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    Studio Build Thread

    Nope, we closed the doors in May this year. The studios were stunning but not sticking to the business plan of building 3 studio spaces (rather than 1) cost us in the end. 2 - 3 month order book but not enough cash flow to sustain the business was it's downfall. Rule #1 - Always follow your...
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    Beauty Dish - Male Portraits

    Just no...this is wrong. :shake: 'soft'boxes produce a 'soft' light where shadows fall off gradually, its flattering for your average person who has wrinkles and skin imperfections as the shadow doesn't exaggerate these features. A beauty dish on the other hand has a much harder, quicker...
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    Something new for me

    Haha - im being harsh, mainly because the images are techincally good to the point where 'picky' critique is actually required. :thumbs: Stevie (the guy you'll see most of from Autumn Leaf on here) swears by Hurley and ive picked up a lot by proxy. Worth a look!
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    Something new for me

    It makes me cringe because this is what imagine school photos to be like these days, that properly OTT sweeter that sweet pose. The few times I've seen something like this work with an adult its usual an asian woman in tradition dress and make up with a much tighter crop and more delicate...
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    Something new for me

    Taking photos is the easy bit, directing models is more difficult. Things that help is have a few poses you like either in your mind or from a magazine or site and use them as a starting point then vary it to suit your models body shape and features. Like any form of photography its all about...
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    Don't drink and photograph

    I dunno if this makes it better if worse but this was a combined effort.
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    Funny comments you've received when out with the camera?

    I was going to join in this fascinating argument then I realised its the internet and I don't give a f#%k Back to the original subject, I find I get less comments these days than I did 4/5 years ago. DSLRs are so common place now its not really such a big deal.
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    Help!

    Camera is P30N and 28-80 kit lens.
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    Help!

    Got 2 rolls of BW400CN and the guys checking local stores for HP5. Many thanks, i'll defo post anything that I actually manage to get in focus and exposed correctly!
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    Help!

    Cheers, en route to boots just now!!
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    Help!

    Ok Im heading off to New Zealand tonight, flights at 2045! My camera is tied up in the studio these days and im starting to regret not sorting myself a camera to take! I do however have an old pentax 35mm kicking about, im think this could be pretty cool! Question is - im looking for film...
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    Great Western Road Wedding

    A few images from the wedding I did on Sunday, they went down a storm at the evening reception slideshow! If the bride's happy, im happy! :thumbs:
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    Change to Studio

    As you can see from our images that Stevie has posted we like shadow but one thing to consider about shooting 'commercial family portraits' is that your average 40 yo mum/dad doesn't have skin like a baby's bottom and no bags under their eyes. Shoot with too much 'interesting', edgy, hard...
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    Change to Studio

    Ignoring all the mumbo jumbo about the fact you have 2 soft boxes sitting out you''ll have a load more control over your lighting. We've painted the majority of the studio grey mainly because black would be very intimidating.
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    Outtake from the hollywood shoot

    Yeah I shot this one. The thing I like most about this is the models eyes...they're different colours!
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