Posts marked with the tag “Jo”
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The eye of the beholder
Tuesday, 16th February 2010 • Friends and Family, Photography • 3 comments
I learned an important lesson in portrait photography last weekend: that of how ready the subject is to see themselves in an honest and detailed image, when they may be seeing themselves this way for the first time.
Back in the studio
Wednesday, 10th February 2010 • Friends and Family, Portraiture • 1 comment
It’s been a while since I’ve been in the studio and taken high contrast black and white portraits, so Jo helped me this evening to practice.
Schilthorn in the clouds
Monday, 1st February 2010 • Switzerland galleries • 1 comment
Small gallery of photos from a 2005 summer trip to the Piz Gloria revolving mountain-top restaurant above Mürren, made famous by the 1969 James Bond Film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”.
Proper Sledging
Monday, 1st February 2010 • Individual photographs, Landscape photography • No comments
Jo and I go sledging in subzero temperatures from Kleine Scheidegg to Grindelwald, along a hairpin 7.5 km route through the forests beneath the north wall of the Eiger.
A winter weekend
Sunday, 24th January 2010 • Life, Switzerland galleries • 2 comments
In January of 2005 – five years ago this week – Jo visited me in Switzerland for the first time. These photos show our wonderful time together.
Cross-country skiing
Wednesday, 20th January 2010 • Individual photographs, Life • 2 comments
Jo learned to ski in Scotland when she was younger. After living here for several years now, she decided that it was about time to give cross-country skiing another try and give me my first shot at trying, as I’m not keen on regular skiing and had never tried cross-country before.
Letham in the Snow
Sunday, 10th January 2010 • Scotland galleries, Travel • No comments
We spent much of the Christmas and New Year break in Letham, a small town in Angus, Scotland, where Jo grew up. Just after New Year, we took Archie, the family dog, for a walk around the town and Jo showed me places from her childhood as the evening set in and more snow fell.
Ballenberg out of season
Tuesday, 17th November 2009 • Switzerland galleries • No comments
An autumn stroll around the Ballenberg open-air museum with Jo’s parents.
Happy Anniversary darling
Wednesday, 7th October 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs • No comments
My wife Jo in our hotel room during a trip to Flims (canton Graubünden) on our second wedding anniversary.
Steam train Strobist
Friday, 18th September 2009 • Event galleries • 2 comments
Werner Rolli organized a special steam train event near Solothurn last weekend, and I was able to help out by publicizing the event through the usual Swiss Strobist channels, as well as attend the event and get some photos myself.
Love of my life
Monday, 14th September 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs, Life • 1 comment
You know how the saying goes: behind every good man stands a great woman.
Outtake
Sunday, 30th August 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs • No comments
An outtake from a photo shoot with a friend this weekend; Jo and Katrin on the shores of Lake Thun at Neuhaus, near Interlaken.
Sciara di Fuoco
Tuesday, 18th August 2009 • Individual photographs, Landscape photography, Travel • No comments
Visiting the island volcano of Stromboli was one of the highlights of our trip to Italy and probably one of the top 5 highlights of our walks together.
Advance Passenger Information (API)
Thursday, 6th August 2009 • Travel • No comments
New legislation means that pretty much every air travel passenger must submit their personal travel documentation – passport information – before arriving at the airport.
Complementary
Sunday, 2nd August 2009 • Friends and Family, Individual photographs • No comments
Jo poses for an unusual night-time portrait in Spiez.
