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Capture behind the scenes as you shoot with Linked Shot
Behind the scenes It’s popular to show some outtakes or making-of type behind-the-scenes videos and images. In many cases this needs a separate camera operator to capture this while the action takes...
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EOS-1D X and EOS 5D Mark III firmware updates coming soon
EOS 5D Mark III & EOS-1D X to get AF improvement when using Speedlite AF assist beam Canon has issued a service advisory that they have recognised a problem with the AF speed of the EOS 5D Mark III...
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Canon UK Spring 2013 cashback offers
Buy a Canon, get cash back Focus on Imaging has now closed but there’s some great cashback offers for Spring 2013 from Canon UK. These are offers are only for products purchased from the 7th of March...
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Lastolite seminars at Focus on Imaging
Lastolite demonstrations at Focus I’m known for doing a lot of Canon seminars and quite a lot with Speedlite flash, so it was really great to be asked by Lastolite to deliver a few demonstrations on...
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EOS 100D and EOS 700D hands-on – it’s good!
EOS 100D – in the hand When I saw the specifications and diagrams showing the size of the EOS 100D I had it in my mind that it was too small, certainly for my hands. Today I had the chance to touch and...
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Lastolite adds grids for Hotrod Octa & Strip Box
Hotrod Strip & Octa Box now with added control Lastolite’s popular Hotrod Strip Box and Octa Box are great for photographers who work with flash on location or even in the studio. Using the strip...
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Seminars in Ireland
Yes i’m going green for the weekend Just a quick post as I’m about to head for the airport for a trip to the Emerald Isle to deliver photo workshops and seminars over the weekend. Saturday: Mahers...
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External auto flash stops high speed sync
The more you explore what your gear can do the more you find out things that work, and those others that don’t. Today’s tip is all about external auto metering (thyristor mode) on the Speedlite...
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Break the rules it is essential for photographers
Break the rules – but know what they are first Photography is often defined by certain rules and regulations, however since it’s a combination of technical and creative disciplines one of the keys is...
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Lastolite TriGrip Bracket a helping hand for photographers
Lastolite TriGrip Bracket I have recently been working with a range reflectors and diffusers for outdoor photography, and one of the problems is maintaining the placement of the reflectors –...
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Necessity the mother of invention – Speedlite triggering studio lights
the day the battery ran out… The last weekend I was shooting at a new location that looks to be a fantastic place. I’d gone with the plan to use my Elinchrom studio lights as there was mains power...
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Berries and “available light”
I was recently out with a group of photographers from a local camera club. The aim was to photograph some unusual plants – orchids, however they’d finished flowering weeks before. I chose an...
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Photo shoot with Olive in a stunning new location
Great model + fantastic location = happy photographer Earlier this year I had the chance to photograph Olive at Belt Craft Studio, she was a real bundle of energy and transitioned from pose to pose so...
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Shutter speed for fast action sport
Shutter speed – controls movement Shutter speed is the tool that photographers use to control how movement is captured. Traditional wisdom is that for fast action you need a fast shutter speed, but...
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Configuring my Speedlite 600EX-RT flash & ST-E3-RT
Configuring your gear to work to fit your individual style of working is essential, the Speedlite 600EX-RT includes custom functions C.Fn and personal function P.Fn. With so many photographers and ways...
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