Happy New Year and burrr!

Since we're having a real winter here in Edinburgh for the first time in many many years there seems to be a rush to post a snow scene image. Even the news media are calling for unpaid submissions for their pages and screens. How sad when the once mighty have to put their hand out.

And so I don't come across as the complete curmudgeon I thought I'd post this image of an Edinburgh bus on it's route. Those of you with a penchant for "what camera/exposure/iso" will be pleased to know that it was shot on my iPhone. And I must say it's a first for me as I've never been impressed with it's picture taking qualities. I particularly love the distortion of the buildings. Or is that the 100 year old bendy glass in my window? Bendy glass! Now there's an idea for a Photoshop filter.

Thanks also to my friends at Bohemia and Bohemia Life for reposting my Christmas image.

Art? No sir, Blackpool.

Ever wondered what photographers do to amuse ourselves? Personally I like to take to a fast car at Knockhill but unfortunately the holder of the purse strings won't allow that right now. Instead, when I recently had a few quiet days, I took myself off to the fab and famous Blackpool during the Illuminations.
How fab is the place? Well very, if you're into the English seaside experience. Otherwise it's best to let the sun go down to hide the cracks and have the 'luminations' come up to distract.
And if you want to see a bigger choice you could hop to Alamy where I've just posted a small set.

It never rains but it shines.

Here's a sneak preview of my latest emailer to clients and would be clients due out on Monday... are you on my mailing list?
The rainbow shot came from a 'right place right time' moment. Actually I'd passed by here a day previously to a Turneresque scene of a clearing storm. A good enough image came from that stop but this one capped it by a mile.
But what to place with it? More landscapes or some food? Scallops or venison? None of that was doing it for me until I remembered this portrait of a far north crofter. Yes it's a couple of years old but now works perfectly with the castle and rainbow.
And where is the castle? What am I ... a location service?

Pulling the Shutters down......

....on an Edinburgh landmark. Well many, me included, feel it's more an eye-sore than landmark and are happy that it'll be rubble soon. Luckily I got 2 hours in there recently and some of the resulting images are now on my website.

June

On the first of the month I usually post the relevant page from a calendar that I produced at the beginning of the year. Well for this month I was away and didn't have access to that particular file.
Better late than never as they used to say .... but as I'm about to do a bulk email I thought I'd post that image instead as it includes the June calendar image.
So it's a BOGTF rather than a BOGOF.
The portrait is from a series I shot for NHS Grampian through Leith, the healthy fish dish was shot for UrbanAngel and the road shot is from a reccie and is available at Alamy if you're looking to license something "just like that".

Test

Tomas from the Stolen Agency. Sometimes simplicity counts.

Interactive Panoramas

Early days yet..... Over the break I was shooting and putting some QTVRs together. See them here (will open in a full screen browser) GlenCoe, Cramond and Leamington Lift Bridge. As you see I've still one or two issues to work through. Look out for linked tours in the future. Quicktime required..... download it here.

It's 2009!

Happy New Year. Enlarge image.

New Show Cards

Some of you may have already received one of these. If not and you fancy one or all please email me and I'll get them to you.

'Fish and Chips' was shot for Waitrose Food Illustrated, 'Dinner Lady' for East Lothian Council through MortonWard Design and 'Freemasons Hall' for Homes and Interiors Scotland. 'Old Boiler' is from a short series shot in a one hour period in a disused factory. More of that shoot later.