I’m currently exhibiting two prints as part of the Select Photo Fair at the Print Space Gallery, in Hoxton, London. The images showcase some of my “hair” photography, which I specialise in. These images were shot over two separate sessions with award winning stylist Mary Kennedy, for the MOHH group of hair salons in Ireland.

Prints can be purchased through the Print Space Gallery website, http://www.printspace.co.uk

Here are the two prints on show, plus a little video from the opening night a few weeks back.

Photography: Brendan Duffy

Hair: Mary Kennedy @ MOHH Galway

Make Up: Aisling Eyre

Here’s a fashion editorial I shot a few months back, which appears in the current November issue of Social & Personal magazine.

I had been obsessing about doing a shoot with the Ferrari 308 after my buddy John Talbot took me for a spin in his newly acquired prize possession last year, this car was made to be in a fashion shoot! We shot on location in Connemara in Galway, moving the creative team at short notice from Dublin. Despite the Ferrari breaking down on us, the mixed Irish summer weather and getting bitten by midgets, a beautiful selection of images was produced. Please see credits below.

Photography:   Brendan Duffy    www.brendanduffy.ie

Styling:     Roxanne Parker   www.roxanneparker.com

Make Up:  Ken Boylan          www.kenboylan.com

Hair:      Tara O’Grady @ MOHH Galway      www.mohh.ie

Model:  Jess @ 1st Option     www.1stoption.ie

Special thanks to John Talbot for the use of his 1974 Ferrari 308 and Roisin McLoughlin for accommodation.

Here’s a video I shot a while back with Dublin based model Anouska Proetta Brandon. Rather than shooting a portfolio of still images for Anouska, the idea was to storyboard a short clip put to some music. To create atmosphere with moving image and sound, while at the same time showcasing Anouska as a model.

The use of moving image is certainly not a new idea but something that will likely become much more common for selling and marketing models in the future. As photographers have traditionally shot model’s portfolios as stills, the introduction of the Canon 5D Mark 2 (and other DSLRs with HD video capabilities) has revolutionised the way photographers now think and what they produce. Conversations with fellow photographers around Dublin usually leads to one or other saying “I’m trying my hand with a bit of video lately on the DSLR”. With the technology so accessible, it seems easier to do so.

With the increased use of smart phones, it’s just so easy to watch video now, with a half decent 3G connection. It sort of cracks me up that I can watch a video I made on my digital camera, on my iPhone. Ten years ago, that would have been regarded as nearly the stuff of science fiction. But it makes sense to me to see a model’s portfolio “moving” rather than “still”, we get more of a sense of the person, how they move and their expressions.

So will all photographers become directors of some description in the future? And will all model portfolios be moving rather than still in the future? I guess I’ll have to call myself a “visual artist” from now on. Interesting times…..

Here’s a video testimonial from one of my Dublin based clients, Tamar Chambers of the Robert Chambers Hair Group. It’s always great fun working with Tamar and the crew at Robert Chambers, and cool to hear some kind words about me.

Delighted to announce that following last year’s success at the OMC Prestige Club Awards in Paris, one of my images has again won “Global Stylist of the Year 2010″ in the “Long Hair Men’s” category for my client Wayne Lloyd Hair in Cork. Also pleased to tell you that two more images were selected as runners up in the “Long Hair Women’s” and “Short Hair Women’s” categories for Wayne Lloyd Hair  and MOHH in Athlone, Co. Westmeath. Well done Wayne and Maeve!

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 only Irish winner of “Global Stylist of the Year”.

http://omcprestigeclub.com/global-stylist/global-stylist-2010/

See the winning images below.

WINNER “GLOBAL STYLIST OF THE YEAR 2010″  LONG HAIR MEN’S

Photographer:  Brendan Duffy

Hair:  Wayne Lloyd Hair

Make up:  Tina Hobson

Stylist:  Karl Patrick Smith

RUNNER UP  ”GLOBAL STYLIST OF THE YEAR 2010″  SHORT HAIR WOMEN’S

Photographer:  Brendan Duffy

Hair:  Wayne Lloyd Hair

Make up: Tina Hobson

Stylist:  Karl Patrick Smith

RUNNER UP “GLOBAL STYLIST OF THE YEAR 2010″  LONG HAIR WOMEN’S

Photographer:  Brendan Duffy

Hair:  Stephanie Sivewright for MOHH

Make up:  Aishling Eyre

Some recent hair images shot for two outstanding stylists, Mary Kennedy and Louise Jordan. Simple clothes styling and lighting used to beautiful effect.

Photography:   Brendan Duffy

Hair:  Mary Kennedy and Louise Jordan

Make up:  Aisling Eyre

Photographic assistance:  Grainne Quinlan

Models: Sylvia and Yvonne @ Catwalk Model Agency

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)