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Dave Kavanagh

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I'm Dave, the whole Dave and nothing but the Dave. Mostly.

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 14, 2018, 7:13 AM UTC

Microsoft's Chef

I had a photography job recently to shoot in Microsoft's new European head office in Dublin. The focus of the shoot was the catering and food provided for the staff. I have to admit I was blown away…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 10, 2018, 7:27 AM UTC

The Musician

This is a very talented musician named Clive Barnes that I shot with a few years ago. We traveled out to a farmers field out behind a city called Kilkenny in Ireland. Thankfully we got so lucky with…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 9, 2018, 7:07 AM UTC

Beautiful Moody Shannon

This might just be my favourite shot of Shannon. The has a great skill looking serious and deep in thought. Especially when the shots are processed in black and white, it just adds so much drama. Thi…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 8, 2018, 5:15 PM UTC

Portrait Contest - Let me see the VIBRANT colors!!

Its midweek now and we're half way through the latest round of the @portraitcontest that @jasonrussel kindly asked me to judge. I'm already blown away by the standard of entries. Not just the strong…

40 upvotes 7 replies $0.60
Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 7, 2018, 6:33 PM UTC

Beautiful Natural Smile

One of my favourite things to shoot, is a model with a beautiful natural smile who's not afraid to show it. That might sound odd but lots of models don't seem to like smiling in shots. This is a perf…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 6, 2018, 9:45 AM UTC

Elena's first shoot

Heres a nice one from the start of the shoot. It was originally just meant to be a quick test shot while I setup the lights but it turned out so nice I shot a few more frames. It's nuts to think this…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 5, 2018, 7:27 PM UTC

Elena looking AMAZING!

I'm still in shock this was Elena's first ever professional shoot. She looked stunning and really confident, and was able to pose and follow directions perfectly. This was shot with the Sigma Art 85m…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 4, 2018, 5:06 PM UTC

Elena - Sigma Art 85mm

Heres another from my shoot with the stunning Elena, where I was testing the Sigma Art 85mm f1.4. I basically shot at f1.4 the entire shoot and I'm so happy with the results. Of course having a stunn…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 3, 2018, 9:57 AM UTC

Aurora - Sigma Art 50mm

Here's a shot from my first shoot with the Sigma Art 50mm for Sony E-mount. Just like with the 85mm, I'm so impressed with the job Sigma have done on this. The auto focus is so reliable even at f1.4…

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Dave Kavanagh
@davekavanagh Aug 2, 2018, 7:38 AM UTC

Sara - Dramatic B&W

I always loved the stunning and elegant poses that Sara can create on a photoshoot. Combined with her stylish looks, it really does make her a pleasure to shoot. This is a favourite of mine from a fe…

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