About Me

Born in Redhill in 1979, I moved with my family to Perth at the age of three. Graduating from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, I lived in Edinburgh for eight years before moving with my wife to the rural Scottish Borders.

During the working week, I am a busy Project Engineer but I look forward to taking photographs in my spare time. With a keen interest in photography from an early age and an eye for interesting subjects, I made use of automatic film cameras to hone my composition skills. It was not until 2002 that the advantages of SLR cameras became known to me. Then, in 2005, the world of photography truly opened up when I purchased my first digital SLR.

Now, with a firm understanding of the technical and creative aspects of photography, I find pleasure in portraiture, but enjoy most other forms of photography as well.

Equipment Used

Below is a list of the current equipment I use. If you would like to support this blog, please take a look at my Amazon store if you’re interesting in purchasing something.

• Canon EOS 350D (+ Vertical Grip)
• Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
• Canon EF 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
• Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L
• Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
• Manfrotto 055MF3 tripod with 468MGRC0 head
• Bowens Gemini Digital 500/500 Kit (80×60cm Softbox, 90cm Umbrella)
• Manfrotto Background Support
• Lastolite 5-in-1 ‘Bottle-top’ reflector
• Sekonic L-558 Light Meter
• WhiBal - White Balance tool
• Adobe Photoshop Lightroom & CS3
• Spyder2 Suite - Monitor Calibration Tool
• Wacom Intuos 3 A5 Wide

What’s James Up To?

• My poor doggy is being spayed tomorrow >> 2008/08/31
• Finally getting round to editing photos from our Cornwall holiday in 2006! >> 2008/08/31
• is exhausted from demolishing a stone fireplace! >> 2008/08/30
• is looking forward to his long weekend >> 2008/08/28
• @LynseyLP81 and not blogging either… what’s the point in that!? >> 2008/08/25

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Recommended Reading

The following is not a generic list of photography books, I have read them and I thoroughly recommend reading them.