About IPPA Happy Faces Day
The Irish Professional Photographers’ Association (IPPA) represents photographers who are registered, qualified and insured professionals throughout Ireland.
Happy Faces Day is their charitable initiative and it takes place in April every year. Since it first launched in 2006, IPPA Happy Faces has raised almost €280,000 for its chosen charities.
Each year, the IPPA members all over Ireland donate their time, skills and materials for the benefit of Irish charities.
Happy Faces Day 2012
Deasy Photographic are delighted to be supporting The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, who provide home nursing care for babies & children up to the age of 4 who are born with, or develop, brain damage.
100% of the proceeds (not just profits) will benefit The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, and all costs are met by the participating members.
How It Works
For a €25 donation to The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation you receive the gift of an individual portrait mini-session and a desk-size portrait with a participating member of the Irish Professional Photographers’ Association.
- 100% of every donation will be paid directly to The Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation.
- All costs for this charity event are being donated by Deasy Photographic.
- Portrait consists of 5″x5″ (desk-size approx) photograph in presentation folder.
- Individual portraits from Age 4+ will be taken for Happy Faces Day.
Event – April 6th & 7th
This event is being held in our Studio 1 Cutlery Road, Newbridge, Co.Kildare and advance booking is required.
Here is a link to this months cover image on Professional Photographer America Magazine which we are delighted to be the featured photography studio http://www.ppmag.com/current_issue/
Padraic Deasy has been named as The Irish Professional Photographer of the Year. The awards were held on Sunday night at a black tie gala ball at the Burlington Hotel and are dubbed as ‘the Oscar’s’ of the professional Irish photography world recognising excellence, creativity and innovation through the medium of photography.
Last year Padraic won several awards for his work including the prestigious title of European Portrait Photographer of the Year, this new accolade sees Padraic being declared the best photographer in the country across all category types, not just portrait photography. 2,000 pieces of work were submitted to the judging panel of The Irish Professional Photographers Association, but it was the striking and evocative work by Padraic which caught their attention.
Padraic was judged over various submissions he made over the last twelve months and featured a very comprehensive body of work. Four stunning black and white portraits of four old people, shot by themselves in a classic, fine-art photography style were finally selected. The subjects characters and personalities were captured beautifully in the photographs.
Padraic was not available to attend the awards in person as he and his wife Sonia were in Cabo, Mexico where they were guest speakers at a conference held by The Society of XXV, a group which represents the top twenty five portrait photographers in the world. Membership to this elite group of photographers is by election only and to be asked not only to join this prestigious society but to present to them is a major achievement and a great honour.
Padraic accepted the award from IPPA President Garreth Byrne via a live Skype video conference. The winning images can be seen below.
Padraic and Sonia will be Platform Speakers (Business Track) at Imaging USA 2012. This will be their first speaking engagement in the USA and will be located at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 15-17, 2012. It is the longest running national photographic convention, expo and image exhibition in the United States, drawing thousands of professionals from around the world. Dating back to 1880, when it began as the annual convention and trade show for Professional Photographers of America, the event is always growing and evolving.
Padraic Deasy achieved Fellowship distinction in Professional Portrait Photography with the IPPA. This is the highest accolade achievable within the profession and he is the only Irish portrait photographer that is a member of the Irish Professional Photographers Association with this Qualification (FIPPA).
The images below are the portrait’s that were in his photography portfolio that was submitted.
