jim downie
jimbodownie
1,060
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December 2006
Member Since
Retired Art Director living in Edinburgh.
Now able to take photos with more free time.
All I try to do is enter peoples' lives by way of a smile.
Life is hard enough without trying to give something back through my images.
Occasionally I'll head off into other territories to see where it takes me but engaging with the viewer usually comes by giving them a small reward for visiting.
I hope that at least a few of my photos have made someone somewhere titter, guffaw, grin, smirk giggle, chortle, cackle,snicker, snort, or just simply enjoy.
Feel free to give what ever reaction you feel is appropriate.
Blog: jimdownie.wordpress.com
Photoblog: www.photoblog.com/user/jimbodownie
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Testimonials (7)
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Colin Campbell (Bruiach) says:
"Sorry I didn't know Jim as an art director but as a photographer he is one of my favourites. Great compositions and emotion in so many of his shots."
13th September, 2008
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Mabel Amber *Pluto 5339* says:
"Don't need many words to describe Jim's work: absolutely fabulous, no kidding."
20th March, 2008
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mark gorman says:
"There IS only one Jim Downie. One of Scotland's greatest ever art directors. Now one of Scotland's most promising photographers."
21st January, 2008
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Deleting my flickr, bye everyone!! says:
"I just love looking at your photos!! I've gained a lot of inspiration from browsing your collection."
23rd October, 2007
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cyanatic says:
"There is a deep richness and clarity to Jim's work that goes beyond mere technical accomplishment. There are the elegant tones of the blacks and the grays, but in Jim's images one also finds tones of mood and emotion. It is one thing to "ooh" and "ah" over a beautiful photograph and speak of how it "looks". But it is an entirely different level of photography when one can say "this made me feel"."
8th June, 2007
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Maarten Kroes says:
"Almost every of Jim's pictures tells you a story, sometimes a sad one while others will make you happy. Jim is an exellent story-teller, love to listen to his images....."
7th May, 2007
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Lazy Aussie says:
"Jim has plenty of superb shots, so a trawl through the "back issues" will be well rewarded."
15th April, 2007
- Name:
- jim downie
- Joined:
- December 2006
- Hometown:
- Edinburgh
- Currently:
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- I am:
- Male and Taken
- Occupation:
- Retired Art Director
- Website:
- jimblog