About Us ‹ Gilchrist Photo

The photography in Gilchrist Photo is provided by me, Ian Gilchrist:

I am a 50 something Glasgow born, Yorkshire accented, retired guy based in South Yorkshire UK.
I’m married to Linda and have one grown daughter, Janine, who has a son of her own, Finn.
I‘m a photographer. I think that has been true longer and more consistently than any other description that has been applied to me. I was given a No2 Cartridge Hawk-Eye Model C (cardboard) camera aged eight and haven’t been without at least one camera since.
My background is with the RAF and the Fire Service, with a period between the two during which I discovered that running a town centre commercial and social photographic studio isn’t necessarily a good job for a photographer.
It wasn’t long before I realised that it’s more satisfying to make the photo you want and get your money elsewhere than just making the photos that bring in the money.
I didn’t ‘get’ school so I came late to education. I think overcompensation for that late start may account for my four degrees, although one of the main reasons for the last one was that I ‘so’ wanted to be able to say “trust me I’m a doctor”.
Sadly all that education and climbing the greasy pole in the Fire Service left little time for anything else and my photography became an occasional and casual thing.
When we retired, Linda and I moved from West Yorkshire to the Republic of South Yorkshire to get the house we wanted, one with plenty of space, a big garden and an annex big enough to house a studio and office.

My photography benefits from the considerable support of:

My wife, Linda, who plays host to clients and models while they are with us and assists me in the studio and
My daughter Janine, who acts as creative director, stylist and studio assistant.

Often it is their input and influence that leads to the rave reviews that Gilchrist Photo receives on the model and photographer web sites.