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PRO FOTO Seminar by multi-award winner Stephen McCarthy from the Sportsfile Agency
In Association with the PPAI – The Press Photographers Association of Ireland Event – PRO FOTO Autumn | Tues 10th Sept | Green Isle Hotel
Seminar Time – 11.00am
Speaker – Stephen McCarthy C/O Sportsfile Agency About – Stephen McCarthy is a staff photographer at the Sportsfile agency based in Dublin.  Since joining the company in 2007 Stephen has travelled the world extensively, covering some of the world’s biggest sporting events such as Olympic Games, British & Irish Lions Tours, Rugby World Cup, championship boxing and hundreds of international soccer matches. A winner of a prestigious World Press Photo Awards in 2018 for his image ‘Steaming Scrum’.  His list of accolades includes seven PPAI Press Photographers Association of Ireland awards across the Sports and Reportage categories.   The Kerry native is currently the official photographer to the Republic of Ireland national football team and is renowned for his use of remote cameras across Ireland’s largest stadia, and further afield. In addition – Visit the PPAI Stand at PRO FOTO
PRO FOTO Seminar by multi-award winner Stephen McCarthy from the Sportsfile Agency
In Association with the PPAI – The Press Photographers Association of Ireland Event – PRO FOTO Autumn | Tues 10th Sept | Green Isle Hotel Seminar Time – 11.00am
Speaker – Stephen McCarthy C/O Sportsfile Agency About – Stephen McCarthy is a staff photographer at the Sportsfile agency based in Dublin.  Since joining the company in 2007 Stephen has traveled the world extensively, covering some of the world’s biggest sporting events such as Olympic Games, British & Irish Lions Tours, Rugby World Cup, championship boxing and hundreds of international soccer matches. A winner of a prestigious World Press Photo Awards in 2018 for his image ‘Steaming Scrum’ (above).  His list of accolades includes seven PPAI Press Photographers Association of Ireland awards across the Sports and Reportage categories.   The Kerry native is currently the official photographer to the Republic of Ireland national football team and is renowned for his use of remote cameras across Ireland’s largest stadia, and further afield. In addition – Visit the PPAI Stand at PRO FOTO PRO FOTO >
 
‘High End Portraits’ by John Murray Headshots Event – PRO FOTO Autumn | Tues 10th Sept | Green Isle Hotel Seminar Time – 12.30pm
Speaker – John Murray
Titled‘Substance Over Superficial – High End Portraits’ About – Trained by the world’s leading headshot photographer in 2014, John Murray has since gone on to develop a 7000 face per year business, become a regular on the public speaking circuit and working with multinationals like Linkedin, Google, Northern Trust. He has quite literally shot everyone from Bank Managers to Bond Villains.
 
Introduction to Astro Photography
Event – PRO FOTO Autumn | Tues 10th Sept | Green Isle Hotel Seminar Time – 2.00pm
Speaker – Gareth Loughran
Titled ‘How to prepare, plan and shoot Astro Photography Image’ Gareth will cover how to prepare plan and shoot, astro photography images.  How to shoot, where to shoot and what gear you will need to achieve this superb discipline of photography. About – Gareth Loughran is a Limerick based photographer based who specialises in Seascapes, Landscapes and Astrophotography. He is an ambassador for Terrascape filter pouches, NiSi Filters Ireland and a photo-journalist for Camerapixio.  He runs workshops following the Milky Way around the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland and teaches how to shoot and process images of the nightsky. He is a regular speaker in Camera Clubs here and has represented different brands at international trade shows in the UK and Germany. He has been published in national and international Astronomy magazines and worked with Kerry County Council for the Dark Sky Reserve in Kerry.