Recent content by Speedyflash

A few years ago, a friend of mine went on a trip to India and met a young man from Japan who had chosen to only take a 50mm lens even though he had various other lenses including zoom lenses at home. He had decided to use his trip as a photography exercise and to force himself to be restricted...

I think for what I want, the basic edition is fine so I think I'll go ahead and get it. Thanks for your reply.

I recently saw this software mentioned in another thread and have downloaded the trial version to have a play with. I think it's very good and appears to be a great way to learm and try out lighting setups before getting real models into the studio. Does anyone else use it and is there any...

That's great. Thanks Gary.

Hi I have speedlites and use a Yongnuo 622 TX on the camera to set power and Yongnuo 622's on the speedlites for triggering. This has been great for everything I have done up till now. I am now looking at a setup which requires a stripbox and it seems that speedlites don't really work well with...

The crosslightling really adds drama to the shot. Are the long rectangular softboxes you used capable of shooting a full length crosslit shot? I have been asked to take some shots for our local drama group which need to be full length to show the whole costume including shoes and boots etc. This...

Where did you get the brick wall backdrop from?

There are lots of tutorials on YouTube. Some are really good and you can learn many simple or advanced techniques.

Who was the workshop with?

Are you seeking advice for a system that is compact to store away or one that is compact in use?

It's really interesting that you're using a 50mm lens. I have read so much on the internet about 50mm not being a good lens for portraits. You've proved them all wrong and I'll definately be using my 50mm much more from now on. By the way, how do you shoot: manual, aperture or shutter priority?

Being asked to do a shoot when you're still a beginner, and still learning about photography and your camera, can be daunting and nerve racking .You've done well and should be very happy with the results. If I were you I would try to do more of this sort of thing as it is great practice and...

I agree with everyone else, a superb collection of shots. I am very envious and would love to have the nerve to go out and do this. Good for you and keep showing us the results of your excellent work.

That's a great shot, I'm sure the couple will love it. Was it a candid shot or was it posed?

For the vast majority of things that you need to do, Lightroom is an excellent choice whether you buy it or subsrcribe to it. There are many tutorials for it on You Tube and also for Photoshop and most other editing programmes as well. In fact I find that watching tutorials on You Tube are a...