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Christmas Gift Offers

November 11 2008

You probably don’t want to hear about Christmas already but it’s good to be prepared.
If you are thinking about gift ideas a portrait session for a loved one can be a really special treat. Instead of just throwing your hard-earned cash at something that happens to be trendy this year, why not invest in something which will become even more special to you as the years pass by?

Paula O’Hara Photography Portrait Sessions include:
A photo shoot (approx one hour) at your home or a chosen location. This is truly the best way to capture natural poses, real expressions and true personality – not to mention the amount of fun to be had on the day! 

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You get to choose from 25-30 photographs of best shots from the day.
An online web-proofing gallery of images for one month following your photography session so you can take your time to choose images for framing or storybooks; and all editing, enhancement and post-processing of digital images.
A set of 6×4 prints for you to keep.
You can then choose the framing or storyboard options that suit you.
(2008 framing pricelist will be made available upon request)

Christmas Special
Portrait Sessions for £65.00
Christmas Gift Vouchers are now available and there is a 15% discount on framing for customers with Gift Vouchers.
Session slots for 2009 are limited so if you are interested get in touch soon!
Tel: 028 38316557 or 07933 775171
Email: administrator@paulaohara.com

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Trick or treat?

November 11 2008

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Quite a few people emailed me about that spooky halloween blog and one photograph in particular which featured the strange apparition of a child in the background.
That one was kind of left hanging for a while… I know it was an evil thing to do! 

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I wish there was an eery story to go with this but the strange figure can be explained. We had other children there on the night and this was little Blaithnaid who was dressed as a skeleton. With the slow shutter speed used the camera managed to capture her just as she moved in and out of the frame.
Sorry folks but this isn’t one for ‘Most haunted Live’ and its a pity as we all love a good ghost story with a bit of history attached!

Trick or treat? This time its a trick. But its just a little mischief and it was good fun.
I’ve a funny feeling that one will come back to haunt me though!

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Deadlines looming

November 11 2008

If your following my blog you will probably be wondering where I have disappeared to lately.
I have been buried neck deep in page make-up for Getting Married in Northern Ireland magazine. There seems to be no end to it and deadline is approaching fast. I think tomorrow should see us nearly there anyway and I’ll be glad to get a breather. Its a pretty hefty issue what with the recent readers awards being a main feature.
We did manage to surface from our macs for a little while on Saturday night to enjoy the presentations at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. There were some well deserved winners on the night.
It would be safe to say it was a sucessful night and everyone really enjoyed themselves. The music was supplied by ‘Sunshine’ and the entertainment by Nuala McKeever – both acts did not dissappoint and we laughed and danced the night away.
And an even bigger joy – everyone at home survived alright without me too. In fact, they all behaved so well for their Dad I should maybe go out more often!

Needless to say on Sunday I was feeling a little rough so Senan and I took ourselves off to one of his ‘most favouritist places in the whole world ever’ – the local animal farm.
It was freezing but it was so much fun to see his little face when he gets to feed the ‘big smelly daddy pig’.



A selection of animal favourites – the pig being the most popular choice.


Better not ask Senan to smile or else you get this face…

Because Why?
I seem to be answering lots of questions about all sorts of things these days.
Typical conversation scenario:
Senan: “The trees are messy and bold Mummy.”
Mummy: “Why’s that then?”
Senan: “For dropping leabs (leaves) on the ground.”
Mummy: “Thats okay. The trees don’t keep their leaves in the winter and they are allowed to drop them.”
Senan: “Because why?”
Mummy: “Because of the cold and the winter coming soon.”
Senan: “because why? The trees would just be weally cold and maybe might need to keep their leabs on to be nice and cosy.”
hmmmm, not sure what to say to that one so change course a bit.
Mummy: “Isn’t it nice when the snow is on the trees too and in spring they will get lovely, new green leaves instead of old brown ones. Isn’t that good too?”
Senan: “Because why?”
Mention of the snow reminds him of something else he needed to ask me.
Senan: “Is the moon a snowball or a button?”
Mummy: “A milk chocolate button maybe.”
Senan: “I don’t like the moon.”
Mummy: “Because why?”

These pictures will always remind me of our little conversations about the leabs in November 2008 when Senan was nearly three.



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All Hallows’Eve 2008

November 11 2008

I just love Halloween! Friday night was no exception. We had excellent weather for a start. Earlier in the week it had been snowing which is very strange for this time of the year. But halloween proved to be a crisp, clear night with stars like distant sparks from the fireworks you could see all around for miles. We live in a rural area so when it gets dark early at this time of the year it gets really dark. I mean pitch black!. It was pretty spooky with ghouls, skeletons, ghosties, dragons and lots of trick or treating!

The adults enjoy it just as much as the kids in our house! We had some scary story telling when the little ones were asleep which left me a little freaked!
Here are some of the pictures from the night. I don’t normally take alot of pictures in the dark being a big fan of natural light but it was good fun to just experiment with the camera and I think it would be true to say it produced some eery effects!
Warning: this blog is not for the faint-hearted!

I just love the excitement on children faces at Halloween… 

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Niamh with Granda… 

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Her first halloween dressed as a dragon. 

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Michael was taking pictures also. He got some great ones of the kids twirling sparklers. 

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Jaffa Cakes – again! 

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Resident ghouls… 

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And early man… 

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Monster attack! 

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Fun with dad. 

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Niamh got her big birthday cake too. 

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I didn’t notice the strange appearance of a small unidentified child in the background of the picture until I looked at them on screen. Very freaky! 

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This picture makes me laugh so much! 

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Spooky halloween face. 

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You can get some really strange results with a camera in the dark and some fireworks!
Eh, groovy hat Stephen! 

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Teenage boys have an unhealthy fascination with fireworks. This little man was not allowed to light them though… 

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Senan didn’t want to miss the fireworks but was afraid to look also… 

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My older brother is such a big kid! 

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Normally I have a pumpkin-making competition with my brothers but one of them claims to have hurt his hand and the other was just back from NewYork so I was the only one who entered therefore winning by default – which is just not the same:( 

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Happy Halloween everyone!

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