Here’s a number of images I shot for various hair salons throughout the year for competition work. Unfortunately no outright winners this year but many of them made it through as finalists. The last three images were shot for Dublin salon Lunatic Fringe, and all three images brought their respective stylists through to the finals of the Wella Trendvision competition.

I like shooting hair as it’s always a chance to come up with an interesting concept with the hairstylist and experiment with lighting. It’s always intensive work, right through from concept and production to retouch, but very rewarding when the hairstylist’s concept and vision is realised.

Some images of Amanda Brunker, photographed in Bentley’s, Dublin in June, and featured in the Sunday Independent’s Life Magazine (Sunday, 11 July 2010). Amanda is a great character and was excellent fun to photograph.

Photography: Brendan Duffy

Styling:   Liadan Hynes

Make up:  Seana Long

Hair: Trevor Hynes @ Peter Mark

Photographic and styling assistance: various

The full fashion editorial (with extra pics) as featured in Hot Press magazine, 6 May 2010 issue 9.

Photography and art direction:   Brendan Duffy

Styling:  Karl Patrick Smith  (www.karlpatricksmith.com)

Make up and hair:  Jill McKay  (www.jillmckay.ie)

Photographic assistance:  Nina Szymanska

Model: Sam @ Compton’s  (www.compton.ie)

Photography:    Brendan Duffy

Stylist:                 Roxanne Parker  (www.roxanneparker.com)

Hair:                   Jacqui Fay    (www.kazumihair.ie)

Make Up:           Naomh Kirwan  (www.naomhkirwan.com)

Stylist’s Assistant: Emily O’Donnell

Photographic Assistant: Noel Phelan

Model:              Rachael   (www.assetsmodels.com)

Special thanks to Leonora O’Brien for providing the location

Shooting a lot of hair at the moment due to competition deadlines coming up in the next few weeks (Wella Trendvision, IHF, L’Oreal, etc.) Here’s one of the more complicated lighting set ups from shooting with the brilliant Wayne Partridge of Wayne Lloyd Hair from Cork. One of our models, little Momo in the middle of the lighting, cables and fluorescent tubes. Will publish the finished images soon, here’s to a few more awards this year….

A couple of recent shots for Karl Tyrrell and the team at Ozlo Hair Design in Dublin. Inspiration was the Eighties (in case you hadn’t guessed) and singer La Roux.

Following the success of winning a national award for Wayne Lloyd Hair in Cork in the IHF Photographic Awards 2009, another one of my images has won “Global Stylist of the Year 2009″ for Wayne!
The image was awarded by the OMC Prestige Club in Paris on October 17 in the “Short Trend Ladies Section” and was selected from 250 applicants from over 40 different countries.
OMC (Organisation Mondiale Coiffure/World Hairdressing Organisation) is the world’s biggest beauty organisation, with over 60 member countries and 500,000 salon owners worldwide. Wayne Lloyd Hair is the first Irish winner of “Global Stylist of the Year”.

To see the winning image, click on the link or see below.

http://omcprestigeclub.com/global-stylist-winners-2009/

Hello, welcome to the first post of my new blog. My name is Brendan Duffy and I’m a photographer based in Dublin, Ireland. I’m pleased to announce that one of my pictures was recently selected as “Best Men’s Image” in the IHF Photographic Awards 2009.

The image was shot for Wayne Lloyd Hair in Co. Cork. Well done Wayne and team…

The following image was selected as runner up in “Best Colour Image” for Wayne Lloyd Hair in the IHF Photographic Awards 2009