Recent content by chappers193

My daily driver is worse than that and I spend my life carting muddy dogs, Mountain bikes , muddy fishermen/ canoeists , firewood, rubbish and many many other things !

I have my windows pc with elements, photoshop, paintshop pro blah blah.....and I have my Linux pc for editing, running ubuntu and the best editing software I've found....Gimp ! my advice, keep your old pc and look for a used machine, get rid of windows and use Linux, few errors and so much...

Thank you all for your input, I want to do this because I am sick of the studio environment and wish to create a different style of image, for me ! I know it won't be "proper" but I am not seeking perfection and I have very few problems with distortion at wide angles (full frame) The lighting is...

hmmm.......think I'll forget about this idea then, thanks for replies though

Maybe, mostly portrait though, wondering if a 10-20 lens would help ?

The room is 12ft x 8ft and will mainly be for portrait work with the occasional full body shot. Shooting from one end with permanent ceiling mounted lights on pull downs with low level fill lights, I have just read about green screen, maybe that would be a possibility ?

Looking at setting up a small home studio in the spare bedroom, I have been looking at backdrop systems but dislike paper rolls and cannot afford vinyl so I am thinking of using boards with backdrops stuck to them so I can swap them around as I need them, does anyone use a similar set up or am I...

Returning to photography after an enforced break following a brain hemorrhage and other illnesses, have tried on and off to get the spark back and finally feel ready. I started my photographic journey in 2000, mainly traveling around the UK following the BSB and BTCC, However a chance...