I thought I'd write this article about the Sony star eater issue that is often discussed. I know there are a lot of Sony gear lovers out there and some people who want to enjoy using these cameras for "low light" captures or astrophotos. The Sony star eater debate has been circulating the internet for some [...]
Ross Priory is the ancient house of the Buchanan family and sits on the banks of Loch Lomond. It is a spectacular building that has an equally spectacular view over Loch Lomond. However, does this photograph show that it may be haunted? One evening in early December, I decided to visit Ross Priory to try some [...]
This is another article about the story behind the image. An image that I shot in a small village called Sassorosso in the mountains of Garfagnana, Tuscany. About Sassorosso The village of Sassorosso is tiny but beautiful. It has a population of about 55 people and sits on a rocky outcrop made up from a [...]
A Tuscan Sunset is often a wonderful sight to witness. There seems to be something magical about watching the warm Tuscan sun setting behind the mountains and lighting up the clouds as it departs. This is the second article about the story behind the image. This article tells the story of how I managed to [...]
I thought I'd tell you the story of this image of our man in Fornovolasco, Italy. This is the first of a series of articles where I will be telling the story behind the image. I often try to point out to people who attend our workshops, that the photographs we take don't just happen. Rather, photographs [...]
Last week I had a few days in Venice. I have been to Italy dozens of times but I had never visited Venice before and I have to confess, I found it the most bizarre and beautiful place. Never in my life have I arrived at an airport and got onto a boat to travel [...]
Yesterday I treated myself to taking photographs of red kites and a wee day out in Perthshire, Scotland. Photographing wildlife, and especially red kites and other birds of prey, is not really my genre. I certainly do have an interest in wildlife but I don't have the kit to photography wildlife. Additionally, I'm not sure [...]
There are many guides and discussions about night time photography. Most of them are concerned with photographing the night sky, which is never an easy task. For one thing, it is essential that you take yourself out to the countryside away from all sources of light pollution. Depending on where you live this can be [...]
During a recent visit to Italy, I found myself back in a location that has a view of Tuscany that is... well it's hard to describe. I sat outside a bar in the Tuscan mountain-top village of San Pellegrino in Alpe. Sitting around 1525 m (5,003 ft) up, San Pellegrino in Alpe offers immense and captivating panoramic views over [...]
This clip shows my Glen Etive time-lapse. This was the time-lapse that was shot using my GoPro camera when I was out for a day's photography on Sunday 1 February 2015. I was looking for a spot where I could set up the GoPro and know that it wouldn't be seen, and more importantly stolen, because it [...]
