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See Ireland with a Creative Eye

From the chief city on the island to the charming mediaeval gem that is Kilkenny City to the stunning geological landscapes of Northern Ireland's Antrim Coast or the lesser visited South Armagh. Contact Panoramic Ireland today to arrange a personalised tour and photography workshop anywhere in Ireland.

What Is A Photo Tour?

What is a photo tour and is it different to a photography workshop? This is a question we get asked a lot. There is no real difference but simply, a tour is more focused on seeing the place with a photographic emphasis while a workshop is specifically designed to concentrate on one or more aspects of your photographic technique, equipment or composition. Both tour and workshop are interchangeable and there is a degree of overlap.

Because we tailor each tour to suit your needs, we choose the appropriate locations and times to maximise your time in Ireland and help you to improve your photography.

If you would like to know more about our photography workshops in Ireland please contact us here and join an Irish photographer for a day in your favourite part of Ireland.

Don't forget that we offer Gift Vouchers for Christmas and all year round for birthdays and other occasions. A photography gift voucher entitles the holder to the same benefits as a direct booking: one-to-one photography tuition, a choice of locations in Dublin, Wicklow and the rest of Ireland, morning or evening photography workshops, follow-on advice and critique on images. To buy a Panoramic Ireland Photography Gift Voucher for a friend, relation or even for yourself please follow this link or Contact Us.

Find out more about our Dublin Photo Tours here, for our Northern Ireland photo tours click here and Galway and rest of Ireland you can find out more here.

What makes Ireland so special? Perhaps it is the landscapes, the history, the people or a combination of all of these that bring 7 million visitors every year to this little island.

Dublin is the capital of Ireland and the chief city on the island, Belfast is the second largest, and the chief city of Northern Ireland. The island has two currencies and two governments but there no border controls between the north and south; indeed it is quite easy to drive from one side to the other without knowing it.

It is true, in Ireland it rains a bit (isn't that why it's so green?) but don't let that put you off because it doesn't rain as much as you think. With some good luck there will be fine weather during your visit. The best months to visit are April, May, June and September. The days are long, the weather is often perfect and it isn't high season. Is there any better place to be than driving along a country road somewhere in Ireland on a warm, sunny day?

Ireland makes a perfect location to improve your photography or to enhance your image collection. Contact us today to learn more about our bespoke tour options.

Panoramic Ireland (that's me) Meets Irish President Michael D. Higgins

Here I am (just so you know that I am actually a real person) meeting Irish President Michael D. Higgins at the Festival Interceltique du Lorient in France.

Image of the Month

Summer 2023

The west of Ireland, boats on lakeside sandy beach between mountains on a sunny day.

For 2023 take one of Panoramic Ireland's private photography tours in Ireland from Belfast to Cork to Dublin to Galway - perfect for avoiding the large crowds and finding scenic seascapes, landscapes and cityscapes to photograph. Bookable now for 2023 and beyond.

Find out more by going to the Contact page.

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Seven Essential Places to Photograph in Ireland

  1. Dublin - home to Guinness, Croke Park and The Book of Kells; you can't miss Dublin, a city that has improved over the past 10 years.
  2. Wicklow - mountainous and empty yet less than an hour from Dublin, Wicklow is home to the most famous hermitage in Ireland at Glendalough.
  3. Belfast & the Antrim Coast - the land of myths and legends, saints and scholars, Northern Ireland has some of the finest landscape photography. The stunning landscapes are now easy for all to see, Game of Thrones has added to that appeal.
  4. Dingle - the furthest west that you can get in Ireland, and a peninsula that has as more pubs than you could ever visit. Visually stunning.
  5. The Burren - a unique geological landscape, The Burren is home to arctic, alpine and mediterranean plants.
  6. Connemara - rugged and wild, full of bogs, sea and sky as well as a few ponies of distinction.
  7. Donegal - the most northerly county in Ireland, the Atlantic coastline is second to none in Ireland with the sea cliffs of Slieve League and miles-long sandy beaches.

Have a look at the blog section of the site for more stories, events and information on the places mentioned here.

Enjoy the site, we hope you learn something and when you come to visit us here in Ireland/ Why not book a photography tour with us, learn something about the real Ireland and learn how to make better images.

LATEST POSTS FROM OUR BLOG

  • New Feature First Look - Lightroom - Edit in External / Third Party Photo Editor
    Written by

    Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.

    Contributor to New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic

    Cancer survivor.

    Ask me about travel in Ireland or about photography in Ireland.

    New Feature First Look - Lightroom - Edit in External / Third Party Photo Editor

    Here we take a look at a new feature in October 2024's Adobe Lightroom (formerly known as Lightroom CC - I know it's confusing) - How to Edit in third party / external applications in Lightroom so not in one of Adobe's products such as Photoshop.

    This process has been made a little easier now, so here are the steps.

    As you can see here, I'm interested in editing this image of Ireland's largest sea arch Great Pollet which has strong partial lighting across its face.

    Now let's say you're not a Photoshop user but you do use Lightroom, you also use a non-Adobe photo editing application such as Affinity Photo.

    In Lightroom, right click on the image and choose Edit in > Browse...

     

    In Adobe Lightroom, Right Click > Edit in > Browse... Edit in > Browse..."/>
    In Adobe Lightroom, Right Click > Edit in > Browse...

     

    Then choose your app, here I have chosen Affinity's Photo.exe.

     

    Adobe Lightroom - Choose Your Edit In App
    Adobe Lightroom - Choose Your Edit In App

     

    A dialog opens up, showing how to proceed; (1)make your edits in Photo (my chosen app), keeping Lightroom open in background, (2) Save your work in Photo then (3) Return to Lightroom.

     

    Adobe Lightroom - Edit In - How to Proceed
    Adobe Lightroom - Edit In - How to Proceed

     

    Here I make my edits in Affinity Photo, let's say using the healing brish tool to remove dust spots. Then File > Save.

     

    Adobe Lightroom - Edit in - Affinity Photo Healing Brush
    Adobe Lightroom - Edit in - Affinity Photo Healing Brush

     

    After the application, in this case Affinity Photo, opens, the Lightroom dialog changed to (1) Be sure your photo is saved and (2) Choose Finish and of course there is a Finish button to click to ensure the image is brought back into Lightroom. So I click Finish here after having already saved in Affinity Photo in the previous step.

     

    Adobe Lightroom - Instructions on How to Save
    Adobe Lightroom - Instructions on How to Save

     

    The file now appears in Adobe Lightroom's filmstrip, seen here alongside the original RAW file, in this case as a TIF.

     

    Adobe Lightroom - TIF in Filmstrip - Saved into Lightroom
    Adobe Lightroom - TIF in Filmstrip - Saved into Lightroom

     

    After having edited in your app, it will now appear as an option in future when you Right Click > Edit in > ...

     

    Adobe Lightroom - Edit In - Now Has App Predefined in Future
    Adobe Lightroom - Edit In - Now Has App Predefined in Future

     

    I usually write about Adobe Lightroom Classic but if you're a regular reader here on Panoramic Ireland you will probably have seen my recent articles on Adobe Bridge, Lightroom and Photoshop.

    Why not join me to learn how to photograph, use software and create images and stories that matter in Ireland's fine countryside.

    Written on Wednesday, 30 October 2024 21:06 in Photography, Photoshop and Post-processing
  • The Green Road, Weaving Through the Irish Landscape
    Written by

    Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.

    Contributor to New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic

    Cancer survivor.

    Ask me about travel in Ireland or about photography in Ireland.

    The Green Road, Weaving Through the Irish Landscape

    The green roads or lanes of Ireland are impressive but can often be quite hard to find.

    They are unlike other small country roads in Ireland, they don't have a metalled surface, they weave between fields through the Irish landscape but often have become disused or paved over. These green roads often would have been routes between townlands, forming part of the cultural landscape of Ireland.

    Today they are important for wildlife, with hedgerows providing wildlife cover, berries and seeds for winter and with limited traffic - usually walkers, cows and horses are the only passers-by now.

    Green roads give character to an area and provide a link to our past as well as being incredibly scenic.

    Written on Tuesday, 29 October 2024 19:43 in Photo Tours Read more...
  • A First Look at Adobe Bridge 2025 - Quick Actions - Remove Background - Cows in a Field
    Written by

    Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.

    Contributor to New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic

    Cancer survivor.

    Ask me about travel in Ireland or about photography in Ireland.

    A First Look at Adobe Bridge 2025 - Quick Actions - Remove Background - Cows in a Field

    Adobe has released a raft of updates to Bridge, Lightroom, Photoshop and Camera Raw in recent weeks.

    Here, a first look at Quick Actions in Adobe Bridge.

    Bridge is interesting software, it's really for those who don't use Lightroom Classic, sitting between Lr and Ps, it allows for image management and editing using Camera Raw.

    But it does have useful functionality, and the new Quick Actions will come in handy at times.

    Here, I try a Quick Action to Remove Background in the above image with one movement - drag the image to the flyout panel.

    Drag Image to Remove Background Tile in Quick Actions, Adobe Bridge
    Drag Image to Remove Background Tile in Quick Actions, Adobe Bridge

    The Quick Actions flyout window opens, and works away - this as you can see is powered by Adobe Express.

    Quick Actions Opens in Adobe Bridge
    Quick Actions Opens in Adobe Bridge

    You are then left with the image with background removed, two options are possible here - Download the image to your computer or Open in Adobe Express.

    Background Removed in Abobe Bridge - Download or Open in Adobe Express
    Background Removed in Abobe Bridge - Download or Open in Adobe Express

    The latter will open Adobe Express in your web browser where more functionality is possible such as adding the image to animations and videos. Subscribe to stay informed when I make a post on this very thing.

    Here I have just decided to download, it's then possible to import the file into Lightroom or use in Photoshop.

    You can of course remove the background, or inversely the subjects such as these cows, in other ways such as using Photoshop but this method using Adobe Bridge is quick and easy.

    Here it has done a fine job of identifying all of the cows, including those sitting down and those in the background, removing everything else. Impressive, I would say.

    Find out more about how to photograph, how to edit in software by subscribing to updates from panoramicireland.com

    Written on Thursday, 24 October 2024 15:51 in Photography, Photoshop and Post-processing
  • Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights Over Ireland With Reflections
    Written by

    Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.

    Contributor to New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic

    Cancer survivor.

    Ask me about travel in Ireland or about photography in Ireland.

    Aurora Borealis, Northern Lights Over Ireland With Reflections

    The year 2024 has certainly blessed us with plenty of opportunity to photograph the Northern Lights or aurora borealis here in Ireland.

    Last night's amazing display coincided with my visit to a calm west of Ireland lake, photographing throughout the evening in different directions to make the most of the ever-changing celestial light show that is the aurora.

    I wasn't in one of the dark sky locations, so I did have some light pollution at times, but the peacefulness of photographing the natural dance of colours across the sky with reflections recorded below.

    Now, we can't predict the aurora very well here in Ireland but a typical photography workshop with me here at Panoramic Ireland can see you photographing such scenes.

    To find out more, send me a message.

    Written on Saturday, 12 October 2024 01:01 in Photo Tours
  • Herring Gull, Larus Argentatus Gliding Over the Stormy Atlantic in Ireland - Faoileán scadán
    Written by

    Irishman and International travel photographer in search of the best bits of Ireland. Leading photography tours and experiences in Ireland.

    Contributor to New York Times / Sunday Times / Irish Times / Echtra Echtra and Eonmusic

    Cancer survivor.

    Ask me about travel in Ireland or about photography in Ireland.

    Herring Gull, Larus Argentatus Gliding Over the Stormy Atlantic in Ireland - Faoileán scadán

    The much-maligned herring gull, Larus argentatus which is known in Irish as Faoileán scadán, seen here soaring and gliding above stormy waves on the Atlantic off the north coast of Ireland.

    Seagulls in general may be associated with loud, aggressive food stealing behaviour but herring gulls are currently on the UK's Red List for endangered species.

    In Northern Ireland, herring gulls experienced a population increase during the 1950s-1970s, in the Seabird Colony Register census from 1985-1988 there were 17,561 pairs of herring gulls in NI while in a follow-up survey, the Seabird 2000 census, only 722 pairs were recorded.

    Ireland has lost large numbers of herring gulls in recent decades and it would seem that the western coasts of Ireland and Scotland have seen the largest declines in herring gull numbers in recent decades.

    Written on Monday, 30 September 2024 21:47 in Guide

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