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I was the designated photographer for our staff night out a few weeks ago. Managed to grab a few decent shots. Nikon D3300, 50mm 1.8, 2 softboxes, Back drop, drunk colleagues. legend Mo by chris sharples, on Flickr scotmikemo by chris sharples, on Flickr vic1 by chris sharples, on Flickr...

Bit of an experiment with colours etc but happy with the overall effect. I just used saturation, temperature and another slider I forgot the name off. It was taken in front of a well lit window with my left arm outstretched with the camera pointing towards myself. It took 12 goes to actually...

Cheers. I'll have a good look at them.

Thanks for the reply Phil V . regarding your first post, the radio triggering is what I probably meant. So that would control the flashes yes and allow me to change the settings remotely? Second post, I would use them in the softboxes or get some umbrellas at some point. (I am still learning...

Hi guys. Quick breakdown of what I currently have. D3300, Nikon 50mm1.8, the 35-55 stock lens, 3 softboxes with stands and boom, a cheap tripod, Neewer 32" 5 in 1 reflector and cabled shutter release. I am now looking for a speedlite. I know bugger all about speedlites having never used one...

How low would you say? Iirc it was 1.5ft above his head.

Yeah I now know what you mean. I now have some Softboxes for indoor portraits so I will be able to get more out of what I want to achieve. Thanks for the tip :)

...using my new Softboxes. I received 3 softboxes yesterday to improve my portraits and other uses. These are not top of the line ones, just £70 including a 5in1 reflector to help me out. This image was taken in a room against a cream wall with ambient light, over head softbox and one to the...

Nice picture, however, for a second there I thought the girl playing the flute on the cover of the music book was actually the subject girl added with photoshop haha.

Thanks for the replies. kodiak, I see what you mean about the hand, maybe if I shot at a different aperture.... All being well I will be getting some lights and umbrellas soon to get some much missed light in my house. hopefully this will help me out.

It’s the Nikon d3300 with the 50mm f1.8 prime lens. Really impressed with it.

Picked up a second hand nikon 50mm F1.8 prime yesterday. Had a quick play and I am very impressed with it. The burning question is are you impressed with the results.? harrynewglass by chris sharples, on Flickr louis by chris sharples, on Flickr

Rare photos of them together, managed to grab these on the off chance. bobjacob by chris sharples, on Flickr happy by chris sharples, on Flickr

JessPortrait1BW by chris sharples, on Flickr Out in Bakewell yesterday for her birthday and managed to get this loverly shot in a garden along the river. Weather at the time was overcast a little and most of the light was blocked out by tall trees at the location but I did manage to grab a very...

Completely forgot about this thread. Had a great time and here are a few pics. Sunset1 by chris sharples, on Flickr sunset2 by chris sharples, on Flickr sunset by chris sharples, on Flickr rockysunset by chris sharples, on Flickr