The gales had died down just hours before, replaced by “Frozen Planet” icy temperatures. My shooting location was a blow up ‘Log Cabin’ parked at the back of the dance venue (aka gym – but well decked out).

Despite asking for some light during my reckie earlier in the day on 9 December, none was provided and resorted to getting camera focus by torch light held between my legs. I’d already rigged up a flash on a tripod and hidden it behind a snowman as I had to be a bit creative in this  6 foot by 8 foot plastic interior. Then power cuts caused a serious deflation, knocking reindeers and my flash over – but got a shot of the blow up on the way back up. Only on uploading the images later did I see that the remote flash had gone off inside. I gave up trying to stick the antlers back in its head! Fortunately I had a builders tungsten bulb mobile light and rigged that up.

Bloody cold shoot, in the most awkward circumstances. But as ever with 1 Scots, always a good bunch.

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Second booking with Brown Shipley in Edinburgh to shoot new staff following the recent acquisition of Gillespie Macandrew.

Brief was for individual shots in the office (for which I used a white brolly with off camera flash at nearly full side on angle plus on camera flash for fill). Other shots were of the team in a city environment.

Two Lothian Buses liveried with Clipper Races branding were unveiled today by Cllr Jenny Dawe Leader Edinburgh Council  and Ian Craig, Managing Director of Lothian Buses to promote City of Edinburgh’s marketing of the Clipper Race .

Lothian Buses branded two of their prestigious Service 22 double decker buses. Brandishing a full ‘wrap around’ advertisement in the Edinburgh Inspiring Capital yacht livery of vivid pink and purple, these 78 seater buses will run daily until the final day of the race in June 2012.

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After Rik and Jenny attended a friends post wedding party earlier in the summer, they asked me to cover their own big day.

Married at Duddingston Kirk we had hoped for photos around Arthur’s Seat but as (bad) luck had it, mist descended.

Anyway made the best of it and got a few of Jenny on her own later after the meal.

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Booked for Scottish Annual Dinner and Awards for Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment at The George Hotel Edinburgh on 8 Sept. Fab setting.

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Back for 2nd year at Crieff Hydro for the Confederation of Passenger Transport Scotland annual conference.

Two day event with some fascinating speakers including Dr Antonia Terzi designer of the Superbus – not a bus, not a streeeeetch limo, not a formula one car but perhaps something taken from them all. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7wEaG2u-BY) Designed to run on ordinary roads to pick passengers up(16 each with own entry doors), then onto current fast roads then onto specifically designed roads so the vehicles can travel at speeds up to 250kph at just 250mm off the ground.

Shot in the ward training wing at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh it felt like shooting in an episode of Casualty. Thanks to Rachel Lees and LeanrPro for the opportunity to do the shoot for you. And thanks for your feedback.

“I just wanted to say a big thank you for all the pics, they are just what we needed and the turn around was so quick.” Rachel Lees LearnPro.

Dropped off a huge 40”x30” photograph at 3 Rifles today. It was a composite of 40 images from the summer fancy dress ball in July. Not done this before so a bit of a risk at £50 a print if you get it wrong. Anyway after about 2 hours planning, layout, off to Loxley Colour pro printers it came back. Well chuffed at the outcome. Only problem was I put on the floor at home where I thought it was out of the way, but my wife found a way to stand on it. So had to get another one done. So didn’t make much money on the job in the end.

3 Rifles Redford Barracks

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Shoot for two  little apartments in the Grassmarket and Victoria Terrace owned by very enterprising young lady with a real sense of design and style. I was most impressed by the development of her two properties and her ideas for expansion in the self catering market in Edinburgh.

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Shoot for another Edinburgh Convention Bureau Ambassadors evening event on 31 August this time at the Roslin Institute just outside Edinburgh.