Peebles Hydro is a country house hotel and spa resort in Peebles, in the Scottish Borders and is well known across Scotland. It is part of the Crieff Hydro family of hotels and has recently gone through a transformation for many parts of the public areas as well as some of the bedrooms.
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At the weekend I was running a workshop to the Isle of Skye in Scotland and thought that since the BTS shots I post on social media are always popular that I would step it up and capture 360 tours of the locations as something a bit different.
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With a lot of lenses that are available now that are extremely wide such as the Canon 11-24 or Nikon 14-24, what photographers are finding is that your usual 100mm filters no longer fit or cover the vast area in front of the lens anymore. Some photographers choose to avoid purchasing such lenses due to this or use the lenses when filters are not required or bracket exposures and blend them together.
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The Rings aims to enable all members of the family or group to holiday together in sustainable tourism facilities inclusive of guests with access needs and is set in 90 acres of peaceful Fife farmland with picturesque views and rural walks which take in vistas across the Howe of Fife to the Lomond Hills.
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I am pleased to announce that one of my images made it all the way to the final round of Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition again this year and was Commended in the Urban category.
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On New Year’s Eve I received an unexpected email from someone named Trevor who had gotten in touch about my image of the Ralston cairn in Glencoe, which I have photographed many times.
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At the weekend we went on a club outing to the Usher Hall in Edinburgh as well as other spots such as Calton Hill and Princes Street.
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I have visited a lot of clubs and run lots of workshops showcasing my post-processing technique and from the feedback received, one of the most useful tips that people have learned is the ability to make Adobe Lightroom create XMP files alongside the images.
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Yesterday saw the annual Viking Studios Portfolio Competition at Dundee Photographic Society of which I am a member and have been for a number of years. Continue Reading →

Earlier this year I decided to have a go and enter the International Landscape Photographer of the Year competition with some of my Scottish landscapes and honestly forgot all about until last week when I received an email telling me the Top 101 images had been announced. Continue Reading →

Today saw the start of the graduation celebrations for the year at the University of Dundee and also the publication of this year’s Bridge Magazine, which is the University’s magazine that offers a glimpse into the work being done by those who make up the Dundee community of staff, students and alumni. Continue Reading →

Towards the end of last year I met up with the great team at the Best Western Invercarse Hotel to discuss putting up some of my artwork in their bedrooms to showcase high quality images of the local area. The hotel was looking to put up framed prints in their newly refurbished bedrooms. Continue Reading →

You may have heard that this week Clydesdale Bank, launched the first polymer banknote celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Forth Bridge but you may not know that on the back, one of the images of the bridge, is my image below that was licensed to feature on this note. Continue Reading →

I am pleased to announce that one of my images made it all the way to the final round of Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year Competition and was Commended in the Seascape category.
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To kick of the new year I am delighted to announce the launch of my new workshops and classes that have been in the works for some time.
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