am as guilty as anyone of using wide angle lenses for landscapes. Well, that’s what they are for really, aren’t they? Getting wide shots, capturing skies, seas, scenery and as much as you can. Well, yes. I love shooting really wide. Most of my favourite shots are wide angle shots taken on the Canon 16-35mm f2.8, which is my all time favourite lens, not just for landscapes, but for weddings, portraits, fashion shoots as well.
Heading North on the A855 from Portree, you see the Old Man long before you reach the parking area. It protrudes from the hillside impressively, catching your eye, and drawing you towards it. The light was fantastic as I drove towards it, and I thought I should capture some images from Loch Leathan before I got there, in case the light didn’t last. I was right!
Recently I have been thinking a lot (yes, hard to believe, I know) about my images. Before and after I have made them. I was actually thinking, that the feeling I get from a scene, may affect how I shoot it, and also, how I edit the final image, depending on my own mood, and the feel I have for the image.
One thing I have done recently, is go back to what I used to do years ago, and think beyond the standard SLR 3:2 ratio, and think panoramic, square, 5:4, and so on. I have now fallen in love with the square format all over again. I used to crop square a lot in my early days of portraits and weddings, but I have found it a refreshing change shooting landscape photography as a square image.
So after a week on the road, shooting landscapes, I headed back down the road
I wanted to talk a little bit about getting the best from your landscape photographs. I see so many images from locations I know, and they are, well, very similar. I know this is a problem, especially nowadays with the number of images we are seeing online, from cameras and cameraphones, and there are only so many ways you can photograph the same location.
So, yesterday I had a pretty awesome day with the lovely Lydia and Dave, from Canada. They were on honeymoon in Scotland, following their recent wedding in Ottawa. They wanted to come to Scotland, for many reasons, but number one was because of Nessie.
So, it is now June. I have made changes. I have started to live for today. I have been focused on making shit happen, and generally enjoying life a lot more. I am busy, not too busy, a good balance.
When I first had the idea to do the Kickstarter campaign just over a month
Well, I don’t know about you, but what an amazing week I have had! Following
Well, what an occasion it was. A truly magnificent British event, done with style and
I felt it was worth writing a blog post on this subject, as I think
So, yesterday was the annual BIPP Scottish awards down in Glasgow. I’ve done well the
I have just got back after an amazing day on The Isle Of Skye. Once again, I was asked to capture a special moment on camera. Michael and Caitlin had travelled over from the USA for a holiday, and Michael had planned to propose to Caitlin during their trip.
Yesterday I was lucky enough to be allowed to play with the stunning new Kia Stinger, courtesy of Dicksons of Inverness. I was out shooting video and images for my Kickstarter book project. Whata superb car. Who would have thought Kia would produce something which can compete with Audi and BMW, but that they have. Best car I have driven, so much power and amazing handling.
And finally, the Kickstarter project is live and ready to go.
The book will be a stunning coffee table A4 book, 100 pages, of my images from the North Coast 500.
