At the end of November 2022, I attended an RPS Distinctions Assessment Day via a Zoom link where I was very pleased to learn that my submission of 15 mounted prints had been successful in achieving the award of Associate of the RPS. The Associate distinction differs from Licentiate in that all the images must […]
The cyanotype is a very early photographic process invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842. The Herschels were an illustrious family. Sir John’s father was Sir William Herschel, first president of the Royal Astronomical Society and discoverer of the planet Uranus in 1781. As well as contributing to the early development of photography, Sir […]
The results of the Scottish Nature Photography Awards 2019 have just been announced and I am pleased to say my image “Forest Floor” has been awarded 1st Place in the Natural Abstract Category. The image is part of an ongoing project I am working on called Growth and Decay. I am using in-camera double exposures […]
I first visited Eigg about thirty years ago on a day trip from Arisaig. We had a young family then but despite this I was keen for us all to climb the Sgurr in the 5 hour time slot we had before the boat was due to return to the mainland. Unfortunately (or not, depending […]
The Faroes are rapidly becoming one of those bucket list destinations for photographers, though not yet to the same extent as Iceland or Lofoten. So when a (non-photographic) friend who had been there twice before asked if I was interested in joining him on a third visit it seemed too good an opportunity to miss. […]
If you have been reading my previous blogs on the RPS distinctions system, you will know that I recently submitted a panel of 10 images for assessment for the Licentiate distinction (LRPS). Well, two days after the assessment (which I did not attend due to living over 500 miles from Bath where the assessment took […]
In a recent blog post (here), I described the system of Distinctions organised by the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) and my experience of attending an RPS Distinctions Advisory Day as a spectator. Following that, I also attended an RPS Photo Forum, which is a much more informal gathering in which to present images and get […]
The last few years, my wife Gina and I have taken a weeks holiday in November somewhere on the West Coast or the Islands to experience the unpredictable and often dramatic weather at this time of year. Previous venues have included Polbain, near Achiltibuie, Harris and Lewis. This year I had my eye on a […]
One of the advantages of being in a mountaineering club is access to the many club huts sited in strategic mountain locations across Scotland. One of the best of these is Lagangarbh, which sits at the foot of Buachaille Etive Mor, beloved of landscape photographers on account of its classic pyramidal shape when seen approaching […]
Now that the website is built, I have started to wonder about others ways in which I could develop my photography. A few options suggest themselves: Join a club – no offence to camera clubs but I must admit that the club scene doesn’t really appeal to me. Like some other landscape photographers, I tend […]