Stan, I don't know! Think it's probably OK left as it is if that's the default setting.

Thanks Brian. Useful observations, Steve - thanks! These were processed from the OOC jpegs which were already quite vibrant. I would not be surprised if I have been slightly heavy handed / blunt with the first go at processing, in my enthusiasm...

Under the View menu, Stan: View>Snap to>Grid

It's probably diabled by default.

I did a shoot with Samantha yesterday - again, lots of fun - Samantha was absolutely great!

This is from my 'first pass' at processing the images. I like 'em, but would be interested in any C&C and PP comments, as I'd like to make the most of these shots.

These are with the 2x flashes and umbrellas... there were some ambient light shots too, but I have yet to edit them.

I see where you're coming from David, but I think it's helpful to take more of a 'cest la vie' attitude when it comes to classified sales - if someone makes a better offer, or has less complex demands re postage/collection/payment, the item is always at risk of going to them.

Nice shots Jon. That MX1 is shaping up to be a great 'street' camera.

Yep, it's far from the norm for me too, Jon. The less posed shots are more my style. Cheers though!

All A-grade stuff, Gary. No. 2 is especially excellent.

Eric

Why don't you get a cheap radio trigger to fire your flashes?

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I have been using these intensively recently - you can read about my set up here: first-shoot-with-my-penny-pinching-strobist-set-up

Alternatively, get the SY-5 type optical slave trigger, which can ignore the pre-flash.

As to your flashes, try Ebeloop rechargeable Nimhs, which hold their charge longer (even though the official capacity is lower - they are 'low discharge' and do not lose power when not in use). And think about replacing them with units that take four batteries rather than two. Minolta AF4000 flashes are excellent and cheap. New Yongnuo flash units are also very good, and great value for what they do.

Re going mirrorless, yes it seems a good idea but in practice raising the camera to your eye and getting an (optical) TTL view is much nicer than a screen or electronic viewfinder. Cameras like the K30/K50 offer best of both worlds, as the Liveview is very well implemented, and they also have excellent optical viewfinders (100%, x.92). The focus peaking is better implemented on Sony NEX though, which is why I plan on running both systems!

Don't fancy getting involved with the 2x crop factor on MFT though. And currently they don't have focus peaking, which I find vitally useful on my NEX and which I look forward to using on the second hand K30 I'll be receiving soon!

Cheers Stan... we had a woefully inadequate quantity of water and paper towels to clean up

I was envisaging a few bottles of children's poster paint - not this:




I think the colour pop works okay, because he has some of the yellow on his glasses, so your attention is still drawn to the face. If the yellow was just on the wall, I don't think it would work so well.