Recent content by Dippy Debra

That wiki link is fab! :banana: Thank you (y)

Hi :wave: I wondered if anyone knows of any waterfalls that are fairly local to me, that I can go & photograph. A lot of them seem to a long trek from anywhere you can park & I'm a bit arthritic! :( I live in South East Manchester, so parts of Derbyshire & the Peak District are quite accessible...

Thank you so much gents :) I've been looking at a Yongnuo unit.....good to know they are an okay piece of kit. YongNuo YN-622C Wireless E-TTL Flash Trigger for Canon by YONGNUO Link: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01686XMOK I shall get to work on the tutorials :wacky:

Hello :wave: I've got a Canon 70d & am looking to purchase an on camera flash unit, but if I'm honest I'm totally baffled with what sort of spec to look for, so if anyone could explain the basics that would be fab :help: Also, I photograph purely for pleasure, so don't make any money out of...

Thanks for that. Excellent recommendation. I'll spend some time working my way through a few of these training videos :D

Those courses look fab, but I'm in Manchester :(

Thanks so much all of you....should keep me busy for a while :D

Hi :wave: I wondered if anyone could recommend a good online course for Photoshop? I've managed to grasped the basics, but would like to be able to do more with it & understand what the heck to do with layers :bonk: I don't mind paying a small fee, but certainly can't run to paying hundreds...

Hi beesee, I've just completed (& passed :D) the Open University digital photography course & can't praise it enough. The tutorials are easy to follow & give you a good basic knowledge of all the camera functions. Also, the online community is fab. It encourages you to critique other people's...

Ohhhh like it! :D Between you, you'll have me taking professional looking photos!

Liking the idea of props - it might help them to relax while I take photos. Thanks :)

Excellent idea - hopefully be able to get some "relaxed" shots that way, rather than the usual posed for ones. Thanks :)

In a couple of months it is my son's school prom & I'd like to take a few photos of him & his mates all dressed up in their suits - nice changed from jeans & t-shirts for them lot!! However, I don't want to do the whole "stand in a line & smile for the camera" thing, as I think the official...