Irish Photo Archive

Glass Plate were a great medium to capture quality images but it required a skilled photographer and a lot of care in the steps following the shoot to reproduce the image in the required media real professional from the 1950s Lensmen Photographers went on a job with 4 plates and came back with the image required they were more like marks men than the machine gun methods used today, we shoot hundreds of shots and get lucky with a couple!

Thanks to these professionals and there great work we are privilege to have access to a collection of top quality images that would match or beat what is been produced today with very high tech equipment and lighting. We can scan the images and make them available in every corner of the world at a click. This is a concept that the photographer in the 50s and 60s would have loved to have access to.

A unique collection of photographs that captures the essence of life in 1950's Ireland was launched last night (Tuesday 6th November) by An Taoiseach, Mr Enda Kenny TD at the RHA Gallery, Ely Place, Dublin 2..The 1950s Ireland in Pictures, which is published by O'Brien Press, contains 130 images from the Lensmen Photographic Archives. The stunning and thought-provoking images will bring back memories of the people, personalities and events that shaped the decade and offer a fascinating insight into the cultural and political events of that time..Lensmen, Ireland's premier photographers, was established in 1952 by Andrew Farren and Padraig MacBrian and this year celebrates 60 years in continuous business. Lensmen Photographic Agency is the oldest leading press and social photographer in Ireland. The Lensmen Collection - licensed to Irishphotoarchive.ie - comprises almost three million images documenting every aspect of life from the 1950s to to-day..The 1950s Ireland in pictures captures images from the world of entertainment and theatre; Olympic achievements and sporting events; horse-racing and show-jumping; politics and religion; industry and agriculture, and much more. Christy Ring, Laurel and Hardy, Ronnie Delany, Tom Barry, Joseph Locke, Noel Purcell, Maeve Kyle, Leo Rowsome, Cyril Cusack, Siobhan McKenna, Vivien Leigh, Noel Coward and Michael MacLiammoir are among the well -known personalities in the book..The 1950's marked the last decade of 'old' Ireland when all communication was local. It was prior to the introduction of television and the massive growth in international communications that ensued..A read through the 1950s Ireland in Pictures will capture the memories of those who lived through the decade, bring credibility to those who heard the stories of the 1950s and capture the imagination of how we lived in another Ireland to those born in the 21st Century!.The 1950's Ireland in pictures is a companion volume to the hugely popular The 1960s Irela

Lensmen, Ireland's premier photographers, was established in 1952 by Andrew Farren and Padraig MacBrian Lensmen continues on well into the new millennium thanks to Susan Kennedy who purchased the business in 1996 and has weathered the storm of change and recession to evolve the business into a complete service including video and time laps

irishphotoarchive.ie are saving this great collection in digital format so it can be viewed on line all sales proceeds are reinvested in this project.

Saturday 5 December 2015

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