Recent content by Portybear

Guys thanks for these tips. Gives me some starting points to experiment with. As mentioned in a few of the posts, I had the camera on one of the program modes. I'll see how I get on with manual setting. Thanks again.

Ok guys, I'm an absolute newbie as far as using studio lighting is concerned so bare with me. I've just purchased a set of 3 Neewar 250 strobes that were going cheap. I've got the SU 800 paired up to my D850. They trigger fine but the shutter speeds are vey very slow. Can anyone tell me the...

...and after seeing those shots I wont be discounting the grey. That's a lovely shot Sir SR. Thanks for the help. As I said I've just got hold of the Hilite (picked it up as new for £200 with the vinyl train so not a big outlay) and I've got a lot of learning to do. These tips are invaluable...

Thanks Phil my mistake re the continuous lighting.

Thanks for the info guys. Earlier in the thread I was advised not to use continuous light. The reason I thought of continuous was because I'd been watching videos on Youtube trying to get some tips. In this one the photographer is using continuous lights to illuminate the Hilite. View...

Thanks folks I'm a newbie at portraits so this is all a learning curve for me. Your input is much appreciated.

I've decided I want to have a go at some home portraits and I've just purchased a Lasolite Hilite pop-up background with white vinyl train. Its the 8' x 7' version. I intended using the Nikon CLS lighting system to illuminate the setup. At the moment I've got 3 speedlights. I used 2 for inside...

I mean an image sandwiched between 2 sheets of acrylic and hung so the its away from the wall using stand offs.

Hi, I'm looking for info regarding making my own acrylic floating frames. Does anyone know of a supplier who does the acrylic sheets and the stand offs. For any other members out there who do acrylics, whats the best thickness and size of stand offs for an A3 and A2 size print? Should I be going...

Gramps..I did buy genuine.

Thanks for your input guys. Just ordered the Eyelead gel stick. We'll see how it performs. Apparently its what Nikon Canon etc, use when you send your camera off to get cleaned.

What you guys finding to be the best sensor cleaning kit? I've got a D810 and the sensor needs a good clean. I've tried using these flat swabs with cleaning fluid but having very mixed results.

Sorted it guys. I'm now using Print Studio Pro instead of printing from within ACDSEE software. Thanks for your input.

'm trying to print using a custom size on my Pro 1. I input the custom size which is 210mm x 594mm during setup and select fit to page. When the print is complete only half the sheet of paper has the image on it. The image is complete but not to the dimentions that I input. This is doing my head...

Thanks Pookyhead. I'm not seeing the banding on my monitor at work either. Ordered a new monitor this morning so hopefully I'll get it sorted out. Cheers again mate.