Basra is pretty safe as most of bombings / trouble is in Baghdad and north of the country but you do need to have a sponsor to get in which is a real pain. I haven't taken a camera with me on my past two trips but I'm going to the next time I'm over there - seen some really interesting army...
Sorry for the delay in replying Martin - been a bit busy. I'm actually doing some HSE Consultancy work over there on a construction job for an oil company!! Used to do that type of work before moving into full-time photography. I'm lucky that the company are very flexible with my timings so I...
I was just looking at photos I took at a wedding in 1978 on a Practika!! After all these years I think that I've improved quite a bit. Saying that its a bit difficult to compare now and then.
Each year I spend a couple of days looking back at all my work critically and am always surprised...
I've just started working in the Basra area and looking at the photos nothing much has changed at all in the country. Only weapons on view now are Private Security Firms with AK's and the Iraqi military with the same!! Occasionally see a Hummer with a 0.5 mounted on it.
I was really surprised...
If she's a professional model then she should know how to pose. An easy way is to go on the relevant image critique sections on this forum, find images similar to what you are trying to achieve and then read and follow the critiques. Just get some simple set poses in your mind and don't try to...
I used to be a member of a camera club many moons ago and on critique evenings all I ever heard was "you must stick to the rules". I went out of my way to prove that you could win competitions by breaking the rules - it didn't work and eventually I was drummed out of the club. Rules are set by...
I'm a Canon user but only because I bought into their system many, many years ago and know where all the menus are hidden. I used a Nikon a few weeks ago and was mighty impressed with the results but not enough for me to change.
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