Recent content by Hiekel Essterol

After picking myself up some studio lighting Im starting to get used to it. Started out with shots of a bookcase to try out the lighting at different settings before moving on to my daughter and her friend. Kit Canon EOS 500D Lencarta Smartflash 2 200W x2 Lencarta Softbox Lencarta Umbrella...

It's a shared path, signed for walkers and cyclists.

Haha. I like that

Thanks guys. Best way to describe the shot is a profile head shot of the cyclist wearing helmet and glasses against an out of focus path in the background. That's it.

Hi all. I had a search for 'public place' and came across a thread, which I read before starting my own, as the existing thread raised questions with kids etc, which arent relevant to my query. I was on public land to take photos of a group of charity walkers, who were also walking on public...

Thanks for your response Garry. Could you possibly expand on it to tell me why it's bad so I know what to look for while I continue looking?

I have been asked to take portrait, prom style, photos at a charity event by the organiser, who knows I am just starting out. I've done some research on 400w flash kits but the costs are beyond me at present. However I have found this kit from Konig...

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Thanks for the responses and feedback. Yes, the lighting in that room is poor at best. Points taken about the composition. Unfortunately in this scenario I had no idea what was coming up next and the audience proximity to the dancers made positioning difficult. I would much have preferred to...

Thanks for all the responses. Its been interesting reading the different view points. I can understand experience and skill getting you into the right position, the right part of the corner etc. and knowing what CAN possibly happen next. I was invited to photograph a dance performance for a...

When shooting fast paced photography like dance or sports are shots weighted heavier towards luck than skill/experience? Obviously skill and experience will get a photographer in the right position for a perfect shot but is the shot itself more down to luck?

Thanks for that. The lens is the kit 18-55mm Canon lens at 28mm

Any more feedback on the photo at all?

Picked up a couple of magazines yesterday as a beginner. The first is a weekly aimed at the amateur and to be honest I found it to be little more than a catalogue. The second is a monthly, and was much better with lots of projects well described. Many of the photos included basic exif data so it...

The irony is I havent got a bloody clue haha. Just liked the idea of a silly name and that worked well. Use it all over the place now.