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Never too early
With less than a month to go, it's time to wish everyone a quiet, peaceful Christmas and a fruitful New Year. I'll be back in the UK for Christmas/New Year as family comes before all else. I spent the last Christmas/ New Year here and it didn't work out too well for me. After a reality check, ...
Posted by K10D on 26/11/2013 - 12:29
Bacup Camera Club
Took a trip to the last night, just to have a look see. I always had a sortov negative view of camera clubs, in a train spotter kind of sense if you will. Anyway I landed and was pleasantly surprised to find a few fellow Pentaxians there, to meet another is rare round here but to find a room with ...
Posted by bettyswolloks on 28/11/2013 - 14:01
SRS Open Day - Saturday December 14th
The day has arrived! Some specials for the day... Double cashback is back - this finishes on the 23rd December. Use the discount code shown on each product on the website to get the reduction at checkout. 10% off all Pentax lenses - Use discount code pentaxlens at checkout. Pentax MX-1 -...
Posted by Chris@SRSWATFORD on 14/12/2013 - 11:05
Weddings? who needs them?
Yes I shoot weddings. Yes I charge at the high end. Why? Decades of experience, high end equipment with back up gear. I do full event coverage including both stills and video. I delver pro results. So why don't I advertise? Commercial work pays more per hour. Commercial work projects are rarely e...
Posted by Don on 02/12/2013 - 16:48
Weddings? who needs them?
I appreciate your frustration Ken but believe I can see both sides on this one - I think :? The bride is either blinded by saving money, has no idea about photography or there is something else that has not been revealed or many other options:? Perhaps, sometimes it is easier to tell a lie th...
Posted by Stuey on 02/12/2013 - 20:52
Weddings? who needs them?
I've done a few weddings, I suppose that makes me a pro:D But I'd never dream of charging for one or muscle a pro out of a shoot. All mine have been for close family who know I'm not a pro and are just happy to have some good quality snaps from someone who knows how to use a camera, I was asked ...
Posted by fatspider on 04/12/2013 - 01:38
Weddings? who needs them?
After working in a customer service industry (not by choice I will add) over the last couple of years I can safely say that my faith in humanity is definately shaken. Simple courtesy is becoming unusual. I've felt actually threatened at times and colleagues been reduced to tears by 'guests' who take...
Posted by LennyBloke on 06/12/2013 - 11:39
Weddings? who needs them?
The phenomenon of "Uncle George has a good camera, he's offered to do the photos" has, at least at the lower end of the market, affected the trade. Unfortunately that isn't anything new, way back in the early 80s I was asked to do a wedding with my first ever SLR, a Zenith EM with standard lens, in ...
Posted by fatspider on 17/12/2013 - 21:59
Weddings? who needs them?
Sit back and enjoy they may post the results on face book.
Posted by geordie01 on 18/12/2013 - 17:28
Weddings? who needs them?
Don't worry Ken, this happens from time to time, same thing happened to me. When my friends ran out of budget for wedding they looked where they can make some saving. So they took some relative fool to make pictures almost for free. The guy came to wedding chewing his gum enthusiastically with some ...
Posted by kingfisher on 30/01/2014 - 08:09
Weddings? who needs them?
I used to do weddings 10-15 years ago, gladly no more....Last one was for a 'friend' for free. A pal also took shots, I with film, he with digital. I've not heard from her since, don't know whether she was happy or not with the pictures, always had good feedback from previous clients... but another...
Posted by ilovesaabs on 30/01/2014 - 19:12
Fit for photography
In one of my other pastimes, control of breathing is important. I use a similar technique when shooting handheld with a heavy or long lens. A few intakes of breathe and a long slow exhales. Then line everything up, deep breath in allowing the body to move and the lens will move away from the ...
Posted by Gamka on 04/12/2013 - 18:41
Fit for photography
In one of my other pastimes, control of breathing is important. I use a similar technique when shooting handheld with a heavy or long lens. A few intakes of breathe and a long slow exhales. Then line everything up, deep breath in allowing the body to move and the lens will move away from the ...
Posted by Smeggypants on 04/12/2013 - 20:46
Fit for photography
In one of my other pastimes, control of breathing is important. I use a similar technique when shooting handheld with a heavy or long lens. A few intakes of breathe and a long slow exhales. Then line everything up, deep breath in allowing the body to move and the lens will move away from the ...
Posted by BrianL on 04/12/2013 - 21:52
Fit for photography
I tend to keep a reasonable level of fitness anyway as a rule but the fitness thing will of course depend on your photography, health, condition etc:D Upper body strength/lower back strength for large lenses and camera combinations and aerobic exercises etc for those wanting to be in the hills ma...
Posted by Stuey on 04/12/2013 - 22:04
Fit for photography
I believe you're born with a pre-programmed number of heart beats. I'm not wasting mine on exercise :lol::lol: Indeed. while being a couch potato isn't healthy, neither is revving up the engine too much. :D While this is a comfortable thought for you pouch potatoes 8) unfortunately it is not qui...
Posted by Joe S on 05/12/2013 - 12:38
Fit for photography
[quote:3496ace15f="tyronet2000"]I believe you're born with a pre-programmed number of heart beats. I'm not wasting mine on exercise :lol::lol: Indeed. while being a couch potato isn't healthy, neither is revving up the engine too much. :D While this is a comfortable thought for you pouch potatoe...
Posted by Smeggypants on 05/12/2013 - 13:49
Image stacking and focus rail
Hi folks, I'm after some advice please. I am planning on doing some macro shooting, using focus rails and stacking the images to increase the DoF in the finished image. But I am getting a little confused. I read about the method in Paul Harcourt Davies' book, 'Digital Close-Up Photography Q&A'....
Posted by handlep on 05/12/2013 - 11:19
Image stacking and focus rail
I use the the focus rail only in order to bring the object within the focus (depth of field) range of the particular lens being used. The range of images to be used for stacking are obtained by varying the point of focus on the object. Thus the camera is not moved and the image size remains consta...
Posted by cbrog on 05/12/2013 - 12:42
Image stacking and focus rail
So if the images increase in size, even if this is extremely small, won't that affect the stacked image? Yes, it would if the stacking software didn't align the images by scaling, rotating and translating them so they match before stacking them. I have used CombineZP occasionally and it certainly do...
Posted by andrewk on 05/12/2013 - 12:48
