Recent content by Chris Reed

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    Do you ever lose interest for a while?

    i was fairly lackluster a few weeks back, just not feeling inspired, but then I got a lot of work, and some really good comments back from a few of my editors, that helped. Also I'm a big fan of the idea that destruction is the first step to any creative process. Smash something up, throw an...
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    Need help with TP fstop-dof graphic

    its graphically too busy, and that will lead to more confusion, also the orange and blue do not mix well. there is a lot of good info, it just needs to be simplified graphically some how. have you considered 3 identical diagrams stacked on top of each other to show the extremes of DOF? one...
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    What size camera

    if your not blowing up the image larger then 8x10 and all other things are equal (i know they never are) you will not notice a difference of a few MP either way. if your looking at a 12 and a 10 mp camera that both handle low light well, and take good lenses then buy the 12mp if you can afford...
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    One light setups help

    tinfoil over a peice of wood, and attached around the back with a staple gun, you have a reflector.
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    Strobist Style Lighting Kit, Shipping advice req'd please!

    i buy things in the usa all of the time. from full sized bikes, to tiny bits and peices. VAT and import duty are a lottery, some times you get through fine, some times you get hit for tons. if its shipped parcelfarce they will try to charge you a 100 quid handeling fee, don't pay it you don't...
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    Wildlife Photographer of the Year @ Natural History Museum

    is it free... i have not been to a museum in too long.
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    photographing cakes!

    Do not use a light box, it will look like she is backing for a hospital. my wife is a keen baker, and i photograph some of her things, i just leave it on my the table and get down near its level (about 30-45 degrees) you want to be able to see the top with out it looking flat, get some kitcheny...
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    Getting my Polaroid 600 to fire a speedlight

    i tried to explain this to her, shes fairly insistent on it being a Polaroid, i will grab a 6x9 and show see how close to what she wants I can get, but she is fairly stubborn as far as people go.
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    Getting my Polaroid 600 to fire a speedlight

    No i have not shot medium format Polaroid, she wants scans of the images for her site, and its a magazine shoot.
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    Getting my Polaroid 600 to fire a speedlight

    where you born with out a sense of humor or was it removed later in life? 5 cameras 3 shoot film.
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