RobertMurariu Wrote: (Apr 28, 2017, 04:52) -- Here is an example of both situations.Of course these photos were edited but you can feel the light fall of natural lighting.Both look good.The photo on ...

Hi and welcome Kristoph, In general an 80mm lens is good for portraits (using full frame camera). For cameras with smaller sensors reduce the focal length to give you an 80 mm equivalent on your ca...

Gandalf1953 Wrote: (Apr 13, 2018, 06:27) -- Hi Everyone I have just added a Canon EF 400mm f/2.8 USM (non IS) MkII to my photo gear, which came with a nice Canon "vanity" Case. Nice for storing in ...

Hi Mark, I see you have an interest in boats and the sea, some nice shots. I enjoy doing action shots myself. Best regards and welcome Mike

johnberry Wrote: (Oct 22, 2017, 05:44) -- Greetings to all of you guys. Newbie here. Please accept me into this community. lol -- Hi John, Welcome , what type of photography do you enjoy or are ...

Hi delb0y, I have done studio lighting taster sessions for my camera club, that are done in the evenings. Obviously in a few hours we have limited time to cover more than the basics but I also make...

Hi, I have run a number of lighting courses and generally have a small group 4-5 people and go through different settings and involve the students. Get them to measure the lighting, set the lights....

Eddy Canon Wrote: (Sep 22, 2017, 03:11) -- Hi Derek, Having been fortunate enough to attend a lighting techniques course,(only eight on the course two days in duration) it's easy to identify with y...

Fogey Wrote: (Jul 2, 2017, 01:03) -- Hello everybody.   :) I'm new to this site but not to photography as I've been 'into' photography for the last 40 odd years. A Nikon devotee, I'll photograph...

Hi, walking over a vertical drop is scary. The biggest vertical drop I have been OVER (not next to but over) was 1.5 Km that's 4920 feet. A long, long way down, plum vertical under me. I was taking cl...

I use flash if that will give me the results I want for a particular shot. In general if the shutter speed would be too slow with natural light or the natural lighting is not suitable I will use fl...

RobertMurariu Wrote: (Apr 10, 2017, 00:07) -- Hi there! I'm Robert , professional portrait photographer and retoucher always open to learn and share things about photography.Before I signed up on th...

Hi and welcome. I would suggest starting by photographing one of your interests (one that is not too demanding as far as photographic skills are required). You should find that this is more rewarding ...

Hi Wendy, Everything is a bit of a compromise. Without using flash I would do the following. 1) Use a slightly higher ISO. 200-800 2) Use the largest aperture you can. 3) Look for a location where ...

Well done. From moving boat these are good. Mike

Catching birds in flight is not easy and a key 'trick' is to find a flight path so that you are better prepared (the best lens / TC combination and possibly pre-focused / manual exposure?). This can a...

Hi Redwazza, Welcome. A good place to start is by focusing on the types of images you would like to take. If you let the forum know what type of images you want to take, we may be able to give you s...

You should still ask for an artists release / permission before publishing. Mike

My first images of a Jay http://www.art-seekers.com/images/WildlifeGallery/IMG_0158.jpg http://www.art-seekers.com/images/WildlifeGallery/IMG_0159.jpg Enjoy Mike www.art-seekers.com

Hi, Nice photo. I would clone some of the bamboo? over the buildings in the background and then blur the whole background when you find out how to do this. While I use Photoshop, you could do this u...