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Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond. Cal

Hello everyone. I understand that post processing opinions very greatly but with regard to skin smoothing I could do with a little guidance. I have attached a 100% crop from a recent headshot with several increasing amounts of smoothing. The question is, which do you prefer? No Smoothing...

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CPL and a set of ND grads. Hitech do a decent set of three for £30, soft or hard. Good filters for the price.

Have a look for local evening courses in the area. I have attended quite a few. They are cheap, you get plenty of practise and you get to look at / try out other peoples equipment; which helps you choose future purchases.

Hello and welcome. I know what you mean, I'm browsing these pages all the time. It's very addictive.

I had similar issues too. I found myself cropping pictures all the time to make them more appealing. Over time I got the hang of doing the cropping through the view finder. Look over the whole frame, not just the subject. Exercises I have used to assist me in seeing the picture through the view...

Thanks for the replies.. As I'm not gonna be doing macro specifically, then ill scratch them off my list. I'll take a look at those suggested lenses. Thanks again. Cal

Do any of you guys shoot portraits with a macro lens and if so, what benefits do you get from it. I'm looking to purchase a new lens for portraits and there are so many out there, I'm not sure what to go for. I'm shooting with a Nikon D7000 and only have one lens, the 35mm 1.8. This is a great...

Ok, ill take a look at those. thanks for info.

Hello there. I'm looking for advice on flash compatibility between Nikon flashes and 3rd party, cheaper versions. I'm hoping to set up a main flash (sb700 on D7000) with two additional fill/background flashes. I was looking at the cheaper nissin/metz units but I'm not sure what to go with. I...

Hi all. Was introduced to this forum by another user, and can't keep off it now, some really interesting posts. Just upgraded from a Sony a300 to a Nikon D7000 and really enjoying it. Lots to learn, so I better get on with it. Cheers

I know the feeling, been there too. I have started keeping images in my free webspace which is provided by my ISP. In addition to keeping it safe, you can access your images away from home if need be. The FTP upload is not the quickest though.