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Photography from Kelso in the Scottish Borders

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Category: Simplify

Posted on September 30, 2018December 7, 2018

Monochrome: one less distraction

Consider the use of monochrome to concentrate your viewers’ eyes on the real subjects of your photos.

Posted on September 30, 2018December 18, 2018

I know WHAT it is but WHY did you take that photo?

I feel like something of a scratched record about this, banging on about photographic intentions yet again. But it’s important.

Posted on August 28, 2017October 1, 2018

Simplify, simplify! Pictures with impact

One of the hardest lessons to learn when starting with photography is not how to fit everything relevant into your pictures, but how to leave everything else out. Here are three steps I follow when I’m trying to create images with impact.

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Latest News and Articles

  • Winter light on the RiverTeviot at Roxburgh Castle
    Pictures from a winter's afternoon walk down by theTeviot near Kelso
  • Taking sharp photographs
    Aiming to take sharp pictures? Here's a comprehensive list of things to watch out for to get that tack sharp image to wow your viewers.
  • Monochrome Berwick
    Walking round Berwick with one prime lens and the camera set to take black and white pictures. What could possibly go wrong?
  • Ed Grindley on North Crag EliminateIan Roper and North Crag Eliminate
    How a photograph both frightened and excited me when I first saw it. Can photographs really have that sort of an impact?
  • Woodscapes
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You can find more articles on the News and Articles page.

Latest Galleries

  • Winter light on the RiverTeviot at Roxburgh Castle
    Pictures from a winter's afternoon walk down by theTeviot near Kelso […]
  • Monochrome Berwick
    Walking round Berwick with one prime lens and the camera set to take black and white pictures. What could possibly go wrong? […]
  • Woodscapes
    Down in the trees something is stirring ... […]
  • Mertoun Autumn
    Pictures from an autumn afternoon walk down by the Tweed between Mertoun and Maxton. […]
  • Materials
    A selection of the materials used and discovered during the building of our house. […]

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