Best Places For Family Photography In Dublin Near Me

4worldlovers: “To me a family photo session is a celebration of love and life. Love, the invisible link holding us together, often forgotten in the ordinary busy days. Life, the river that never stops flowing and sometimes runs just that little bit too fast. Let’s go with the flow and celebrate the here and now with our loved ones, our children, little or big, our nanas and grandads, dogs or cats, hamsters or gold fishes. I will capture the important stuff, the little smiles and big personalities, the wild souls and messy hair, the spontaneous cuddles and cheeky looks, the silly faces and eyes wide open. But most importantly, I will take photos of you, dear mums! As we should not be absent from our photographs. Each photo I take carries a piece of my heart and I hope yours will fall in love with the images I will take of you and your family.” – Michaela Mac Donnell (Little Things Photography)

"Michaela Mac Donnell came to our house one sunny Sunday morning and spent a few hours with us capturing our life as a new family. She is such a lovely person and so easy to work with. It was like having a friend in the house as opposed to a stranger and she just observed us and took photos, with as little intervention as possible. Her use of natural light, beautiful composition and ability to capture the best of us meant I got exactly what I was looking for and far more beyond that. Thank you Michaela."

4worldlovers: “Having Anna for our big day was true blessing. She had made us feel very comfortable from the moment we met her. Anna’s unique talent set was invaluable to us. She took the time to understand our needs and what we really wish for. She did so much more for us than was required or expected. She was truly there for the entire time and remained so. We would describe her as highly professional, talented, passionate and discreet. She is also one of the most positive person you can rarely meet which makes working with her true pleasure. She exceeded expectations and delivered an outstanding quality service. We would give Anna our highest recommendations and will definitively use her services again.”

“Anna came to photograph my 6 month old twins and did such a wonderful job. She is clearly very much at ease with babies and knows how to get the best out of them. My daughter in particular behaved like a little supermodel for her! What I loved about the final results was that the images weren’t posed, rather they were very natural and captured the twins’ characters exactly. She also took some lovely “mother and infant” shots that show a beautiful intimacy. She is very professional as well as being an extremely nice person and I would highly recommend her.”


“Thank You Anna for taking the most beautiful pictures of our little family. We have received so many compliments. We are over the moon with the pictures you sent us. We are so lucky we found you! I am recommending you to all my new mommy friends !!!!! “

My major professional focus and passion is portrait photography. In my portraiture photography I am experienced and trained in range of themes from unique baby, newborn and kids photography to wedding portrait. Focusing on Portrait Photography I would like to offer my own and fresh look at every single small and “big” face that I have a pleasure to photograph and every special moment to capture. Every little baby, or wonderful newborn is so different than another- it’s inspirational. I work in a very relaxed manner. It is very important that everyone in front of my camera from baby or newborn to bride’s father at wedding ceremony feels comfortable. From my experience I know that not everyone was born a “camera beast.” My service covers coming to your house to photograph you and your family (on location photo session), I have learnt over the years that it is most comfortable for both baby and parents to take few first photos portraits in their own environment. And I mainly travel to location. Having a brand newborn or baby or just expecting it during maternity might be quite stressful at times. . But we can also meet in my photography studio which is based in Dun Laoghaire, Dublin. Please enjoy my gallery of portraits, especially those with baby, newborn and kids portraits photography, and please note that I am always open for your ideas as well.:)

4worldlovers:
Welcome to Frank Gavin Photography, our award-winning Dublin studio specialising in wedding and portrait photography.

A family-run business with over sixty years experience, our photographers Joe and Becki aim to provide a fun, relaxed atmosphere and create photographs and memories that will bring a smile to your face for years to come!


Our studio is by appointment only, so please feel free to contact us to book your appointment. We look forward to meeting you!


Joe Gavin joined the family business in 1974. Now with over 40 years of experience and numerous awards in both wedding photography and portraiture, including Kodak and Fuji Photographer of the Year, he runs the studio with his niece, Becki.


Joe is a member of the Irish Professional Photographer's Association and is regarded as one of Ireland's best professional photographers. With his years of experience he has photographed everything from newborns to celebrities and everything in between.


His philosophy is to capture moments you can treasure forever and he strives to deliver the best experience to tell your story.