News from the studio
Serious Drugs
Our friend Jim Burns has been busy creating his film "Serious Drugs - The film about BMX Bandits", a very personal piece of work for him. With a premier screening at Glasgow Film Theatre, Jim needed a portrait to go with some of the written material. We've all got...
A new contact form
We have added a simple mail link to the contact page - clicking the link should open a new message in your standard mail client. And now, if you use the form, you'll be sent a copy of your message - if you don't receive it then it's likely you've made a mistake in...
Photographing baby Andi at three months
Much of my business comes from word of mouth and referrals - Lisa is a friend of Leona and having seen the photographs of Leona and Scott's baby Ruby, she wanted me to photograph her baby Andi. Normally I'll visit a client's home to photograph a baby, but Lisa also...
Dog portrait: Nico
I wasn't expecting to meet Nico when I went to Galashiels to photograph Leona and Scott's newborn daughter Ruby. Apparently he's been quite protective of Ruby and I got a little bit of the growly treatment when I arrived. He's a big softy though and it didn't take him...
Baby photography: Ruby in Galashiels
Leona and Scott came all the way from Galashiels to visit my studio in West Lothian for a maternity bump shoot back in August. These images are the result of my reciprocal vist to them in Galashiels to photograph their baby daughter Ruby. As a bonus, Scott was home...
Teaching studio portraiture – Mhairi McGowan
These are some images of Mhairi McGowan, our model for today's studio portrait lighting class I've been teaching at my studio in West Lothian. I really enjoy teaching and sharing my knowledge. I find that to be able to explain a subject to others I have to increase my...
Studio portraits: Seonaid’s 21st Birthday present
We've known Seonaid a long time, so with an impending 21st birthday I offered her a portrait session as our present to her. I've always thought Seonaid was photogenic, but until recently she has suffered from acne (which obviously troubles most sufferers when it comes...
Test shoot: Tessa van Sandijk
Tessa came to the studio for a test shoot to be a model as one of the studio portrait lighting classes I run at the studio. In this case, the test shoot is essentially a form of interview to determine suitability - not only do I need someone who photographs well, but...
Maternity shoot: Leona’s bump
To describe Leona as keen to do the maternity shoot would be an understatement - she got in touch mid-March (at about 13 weeks into her pregnancy) and kept in touch regularly until we set the August shoot date for 32 weeks. She even managed to get her partner Scott to...