Recent content by JamieW

Who is ever going to be able to beat the heat of the sun...?! Wicked shot, love it!

Guess I'll stick to LR then! No point spending money on something I can already do with what I have o_O

Is it better than Lightroom though?

I'm in the same boat, and I am my own worst critique! Even the ones everyone else say are really good, I always manage to find something I'm not happy with. o_O But I like this about me, because it drives me to improve all the time (y) ;)

like the title suggests? I'm doing a few family photo shoots and currently have LR5 which I'm managing with. Is it worth investing in Portrait pro or even Photoshop to help with processing portraits and family photos? Basically are they better for this kind of processing?

Thanks, sounds like good advice (y) will definitely try the flash bender next time. I use Duracell batteries. Also is it better to shoot with a larger f number when shooting groups of people? To make sure everyone is in focus, or is it just my focussing in general that needs improving?

Will try it off camera next time, it's all a learning curve! Also, I'm going through a few batteries on the flash gun each party. 4-5 hours of shooting, average 400 shots. It makes sense to me with all the work the flash gun is doing, but just want to check with you all?

It's difficult to use a reflector as I work alone at the moment, or would a rouge flash bender work as well? I have one of those! o_O

The party I shot on Sunday had black walls and a red ceiling, would you still try and bounce flash or just lower the output and point it at the subject?

Because of my work on the first party, the woman who's party it was thinks I will be good enough to photo her wedding in.....Jamaica (woop woop!)....in 2017, two years more experience by then. :banana::woot:

Thanks, they are my family, and they love to party! :D I am finding that focusing in this kind of low light is challenging. Using the focus assist light isn't perfect and also lets the subject know I'm photographing them, giving up the natural look. As for this kind of photography, everyone...

How did it go? I shot another one on Sunday, black walls and red ceiling!! I also experimented with twisting the camera to get light effects. I think it worked well on some, and not so well on others! o_O Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131765843@N02/sets/72157651745780319/

Thanks for the critique guys, as a beginner it's the only way I'll learn to be super awesome! ;)

Agreed, great job!

Sound......:agree: What they all said :agree: Loved it, great idea, well executed :D