The Vu Bathgate I seem to be writing this a lot, but yet another scorchio day in Bonnie Scotland. Today’s venue was The Vu in Bathgate; a scenic and well-run venue nestled in central Scotland, with cracking views as far as the eye can see. It also has a great wee jetty promenade, that allows for…
Product Review Saal Digital Browsing on Instagram & Facebook I kept seeing adverts about reviewing a product from a company called Saal Digital, basically, they were offering professional photographers a voucher to try their products, Saal Digital is a German company specializing in printing services whose catalogue includes cards, photo prints, calendars, posters, photo books and more. the fact…
Rubens Christening Its an honour and a fantastic opportunity for many photographers to work alongside the same family for some of their big moments; firstly their wedding, then the christening of young Ruben. I’ve put together this quick blog for the family to see and for all the guests to see also, so please feel free to like and…
Paul & Kelly’s wedding came really fast, I can remember them booking me over a year ago, like yesterday. Wow time flies. The wedding was to take place in one of my favourite venues The Alona Hotel, I love how the staff run a wedding day to a fine art. It’s always a pleasure to…
So in all my wisdom I decided that it was time to give my boys their own rooms, what a mess, carnage, The spare room was used by me as an office, so you can imagine the paperwork and the usual “I’ll just keep this useless piece of information here and deal with it later,…
Glemavis, The Auld Grey Kirk I drive past Glemavis, The Auld Grey Kirk, New Monkland Parish Church almost daily, a church that often catches an admiring glance from me, I’ve been meaning to photograph it for a while, but it’s just never been the correct time. It’s so close to a school and most times…
THE POWER OF THE PRINT Today’s blog is about the power of the print, I am old enough to remember floppy disks, and the rapid advances in technology hence forth. I hear everyday about the wedding photos lost forever because people chose to have images stored on technology and never bothered to print. I mean,…
Wedding Photography Prices I should probably start by explaining why I have written this blog. My wedding prices page on my website www.mcsnappyohare.co.uk was starting to turn into a novel, and was becoming awful pretentious, “I am a photographer who produces award-winning images, I am a super duper amazing wonderful do it all photographer”….
Random Photography and slowing things down Sometimes turning over the creative engine involves just grabbing my camera and walking. I find that having no artificial constraints can often cause my inventive faculties to rise to the challenge, overcome that stress, and get going. Sometimes it’s the best way to learn and the best release of…
I have been doing a lot of relaxing photography around my home town for a change, I am really enjoying it. Coatbridge, is my home, I know I speak a lot about it’s past, but hey, why not?, you should read up on its industrial importance, to not only Scotland but the UK as a…