Wear A Hug Fair 2017 – A glimpse of the atmosphere
Two weeks ago exactly, I was at my first Wear A Hug Fair 2017 as a photographer. I really enjoyed it! Facebook and other social media platforms are great, but there is nothing like having a person coming to…
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[National Breastfeeding Week] Breastfeeding and Down Syndrome
This week is National Breastfeeding Week and today, I met with a group of mothers in Foam Café in Dublin to take photographs. The two things they have in common is breastfeeding their children with Down Syndrome and wanting…
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[Photographing with intent] The Importance of Being in the Moment
You will agree with me that today’s world is a little bit crazy. We are bombarded with information all the time, and our overall concentration is suffering from it. It’s often that I will catch myself picking my phone…
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Wear A Hug Fair 2017 – Babywearing, photography and more…
Babywearing Ireland’s annual Wear a Hug Fair takes place on Sunday 1st October 2017, at the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, Co. Kildare from 10:30am-5pm and is Ireland’s largest gathering of baby wearers. Are you going? If so, come to my…
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Any Christmas fans out there?
I am looking to hire a family with children aged 2-8 years old for my upcoming Christmas Campaign. As a documentary portrait photographer, I am looking for families with strong Christmas traditions such as baking special Christmas goodies, creating…
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What to Wear for Your Family Photo Session
If you followed my work for a bit, you must have realised that I don’t want stress to be a part of the whole experience. It is possible to get beautiful portraits done for your walls without tears (from…
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J+L, A Clonwilliam House Wedding
Being a wedding photographer while being married yourself means that you sometimes (often) think of what you would do differently if you got married now. Back when we were planning our wedding in France, I had no idea such…
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A Sunday afternoon at their grandparents
“My husband and I have two daughters and they are besotted with my Mum and Dad. The highlight of the week for the girls and my parents is when we go over for dinner on a Sunday to their…
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[Photographing with Intent] The Things I Take for Granted
So a few weeks ago, I did a Facebook Live Video to brush on a subject that I am unveiling little by little in my journey towards documenting my family, our everyday lives and the people around us. I…
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Grandchildren and Grandparents Session in Dublin
I know I keep saying it, but I really feel lucky to do what I do for a living. Especially when I finish photographing a documentary session like this one, feeling like a part of the family and knowing…
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Evening Family Walk at the Wooden Bridge
The wooden bridge is the other side of Bull Island and although we go there less often, it’s an other of my favourite place in Dublin. It is especially great for sunsets, which are not that easy to catch…
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Surprise Proposal and Engagement Photos in Howth, Dublin, Ireland
Tanner had contacted me a few weeks ago to see if I could photograph him proposing to his girlfriend while they were on vacation in Dublin, from the United States. Part of being a vacation photographer is being a…
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Our Family in the Sand Dunes of Bull Island
Back in May, I stepped in front of the camera for a family session with Typhanie Piton. Typhanie is French and lives in Normandy but lived in Ireland for a few years and that’s where we met. She still misses…
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[Location Ideas] Glendalough, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
Glendalough is such an amazing site located in the heart of the Wicklow Mountains National Park. The seasons will affect the landscape dramatically but I wouldn’t be able to say which I like best. Only once did I see…
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A+C, A Dublin & Brooklodge Wedding
I’m just in love with this wedding: the laughs, the colours, the contrasts. A perfect recipe for amazing photographs. Conor got ready at the Uppercross House Hotel in Rathmines where the ceremony took place. We took a short walk up…
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[Location Ideas] Howth, Co. Dublin, Ireland
Howth is a great location for a photo session or a day out at the weekend. Perfect for families and couples alike. You can have: a walk on the beach, a walk on the pier or a walk around Howth…
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40th Wedding Anniversary Party | Oliveto, Dun Laoghaire
Can you imagine going for a casual dinner with your daughter and ending up face to face with 80 of your closest friends and family, some of them you haven’t seen in ten years? Well, I can tell you…
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Why do I smile when I take photographs?
Today, I received one of the most beautiful compliments. Someone told me that when she came across my photographs on social media, it felt like I was enjoying myself. That I cared. Yes, yes yes! I do enjoy myself…
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Find me on Instagram
If you are on Instagram, you might already be following: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Johanna – Family Photographer (@johannakingphotography) on May 11, 2017 at 2:16pm PDT I have also recently created a new Instagram…
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Six grandchildren keep you busy!
It meant a lot for Sara that the connections between her mother and her children were captured in the home she grew up in. The house is still very much a meeting point for the three sisters and the six…
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