It evolves with each shoot, of sorts 
Something new from me, idea wise:
And a few others.
Something new from me, idea wise:
And a few others.
A thread with photos and things.
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First wedding with some sweet tattoos this week 
And some rim lighting from several weeks back.
As well as some lols
And some rim lighting from several weeks back.
As well as some lols
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Not a problem at all and thanks! This is why forums are great for this kind of thing. People will spot things often missed 
I agree, and have made changes! I also darkened the fade a bit to be more pleasing. When I edited that shot I was in the dark, but in the light it looks better with less fade I think.
I agree, and have made changes! I also darkened the fade a bit to be more pleasing. When I edited that shot I was in the dark, but in the light it looks better with less fade I think.
I have posted a lot of wedding photos as of late, and not had a chance to actually travel and explore. So the past few weeks have given me the opportunity to do just that!
As per the motors forum, some of you may have seen our epic Scottish road trip adventure, here are a few of those photos
I've seen the Northern Lights four nights in a row, shot a wedding in an ice chapel, tasted dry snowy air at -31 degrees centigrade and explored deep caves... Yet the Highlands of Scotland were a totally awe inspiring experience all in themselves.
I also went to France for a friend's wedding this weekend, and did some local exploring during my stay.
As per the motors forum, some of you may have seen our epic Scottish road trip adventure, here are a few of those photos
I've seen the Northern Lights four nights in a row, shot a wedding in an ice chapel, tasted dry snowy air at -31 degrees centigrade and explored deep caves... Yet the Highlands of Scotland were a totally awe inspiring experience all in themselves.
I also went to France for a friend's wedding this weekend, and did some local exploring during my stay.
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I forgot about this thread! Two years.....
Anyway, a little update on some side projects I'm working on to build experience, and bring aboard a small network of professionals into the south coast who work to help each other out and in turn bring clients to each other.
It all started when I shot a work colleague's wedding, we're pretty close friends now so I proposed the idea of bridal wear portraiture and if she'd be willing to model for me, she agreed having never done anything like that before, but she does have a certain look and style that works really well. Anyway, fast forward a couple of months and the first trial shoot is out the way, spent a couple of hours at a venue I've shot at before, and they provided the suites for free in return for a copy of the images for their social media/website etc.
Fast forward again to this week and I shot a recent wedding where the make-up artist was in fact the same one who did my friend's make-up on her wedding day, a very popular MUA too! I spent the morning of the recent wedding at the MUA's studio getting the morning prep shots, really nice place, French jazz playing, totally mellow. She really liked the teasers I posted up and asked if I'd pop in to shoot more of her work and that she'd pay. Explained the project I'm doing and how I envision this type of networking going forwards, and now she's on-board with free make-up for it as well.
I'm really quite chuffed, I knew it would take time to kick this venture off, but things have been falling into place nicely and rather quickly too. It's a beautiful way to try new ideas and techniques from all involved and work together, which is what it is all about. I've seen so many wedding photographers who come to a shoot, do their thing, then move on and that's them done. I like to be way more one-to-one with not only clients abut the other professionals I'm working alongside.
Anyway, I've probably bored you all with passages of text
So to make up for it, here are a selection of my favourite shots as of late.
Anyway, a little update on some side projects I'm working on to build experience, and bring aboard a small network of professionals into the south coast who work to help each other out and in turn bring clients to each other.
It all started when I shot a work colleague's wedding, we're pretty close friends now so I proposed the idea of bridal wear portraiture and if she'd be willing to model for me, she agreed having never done anything like that before, but she does have a certain look and style that works really well. Anyway, fast forward a couple of months and the first trial shoot is out the way, spent a couple of hours at a venue I've shot at before, and they provided the suites for free in return for a copy of the images for their social media/website etc.
Fast forward again to this week and I shot a recent wedding where the make-up artist was in fact the same one who did my friend's make-up on her wedding day, a very popular MUA too! I spent the morning of the recent wedding at the MUA's studio getting the morning prep shots, really nice place, French jazz playing, totally mellow. She really liked the teasers I posted up and asked if I'd pop in to shoot more of her work and that she'd pay. Explained the project I'm doing and how I envision this type of networking going forwards, and now she's on-board with free make-up for it as well.
I'm really quite chuffed, I knew it would take time to kick this venture off, but things have been falling into place nicely and rather quickly too. It's a beautiful way to try new ideas and techniques from all involved and work together, which is what it is all about. I've seen so many wedding photographers who come to a shoot, do their thing, then move on and that's them done. I like to be way more one-to-one with not only clients abut the other professionals I'm working alongside.
Anyway, I've probably bored you all with passages of text
So to make up for it, here are a selection of my favourite shots as of late.
First time I'd ever been there. A bunch of us went for a photo day out and I took a few photos. This year I've penned down as the year I go out and do more landscape photography, as I neglected it last year. More astrophotography especially as I have free travel to the Isle of Wight, so should really make the most of it!
Thanks Buddy, 5D Mk3 + 6D Mk2 and a combination of:
Sigma 85mm 1.4 EX HSM (not the new Art version)
Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art
Canon 35mm 1.4 L II
Tamron 15-30 2.8 VC
Sigma 85mm 1.4 EX HSM (not the new Art version)
Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art
Canon 35mm 1.4 L II
Tamron 15-30 2.8 VC
Upgraded to the Canon as wanted weather sealing. The Sigma has since been sold!
It is rather excellent, and no complaints at all here. Focus hit rate is also higher than the Sigma, although I kind of expected that anyway. It's the locking lens hood I particularly like though.
I just need to add more nature to the collection
Spring needs to be more spring first though...
Spring needs to be more spring first though...
London Richmond? I'm in London on the weekend of the 21st!
A few more from recent days
It's not all good news though, look at how sharp the focus is on this shot!
Of course that was with AI Servo enabled and in a dimly lit room so AF was hunting during the burst a bit. I got the shot in one of the other images in the buffer, just found the above amusing
Thanks! That day was pretty epic in the Highlands.
A few more from recent days
It's not all good news though, look at how sharp the focus is on this shot!
Of course that was with AI Servo enabled and in a dimly lit room so AF was hunting during the burst a bit. I got the shot in one of the other images in the buffer, just found the above amusing
Thanks! That day was pretty epic in the Highlands.
It was a chance shot really, my friend and I were shooting a wedding during golden hour and the sun was looking amazing, so we walked around with b&g stopping here and there for some shots. He walked ahead and this scene just came into view, whipped out the 35 and snap snap snap
Here are a few more form that day:
(The flipflops were a must really, she'd been in uncomfortable heels all day and simply had enough! In hindsight I should have just carried the heels and got her to put them on for that shot. In other ways they amplify the chilled nature of the scene I suppose?)
I will mostly be busy by the looks of it on the 21st, but should be free the 22nd in the afternoon onwards I guess. Just a weekend staying with family over there so as usual not sure what's been planned. I do want to do London street photography again though as it's been a while since the last session. Problem is getting time free...
Here are a few more form that day:
(The flipflops were a must really, she'd been in uncomfortable heels all day and simply had enough! In hindsight I should have just carried the heels and got her to put them on for that shot. In other ways they amplify the chilled nature of the scene I suppose?
)I will mostly be busy by the looks of it on the 21st, but should be free the 22nd in the afternoon onwards I guess. Just a weekend staying with family over there so as usual not sure what's been planned. I do want to do London street photography again though as it's been a while since the last session. Problem is getting time free...
Not sure what's going on with the flickr images above :/
Edit* They're working again!
Anyway, a few more from recent times but in black and white only. Finally got round to tweaking a few presets I'd been playing with in Lightroom and got the balance I was after. These are based on Agfa 200++ film.
Edit* They're working again!
Anyway, a few more from recent times but in black and white only. Finally got round to tweaking a few presets I'd been playing with in Lightroom and got the balance I was after. These are based on Agfa 200++ film.
I submitted one of my wedding photos to the NatGeo YourShot assignment "We love animals". It got selected to be published in the story!
https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/we-love-animals/
https://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/stories/we-love-animals/
Thanks both
I read an email from natgeo on the way to work this morning saying the same shot is now trending as one of the most popular on YourShot!
It's been a rather fantastic end to the week so far I'd say!
I read an email from natgeo on the way to work this morning saying the same shot is now trending as one of the most popular on YourShot!
It's been a rather fantastic end to the week so far I'd say!
You can do it that way, but I use the speedlite's stand that comes with it and simply place it on the floor aiming upwards! Remote trigger for firing. O use the Yongnuo 600EXs with the E3-RT commander, so can control power etc from the commander.
No need for a special type of umbrella but flash umbrellas are cheap enough and very large so would be perfect for this kind of use, and you can use them elsewhere too.
God I love this thread. I want to take things up a level (still a beginner but have come a long way since I bought my D5200, albeit slowly
- Stacking
- Histogram in LR
- Get a better grip of colour temp and other settings I haven't really used in post
- Astrophotography (off to Wales next week and we're within spitting distance from a dark park)
- Settle on a style/profile for post
Good luck! One of my best friends did his first wedding recently and said it opened his eyes up to the stresses of such a task! It's super fun though and you just have to get into it and be a part of the day as well. Over the past few years I've grown more and more used to just socialising with more guests during the daytime as the photos later end up being more natural as they're used to you when you're engaging a group or someone solo. The bulk of my images are documentary style though of course! But having fun and being part of the event are equally as important!
To be honest I've never looked into focus stacking, nor do I use the histogram in Lightroom either. If it looks right whilst I'm in post, I'll stick to that! I use the light meter in the viewifinder a lot however.
White balance in post will be important but make sure your screen is calibrated correctly, else colour hues and tonal ranges won't be as accurate as you might like, that pure white might look off white, for example. You don't need super expensive calibration kit, just a Spyder Express etc should be ample to get you on the right track.
Astrophotography is fun! I've only done it a few times but plan to do more this year as I have free travel to the Isle of Wight. I think you'll have a blast!
Finally, settling on a style will take time. Don't feel you have to have a style or signature look immediately. My style is still evolving, but I'm at home with the way my images end up looking whereas I was subtly changing tones, shadows etc before getting to this stage. Took me a few years I'd say.
In short, if it looks right to you, and you had fun, then there's nothing wrong, everything else will come with time
This past weekend I was at Creation Fest in Cornwall as I had a collaboration gig with a friend and another performer there (WYLD and Rowan Lark). Being on stage was quite an experience. I've had media access before,. but not on something of this magnitude.
Some photos:
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Does this count as spam too?
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Hi tatts, thanks! I'm not sure I know which ones you saw flat? Could you quote those ones so I can take another look? Unless you are referring to the slightly crushed blacks/faded look to some shots?