Spring is a lovely time to be photographing the great outdoors, as plants are beginning to spring back into life. You can capture images of buds turning into flowers such as snowdrops, crocus, daffodils; trees with new leaf growth or buds -there is plenty around to photograph. 5 ideas for using Spring photos in your business in Spring? 1. Spring-clean your stock photos, and [ read more ]
Earlier this month, I talked about where my love of photography came from and evolved during my teenage years. Well, when I left school I had no particular career in mind, and initially found a job manufacturing printed circuit boards. One of the aspects of my job when working in the quality department was to take photos of micro sections of the boards. We [ read more ]
February is the month of ‘love’ and for many that’s all about romance yet ‘love can take many forms and one of the loves of my life is photography (unsurprisingly). I thought I’d talk about how I got into photography and how my love for it grew. My introduction to photography As a young child, I saw my dad taking photographs with his camera [ read more ]
I thought I’d start the new year by sharing another of my photographic passions – capturing different subjects at night with slow shutter speeds, which is great fun. What do you need to think about when photographing night shots? You need to use a tripod, because if you get a coughing fit or sneeze, or make any real movement, it will upset your equilibrium [ read more ]
This month, alongside organising everything for the holiday season, in your business, you might be planning for the new year. If this is the case, it’s a good time to start thinking about the photography you may need for the new year – in terms of both products and people. Studio Photography: As a photographer, I’m lucky to have a small studio where I [ read more ]
As well as being a professional photographer for my business, I also love taking photos for myself; so, photography is both my business and my hobby. One place I particularly love to photograph is Scotland, and I think I’ve covered nearly all of it, apart from the Orkneys and Shetland. I’ve now decided to publish a series of four photo books about my journeys [ read more ]
The internet and social media is full of images of skies. We love to see blue skies, the setting sun; or interesting skies, such as those when the Aurora Borealis appears. As a photographer, skies can make or break an image in very different ways. Changing the position of the horizon when taking a photo of the sky can affect the whole drama and [ read more ]
As a photographer it’s always good to be able to photograph subjects that are also passions of your own. I’m a motor fanatic and have always loved the sound and smell of all cars – and yes, to a degree also electric vehicles. Therefore I love photographing all types of cars. I first started photographing cars commercially back in 2001 for a website I [ read more ]
One of the most important thing for a business when it comes to marketing and PR, is having a range of professional photos that belong to just you, rather than more generalist stock images. Therefore, having photos taken during the summer, as well as during the other seasons of the year, means you’ll have images with different colours and various moods that can be [ read more ]
Pre-Covid, I used to photograph a lot of vessels on the water. I have been sailing for 40 years in all weathers and I have my Costal Skipper and Yacht Master shore based qualifications which allow me to charter vessels if needed, and made life easier for me when doing marine photography. However, I would always insist on having a crew member with me [ read more ]
