Nowadays, with digital cameras, it is also a far more accessible technique to try than when using film. Instant feedback for exposure times and composition helps immensely. You also don’t need expensive kit. Most basic digital cameras have shutter speeds up to 30 sec, which is fine, but bulb mode, where you can keep the shutter open for minutes, often works even better. Then just two more things will have you set up and ready to go. Firstly, a tripod, and secondly, a neutral density filter of typically six or ten stops in strength to cut down the light reaching the sensor. These are available quite cheaply online in most filter sizes. Subject matter is up to you, my own preference is for seascapes, reducing and simplifying (hopefully) a landscape to a few key elements. The soft light of overcast days works best – luckily fairly frequent in Scotland. It is also a very slow way to make an image, which in today’s fast paced, on-demand culture, is a nice way to disengage from one world and instead re-engage with the actual environment in which you are standing.