In February 2019, I spent a week photographing Lofoten in the depth of winter. I filmed myself photographing in six wonderful locations and in both videos, I explain how I composed the photos that I took in the videos as well as show you the final images taken, the equipment and camera settings used and I also offer up a few tips and tricks to … Read more
I am absolutely delighted to have my ‘Traigh Bheag, Isle of Harris’ image feature on the front cover of the March 2019 edition of the world’s oldest (and still published) magazine, The Scots Magazine. The magazine celebrated its 280th anniversary on the 9th February 2019. The image featured was taken by me in January 2017 during a week long trip to Harris and Lewis in … Read more
I visit Iceland twice a year, during the autumn and winter months and both times of the year offer me and my clients something entirely different. The autumn offers up some gorgeous colours in the landscape while allowing safe and swift passage throughout the country in order to photograph the many stops that we undertake. Whereas the snow and icy winter months offers unpredictability, excitement, … Read more
WELCOME to my Top Ten Images of 2018 and a brief explanation of the images and why I took them. This year I have decided to include the images that not only stand out as being some of the best work that I have had the pleasure to photograph but also base my choices on how I felt at the time when I clicked the … Read more
New Zealand for a lot of people is number one on their bucket list of destinations to visit with a camera and having myself travelled there twice previously, the first time in 2003 as a young, free and single adventurous backpacker and again as a wannabe landscape photographer with just a single year’s photography experience under my belt back in 2008, I was desperate to … Read more
I was contacted by John Emmett, one of the members of Culworth Camera Club down in Northamptonshire a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in presenting a lecture on a Friday evening followed by a workshop the next day at Stowe National Trust. I was definitely interested and a date was set for the 31st August and 1st September 2018. John … Read more
I have an admission to make, I am a bit of a perfectionist, very much so in fact and because of this, I am constantly looking at ways of improving what I offer to my clients and how I can enhance the experience for those who attend my landscape photography workshops. I like to think of myself as a problem solver, this trait was refined … Read more
I LOVE BEING A PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION JUDGE! For those of you who are unaware, I am currently an Expert Judge with the online competition website Photocrowd. I joined Photocrowd several months ago and regularly judge photography competitions for them, mainly within the landscape genre as this is my speciality. On Wednesday (1st August 2018) I judged the ‘Bokeh Nature Photography’ competition which had over 1200 … Read more
I have decided this year to share the twenty five images I have entered into the UK’s most prestigious landscape photography competition, the Take-a-View Landscape Photographer of the Year. This is the biggest competition in the UK for landscape photographers with a £10,000 prize and national pride up for grabs. I do not normally share with you all the images I end up entering but … Read more
After nearly four years since joining the travel review website TripAdvisor, I am absolutely delighted to have reached one hundred reviews of my landscape photography workshops, tours and 1-2-1 private tuition days. I am very appreciative to all those who have taken the time to write a review on their experience with me on location. I like to think that I work hard in … Read more
I am delighted to have been notified that I have once again been awarded the Tripadvisor Certificate of Excellence for the third year running having received the same accolade the past two years. As it currently stands, I have ninety-three ‘Excellent’ and three ‘Very Good’ reviews (24th May 2018) These are numbers I am very proud of. I just wanted to thank all of my … Read more
I attended this year’s The Northern Photography and Video Show 2018 at Rheged near Penrith on the 12th and 13th May 2018. I attended this event as a visitor last year vowing to return this year as an exhibitor. This show is in its third year and it was created by Rod Ireland Photography and Penrith Camera Club. Together they bring under one roof a … Read more