9678711011_ed521f2922_o When I did the Photo A Day challenges last November and in June, I found that everyone loved pictures of my husband Mick. I obviously knew how photogenic he was, but the reception was very positive. On top of that, I don’t have much experience taking photos of people other than snapshots of him in front of something. That’s why for September, I challenged myself to take all photo prompts with Mick in them. The fact that we spent most of September on holiday in Scotland helped of course. It would’ve been much harder taking a photo a day of him which fits the prompt if we were working and the only possibility would be to take pictures in the evening, mostly at home.

Three weeks in Scotland gave me plenty of opportunity to take fitting pictures of him, experiment with portrait photography, show off the stunning countryside and even leave me with a few photos to fill the rest of the month when we were back home in Vienna.

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After 30 days of photos from Mick, I’d say I’ve learned a lot about taking photos of people. It’s easiest with a willing model obviously and I’m very thankful that Mick was happy to go along, jump along, pose and do silly things to fit the different prompts. Making whoever you take photos of feel comfortable enough to do creative or weird things is the best way to get candid shots – even if the person is looking into the camera. You get the feeling they are just talking or gesturing to the person behind the camera, not thinking about the photo itself.

All of the shots were taken with natural light, which is quite easy with Scotland being one of those places where you get quickly changing lightning and most of it is fantastic. For now, I’m taking a break from the daily photo prompts, maybe getting back to it after a few months have passed. I hope you enjoy the photos I took of Mick around Scotland! 🙂

You can find all the photos in the Flickr Album “September Photo A Day“.