More than a pretty face

Katy Walsh from Hillsborough, Co Down, is more than just a pretty face. Katy works for Graham's Highway Management and Maintenance team driving a massive 32 tonne (when fully loaded) gritter and is the only such female driver in Northern Ireland.

Katy enjoys the job even though see spends a good deal of time working the motorways of Scotland

Kay shows Dromore High School students around her baby

Year 8 pupils at Dromore High School are dwarfed by the size of Katy Walsh's 32 tonne (fully loaded) road salt spreader. Katy called at the school to help students put the study of their science module, "Salt of the Earth" in context.

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Fun guys to work with in the Studio

We spent an hour or so in the studio with this family from Banbridge. We had a laugh, got to know each other a bit better, and produced the following images.

My family portrait work can take place in my Lurgan Studio or at your own home. Either way you can be assured of a friendly, personal but professional approach to your wedding and family portraiture. Contact me to book for Mother's Day.

Young Farmer

I photographed one of Northern Ireland's young farmers for a regular piece in the Newsletter's Farming Life supplement. William Kelly has been a member of Spa Young Farmers Club for thirteen years. He farms sheep just outside Ballynahinch and the day we were working together was not only very cold, there was a real downpour. At one point we were virtually stranded in one of the sheep pens! A BSc(Hon) graduate of the University of Ulster, William credits the YFC with giving him the opportunity to gain a wide range of experiences, and make many friends from throughout Northern Ireland and further afield - but adds that the social life of a Young Farmer is hard to beat!

Any comments from Young Farmers welcome (below).

Recent Portraits

Images from a recent family photoshoot in the client's home.

Give me a call or email photos@drewmcwilliams.com to discuss your framed family portrait in time for Mother's Day.

Dromore Church remembers former minister

Rev Sam Peden of Dromore Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church welcomed Rev William McMillan MBE back to the church he was 'brought up in' to celebrated the life and service of former minister, Rev Alexander E Peaston. Mr Peaston, educated at Oxford and Harvard, was a well known character around the town for over thirty years. He was known as an erudite scholar and common sense minister, and was greatly loved by his congregation.
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Dromore Rugby

Dromore Rugby Club fought back to produce a very respectable 26-32 score against Kukri Qualifying League (joint) leaders, City of Derry, at Barban Hill. Dromore are currently 13 points behind Derry, in 4th place, with four games to play.

Dewet Beker

Samuel McAuley holds onto the ball under pressure

Stephen Dillon (Dromore III)

You can view the full set of images at Dromore RFC V City of Derry. Please do leave a comment below.

Dromore High School Formal 2010

Pupils and staff at Dromore High School enjoy the annual School Leavers Formal at Edenmore Golf Club, Magheralin. John Wilkinson (Headmaster) and his staff enjoyed relaxing with the young people they have taught and watched grow and develop over five years at the school.

The ful set of images can be viewed at Dromore High School Formal 2010 and last year's formal photographs can be viewed at Dromore High School Formal 2009.

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Baby JJ

Baby JJ was just 8 weeks old for his first photo shoot and he was in great form. Proud mum and dad have arranged for his progress to be photographed at six months and at his first birthday.

Contact me to discuss your baby portraits. Tokens to cover baby's first year are available.

Working with Stuart Bebb

At the SWPP London conference I attended a superclass presented by Stuart Bebb. Stuart has won many awards for his work and at the conference's glittering Awards Dinner he was awarded 'Traditional Wedding Photographer 2009' AND 'Contemporary Wedding Photographer 2009'. In fact, I specifically chose Stuart's Superclass precisely because he was a major award winner at the two previous conferences that I attended. Stuart has been dedicated to capturing stunning photographic images for over 20 years. His stylish contemporary photography reflects today's lifestyle and he is known for his warm spirit and keen eye for detail.

You can view Stuart's own work at http://stuartbebb.com/ and his blog at Bebb Blog.