Recent content by Mart

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    metering & focus for group photos

    Hi Hacker, i see your a nikon user too. just had a squiz at your website, your wedding pics are realy clear. i only bought my d200 a couple of weeks ago. how do you find it holds up to niose?
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    Wedding Photographer Tutorial.....

    Hey all, i am in the same boat as Gilly with wedding photography. my main issue is what the best f stop for groups shots - thats the area i most stress with. i have a nikon d200 with a 17-55.. f2.8. if it a big group i tend to shoot at f11 but smaller groups in one line i shoot at f8. problem is...
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    metering & focus for group photos

    i tend to try for an f11 for the big group shots and around f8 for small groups with no-one in the background - like b&g plus 6 people. i am going to post a few pics later so you can clearly see what i mean. appreciate your help guys
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    metering & focus for group photos

    hi guys thanks for replying. i will post a few pics so you can take a look. My shutter speed is fine so its not motion blur. I am going to print off a few pics to see the clarity. Can you answer this for me? If i shoot a group at f5.6 and the same at f11 altering shutter for exposure besides...
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    metering & focus for group photos

    Hi can anyone advise the best setting for shooting group shots outside the church. I have only done a couple of weddings so far, but am not best pleased with my results. I am shooting with a Nikon D200 with a Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 len at f8. I am shooting RAW, spot metering off the brides face...
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    flash lighting

    hi i have a 2 head kit. i have a infa red remote which i use on my hotshoe, i shoot at 125th sec (i beleive shutter is irrelevant here) and i use my aperture to control exposure. if i need morfe light and dont want to sacrifice my depth of field i turn up my lights. hope this helps
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    wedding lenses

    Hi can anyone recommend a sharp lens for shooting line ups at wedding. I have a NIkon d70. Was thinking about the sigma 10-20 but i am not sure if this will distort people. Dont want to make the relatives look fat... Anyway Merry Chrsitmas everyone
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    printing

    Hi can anyone recommend a good printers?
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    flash guns

    Hi all i am using a SB26 on a Nikon d70. I am confused as to how to use my flashgun properly. I get results sometimes but more luck than judgement realy. Does anyone know of any good tutorials, whether they be books, online or one to one training.?
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    help and be helped

    Hi Janice, thanks for your reply. yep a line directly in front not stretching away. I recently shot some line ups with a 28-70mm nikkon but wasn't happy with the shapeness and wasnt sure if i made the people on the ends fat.
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    help and be helped

    Hey no worries, thanks for looking though.
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    help and be helped

    Hi Jimmy, thanks.
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    help and be helped

    Hello all, new to forums but hoping to help and be helped. I'm bursting with questions and hope someone can help. What will the difference be between shooting on 28mm with a 28-70mm zoom or a 28mm fixed lens, if i am shooting 10 people in a line? Will i distort the people? or will the...
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