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US Photographer 1st Time Travel to Scotland
Hello! I'm a photographer in the US planning to make my first trip to Scotland in the summer of 2018. I'm a single 31 year old female with no children (which is why it's time to go now!). I'm hoping to travel with a girlfriend, but she might not be able to take off work to make the 10 day trip that I'd like to make. I would like to fly into Edinburgh and then use AirBnB to travel around and see as much as I can. Couple of questions (to start off): 1. Is it safe for a single woman to travel around? 2. If I wanted to meet up with a model to photograph in the landscape, what's the best way to do that? 3. What's the number one place that MUST be photographed?
I'm an extrovert who would love to meet up with people. Are there any others in this group who might be planning to travel around the same time?
Thanks.
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fishypro
Rural Scotland is the safest and friendliest place in the world bar none. Its the only country where the locals have not shown any signs of treating me as an outsider even though I visibly am. Came across a fair number of solo female travellers from the US in my Scotland travels and all of them seemed to be having a good time.
For 3), my personal favourite is the Quiraing on Skye but as @fishypro
said, I can easily rattle off 10 or even a 100 must-photograph place on Scotland. Natural light will be a luck of the draw though as the weather can only be predicted successfully 48 hours in advance and you may see all seasons in one day
Best of Scotland in 1 week itinerary (fully by public transport)
My Scotland travels (includes Edinburgh, Skye, Harris, Mull, Arran, Orkney, Loch Lomond, Islay, Oban, Dunoon, Speyside)
2. Best thing to do is connect in with a few of the local photography groups on facebook. Highland Photographers and Inverness Camera Club are good places to start . The latter usually have a few 'togs who are keen on portrait photography and would know where to get you started.
3. Depends on the weather and the light! To be honest I would leave it till late September if you can, the autumn light is spectacular at this time of year and you'll find it a bit quieter if you want to set up shoots. On the flip sides cities like Edinburgh are brilliant for street photography or atmospheric grainy 35mm film shots :-) If you find yourself near Drumnadrochit then do feel free to give me a shout, my wife and I are always happy to show people the sights.
For landscapes Glen Affric is local to me and I love getting out in that direction to take photos.
Facebook: Loch Ness Living
Tours around Loch Ness available on AirBnB Experiences:
Getting to know Loch Ness
Take The High Road in Drumnadrochit
A Woodland Walk to Loch Ness
I'm really excited! I'm pretty set on traveling at the end of May - beginning of June. Looks like I'll definitely be solo.
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