neil harrison photography

Music Theatre 4 Youth (Ireland) is the only All-Ireland performing arts education charity for 11 – 25 year olds.

Established in 2005, MT4Uth provides young people in Ireland with an opportunity to access the very best quality musical theatre tuition, along with the chance to perform on the stages of various theatre venues across the country.

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Last night marked the 7 year anniversary of local Belfast fire spinning group, Firepoise.

I met Clare and her team about 4 years ago and my photography skills were very much in their infancy.  At that time i had not officially took the step in to full time photography.  I was still working part time.

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In my opinion, interior photography could be the mark wether a photographer is up to the job or not.  I think its a clear demonstration of how they can control light in less than ideal conditions.

I have been working with a local letting company who providing housing solutions for visitors to Belfast.

They are carrying out a website revamp and top of the the to do list was to get new images.

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This december sees the first performance from The Lyric Drama Studio team.

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Following on from the previous shoot with C21 Theatre in Belvoir Park Belfast, i met up with Stephen at the Braid Centre in Ballymena to get the production stills of the main performance.

Production stills are always challenging and this shoot was no different!  The stage in the Braid centre is higher than the first 5 or 6 seating rows.  Meaning to shoot level with the performers on stage i had to stand further back and up the seating bank.

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So if you read this blog often i dont really do landscape photography and if i do its not really the traditional misty mountain shots.  For that kind of thing go and check out this local photographer Ian Gazzard from 54 Degrees North.

The majority of my work is commercial and pr with bits of press as well.

That being said i do take my camera with me every now and then when i go some where when i am not working.

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Reasons Why Professional Photographers Cannot Work for Free

Dear potential photo buyer,

If you have been directed to this page, it is likely that you have requested the use of an image or images for free or minimal compensation.

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Being a photographer in Belfast i could not miss the planned public workers strike which took place today.

I joined a feeder parade from Belfast Central Station.

The groups from there left around 12.15pm and they walked down past St. Georges Market, around the corner past Victoria Square and along High Street on to Royal Avenue.

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With Christmas just around the corner its always a tricky task buying the best gifts for your loved ones.  Chances are you have thought about buying a camera but maybe you have held off because there are so many!  With such a large selection to choose from i put together a list of the most popular cameras in 3 different price bands that are all found on Amazon.co.uk.

Amazon is a great site to buy general consumer electronics from as the prices are very competitive and delivery to Northern Ireland is usually free or very little in some cases, but most importantly they are fast.  Order a product on Monday and they can have it to you by Tuesday or Wednesday of the same week.

Heres a list of the cameras that stood out for me.

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With christmas time almost upon us the theatre companies of Northern Ireland are in full swing for their seasonal performances.

Based in Ballymena, C21 are this year producing and showing their version of Little Red Riding Hood.

Stephen from C21 got in touch via facebook a couple of weeks ago and we talked about what he needed and how i could help him.

After bouncing many ideas around we first decided what was needed to accompany the first press release was a good photo.

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