Recent content by blaze_away

Great thanks. I had forgotten about Animoto. I use to use it when I was a pro (retired a few years now). It is good and might be ok for this. Not sure I can edit the video bits though. Need to cut the sections of footage into smaller pieces.

I want to create a short AV file combining video, stills, text and voice. As its for a charity I need to do it ideally for free. What software/freeware would recommend

The main difference between shots 1 and 2 are the lighting, shot 2 shows all the hallmarks of uninspiring on camera flash, you get great, even perfect exposure, but ultimately a blandly lit boring picture. Image 1 is better but still not one you'd say wow that's fabulous. If you REALLY want...

Good question JohnN, IMO it opens your mind and improves your skills, the more you practice the better you get, and you can only really learn by doing in photography. With a model you've hired you can experiment with light, look at images that you think are aspirational and try to understand how...

Hi again, Great minds think alike.....unfortunately we've already been down that route. When the camera was first shown to me it was totally unresponsive, did nothing no matter what I did, so I removed the battery left it for a couple of minutes then put it back and switched on. Camera...

Hi Canonbabie, I'll ask, although not sure we will get it as I think all the controls have locked up.

A friend of mine has a problem with his Canon EOS 550d He is getting "error code 80 shutter speed" Can any of you Canon users give me some advice I can pass on. Cheers I guess I tell him to buy a Nikon but that isn't probably what he's looking for....

I bought a few bits from them at Focus 2010 at NEC they delivered them in totally inadequate packaging. One item was a large reflector, as the packaging was crap the case/cover was split and the reflector too. Despite numerous phone calls and them promising to send a new one it never...