Recent content by Christo

Hi Gary, I can see what you were trying to do here and well done on a first low key selfie. Couple of things which stand out is that it would probably look better either black and white, or with more of a blue cast to it, as if being illuminated by some monitor etc. And in this, the shadows...

I think you've already made up your mind at heart. As you said, having something that you can slip in a pocket and remain with you more often will undoubtedly mean more pictures. For the shots you took at 55mm...you'll just have to get closer ;).

Thats really pleasing! I like. From a critical fresh pair of eyes there are only two things which I'd tweak...one is the b+w mix for the field. It would be better a tad darker (just a tad mind!) to give it some separation from the sky, and because the composition is a symmetrical one, the tree...

Hey Ferj, To answer your very first question, "where do people look for inspiration?", I look everywhere other than photographers in my field. I stopped looking at other photographers work in the similar fields (weddings) and started being inspired by everything else. When the session is almost...

It happens occasionally with me using that card reader and lightroom. I just unmount the disk and then re-insert it and all is well. Presumably the card wasn't filled to the brim, that it had been formatted before use and images weren't being deleted from the camera? I'm getting a new identical...

Well I was just being silly and meaning those big black circles on their faces...

That filter has done incredibly bizarre things to their skin tones too!

I walk about with a Sigma 35mm 1.4 or 85mm 1.4. Your budget could definitely get a used one, and the 35mm is about a 52-ish mm equivalent on your body.

You asked for comments and criticism and whether it worked. I answered and told you why. You hadn't mentioned you already knew they were gimmicky, or that you already noticed the faces etc. It's a bit harsh asking for C&C, getting it, and then not liking what you hear. Why ask for C&C at all...

Its a no. Selective colouring is gimmicky at best, but I'm afraid that these selective colour edits haven't been done properly anyway e.g: patchy inconsistent colouring (look at the face through the visors). Anything like this needs to add to an image, not detract from it. Hope that helps, Christo

This really caught my eye. That's a great find and a great image!

It takes two shakes of a cats tail. You won't go back. Tablets are also better for certain day to day computer tasks but still have the mouse to hand for some others. For editing though - can't beat it :-)

I think you're looking at things a bit too broadly here - there is such an almighty large amount of lighting styles, techniques, kit etc. etc. that you're not going to find a helpful answer without specifics. Honestly, the best advice I can give is carry on shooting with what you have until you...

Yup - when you export, choose whichever option you need from the drop down menu under file naming. I export using "custom name - sequence". This makes sure its exactly how its ordered in LR. Just remember though to make sure the sequence beginning number starts at 100, 1000 or 10000 depending on...

I've used Mail for years. There are problems with it which Apple don't seem to be acknowledging. I gave the highly recommended Airmail program a go and couldn't be happier. Slicker, more intuitive, and much more reliable when it comes to fetching mail at scheduled intervals. :-)