The Sarkozy Effect

2012-01-09T22:51:00.001-08:00

It never stops.. Lightroom 4 Beta available http://labs.adobe.com/

2012-01-05T04:44:00.001-08:00

I'm looking for Wedding Planners in the USA. I have a project I would like to discuss for 2013 or 2014.

2011-11-29T05:30:00.001-08:00

Champs-Elysees videos, Paris http://ping.fm/4Jo4t

2011-11-16T23:40:00.001-08:00

OK so it's the 17th Nov. I can mention Christmas now..
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2011-11-10T07:39:00.001-08:00

my website is now iPad friendly.
www.armstrong-millar.com

2011-10-30T06:38:00.001-07:00

Th end of the season and a little retrospective on 2011 http://ping.fm/bOgDz

2011-10-01T02:24:00.001-07:00

La Belle France
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2011-09-30T05:36:00.001-07:00

http://ping.fm/ZlV03
One of my weddings featured this month

2011-06-20T23:14:00.001-07:00

Wow...http://ping.fm/J3vkR

2011-06-15T13:09:00.001-07:00

Spinning out of control.. so funny this one..http://ping.fm/jPrH4

2011-06-02T03:30:00.001-07:00

Rene Burri. To look at his work in the context of when it was taken is a humbling experience
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2011-05-30T04:59:00.001-07:00

One has had enough!!
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2011-05-18T02:14:00.001-07:00

You should have seen his face..
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2011-04-12T03:56:00.001-07:00

Ha Ha Niue keeping their options open. Well reprinting is expensive..http://ping.fm/uMJeR

2011-03-10T23:30:00.001-08:00

Getty's new trick. images d/loaded from iStock using stolen credit cards. Who pays?. Well not Getty, that's for sure. Getty make the image owners foot the bill. Nice one.

2011-03-10T05:33:00.001-08:00

Contact details...
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2011-03-09T03:29:00.001-08:00

I just checked.. It's not April 1st today so I guess this must be true..http://ping.fm/UH66n

2011-03-08T03:05:00.001-08:00

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2011-02-22T04:31:00.001-08:00

SSD dard drive are very difficult to wipe..
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2011-02-20T12:38:00.001-08:00

New Stock & Editorial photography
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2011-02-15T11:07:00.001-08:00

John Armstrong Millar | Ocean http://ping.fm/deYut

2011-02-15T01:24:00.001-08:00

John Armstrong Millar | Caribbean http://ping.fm/8Y84G

2010-06-27T20:54:00.001-07:00

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2010-05-16T00:05:00.001-07:00

Exhibition next week-end. Come and have a chat. http://bit.ly/9Iuntp

2010-03-22T00:27:00.001-07:00

So you think you own the Photos you take?
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2010-03-17T08:12:00.001-07:00

My main Facebook page. Check here for wedding and exhibition news
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2010-03-15T02:02:00.001-07:00

More Images from Belfast Fashionweek
www.armstrong-millar.com/fashionweek/index.html

2010-01-28T06:24:00.001-08:00

Wedding season starts in earnest..
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2009-12-31T22:35:00.001-08:00

If you are worried about 2012.. We are past that already!!
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Le Tour Commence

2009-07-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

Getting to the heart of the issue

2009-03-27T04:40:00.000-07:00

Recently I have started to take portraits of people. It's not something I have done much in my photographic career. Yes, sure I shoot weddings, people on location etc, but Real Portraits. not really. Until now that is

So what do I mean by a real portrait. Well an image that captures the essence of the sitter. Sounds corny, but here's a thing. Look at these two portraits.

The one on the left is to put it mildly very famous. Painted of course by Jan Vermeer. The other featuring Scarlett Johanssen in my humble opinion misses the mark. The photographer has faithfuly copied the original but the end result clearly lacks something. He might as well not have bothered. It doesn't engage me as a viewer. Clearly Vermeer is a difficult act to follow. I guess it's a bit like musicians making cover versions famous hits.

So where am I going with this? Well it's simple, people are too facinating in their own right. The "look" that Vermeer saw, he brought to life so successfully works in the painting but simply doesn't work for Scarlet Johanssen.