What makes life fun, (or even bearable), is other people. I am always fascinated by the idea of talent, you know, people who are so effortlessly brilliant at something that they produce huge results and are totally energised by what they do. One such example is John, a colleague who is an elite class musician,...
I am becoming a public menace in the eyes of my colleagues and friends. You are looking at one of the loveliest and most generous people I know, and I happen to be lucky enough to work with her. After a recent meeting I asked if I could quickly take a picture. Typically she agreed,...
I don’t have much experience with studio style pictures, and to be completely honest I have a complex relationship with them. When they are done well, they seem to distill the very essence of a person through the tiniest tilt of the head and varying of expression. When they are done badly, they look cheesy...
Meeting Ratnadevi was a lovely and thought provoking experience. She had studied for a doctorate in art and was really interesting to chat with about art. She gave me some great insights into why I was doing the “100 portraits” project. This would have been my second choice of portrait from that session. The painting...
I went walking with friends today up the incredibly cold Ben Dubh above Luss. With wind chill, (and there was plenty of it), it was bitterly cold and way sub zero at the top. All layers were on! I carried my 40D and my LX3 on a waistbelt on my rucksack and despite the flat...
