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Welcome to my Blog!
Hello my name is Mark and I am a photographer who is based in South
Yorkshire. This blog is where I will showcase my latest work from
Professional work to my own personal images. This photography blog is like a personal photography diary and you will find anything from a Contemporary Wedding shoot to landscape images from my travels.Feel free to leave any comments or ask questions regarding my work. Please
keep checking this blog, as new images will appear regularly.
One of my photographs has been published in a high end lifestyle magazine ‘Life Magazine’ (Newcastle/Teesside edition). The photo used is one of Dunstanburgh Castle which is in Northumberland, England. Dunstanburgh Castle lies on a spectacular headland on the coast of Northumberland in northern England, between the villages of Craster and Embleton. I just love the Northumbrian coastline with it’s beautiful beaches and it’s many castles. Dunstanburgh Castle is my favourite though and probably my most photographed too – as you can see below!
History: the castle is the largest in Northumberland and the site shows traces of much earlier occupation before the erection of the castle was started in 1313 by the Earl of Lancaster. Recent evidence suggests that the site of the castle was occupied in prehistoric times: however, the principal remains date from the 14th century. In 1313, Earl Thomas of Lancaster, cousin of Edward II of England began construction of a massive fortress. By the time of his execution in 1322, the castle was substantially complete. John of Gaunt improved the castle in the late 14th century as the Duke of Lancaster.
The castle did not play a significant part in the border warfare against Scotland. In the Wars of the Roses the castle was held for the Lancastrians in 1462 and 1464. The damage done was not made good and the castle fell steadily into decay. A report in 1538 mentioned it as being a “very reuynus howsse and of smalle strength” and another source in 1550 described it as in “wonderfull great decaye”. It continued to deteriorate and was robbed of stone for the building of other places in the area. The last private owner Sir Arthur Sutherland donated the castle to the Ministry of Works in 1929. The castle is now owned by the National Trust and in the care of English Heritage. It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building. It lies within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Turner painted Dunstanburgh many times, usually rising at dawn to do so. One of his oil paintings of the subject is in the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. Another is in the National Gallery of Victoria.
Whitby – my favourite coastal town is a very popular place for the tourists and even on a cold winters day it was very busy. I had to wait until dusk before I could start shooting and luckily I had a great sunset, with some nice colourful moody clouds above the pier. When I was planning this trip I was hoping to shoot some star trail photography and for once the English weather was on my side! The clouds disappeared soon after sunset and the night sky was filled with stars While I was on the pier I had a play with light painting; I love to capture long exposure images with the aid of a torch.
Whitby is very popular with Goths because Bram Stoker was inspired by the church yard and Abbey in Whitby to write ‘Dracula’. I did see a few Goths driving around in a hearse looking very Gothic! The church and Abbey are high up on the hill overlooking Whitby and you have to climb 199 steps to get up there! The Church and graveyard were a great setting for my star trail shot. It took me about 30 minutes to capture the star trails photograph. The stars seem to be moving but it is because of the earths rotation. It was a bit spooky hanging around graveyard on my own at night! The final images are of the Abbey at night and an impressive old mansion’s façade which is part of the youth hostel.
I am excited to announce that an American online magazine ‘Bloginity’ has posted an exclusive interview about tierney photography.
The article covers most aspects of my work including Trash the Dress, Lifestyle Portraits, and Wedding Photography.
This is a real boost to publicising tierney photography as Bloginity has 2 million readers worldwide every month!
Bloginity offers a unique mix of information; exclusive interviews, artists showcase, exhibition reviews, exclusive photography gallery & arts.
Better late than never, this is a slideshow of my favourite images which have featured on my blog in 2009. There are also some personal images in there too. There are no Wedding images in this slideshow; you can view my favourite Wedding images in a separate slideshow here.
Slideshow information: Padley Gorge, waterfall, millstone – Peak District, Slade Hooton snow – Rotherham, Trash the dress – Curbar Edge Peak District, Frozen waterfall – Black Clough Peak District, Bluebells – Clumber Park Nottinghamshire, Ponce Inlet Surfer – Florida USA, Holly in Menorca Spain, Tinsley Cooling towers at night – Sheffield South Yorkshire, Tower Bridge at sunrise, London Assembly Building, Snow at Clumber Park, Lindisfarne Castle – Holy Island Northumberland, U2 concert at the Sheffield Don Valley Stadium, Mountain Bikers – Stanage Edge, Tinsley railway bridge – Sheffield, frozen leaf – Black Clough, Howick Scar seascape – Northumbria, Lifestyle shoot – Curbar Edge Peak District, Chocolate Labrador – Peak District, Trash the dress – Autumnal Padley Gorge, Holly at Letwell Church – Rotherham, Clumber Park Lifestyle shoot, Canary Wharf at sunrise, Urban portrait shoot in Newcastle, Black and White baby studio portrait shoot, The Gherkin Building – London, Alaskan Husky at Roche Abbey, Menorca seascape at sunrise, Holly at Runswick Bay, Border Collie in the Yorkshire Moors (Chrissy), Walkers onStriding Edge on their way to Helvellyn – Lake District Cumbria, Red Tarn – Lake District, Derwent Lake – Lake District, Pine trees in the mist – Clumber Park, DJ Lee Harris at New Years Eve, Peak District camping trip, long exposure photography at night – Peak District, Jetty – Derwent Water, Holly on Baslow Edge, Photographer at sunrise – Bamburgh Castle Northumberland, Misty view from Mam Tor of the Hope Valley – Peak District, Roche Abbey star trails – Rotherham, Slade Hooton award winning image – Severence, Ponce Inlet Jetty at dawn – Florida USA, Stair trail photography – Throapham Rotherham, Amelia Island surfer – Florida USA, The photographer (me) on Baslow Edge – Peak District,
This is Laura and John’s engagement lifestyle shoot in a very cold Clumber Park, Nottinghamshire. The temperature was about 2 deg C and as you can see in some of the photos the lake is still frozen! Laura and John are getting married at the end of March at Thorpe Hesley Church in Rotherham and the reception is being held at Cubley Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
Just to let you know that we will be attending the forthcoming Wedding Fayre at Sheffield Park Hotel on Sunday 7th February 2010… and we’d be delighted to meet you there!
So if you’re still looking for a Wedding Photographer, why don’t you come along and have a chat, and take a look at the selection of wedding photos we’ll have on display at our stand.
We’ll also be bringing along a selection of our sample wedding albums featuring a selection of weddings we’ve photographed recently. The images above are from Kerry and Shane’s Wedding which were taken in Sheffield City centre at the City Hall. You can see more images here.
Kerry and Shane’s Wedding images have been also been used by Sheffield’s No 1 Wedding Planner Boho Weddings & Events. You can read the article on Kelly’s Blog here.
These are some of my favourite Wedding images from 2009 in a slideshow format. This is a new version of the slideshow and these images are in high resolution unlike the last one which was a Youtube video. I have added a few more images as well – It lasts 6 minutes – so sit back and enjoy!
The Wedding venues featured in this slideshow are: Wortley Hall – Barnsley, Thoresby Hall – Nottinghamshire, Cloister of San Francesco – Sorrento – Italy, Cubley Hall – Barnsley, Sitewell Arms – Renishaw, St Mary’s Church, Handsworth – Sheffield, Bamburgh Beach, The Palm House at Sefton Park – Liverpool, Laughton en le Morthern Church – Rotherham, Bagdern Hall – Huddersfield, Wentworth Church – Rotherham, Rockingham Arms – Rotherham, Sheffield City Hall, Tankersley Manor – Barnsley, Hellaby Hall – Rotherham, St Saviour Church – Highgreen, Elm Hall Methodist Church Penny Lane – Liverpool, Holy Family Church – Sale, Holiday Inn Hotel – Rotherham, Mere Country Club – Cheshire, Ringwood Hall Hotel – Chesterfield
This is the very cute Maisie and Charlie taken in my studio just before Christmas. Apart from one colour photo I converted them all to black and white images. Black and white baby photographs always look classy especially in a nice black frame. Take a look!
While I was on the pier I had a play with light painting; I love to capture long exposure images with the aid of a torch.
by Mark Tierney
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