Photography for absolute beginners: how do I take a photograph that is correctly exposed?
‘Exposure’ was one of the most difficult things for me to understand when I started taking photographs; what it was and how to get it right. In this short article I’ll try to explain in over-simple terms my own understanding of this topic. What does it mean have a photograph correctly exposed? In essence; a […]
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 | Filed under: Photography
Photography: a beginners tale
It’s the twenty first century and just about everyone takes photographs; on phones, on computers, on games consoles and of course on cameras. Photography is easy? Well yes – on lots of levels it is – but what if you want to take more artistic or technically accomplished photographs? How easy is that? Here are […]
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Jim’s West End Photo Diary April 2015: Spring Tulips, Cherry Blossom in Kelvingrove, Italian Centre, Pavement Art, Park Area
Monday, May 4, 2015 | Filed under: Jim's West End Photography Diary, Pat's Home Page Blog, Photography
Jim’s West End Photo Diary March 2015:
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Jim’s West End Photo Diary February 2015: Kelvingrove Park, Kelvinbridge Tube Station, Troon beach, Trees, Scott Monument
Thursday, February 19, 2015 | Filed under: Jim's West End Photography Diary, Photography
Jim’s West End Photo Diary January 2015: Electric Garden, Botanic Gardens, Dunkeld, Buchanan Street
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Jim’s West End Photo Diary: December 2014: Venlaw Castle Hotel, Traquair House
Sunday, January 18, 2015 | Filed under: Jim's West End Photography Diary, Photography
Jim’s West End Photo Diary: September 2014: Linlithgow Folk Festival, Kelvingrove Park, Graham Mackintosh
Monday, January 12, 2015 | Filed under: Jim's West End Photography Diary, Photography
Jim’s West End Photo Diary: August 2014: The Kelpies, West End Shops, Big Star Gig, Commonwealth Games, Charles Rennie mackintosh
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Guest photographers page
This page contains photographs sent to me by fellow photographers. By Ian Buckland – November, 2010 www.glasgowstreet.org/ Photographs by Jay Voy – October, 2008 Photographs by Paul Wright – July, 2008 You can find more of Paul’s images at: www.lomondimages.net Photographs by Carol Peacock – June 2008 Toy Orchestra – at the Kibble Palace Saturday […]
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 | Filed under: Photography
Photo diary January 2014: Oran Mor, Edinburgh, Giraffes, Prestwick Airport, Gibson Street.
Some random photos that I’ve taken recently around the West End and further afield. These striking metal Giraffes are in Edinburgh near the St James Shopping Centre. Every time I wandered past them I’ve thought – I should take a photo of those – and this time I did. Above you can see Oran Mor […]
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 | Filed under: Jim's West End Photography Diary, Photography
Jim’s Photography Diary December 2013: Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Great Western Road, Christmas Lights
Photos from my Glasgow West End Walks: artist Margaret MacDonald, the wife of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (he said she was the genius of the partnership), Brutalist architecture at Glasgow University, Great Western Road and Kelvinbridge looking very wintery, Kelvingrove Park on a misty morning, Byres Road in the rain, statues in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery […]
Tuesday, December 31, 2013 | Filed under: Jim's West End Photography Diary, Photography