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^^^ On the collars, I was always under the impression that the horses were wild, but they are all owned by commoners. The collars I believe aid recognition and as you say are reflective to help minimise nighttime collisions - they may be owned but they certainly roam wild around here - not...

Getting my Horsey McHorseface on...

@Withers On a slightly unrelated note, I too shoot equine portraits - do you have a portfolio site where I could see some of your work, it's always great to see other equine photographers images :)

There was a similar show which I watched via youtube which had this premise - a small group shot 3 or 4 briefs and were scored for each one which created a sort of leaderboard across the various genres and then the top 2 or maybe 3 went through to shoot the final brief. Was a good watch and not...

One of the reasons I always crop portrait images to 4:5

Something totally different from me, but still candid... wild pony in the New Forest Fine-Art-Portrait-1 by Ash Smith, on Flickr

@medwaygreen - cheers. It cost me a fiver and as I say the original intention was just to clean it up a tad and have it on display in the office with few other vintage bits and bobs. However, the lure of trying to get a shot out of it is already growing! If I can find someone local enough to...

Hi Everyone I picked up a GOMZ Lubitel at a car boot this morning and it's in pretty poor exterior condition (lots of rust etc), although inside it looks pretty clean and clear. I originally bought it as a display item, but part of me would quite like to see if I can get it restored and...

I've got the Tenba BYOB9 insert which should be the perfect size for that setup (similar to my usual carry). It fits perfectly in my normal NF backpack, which doesn't look at all camera-ey!

I was just about to write the same thing! When I run street workshops one of the first subjects/challenges we work through is looking for light and making light the subject. One of the favourite photos I have ever taken is of an empty table outside a cafe/restaurant. In flat light it would be a...

^^^ Thanks buddy

Feels like everyone in London is breathing fire these days... Guessing this is how The Great Fire started...

Apparently everyone in London breathes fire these days...

He co-founded Street Photography International, nice guy and a very good street photographer

@beercan - As someone who leads workshops on street photography I would recommend thinking about 3 things... 1. Light - look for light first an foremost - shadows, contrast, light falling onto or off of items or buildings in interesting ways, reflections etc 2. Colour/Pattern/Texture - Look for...