http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news Stock Photography of Scotland by David Robertson Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:26:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of my favourite shots was licenced this week for use in a newspaper and it brings back happy memories. I'm proud of the picture but it was the fun we had getting there that I think of. To get this shot involved a very early start one November morning ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/ben-aan-in-the-trossachs/ Bad news. Superfast Ferries announced yesterday that the Rosyth - Zeebrugge ferry service would sail for the last time on September 13th. We have used the ferry several times on our continental trips and will miss it. To arrive at Zeebrugge refreshed and ready to go was so much better ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/superfast-ferry-from-rosyth-to-zeebrugge/ A statue depicting the Declaration of Arbroath is the subject for this week's highlighted sale.  Situated on the outskirts of Arbroath, where the declaration was made in 1320, the statue makes a simple subject for a photograph.  This picture was licensed by Alamy for use on a keyring.  The declaration was a declaration ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/declaration-of-arbroath/ My sale of the week image this week is a simple photograph of a statue of Sir Walter Scott, the famous Scottish author, at the foot of the Scott Monument in Edinburgh.  It was licensed by Alamy for use in an in-flight magazine.  It's not particularly special but it was taken ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/sir-walter-scott/ Stock photography is a numbers game.  And in the digital age those numbers are growing at an alarming rate, a rate that is far too fast for any one photographer to keep up with.  It seems to me that most stock photographers are going to have to accept diminishing returns as ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/its-a-numbers-game/ I have spent many an hour photographing this fabulous memorial, which is sited on a hillside above Spean Bridge.  The Commandos trained in this rugged area during World World Two and this memorial is a tribute to the bravery and the sacrifice they made for us.  For further information about the Commandos ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/the-commando-memorial/ Today, I've added 597 images of Norway, mostly taken during our 2007 trip.  Regions represented are Hordaland, More og Romsdal, Oppland, Rogaland and Sogn og Fjordane.  Personal highlights are Eidfjord and Voringsfossen, plus the apple blossom in Hardanger, Hordaland; Alesund, the Atlantic Road, Geiranger, Mardalsfossen in Eikesdalen and the fishing island of ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/stock-images-of-norway/ My sale of the week this time around is a simple image of sand, sea and blue sky. It could be anywhere but was in fact taken at Uig Sands on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. It's not an image I would want to hang on my ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/isle-of-lewis/ Rannoch Moor is much photographed, and no wonder! For me, Lochan na h-Achlaise is the main draw with its stunning backdrop of the Black Mount. Foreground interest is important in a scene like this and a small tree on an island is a feature that attracts me back, again and ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/rannoch-moor/ Print sales from the website are a steady source of income and just recently there has been a spike in enquiries and, more importantly, orders.  One print, sold for a wedding present, is this image of the Old Man of Storr on the Trotternish peninsular of the Isle of Skye.   It's not ... http://www.scot-image.co.uk/news/old-man-of-storr/