That was such a lovely spring day for a couple photo session in Holyrood Park, right in the heart of Edinburgh. One of the things I love about photographing couples here is how quickly Edinburgh changes. Not far from the historic streets and architecture of the Old Town, you suddenly find yourself surrounded by hills, rocks, long grass and open views across the city.

For this session we stayed around the lower part of Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags. You certainly don’t have to climb all the way to the top to find beautiful places for photographs — and on this particular day that was probably a good thing. The wind, oh the wind! :-)

We found some more sheltered areas behind Salisbury Crags where we could walk, chat and stop for photographs along the way. The ground was surprisingly dry too, which meant we could sit on the grass and make the most of the landscape. I love photographing from different perspectives, so at one point I ended up lying on the grass myself to get the photograph I wanted. All part of the job!

The combination of blue sky, sunshine, fresh green grass and the hills made this spring session particularly beautiful. In some photographs you can also see shapes of Edinburgh in the distance, which I love — you have all this wild-looking landscape around you while still being in the middle of the city.

If you love this part of Edinburgh, you can also see another couple photo session at Arthur’s Seat and Salisbury Crags or hiking all the way to the top of Arthur's Seat.