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Hey guys, long time no see :) I'm popping in as I'm hoping you more knowledgeable people maybe able to help :) I have two 'Stable Imaging JY-180A' studio lights/flashes. Maybe had them for about 2 years?! One seems to have given up on me. The 'constant' light never gets used, but when...

thanks Les! Yes my brother has big ears :D LOL totally agree ;) lol as for number 6, i was scared to crop tighter due to the balloon, I thought if I had cropped it I would have got 'awww what a shame you didn't get the whole balloon in shot' lol knew I wasn't going to win with that one :) lol...

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Thank-you! xx

Thank-you so much! :) Number 5 is actually my little Nephew Myles LOL they were born just a few months apart (from 2 brothers obviously LOL) my fault for putting so many baby pictures on LOL

no-one? :(

fantastic :)

I like it! x

no Jon, i didnt know that lmao.....off to try it! x

aww thank-you so much Chris! Thanks James! Yeah I wasnt a huge fan of borders but they made it really helpful to 'name' the cakes, especially wedding cakes that had no distinct design. So that customers could tell me easily which they liked. It kind of became my 'trademark' and people would...

Thanks so much James!! I heard somewhere they were giving out free grey cards (it was either an event like focus or something, and never bothered to get one! doh) So I will definitely get one if the paper doesn't work :) as for the borders, ive just recently scrapped those as ive started to be...

lol duhhhh!! sorry I really am so dim at times :) found this one, only 2 mins long and really helpful! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5HaRTmbozc

seriously?! lol ok thats insane so a piece of printing paper inside the light tent to set custom white balance? Fab :) Ill search for the youtube vid :)

LOL thanks Mark! so where can i get one of these grey cards? Im guessing ebay will have more then a few?! lol So i take a picture of the grey card in the tent to set as a custom white balance, and then i use that setting to shoot away at the cakes? Hoping ive understood right! x

thanks James! I have a Canon 500d, and yeah there is a custom white balance....just wasnt sure how to set it up? So im assuming the grey card has to be a certain type of grey? It would be good for me to set a custom one though as I use it alot for photographing cakes in the same lighting tent...