Author Archives: Matthew
I am a photographer who specialises in portraits. In 2008 I completed a "100 portraits" project in which 100 people chose each other in turn as my portrait subjects. It was a great learning journey about portraits in "the wild". I now love taking people-pictures even more than when I started photography a few years back.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
 I had a very strange year as a photographer, and I would like to briefly reflect on it as I’m sure lots of us have years like this. It was a year in which I finally took my skills and carefully amassed equipment and pitted them against a few, three to be precise, weddings, and…
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
 http://kellymoorebag.com/mens/kelly-boy/kelly-boy-bag-brown.html I have been using the Kelly Moore “Kelly Boy” camera bag since my girlfriend gave it to me as a gift for Christmas a year ago. In that time I have used the bag a lot. I have carried it casually on social gatherings, shot three weddings with it, and made it my…
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
 This is a picture of Julie immediately after giving birth to our daughter Hannah. The room had been finally cleared and baby Hannah handed to Julie to feed. Although Julie was struggling to stay awake after a long night, you can see the joy in her eyes so clearly. I will post some pictures of…
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Friday, December 16, 2011
 I’m really lucky to work in a beautiful setting like Argyll, and when a winter sunset like today’s happens I feel the urge to share it with you. These pictures were taken using my Manfrotto tripod and my Sony NEX 5. This one is from Strachur, and was taken using my friend’s Olympus 135mm prime lens…
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
 Today I was visiting Rhu near Helensburgh. I haven’t been there for a long time, but when I parked my car, my heart leaped; I took this beautiful hound’s picture with a Canon G10 compact a few years ago, and it has had 1100 hits on Flickr from Boxer enthusiasts I presume. Anyway, I was…
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