The Ned Leary Blog
You saw the wedding, now watch the Royals mate!
Mon, May 2, 2011 by nedleary | 3 Comments
*whisper* “Here we are at the north end of Wrightsville Beach tracking the elusive Royal Tern during it’s unusual mating ritual” “Please be very quiet…here the Royal male displays his wares to the Royal female…Oh my!” *whisper* “As is often the case, the first advance is not well received and the Royal male decides a…
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Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the midday sun…
Mon, Apr 25, 2011 by nedleary | 2 Comments
unless you have an Easter shoot at high noon! Luckily the clouds cooperated enough to dampen the glare for a few good ones. Combining a teenager and a toddler can sometimes be tough…worked out great this time! Yeah, I bought a bunch of bunnies to liven it up…Easter and all! Full shoot click HERE
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“get IN the fountain?!?!”
Sun, Apr 24, 2011 by nedleary | 6 Comments
Why a gorgeous young lady would agree to climb in a fountain upon my suggestion after an unbelievable shoot beats me…but she did!!! What a sport and what a great end to one of my most productive shoots ever. Talk about the camera LOVING a model. I selected 50 keepers and could have easily selected…
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Will you marry me? (updated)
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 by nedleary | 44 Comments
What a shoot! Great guy from Charlotte contacts me wanting pictures of him proposing to his beautiful girlfriend…can do! Given there’s about 10-15 seconds of ACTION that has to go off flawlessly we preplan every step…scouting, angle of approach, my position and my alibi, flower photog! And yes it occurs to me that missing the…
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“The Myth of Talent”
Mon, Apr 11, 2011 by nedleary | 9 Comments
by Craig Tanner , a friend and mentor I’ve studied under on several photography workshops. If you are interested in improving at a hobby/craft/interest I strongly suggest you read it. If you think only the “naturally gifted” can achieve greatness, read it twice. If photography is your passion then sign up on their site, The…