Lots of Love & Laughter in Killarney

My extended family have the upside of having a photographer in the family and the downside of having a long wait to have their photographs processed after everyone else :-)

I got around to processing my wonderful nephew Ronan's Communion photographs recently and it brought back some lovely memories of a fun photo session full of love and laughter.

When I arrived in Killarney it was raining so I took the opportunity to get a few quiet shots of Róisín, a beautiful young lady with soulful brown eyes.

I had scouted spots for photographs so that when the rain lifted we were able to get started straight away.

I love this shot of Carol and Seán as they chat and laugh together, it's a moment captured. Their clothes are classic so I made the shot sepia to give it a timeless feel.

Ringo, the dog, refused to be left out for long, his beautiful colouring adds nicely to the palette of colours.

Family group hug.

Don't forget me...! says Ringo.

The sloping path to the mound just begged to be used as a fun location for a family shot.

Abbey Road & The Beatles...?

Ronan is a great kid with a quiet strength who was good enough to sit for a few moments to get some close ups.

But enough of that and lets have some fun...

Some more quiet moments to capture the Love...

Emer & Róisín are growing into beautiful young ladies but before the seesaw tilts too much toward grown up it's great to capture that sense of fun.

Emer, so soft and gently beautiful against the tough texture of the tree bark.

Rather than have all shots of the family in their Communion finery we decided to do a quick change into jeans and T shirts for some more casual undated shots.

I love this shot as the family dissolved into laughter and Ringo joined in.

A few shots of Carol & Seán because sometimes we forget about ourselves in the meleé that is day to day family life and yet we parents are the anchors that hold it all together :-)