Johanna King Photography Covid-19 Safety Precautions

My business Covid-19 Response Plan On March 15th, 2020, my photography business had to close, like so many others, to slow down the spread of the coronavirus Covid-19. When the Irish government released the ‘Roadmap for reopening society and business’, ...

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Why Do Photographers Hire Other Photographers For Family Sessions?

Being a mum and a photographer is pretty cool = you get to take awesome photographs of your children for your walls. Sounds ideal, doesn’t it? Except that for this professional photographer (and she’s not alone), reality looks more like ...

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When our world extended to 20kms from our house

June 11th 2020. After 3 months spent within 2kms then 5kms of our home, our world extended to 20kms and we made it to the beach for the first time. Bulls Island, Dollymount, its birds and sand dunes. It was ...

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Reliving a Proposal | Vacation Family Photoshoot Ireland

From her first email, Erin spoke my language. I’m a journalist and your work reminds me of all my photog friends. You capture life as it happens. Living in the United States and from Irish descent, Erin wanted to surprise ...

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What to Wear for Your Documentary Family Photo Session

The good news: there is no need to go shopping for new outfits unless that’s something that will bring you joy! If you’ve followed my work for a bit, you must have realised that I don’t want stress to be ...

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Feature in Foto Koch’s Schnappschuss Magazine Issue 63

My photos in a printed magazine! WOW.   A few months back, Foto Koch asked if I would like to be featured in the next issue of the Schnappschuss mag, focusing on “Moments”.   “We are always looking for artists ...

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Réiltín | Daily Life of a Family Battling Cancer | Dublin, Ireland

One of the reasons behind building a sustainable business (besides paying the mortgage that is!) was to be able to give back to my community and gift photographs to families who may not be able to afford it, or, in ...

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Intimate Family Wedding Elopement at the K Club | A+B

Eloping in Ireland when you live in Ireland is totally possible, and much more practical when you have two young children. These parents knew their children would never pose long enough for a photo,  so choosing to hire a documentary ...

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Dance School | Dublin Documentary Business Photography

Lisa from the Irish Burlesque Academy is my favourite dance teacher of all times! A previous student of Lisa, I recommend her burlesque class to everyone I know. Time in the evenings hasn’t been on my side since I became ...

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Boyne Hill House Family Wedding | M+C

August 2019: It was my 4th time photographing Majella and Finn, 2nd time for Col and Réiltín. Let’s just say that everyone was pretty much relaxed in front of my camera that day. And what a day that was. I ...

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Now offering Birth Photography in Dublin

Calling all mothers-to-be currently planning a homebirth in Dublin! I’m so excited to announce that I am now offering birth photography services. One of the reasons I stopped booking weddings this year was to allow birth photography in my life, ...

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One sunny evening with a big crazy family

Teresa, sure you don’t mind if I call your family crazy, do you? It’s definitely a compliment coming from me! I like nothing more than photographing crazy energetic kids covered with Nutella :) Summer evening family photography sessions are just ...

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[Fresh 48] ‘Coming Home’ newborn photography | Dublin

A brand new baby. Two big sisters. A birth pool being used one last time before packing. Tandem nursing. An Indian takeaway. You might remember this family (and the breastfeeding pink batman) from their 1st session, one of my favourites ...

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Documentary family photography is perfect for reluctant dads

How did I not publish this session before today? One of my favourite photo session from 2018. A house with a story. Surrounded by the remains of the family farm. Big trees. A red car. A dog. An expressive boy ...

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Outdoor Family Photography in St Anne’s Park, Dublin

Some children are so theatrical! Comedians with expressions going from pure excitement to a sad clown in the space of 2 seconds. This is Reia in a nutshell. I could photograph her all day without being bored one second, and ...

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Afternoon-in-the-life | M Family | Enniskerry, Wicklow

So, you know the way children love bubbles and running after them, but they like holding the bubble bottle even more and end up pouring the whole thing on the ground? Does that ring a bell? Well, little Gaby wanted ...

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Tired of Taking Blurry Photographs of Your Children?

Your children aren’t really cooperating when you ask them to sit down and smile at the camera, are they? I’ll tell you a secret… None of them are! Taking a (sharp) portrait of children looking and smiling at the camera ...

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Vacation Couple Photoshoot in Howth

This was a Sunday, warm and sunny and therefore quite busy. Kendra and Ryan were congratulated by many. Was it the romantic dress, the photographer or the friend carrying the bags that made them think these two just got married? The Howth ...

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Sunny afternoon in Phoenix Park with this family of four

We were in Phoenix park, taking a stroll around Farmleigh House when we saw a dog looking quite friendly. Oliver and the girls chatted to the owner and got closer… which resulted in a little someone getting licked on the ...

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Photos You Need To Take of Grandma + Grandpa This Year

My grandfather passed away in November 2016. The last time I got to see him in person (rather than Skype) was in June 2015, during our first trip to France with our 3-months-old daughter. Here is one of the very ...

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