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I have recently purchased a Canon Pixma 9500 mk2 printer. At the same time I obtained a wide selection of print papers to try. Unfortunately, both Canon and the paper manufacturers have not yet released up to date ICC profiles for the printer. Has anyone found a paper manufacturer who has...

I got my 5dmk2 a week ago from Warehouse Express in Norwich. Not that far from you. Found them to be the best for price and service. Do be careful for any sort of throw ins as they are not always genuine Canon especially battery grip. I hope you will be as pleased as I am with the camera...

This is a camera that I have been toying with buying for a long time. I have a 1ds mk2 and have been very very pleased with it and will keep it as I have done with all my past cameras. A question or two I would like to ask. When you take the camera out of the box, have many of you been happy...

Many thanks I will definitely give this a try. Sounds very common sense when you think about it!

I would be very interested to hear from others as to whether I am setting up my lighting for the best possible shot. I have to repeat this image six times a year (with different people of course) Usually, I have 20 or so people with ladies in ball gowns and men in black dinner suits. They...

Thanks to everyone who have tried to help. The style of photograph I want to achieve is as done by Mark Mawson -www.markmawson.com and then his section "series". More can be seen at aqueous paint drops in water. I have tried to contact Mark direct but, to date, I have had no reply. Perhaps he...

Carl Thanks for the post. I do like your shot but, no, it is not what I am looking to do. I want to keep the original dye colour in the water but against a black background. It is all about lighting- whether from the side, top or from behind a black card as in dark ground lighting set up...

I am very interested in trying to photograph paint and/or food dyes in clear water. I have done this producing a bright clear background but have seen example of this done with a totally black background - only the coloured dye illuminated. has anyone any suggestions as to how to set up...