Monthly Archives: March 2009

Rosneath Rainstorm

This is the River Clyde from the water’s edge at Kirn by Dunoon. The landmass jutting in on the left is the Rosneath peninsula from Argyll between two naval bases. The land on the right is Greenock and Gourock in Inverclyde. I was amazed to see a downpour happening in Rosneath while Greenock was dry....

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Crysanthemum

It’s been one of those days when it’s rained constantly in true west coast of Scotland style and so I wasn’t able to take any photographs even in passing. I have been busy preparing and printing cards for the 100 portraits exhibition which starts at the weekend so I hope you’ll settle for an old...

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Roslyn

Roslyn was the 9th person in my 100 portraits project last year. She was chosen by Ossian. I enjoyed photographing her red hair against the wood of the stable doors where we met. She was great fun and a really easy going subject. The bright sunlight that day would have been hard for me to...

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Book Review 1: Minimalist Lighting by Kirk Tuck

I suddenly realised a few days ago that despite the fact that I have a fair sized collection of books about photography technique, this is the one that I pick up most of the time.  If you’re into portrait photography then you’re into controlling the light on a scene. If you have nice natural light...

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