Remember to pack the Camera On Sunday I travelled the 150 miles to Bamburgh, stopping at Berwick on the way. The intention was travel to Whitby then Yorkshire and then on to the Lakes. At Berwick the plan was to take some photos of some nice rocks at Spittal beach,
As noted in my previous blog – I had tried various cameras for travel. The main requirement is to be portable. I had tried a bridge camera, but found it too bulky. I then tried a Sony RX-100, which is OK up to a point but like all cameras with
Bath I’ve only visited Bath once, in October 2016. I had to go to Chippenham for an induction with M+W and had a bit of time before my flight from Bristol back to Edinburgh, so stopped off on the way. I was very impressed by this beautiful City. I wish
One of my favourite pastimes (when I have the time) is to get out with the camera and get amongst some of our marvellous wildlife. Of course it is a hit and miss affair: I recently had a round trip of around 9 hours plus another 4 in the hide,
Studio Work Yesterday I had another studio session with a stunning Model, Amber Hutton. As well as being a beautiful girl, she was really great to work with, very open and engaging. I always enjoy working with people like Amber. I feel you get better shots when the subject is
Fail Last weekend trip to the Lake District yielded photographs I was just not happy with, due to the lighting conditions. Nevertheless here is a selection of some of the images. Nevertheless I enjoyed my time with the two other photographers and the group leader, Colin Jarvis. I was especially
All about Light Was in Glasgow last week and decided to book a Hotel out of town, to take some Landscape photos. There is still enough light to do that, but the opportunities are going to rapidly diminish. Was reasonably happy with the results. At the weekend I was down
Yesterday I went to the wonderful Argatay Red Kite Centre. to photograph red squirrels in the morning and the Kites in the afternoon. The Warden (Lynn) was very friendly and helpful, and that added to the experience. To spend almost a whole day doing nothing but observing nature is a
I have decided to take an HND in Photography with the British Academy of Photography. The first assignment is still life. I thought this would be easy, but it is much harder than it looks. Anyway, here is my first attempt. It wouldn’t be my chosen genre but it’s OK
Iain Cathro Photography 