Recent content by stevemills69

Nowadays, I only shoot RAW - a few years ago I shot RAW + Jpeg because the viewing package I was using (I forget which one) wouldn't show me the RAW image, so it was necessary to have the jpeg image to see if the shot was a keeper. With newer versions of Lightroom, Aperture etc there is no need...

there's some great posing advice on the web - it depends what your subject is, but see Damien Lovegrove's excellent Prophotonut blog for posing single women and couples. Also came across a great site for fashion poses - see http://www.fashioneditorials.com;)

I'd echo the other replies - use a small aperture and stay wide, zoom in to focus and then, if the subject is moving, move with them and keep the same distance - if you do this, its surprising how much of your footage will be in focus;)

For my money, I'd get the model full length in the frame (incase the full length is a winner shot) so you can crop in for the head and shoulders, put the camera on a tripod if you have one, ask her to stand on a spot on the ground (so she doesn't jump around and out of frame!), set a small...

As already mentioned, Damien Lovegrove is a top bloke and first class wedding photographer/tutor - we've been on a couple of courses with him near Bristol - not cheap, but worth every penny. I'd also join the SWPP and visit their convention in January - also watch out for their regular 1 day...