Recent content by McNyat

Its because of the aperture

Sorry, im tweaking things a little here.... I have been given the opportunity to buy a Campn 24-70 f2.8 in good condition and wondering if it might be a good upgrade to my f.4 versio. I bought my f4 new, and it still in the exact same condition as I haven't used it as much as I thought I would...

Thanks everyone for your replies. If im being honest, im surprised that the 85mm f1.4L hasn't featured here, as alot of people seem to absolutely love it???

Good evening everyone. Im sure that most of you, if not all, have that one lens that yiu jyst live and keep using more that the rest. Mines so far is the 70-200 f2.8 which seems to cover almost all of my shooting. I have added the 300mm f2.8 recently for sports, which is great for that reason...

Thanks, have you any experience on what to look for, and to avoid?

Good evening everyone. Can anyone point me in the direction of some good overlays, such as smoke, sunrays, sunburst etc? And also some clear advice on how best to use them please? Thanks

Thanks folks. He is in final year of primary school and due to start secondary school in September. Ref the programmes on a second computer... dobyou just use the same install and login details?

Hi everyone, my son is showing an interest in photography and has asked if I will give him one of my old cameras that I hardly use now. He will however need to be able to work on the pics on his laptop after shooting. I am currently paying just under £10 per month to Adobe for Photoshop and...

So I've had the Canon R6 and R7 since they were released and have never done anything regarding firmware updates. I've always been afraid to as they both work fine, and why change something thats not broke. Are the benefits worth the risk? Or shoukd it keep things as they are? Thanks in advance

This bit has really struck me: "Bouncing it, means that rather than your light source being a 4 inch square above the lens, it’s a 4 ft square" So simple when its put this way, and it can also come from a better direction too to give a more flattering image. Just need more practice now on...

Im honestly not sure. I tried direct flash (diffused) and bounced of the ceiling and walls at different angles, and that coupled with the dog being a bit crazy it was hard to say what was the best. Here is another one from tonight though, with the flash off camera and using a softbox. The fec...

So here are a couple of pics. I've worked in Manual mode with exposure set for the bg, and then played about with flash exposure compensation on ttl mode, different angles of flash, and bouncing off the walls/ceiling. Fairly happy with this outcome, but would like to have a better understanding...

Thanks, Thinking about this further, if i was to expose manually for the bg, and then spot meter (with the flash on ttl) would that set the flash for the area that I spot metered ( ie. The models face) ?

Great help and valuable advice so far folks. Another few questions: -Are ttl and ettl the same thing? -There was a mention of zooming the flash, am I correct in thinking that increasing the zoom would concentrate it more on the subject and less on the bg? -what im taking about is more for an...

Thanks for your quick response Phil. So would it be better at the longer end of the zoom, or back out at the shorter end?