Recent content by Seaharrier

I regularly shoot weddings and choose on the whole to use high quality jpeg for the reportage photographs, whilst opt for RAW with the posed shots. One thing I have found is that the RAW images are incredibly noisy compared to the jpeg photographs. I use a smigin of noiseware to reduce the...

I suggest if you hate DSLR's you buy a Minolta 7D. It is the most similar DSLR to a film type camera. I take mine everywhere (Not literally, but when I'm not working it's a good friend!). It's very mechanical for a camera and it's noise reproduction is very similar to that of a film camera. On...

I'm thinking vintage style of photography will die a death - as with HD type photography - it's been done to death. Eventually, everyone will realize that the best photos are those that look real, just like the way we as humans view the world. Tom. X

I'd give Sony a call. Any time I've needed anything repairing on my cameras, they've always replaced items and fixed them for the £100.00 fixed charge - no matter what the problems have been. I dropped a A700 and literally everything stopped working... Sony charged the fixed price - they can't...

White balance is an absolute nightmare for a professional photographer. Balance the camera for the colours in your camera settings, fire the flash and when indoors the images appear blue...???!!!??? EVER GET THIS?!!? Ok. Here is the quick rememdy... Set your kelvin to 4500 - 5000 (Go with...

I am a wedding photographer who photographs weddings in both Liverpool and Manchester in the North West of England. I have bought 2 Minolta Beercan lenses in the last few years. The reason for this is the UNBELIEVABLE performance the lens gives the photographer when shooting either reportage...

Hi. As a wedding photographer in Liverpool, it has rained almost none stop in the summer months since August 2006. The rain has meant that many of the weddings I have attended in the North West including Liverpool and Manchester, has caused me to photograph the subjects indoors. This...

I have recently read loads of reviews on the Tokina 19-35mm lens and was impressed by the amazing reviews it received. I decided to buy it, attatched it to my Sony A700 and started shooting during a wedding. I generally choose prime lenses during the posed group photographs, but giving the...