CLAIRE O’RORKE PHOTOGRAPHY
Low key honest photography that is true to you.
In my photography (be that as a wedding photographer or portrait photographer) I aim to create photographs that feel natural to make, and deliver photographs that will make you happy when you look at them.
A bit about me; Claire
My favourite photos are the ones that actually make me smile when they show up on my editing screen. Ones where I can really SEE the emotion. I am interested in humans and I love capturing faces that are in love, content, proud, embarrassed, contemplative, laughing, concentrating…
I am delighted to have recently made my new home in the beautiful Burren in Co Clare. Ballyvaughan to be exact. I love home. It is where I feel most comfortable and at ease. I want you to feel at ease and at home with me. I want you to love the photographs I take of you. I want the photographs to be true to you.
Outside of photography I am excited that our new place has a good bit of land, so I am getting into growing vegetables. I aspire to be more self sufficient, although given that all of last years crop of carrots were eaten in one dinner, I’m a ways off!! I love Pilates and I am a mat Pilates instructor. I love a hike and a rockshandy, my friends and self catering trip, a good book, my cat, a real fire, Andy and the dinners he makes, and my family.
I am into lots of creative things. I like to paint, knit, sew and weave (textiles and baskets!) I love creating new things and mending old things. I love natural materials.
I love our beautiful natural world and am trying to become less of a drain on it. Wedding albums come from Folio albums, I use this supplier as they are a carbon neutral business, and sustainability and quality are at the heart of what they do. I have moved away from traditional silver halide prints as the process involves the use of harsh chemicals that are difficult to dispose of. I now offer fine art prints, printed in Ireland on Hahnemuhle 100% cotton paper, and actually the quality if far superior too!
Photography has been my creative outlet for as long as I can remember, and I feel grateful to have turned it into a career. I've met so many fascinating people and had the privilege of seeing my photos displayed in homes with pride.
What else about me? I can fit in pretty much everywhere. I can chat away and put you at ease. Equally well I know when that’s not needed.
I love learning new things (was a very good girl in school) I do photography workshops, take the guided tours, read newspaper articles and do online courses all the time. I am curious to know about you. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch, it would be nice to hear from you.
