My lovely colleague and friend Fiona had so many complements on her outfit (including mine) that I felt fate was dictating that I had to take her picture. This portrait enthusiast knows that the fates must never be challenged, and so bowed with good grace to the only wise course of action available. ISo 200,...
These are my friends Dick Edie and Jim Hulme. Two Lightroom exposures combined to cope with the huge dusk-dynamic range. (Trusty sigma 28mm) This is the mouth of Loch Sween where my friend and colleague Dick Edie lives. Dick and I share a love of photography and we both use Flickr. Truth be told, I’m...
Catherine in the Ceilidh Place Hotel in Ullapool. Just for a little change I was using my 500D, but my beloved Sigma 28mm was unchanged.The natural window light and colour contrast between the warm room décor and Catherine’s colder blue clothes was irresistible. ISO 800, f2
My mum in Largs recently. She has had a hard time recently with the loss of my dad and a number of other changes to her life. It struck me when my dad died that I had thought about photographing him a number of times before his death, but never got round to it. I...
This is my friend Elizabeth from Inveraray. Elizabeth agreed after only the tiniest persuasion (about 18 months roughly) to have some portraits done. Elizabeth works with Richard, who was one of my portrait subjects some time ago. Basically Richard and I have nagged poor Elizabeth ever since; who says that persistence doesn’t pay off? Elizabeth...
Very pretty – as well as looking natural & relaxed, too.