways!

We have regular meet ups around the country too!

Don't be afraid to join in!

shepthedog

some really cool shots!! Welcome..

Borderfox

Hi Katie welcome to the boards

Sebzy

Balbriggan Balbriggan Balbriggan why do like that word. Eh well welcome along there Kate.

minikin

Hey Artstaaar,

don't be slaggin the briggin... ya bad pup!
interesting work on flickr

Eirebear

Ola! their a helpful bunch around these parts, as ive recently started to notice myself.
nice work on flickr btw.

positron

Interesting set of photos on your flickr - crazy angles and original ideas, and many of them very very good! Well done!

Roen

Welcome along.....

Artstaaar

Fajitas! wrote:

Hello.

I talked to you on Flickr before about art college I think?

Anyways, welcome to the forum, you've pretty much found the right place for other Irish photo geeks anyways!

We have regular meet ups around the country too!

Don't be afraid to join in!

Heya! Yes, Flickr buddies, yeaaah you convinced into doing Media at NCAD, haha. Awh, sweet.

Artstaaar

Thanks for the warm welcome and for checking out my Flickr, guys. Apprieciated!

Fajitas!

For what it's worth, CrazyIrishHorse here just get his degree from FA: Media this year too - There's one or two other heads from NCAD here too!

Artstaaar

Fajitas! wrote:

For what it's worth, CrazyIrishHorse here just get his degree from FA: Media this year too - There's one or two other heads from NCAD here too!

Brilliant! I wonder will NCAD appreiciate my very odd style of photography

Fajitas!

Oh yes!

Artstaaar

Fajitas! wrote:

Oh yes!

Think so? I be worried, you know, because I can see a lot of people here are into landscapes, etc, which are fantastic, but I'm a bit mad, as you can see from the Flickr. I'm more into odd portraits, very contemporary, you know? I really should get in there and get a tour some day, i don't know enough about the course.

Fajitas!

We're back in September, so if you either want to PM me and I can show you about or wait til the open days later on in the year?

Actually, Daddio, who dosn't post here very often is doing media next year too.

The people in the college doing photography stay quite far away from tradional photography...so to speak.

440Hz

Artstaaar wrote:

I'm more into odd portraits, very contemporary, you know? I really should get in there and get a tour some day, i don't know enough about the course.

Hehe the John Cage of photography lol!! In fact.. that has just inspired me... Im off to take a photo .....

minikin

if you're checking out photography courses you want to check out dliadt and dit too... some of the work form the end of year shows in source magazine: http://www.source.ie/graduate/index.html

Artstaaar

440Hz wrote:

Hehe the John Cage of photography lol!! In fact.. that has just inspired me... Im off to take a photo .....

Haha, yes! I'll make a photo album without taking a SINGLE photo!

Artstaaar

minikin wrote:

if you're checking out photography courses you want to check out dliadt and dit too... some of the work form the end of year shows in source magazine: http://www.source.ie/graduate/index.html

Thanks very much.

StewieGriffin07

hey katie, I love photography... I can show you some of my pics... Where abouts is ballbriggan... i think thats close to dundalk...no? Im doing a photography course in september... hopefully. Ill let you know when i post the pics...

Artstaaar

Fajitas! wrote:

We're back in September, so if you either want to PM me and I can show you about or wait til the open days later on in the year?

Actually, Daddio, who dosn't post here very often is doing media next year too.

The people in the college doing photography stay quite far away from tradional photography...so to speak.

If you could show me around in September, that would be fantastic. Open Days are my version of hell on Earth. Haha, I asked one guy about the photography there and he looked at me as if I was insane, he was like "Photography? Oh, no, We don't do that." I had a minor panic attack!

Artstaaar

StewieGriffin07 wrote:

hey katie, I love photography... I can show you some of my pics... Where abouts is ballbriggan... i think thats close to dundalk...no? Im doing a photography course in september... hopefully. Ill let you know when i post the pics...

Nice. Have you got a Flickr or anything? Dundalk is a good bit away, yeah, about a 45 minute train journey, maybe a bit longer. Cool, sounds good.

440Hz

440Hz wrote:

Hehe the John Cage of photography lol!! In fact.. that has just inspired me... Im off to take a photo .....

My masterpiece http://www.flickr.com/photos/click_click/792157158/ this will make me millions, I can tell. Copyright ME... so feck off the lot of ye

Artstaaar

440Hz wrote:

My masterpiece http://www.flickr.com/photos/click_click/792157158/ this will make me millions, I can tell. Copyright ME... so feck off the lot of ye

HAHAHA! LEGEND!

440Hz

Im trying to decide who i'll talk to when im rich and famous... hmmm who is nice to me here... lol!!! actually, yer all sound, well... mostly.

Fajitas!

Artstaaar wrote:

If you could show me around in September, that would be fantastic. Open Days are my version of hell on Earth. Haha, I asked one guy about the photography there and he looked at me as if I was insane, he was like "Photography? Oh, no, We don't do that." I had a minor panic attack!

Heh, was most likely one of the design people. Technically you can do photography in any of the Fine Art dept's but Media is the most specialised.

StewieGriffin07

hey, artstaaaaar

can you tell me the link to your flickr thingy

markconor

440Hz wrote:

My masterpiece http://www.flickr.com/photos/click_click/792157158/ this will make me millions, I can tell. Copyright ME... so feck off the lot of ye

Sorry but I think that may be in violation of my copyright held on this imagine...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markconor/522220491/

(I'd insert a smilie face to imply i was joking if I wasn't so against the use of such things)

440Hz

markconor wrote:

Sorry but I think I should get some inspirational credit for that....

http://www.flickr.com/photos/markconor/522220491/

See, they are clearly VERY different pieces of art. Mine has been inspired by a great composer. Both deserve to make it to the Tate modern though, but they are totally different pieces of art lol

markconor

440Hz wrote:

See, they are clearly VERY different pieces of art. Mine has been inspired by a great composer. Both deserve to make it to the Tate modern though, but they are totally different pieces of art lol

(I thought I was quick enough to edit that..)

but fair enough I suppose - I'd like to say mine was inspired by something great, unfortunately it was just pure frustration.

440Hz

hehe! They could appear side by side, an art installation! Yours can be the prescursor to the tribute!

georgey

hi and welcome I'm from Oldtown so only up the road from ye nice Flickr
Philip

leinsterman

Hey Katie(2 ... better do that or we'll be sued by 440Hz) ... welcome to boards photo ... may your stay be a long and enjoyable one .... had a quick look through your flickr ... some very interesting work, I quite like it ... you definitely have a style of your own ... which is not so easy to find nowadays ...

As Al has said we meet up regularly to geek together ... keep your eye on the forum and don't be shy about inviting yourself along ... that's how I did it ...with a little encouragement from Fajitas and Elven... I had a similar problem to you in that my "normal" friends did not really care too much for shooting ... so hangin with this bunch of misfits has been perfect ...

... part of the appeal here is the chaotic nature of it all ... we're not a club so much as we are a bunch of people who enjoy taking and consuming images ...

gandalf

Welcome Katie

(Fresh Meat to the Grinder)

leinsterman

gandalf wrote:

Welcome Katie

(Fresh Meat to the Grinder)

Jaysus ... you make it all sound so sordid :eek:;):D

440Hz

leinsterman wrote:

Jaysus ... you make it all sound so sordid :eek:;):D

You mean it isn't??? awwww

440Hz

leinsterman wrote:

... better do that or we'll be sued by 440Hz

Hey! I'm nice really!!

leinsterman

440Hz wrote:

You mean it isn't??? awwww

... only when Al turns up with a posse of NCAD art chicks ...

Morlar

leinsterman wrote:

... only when Al turns up with a posse of NCAD art chicks ...

Which isn't nearly often enough.