Recent content by stringy

I got my rejection jacket as well yesterday. It may seem silly to some but I was really fed up when I received it and have not opened it yet. When registering you can pay up front and opt to give the race fee to charity if you do not get through the ballot as a thank you they send you the...

DVD's posted by rmsd to pstewey thanks edbray

If you set you camera to produce a raw and a jpg at the same time could you tell the card to only transfer the jpg file?

Any chance you can have a trial run in advance?

Every year I say the same but I think 2011 may be my year for trying. I have just completed the Derby 10k and really enjoyed it. If you are wanting to register for the London Marathon then registration for 2011 opens online on the 4th of May. As far as I can see registration is closed...

Cheers Jason I will give it a go Stringy

Hi Jason They are excellent but not quite what I am after, although i could make it work. What I really want is one aperture per letter, then I can have multiple letters spelling the name and with a different picture under each aperture. Plus if they are photoshop apertures i can move...

I have seen photo frames with mounts cut in the shape of the letters of somebodes name and then images of the person is in the shape of the letters. How do I make apertures in photoshop in the shapes of letters and numbers? Stringy

Hi Thank you both for the advice, I will have a play over the weekend Stringy

If you shoot raw & jpg at the same time does the jpg use the white balance as set on the camera whether this be auto, a preset wb such as daylight or custom? Also is the image displayed on the viewing screen on the back of the camera is this the jpg image rather than the Raw image. The...

If you fit a grip to your camera do you have to remove the battery door or do you leave it on? What is the best 3rd party grip to go for, i have hear that the Link Delight ones are pretty good? Stringy

Hi Here are a few more with the comments taken onboard from contributors so far Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Your comments would be appreciated Stringy

Yes the first is at 28 and does look more distorted than the others, although come to think of it he is a bit on the larged headed side, I can say this as I am his granpa!

Hi Dave Thanks for the advice, I was photographing two different grandchildren at the same session and the other was smaller and the catchlight was about right, I think I forgot to move the light up and down to accomodate the difference in their height. The softbox was really close (about 2...

Thank you both for your comments, I will try some more later if I have time with the softbox further away to see the difference. I will also look into different methods og convertiong to black and white to see which i prefer. Stringy