by Harvey Smart The theme of issue 24 photography competition is ‘Close-up’, so here are a few tips on how to get great pictures when you’re shooting up close or ‘macro,’ as photographers call it. The best way to get macro shots is on a DSLR with a specialised lens, but most … [Read more...] about Photography Tips & Techniques
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Creative Q&A – Euan Greenoak
Like what you read in Clydesider magazine? Then become a Clydesider member and help keep Clydesider free for all to enjoy from just £3 per month by Jenny Watson Getting to know his hometown during lockdown inspired Euan Greenoak to pick up a camera and capture the … [Read more...] about Creative Q&A – Euan Greenoak
Poetic Dreams
by Amanda Eleftheriades Photo by Laura McMahon Many of us lie awake at night, watching the hours tick by but unable to switch off an overactive mind. In the morning we get up more tired than when we went to bed, frustrated at the waste of time and energy. Mental health … [Read more...] about Poetic Dreams
Creative Q&A: The Bank Street Martyrs
by Jenny Watson “It’s a love letter to the Vale,” is not something you often hear and certainly not about a musical album. But that’s what new band The Bank Street Martyrs have created with ‘Leven The Vale’. Formed of Ian Retson, Andy Marsland and Joseph Montenegro Watema, … [Read more...] about Creative Q&A: The Bank Street Martyrs
Modren Makars: Yin – Book Review
by Mary Irvine Described as a vibrant and exciting anthology ‘Modren Makars: Yin,’ is the first of an intended series of poems written in Scots. The overall aim is to promote the Scots language by encouraging modern writers to produce work in that language. Each subsequent … [Read more...] about Modren Makars: Yin – Book Review