Metal Prints add the WOW Factor!
How to use Metal Photography Prints to create the WoW Factor in your Living Room.
Developing Style
For some time now I have been thinking about style....my style, do I need one....do I have one? Is it good to have something that distinguishes your work so that people can identify it? Or is this a stifling and rather constrictive way of thinking
Why do we need ART in 2021?
Because Art feeds the soul, and we all need some soul food right now, don’t we?
Right now, in this time of crisis, we have to use every tool we have to raise the spirits. If each of us can bring a moment of happiness to just one other person then we can rebuild our society. Do good
Who says being on location is tough?
The deserted beaches of the Isle of Harris, on location is not always as tough as it sounds. Some days you might be out there in driving rain, sitting in the car with the windows steaming up and others, you might be on a beach like this.
April Snow, The Quiraing
Yesterday we had snow again and some pretty dramatic lighting, it's hard to imagine sometimes that we are at the end of April. Took this just after sunrise when the light was filtering through the clouds, the 20 second exposure and a bit of a breeze gave me some drifting cloud and added to the mood. An hour later
Going out on a Photo Shoot? Plan ahead!
Recently I spent my day in the car driving to Oban then travelling down to the little port of Tarbert before getting the ferry back home (6 hours in total!). It was a pleasant drive and Pip loved playing with the ball on the beach but the tide was in instead of out, the light was too strong and when
Rare Species: The Female Photographer NOT SO RARE AFTER ALL?
I must start with a big thank you for the marvelous response I had to my blog ‘Rare Species: The Female Landscape Photographer in the Wild’. I am pleased to say that we don’t seem to be as rare as
Rare Species? : The Female Landscape Photographer in the Wild!
I was browsing through my collection of photography books at the weekend and it struck me - almost all the photographers are men!
Where are all the female photographers?
I have a mixture of books by some of the most
The Colour Blue
Blue is my favourite colour! I can't explain it in any rational terms but I have always loved it. I used to read (and still sometimes do :-)) historical novels. I always found the stories around ancient colours and stones fascinating; I wanted to see the
Colours of Winter
Isn’t this weather amazing! Scotland has such a changeable climate, unpredictable and exciting! Here we are at the end of March when we should be looking forward to sunshine, daffodils and bursting spring growth. What do we have? Snow, icy winds and freezing
Impressionist Inspired
I have always had a passion for impressionist painters. The dreamy visions of Monets’ Water Lily Pond, the blue of Renoirs’ water in The Skiff and Degas' ballet dancers caught my imagination as I grew up.