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Beyond the Frame: The Art of Human Storytelling Through Portrait Photography
Every portrait tells a story that extends far beyond facial features. A meaningful portrait reflects identity emotions achievements and personal...
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Beyond the Lens: Weaving Human Stories Through Northern Ireland’s Portrait Mastery
In an era dominated by digital content, portrait photography has evolved into far more than the simple act of documenting...
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7 Northern Ireland Studio Portrait Photographers to Watch in 2026
Discover 7 Northern Ireland studio portrait photographers to watch in 2026 .
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Newborn: The Essential Guide
Welcome a newborn with our essential guide covering health, routines, support and joyful milestones.
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Family Portraits Guide
Discover how to capture stunning family portraits in 2025 with our friendly guide. Get expert tips, trends, and easy steps...
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When’s a Good Age for Photographs?
We all have moments in life that tug at the heartstrings—those nuggets of time that rush by far too quickly....
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Why you should update your headshots
Let’s talk about headshots. You’ve probably had one taken at some point – maybe for LinkedIn, your company website, or...
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How to prepare your kids for a successful portrait session
One of the biggest concerns we hear from parents is that their kids will be too shy or won't behave!...
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Wedding guest etiquette: Dos & Don’ts
No doubt you have been to your fair share of weddings but there as a wedding guest, there are still...
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Tips on choosing your first dance song
For every couple, choosing their first dance song is a completely different experience. For the lucky few, it’s a hassle-free,...
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Reasons to choose a short wedding dress
In recent years there has been a rise in short dresses sashaying down the runways. You may have noticed them...
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5 reasons to have an engagement photo shoot
In all the excitement of planning a wedding, it can be easy to forget to enjoy your actual engagement, and...
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Grooms accessories guide
Here at Peter Thomas Photography, we love a groom who takes his style seriously! It is your day too, after...
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Dressing the reception room
The reception room is where you’ll spend the majority of your wedding day so no doubt you’ll want it to...
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Happy 5th Birthday!
Stacey Irvine, one of the country's top Newborn & Baby and Pet Photographers, celebrates 5years at the Studio. Here's how...
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A night to remember!
Here was the '2010 Most Influential Wedding Photographer Of Our Time’ telling me he had enjoyed my work!
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My experience at the Studio…
We hosted work experience for student, Rachel Cowie. Here's her blog of how it all went...
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2017 PPANI Awards!
2017 Award winners at the Professional Photographers Association of Northern Ireland!
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Our trip to Nepal
In October we visited Nepal. We haven't blogged about it much, but it was an amazing trip. We fell in...
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New portraiture products!
Todays an exciting day - we get to launch our brand new portraiture products and pricing. Actually, I've pretty much...
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Wedding guest etiquette: Dos & Don’ts
No doubt you have been to your fair share of weddings but there as a wedding guest, there are still...
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Tips on choosing your first dance song
For every couple, choosing their first dance song is a completely different experience. For the lucky few, it’s a hassle-free,...
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Reasons to choose a short wedding dress
In recent years there has been a rise in short dresses sashaying down the runways. You may have noticed them...
Read More
5 reasons to have an engagement photo shoot
In all the excitement of planning a wedding, it can be easy to forget to enjoy your actual engagement, and...
Read More
Grooms accessories guide
Here at Peter Thomas Photography, we love a groom who takes his style seriously! It is your day too, after...
Read More
Dressing the reception room
The reception room is where you’ll spend the majority of your wedding day so no doubt you’ll want it to...
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Bradley & Lynda – Springhill
It was a privilege to be able to photograph my friend Lynda's wedding last month. When she described her vintage,...
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Patricia & Mickey’s Wedding – Majorca
Its not everyday you get asked to photograph a wedding in Majorca - and I must admit I was rather...
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Ailish & Tim’s wedding at Rathmullan House Donegal
I was looking forward to getting to a new Donegal wedding venue - and Rathmullan House didn't disappoint. This was...
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Rachel & Cian’s fabulous outdoor wedding!
Rachel & Cian are outdoors types of people. We did their engagement photographs at Crawsfordsburn Park - it was rugged...
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Amy & Murphy’s Wedding at Dungannon Presbyterian followed by The Culloden
Amy & Murphy's wedding was at the end of February - still in the fresh Dungannon winter air! Everyone was...
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Grace & Stuart’s Big Day!
Grace & Stuart's big day was on the 20th February in Moira. I knew it would be good fun as...
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How to prepare your kids for a successful portrait session
One of the biggest concerns we hear from parents is that their kids will be too shy or won't behave!...
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What to Expect During Your Family Photography Portrait Session
An article about what to expect at a Peter Thomas Photography session!
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What should I wear to my photoshoot?
So, you've booked a photoshoot – exciting! But with the excitement often comes a looming question: what should I wear?...
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From phone snaps to timeless treasures!
I don’t know about you, but every now and then theres a memory pops up on my phone. Quite often the...
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Photographing Eva
Every now and then we love to get someone into the studio just to experiment a little, let our hair...
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A Tour of the Studio
We want all our customers to have an awesome experience! We recently did some training with Autism Consultant NI on...
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Shane & Grainne – Love shoot at Titanic Quarter, Belfast
Shane & Grainne decided to have a few days away in Belfast - and what better way to start a...
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Alice in Wonderland Engagement Shoot!
When Winnie emailed me to ask if I'd like to do a themed engagement shoot with them, it didn't take...
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David & Louise’s Engagement
You might have guessed that I like doing weddings! My first wedding of the 2012 summer season will be Louise...
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Matty & Rachel’s Engagement Shoot
This could be a quick blog post - I'm in Heathrow airport and the WIFI access is costing 11p/minute :-)....
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Claire & Gordon’s Engagement
Well I've been working hard today (on my day off!), so time for a wee story... A few Saturday's ago,...
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Sven & Clare’s Engagment
A few weeks back I got to spend some time with Sven & Claire in Botanic Gardens Belfast. We hold...
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Wedding guest etiquette: Dos & Don’ts
No doubt you have been to your fair share of weddings but there as a wedding guest, there are still...
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Tips on choosing your first dance song
For every couple, choosing their first dance song is a completely different experience. For the lucky few, it’s a hassle-free,...
Read More
Reasons to choose a short wedding dress
In recent years there has been a rise in short dresses sashaying down the runways. You may have noticed them...
Read More
Grooms accessories guide
Here at Peter Thomas Photography, we love a groom who takes his style seriously! It is your day too, after...
Read More
Dressing the reception room
The reception room is where you’ll spend the majority of your wedding day so no doubt you’ll want it to...
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Getting the most out of your pet photography session
For many, no home is complete without a pet. As a valuable member of your family, you’ll want to capture...
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