If you have access to a studio, an unlimited amount of playtime and more lights than you can count on one hand don’t worry too much about checking out this site… http://www.zvork.fr/vls/ For the rest of us this might just be a good way to practice positioning lights, in a consistent manner, just to see what …
And the good weather continues. Well the 100% weather success of the summer programme continued for the second meet of the year. It was good to see a large number of people turn up for the Wendover Arm nature walk on Tuesday. The sight of a horde of cameras (or maybe the blinding glare from …
The summer program is your chance to get out and take pictures… there’s friendly fellow club members to stand guard over camera bags, the folks you are taking pictures with also expect you to stop, take out a camera and wait for the “decisive moment”. They won’t complain or grumble like you might get if …
Here’s a short article that’s full of tips to help you take better portrait pictures with your standard or ‘kit‘ lenses. Most often DSLR cameras with APS-C size sensors, also called 1.5x or 1.6x crop sensors, are supplied with an 18-55mm or 18-70mm lens. Like all elements of photography understanding how to make the most …
Fourth place at the finals What a great result for the club, in our first ever CACC Rosebowl Final. Finishing fourth out of the top twelve clubs in the final round. This is a great result for us and I want to say Thank you to all the members that contributed photos, sat in the …
f11 Magazine for photographers and aficionados I recently saw something on twitter about f11, an online magazine for photographers that’s free, even the back issues are all easy to download as PDF files so you can read it on your computer or even iPad. Given that most photo magazines in the shops seem to be …
Drew Gardner: Celebrity Portraiture Drew Gardner is giving a webinar with Manfrotto on 17th May 2012 from 19:00 to 20:00, it’s free to join, you need to register over at Manfrotto’s website. Drew Gardner is an award-winning London based photographer. His work is diverse with a narrative, ecompassing group portraiture to photographing beautiful and extraordinary people …
It’s ‘Aussie’ Allan’s birthday today! Yes hard to believe but Aussie Allan has notched up a half-century of birthdays. Some little bird tells me he was hoping for some new camera kit for his birthday… (don’t we all) Be sure to wish him all the best in the comments or at the meeting at College …