Recent content by W44NNE

I headed to NYC in January for a holiday and took my Leica equipment. However before I left, I randomly picked up an OM System Tough TG-7. It was on Amazon at a lower price and I thought “why not”. Well I arrived and instantly caught COVID lol, spent four days in my hotel room, and then when I...

This is true, but I see a shift with my types of work. Clients are starting to ask for “things to be more in focus”. What they mean is a larger depth of field like a phone. As much as I’ve tried to push against this, there’s too much competition for me to simply enforce how I want to shoot, so...

Thanks for all the help, it came in handy today. I shot the images and the client is happy. I felt like a beginner again, even with all my years of experience in other areas of photography lol, and also I was certainly the underdog as I was using Micro Four Thirds. However it all went to plan...

Very true, but also a lot of them have a 400 f2.8 on their monopods whereas (sadly) I don’t have anything like that lol. I’ll see how I go. Sometimes, the less equipment I have, the better I shoot.

Thanks, really great advice from all of you. I was considering my monopod but they always feel so limiting. I don't believe I can stand up and my equipment isn't crazy-heavy so I think for my first match I'll just hand-hold and see how I get on. I could live to regret this lol.

Hi, thanks for the reply. "Soccer" I guess but as this is a UK site, I assumed football would be the best term. I'm at pitch-level and my first match is a daytime one. The stadium appears to have reasonable light going on, but there are plenty of digital advertising boards so I don't know how...

100% agree about game knowledge. I’ve always been in to sports with engines, so as soon as you start talking about off-side rules etc, you might as well be Oppenheimer trying to teach me at Uni. I haven’t a clue lol. Saying that though, I’ve shot various things in the past that I’ve been new...

This is really helpful, thanks. I was told 1/1600 but I’m unsure which camera I’ll use, and if I go with my Micro Four Thirds setup, I’ll struggle at those speeds… good to hear I can go near to 1/1000th hopefully

Hi all, I've been invited to shoot a football match at a large-ish stadium. I normally shoot Automotive so it's a bit of a new one for me, as I try to expand on my repertoire of photography. Have you got any tips? Techniques, focal lengths, JPEG vs RAW (I'm normally solely a RAW shooter but I...

Thanks for the replies. I’ve always used a colour-corrected monitor but I’ve never profiled a camera. My Leica and Sony bodies have never been an issue, and the E-M1.3/E-M1X I owned didn’t seem to have this issue. I just instantly noticed the greens were super hot in the ORF files. I guess it...

I purchased an OM-1 when it was first released, but sold the camera after a few shots at the time as I wasn't too enamoured with the green hues it produced. They seemed a little too green and looked almost unrealistic, requiring some Lightroom processing to bring them back to anywhere near...

Images from a recent shoot at Midland Air Museum. I absolutely loved this place, and the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful. Unfortunately three cars didn't turn up and it threw me in to some bad light waiting for them, but I still like what I made in the end. My instagram is here

Thanks, yeah the judges were people like the Duke of Richmond (Goodwood) etc so definitely a confidence-booster for sure as you say

It’s not supposed to. I called it “make your own movie” as I wanted to give it cinematic look, given the fact that goldfinger and other movies have been filmed here. It’s all subjective at the end of the day.

Thanks both :-)