Kate & Scott

Congratulations to Kate & Scott who got married this year at El Restaurante el Padrastro in Mijas Pueblo. The happy coupl got married the day before at the Registro Civil in Mijas Town Hall. On the big day, Kate got ready at the fabulous Hotel Mijas, and got to the Padrastro (just a wee bit late!) by Horse and Carriage. Following the ceremony we took some shots at the Padrastro which boasts breathtaking panaramic views down to the Coast, whilst guests enjoyed some mouth-watering tapas!

We then proceeded to take some shots in and around the fantastic village of Mijas Pueblo, before heading back to their villa for the reception

We would like to thank Kate & Scott for choosing to use the services of Curran Photography to capture their special moments, and we wish them all the happiness in their married life.

Regards

Justin & Julie

2010 Weddings at a glance

Dear all

What a fantastic year. I would like to thank all the brides and grooms of 2010 for choosing to us the services of Curran Photography to capture their special moments!

Our weddings this year took place in Gibraltar, Nerja, Marbella, Benalmadena, Mijas Pueblo, Almunecar, Carrickfergus & Belfast. I got to visit and photograph at all my favourite locations and hotels. From the fabulous Torres de San Juan to Marinas de Nerja, Tamisa Golf Hotel to Sunset Beach Club, the Guadalmina to the Don Carlos - each venue unqique and each on has that WOW factor.

Many thanks to all the wedding planners we worked with and of course the day cordinators as well.

Thanks to Ricky who came out to work as second photographer at weddings in June - he thought he was getting a 10 day holiday and in fact extended his stay by one week in order to work more; with barely a day off in between!

Finally thanks to my wife Julie for all her extremely hard work over this last year - thousands upon thousands of photographs to narrow down and edit as well as looking after our 2 children. She also spent last weekend choosing the photos for this slideshow!

Thanks again to you all

Roll on 2011!!!!

Yours sincerely

Justin Curran

Our Fashion Promo DVD

Dear all

In September we contacted Darren Richardson who is a videographer for Marbella Productions to document a Fashion Shoot with us. We had several ideas for themes for the shoot and discussed them at length, essentially it was to follow how we view a shoot and our hopes and plans for the fuutre.

We chose to work alongside our very fantastic team of hair & make-up stylists Mia Sisters from Fuengirola, Spain. As regards models we chose our favourite models from our 2010 fashion season:

1) Samuel Lopez
2) Nuria Gracia

With Sam we chose a fantastic rustic location - an abandoned farmhouse near La Cala Golf. We did a shoot at this location before and the setting is dramatic, and the landscape is so scenic. The graffitti on the walls adds to the atmosphere and we couldn't have chosen a better location.

With Nuria we chose a very chic Beach Club on the outskirts of Marbella - Bono's Beach in Urb el Rosario, and again the atmosphere lent itself to some fantastic shots as well as very crystal clear sunset shot!

For clothing we used clothes from Zara for the very chic look on both our models.

The results from the shoot are fantastic and we could not be happier with the overall result produced by the team from Marbella Productions. Thanks to Aiden & Darren for all their effort, help and work throughout both shoots. To view the results you can click on the following link:

http://www.vimeo.com/15124908

Thanks to all the models, designers and fashion agents I worked with in 2010.

A huge Thank you goes to Wendy Van der Veen of Damaris Boutiques for her help, advice and support. And to Isa & the girls from Mia Sisters for fantastic results on our models.

Finally a huge thanks to my wife Julie who had to go through many thousands of images in post production stages!

Regards

Justin

Heading to Milan in 2011

Dear all

We are headed for the capital of Fashion, Milan this year. As you are aware we have opened a fantastic studio in N. Ireland. At the studio we will be photographing children & family portraits, model portfolios, shooting for designers, musicians and pre-wedding clients.

We intend to spend 1 week per month in the fantastic city of Milan where we will solely concentrate of photographing fashion. We are heading out on 24 to 30 January, and have lined up some shoots with designers, model portfolios and meetings with various agencies.

We will keep you posted on this fantastic opportunity and will be posting photos on this blog ona regular basis.

New Studio Open for Business

Dear all

As the holiday season begins, I am pleased to announce that we will be holding an Open Week at our new studio in Portstewart, N. Ireland. For the children we will be creating a special Christmas Scene to use throughout the week.

The Open Week runs from Saturday 4 December to Sunsday 12 December 9am-8pm.

We hope that as many of you as possible can come along for your Christmas Portrait Session. Couples who have attended previous Open Sessions have been thrilled with the results of their photos.

Portrait sessions are by appointment only - please email us at info@curranphotos.com for more details and to book your session. Please note the afternoon of Saturday 4 December 1pm - 5pm has already been booked up.

We look forward to seeing you at the studio soon.

Regards

Justin & Julie Curran

Mary & Dave - the happy couple

Dear all

We recently landed back to Belfast, in Ireland, to photograph the wedding of our close friends Mary & Dave. Mary got ready at her house in Belfast, and from there went to Carrickfergus Castle for the ceremony. We took photos in and around the harbour and also around the grounds of this stunning castle.

From there we stopped off at Longshore Beach for some bridal party / bride & groom photos, and finally to the reception at the Holiday Inn, just off the Dublin Road in Belfast City Centre. It was a fantastic day and really fun to photograph their wedding, as we have known them now for at least 12 years. We sent their photos out to them, and they were received this weekend and we got the following lovely words from them:

"Thanks for the photos squire they came this morning and we're both very pleased with them - making me look presentable - now there is an artistic achievement!"

We wish Mary and Dave all the happiness in married life!

Kind regards

Justin & Julie

A Happy Client - Amanda & Ian

I whole heartedly recommend Curran Photos. Justin is quite simply an artist
when it comes to photography. He has given us a treasure that will preserve our
special day memories forever. His pictures not only captured the mood of the day but
were very us and look unbelievably Natural as opposed to staged. Justin was
fantastic to work with on the day and I actually forgot he was there at times.
Having been a groomsman several times I appreciate how much time can be consumed
with wedding pictures but with Justin it all just happened naturally and with very
little effort. We also got to review the product in his studio within 48hours which
was a fabulous treat. I cannot express enough how happy we are with the album and I
challenge anybody to show me a better photographer on the Costa.
Regards,
Ian

Mod Chick Fashion Shoot

Dear all

Been working solid this last few weeks so haven't been updating regularly. At the end of August Julie & I flew to Ireland for a friends wedding (yep wasn't a guest togging as always!) - forgetting the expression always the bridesmaid never the bride; mine is always the photographer never a guest! Anyhew news and photos from said amazing wedding will be posted at a later date.

Whn home we set up a shoot with 2 models from Belfast - Joanne Lyttle and Remi Ciuba. Vespas were supplied by myself and good friend Pascal O'Hare. Hair and Make-up was done by the very talented Jennifer Ireland - jennifer@jenniferirelandmakeup.co.uk and our clothing stylist was Nikita Tully who did a fantastic job seeking out the finest in mod gear from Belfast's stores for the shoot.

Both models were fantastic and we hope to be working with both again in the future.

All the best

Justin & Julie Curran
www.curranphotos.com

Nuria's Modelling Portfolio

Dear all

We recently had the fantastic opportunity to photograph up and coming film actress and model Nuria Garcia from Malaga. It was an early start for us for the hair and make-up done by the fabulous Mia Sisters team from Fuengirola. We decided to go for a real punky theme as leather jackets had been supplied by a great friend of mine Rhyss who runs a shop next door to our studio. A prime opportunity to have his best jackets and bags photographed!!

On hand throughout the day was Fuengilrola hair stylist Isaac Manuel Suarez Gomez - a big thanks to Isaac for your hard work I really appreciated it.

And here is a snapshot of our session in the studio.

Thanks to all those involved.

All the best

Justin & Julie
www.curranphotos.com

Property at Urbanizacion La Noria, Mijas Pueblo

We hav started a new project recently photographing the properties for established estate agents Villas In Mijas, Spain. They are based on La Carretera de Mijas at Centro Idea - the Danish Centre.

This property is called La Joya and is a stunning little property. The owners were so pleased with the photographs they wrote me the following email:

"We cannot believe how good the photographs look and what a difference it makes, taken by a professional photographer in wide angle. Is this our villa?!! The photos and description can certainly never be 'bettered' and they are simply outstanding. "

It always makes you happy when a client takes the time to write such an appreciative letter - we wish them all the success in selling their charming property. For further information on this property please go to: www.villasinmijasspain.com

Justin & Julie
www.curranphotos.com

Anne-Marie and Keith's Wedding

Dear all

In June we photographed the wedding of Anne-Marie and Keith. They got married in the beautiful church in Mijas Pueblo (was a long way for us to travel to this wedding - on foot!!!). The wedding was organised by Jan and Kathy from JK Wedding Planners from Estepona.

Following the church ceremony we used the old streets in the town of Mijas to take some memorable photos of the happy couple. They chose to hold their reception in the lovely restaurant El Padrastro, which holds the most magnificent views over the coast.

Enjoy browsing through the photos.

Yours sincerely

Justin & Julie Curran
www.curranphotos.com

Fashion Shoot with Sam Lopez

Dear all

What a busy couple of months we have had shooting weddings, fashion, film sets and real estate. Over the coming weeks we aim to keep you updated with all recent shoots.

Following the 007 James Bond (or Jaime Bondo?) we were asked by Sam to update his book a little. We sat down and hammered out some cool ideas for the shoot. Here are the results. Hair & Make-Up was done by the fabulous Mia Sisters. Clothing was provided by Zara & Top Man. We used various locations in Mijas Pueblo for the different looks - el Museo de Vino on Calle San Sebastian, and some of the old streets. House was provided by John & Mary Foster on Urbanizacion Valtocado, they were in clear celebration as they had just sold there house that morning, and held a fashion shoot that evening. Thanks John & Mary for your hospitality.

On the second day of shooting we took shots in the studio to round off a clearly interesting and awesom shoot!

Be in touch soon........

Justin & Julie Curran
www.curranphotos.com
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