Dermot Sullivan

I am very happy with this photograph. I planned it in advance and it worked out. My couples guests had gone in to the gallery to be seated for dinner, so we had the place to ourselves. I held my 16mm lens held very low and I asked my couple to walk in to the sunshine, with the groom leading. They are a fantastic couple and they were happy to trust me and cooperate in making the photograph. I edited it with a Lr preset that affects the colour of the sky and warms everything up. Result!!

This photograph was taken near to where I live in West Cork, Ireland. We had been to a headland overlooking the sea for photographs, and as we were walking back, I asked the groom to turn to his bride while I photographed from above them.

It was a beautiful afternoon in West Cork. The guests had just gone into the dining room and I had some time with the bride and groom. We went to a headland below the hotel, and I had this image in mind. I got my couple to stand in the location I had chosen and I went back upon the hill and shot this photograph with a 16mm lens. I'm delighted the judges liked it as much as I do.

We could see that there was going to be lovely sunset, so we got the couple to come out between courses and climb a small hill near the dining room which put them at the perfect angle to catch the setting sun and create the silhouette.

On the morning of the wedding, before we left for the church, I was doing some portraits with the bride and I noticed a spot with good light and a dark background. When the bride sat down, I saw how the shadow fell across her face, so I positioned her so that it fell across her eyes, but retained the catch lights.

The hotel had the fantastic curved staircase and i wanted to use it somehow in a shot. While we were on our way down to the ceremony, I got the bridesmaid to hold out the veil and all the curves fell in to place.

At the end of a fantastic autumn elopement session around West Cork, we timed it to arrive at the headland overlooking the beach at sunset, to capture then last photographs of the day.

This photograph was taken in FitzGerald's Park in the centra of Cork City. I've always liked the piece of architecture, it's a stand for sports spectators to stand in and on the day, I goy my couple to stand, slightly apart, in front if it.