Recent content by Phillip Mac

I've had two similar things happen with Hasselblads the first after a fire in the studio when everthing was a loss on removing the lens on the hasselblad it worked fine, the other while on a tractor shoot, I laid the hasselblad on the ground as a guide to where to put the tractor, when I jumped...

There is a very easy way to solve this if the subject isn't moving around too much ,and that's to use just enough white background, to give a white edge around the subject, but leave the rest black then afterwards select the black with photoshop and change to white. :)

Try some still life in a nice warm studio. :) Phillip

I've been around the world with pro gear there is no problem if you are sensible, in thirty years as a pro I had one thing stolen and that was from my studio! One tip though always wrap the camera bag strap around your ankle when sitting at a table Phillip

After a total breakdown when I was fifty ,including mental hospital and having the same problems as you with no confidence, this following a career as one of the top photographers of cars in Europe, I threw it all away and have been on a steep recovery from there over the past 8 years . I am now...

Lovely shot Don't get many shots like this in Toulouse. :)

And the other ones counting how many days before pulling that damned sledge again. Nice image. Phillip

A very competant and well processed image Thankyou for showing it. phillip

I am totally convinced that the amateur photographer is and always will be, much more fanatical about quality than a pro, frankly quality is of secondry importance, to the subject matter and impact of an image. This of course doesn't go for the pro style Weddings Portraits etc. as it is...

In the good old days I used a drop of washing up liquid in te last couple of washes this rel^placed the squeegy as it allowed the liqid to run of the film, only one drop though. As to finding the right temp ,try it before as it's a bit of an art to get it dead right. Phillip

Hi well you need a macro lens ,that doesn't mean you can only do macro with it, you can use it for anything, it's exactly the same as a normal lens but has a closer minimum focusing distance, therefore a bit more expensive. . A cheaper soloution is to add a close up ring between the camera body...

Nice quality image you could look at the crop a bit.

Very sharp verynicely done but I've no idea what it is :)

I think it's a super light for the subject ,shutter speed perfect.

Fantastic image well done