Recent content by Braidy

Just ordered two D750s from Panamoz. Will be selling two D700s and one D800 once they are here.

I work in theatre and I'm looking for a lighting set up that can produce a look similar to the link below for video interviews with directors etc ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=APdVe3NkJgI Portability is key but also is good quality so that I'm doing the usual...

Had a problem today. Went to a job this morning but found my D800 pretty much frozen. Take out battery, put it back, no difference. Turns out to be a memory card problem. I was using a Calumet compact flash card which - according to Calumet - is non compatible. The shops aren't allowed - I was...

I waited about 7 days after the announcement before pre-ordering.

Got mine from Calumet yesterday.

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Fantastic, Jonathan. Thanks for doing that bit of tech research for us. I shall be doing that.

Thanks for the replies guys. I think I've got this figured out. Primarily the mistake was to rely on the lcd display on the camera which gives a false reading of both the brightness and colour. This morning looking back on the computer at the images I realise that I'm not far away from what I'm...

Agreed. Very hard. But, in the 3rd picture of Damiens page he's using exactly what I am (and used to very successfully). A standard reflector with gel in front. I can't use a softbox or umbrella on the background as I won't be able to control the light so easily.

Hi - I do a lot of actors headshots and almost from day one (about 3 years ago) I've had a light behind the subject to light the background softly. http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o220/Ermolenko/Chara45.jpg & http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o220/Ermolenko/DSC_6754.jpg For a while...

Yes, it's the focus on the face that is the hardest to do. I'm also using either a smallish beauty dish or a large soft box, for the face, neither of which I'm happy with. I think a 60cm x 60cm soft box would be best.

Bloody hell, this is harder to do than it looks. Cool shot and I've got no-where close.

I guess I don't need to add my views and I'm not a big fan of heavy processing however the black and white images are so strong that I think your pictures are crying out for a more sympathetic treatment. In the b&w we are taken straight to the emotion within them whereas I struggle to get beyond...

Fantastic idea. Can you add me, please?

As you were stuck to your seat were you shooting during a performance? I'd be furious if I was in the auditorium with a photographer after having paid for a ticket. Musical theatre is definitely challenging. A lot fewer keepers doing that than any other kind of photography I've done. But when...