• January 20, 2012
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Well the first post of 2012, as you can see the site has been updated with a new layout to mark the occasion! Plenty of forthcoming news and blog posts even though the weather has not been the best over recent weeks and apparently the snow is just around the corner!

Those following me on my Facebook page (http://facebook.com/framefocuscapture) will notice that a competition/giveaway is coming up soon so watch this space, where you will get the chance to win some free stuff worth a lot of money!

I will also be announcing the details of webinars that I am launching very soon (fingers crossed for next month) where you will get the chance to join me in remote online sessions on a variety of topics to enhance your photography – more on this soon.

When I visit photographic clubs, I am inundated with questions and advice with requests to provide feedback/comments on a photographer’s own work. Whilst I always make time out to do this when I visit, it is not always possible to speak to everyone so I always invite anyone and everyone to email me at a later date and I always reply to each email that I get. It really is fantastic to hear what people got from my advice or how it helped them and reading all those kind emails thanking me for my time and assistance really is a great feeling.

Aside from that, I will begin to start posting reviews of equipment that I use so people can get an idea of why I use the tools that I do. Hints and tips on image processing/workflow will also be added. I get messages almost daily, requesting advice or more information on the equipment I use or how one can improve in something so I might as well post it on the blog for the benefit of everyone.

I should point out at this time, that I am not doing this because I will be getting a commission from the companies or products that I will be discussing (I wish that were the case!) but it is purely based on the fact that I believe in them and use them personally. If I am ever supplied equipment or a product as a sample or to review, full disclosure to that effect will be made. I will not be saying good things about a product, just because others are. I will be basing my views on my own experience of them and after I have tried them first hand and considering weather or not it is something I will make use of because it will benefit my work. As those who know me, I am open and honest and always give a fair and honest point of view.

As with previous years, I am due to appear at more clubs this year to either give a presentation on my work or a post-production/Q&A evening outlining my workflow and processing tips. The ones in the coming months are:

• Brechin Camera Club – 31st January 2012
• Bon Accord Camera Club – 8th March 2012
• Kirkcaldy Camera Club – 2nd April 2012

I look forward to meeting all the new people at the these locations and seeing those familiar faces again.

Dundee from Newport

On the theme of updated views, this image is from Newport looking back at Dundee across the River Tay, a view I have photographed many times. The tree looks like it has been washed up in the recent storms as it has not been there in the past. The sunset was amazing but I chose to shoot in the opposite direction to catch the last light on the bridge and these ‘remains’, which look like jaws or hands reaching up and just gives an unusual angle to a classic view of the city.