Thanks so much for the tips. I’ve been watching lots of youtube videos and now have a better idea of bouncing light to create soft reflective...
Thank you johnsey for your in-depth reply. I was really naive thinking my cheap light box would work! Its fine for certain materials and shapes...
Thank you Ray for your detailed reply. Can soft boxes be used directly onto the subject? There’s so many small details to capture within the...
Thank you Craig - it seems i over-estimated the capability of my lighting box! Trial and error with these things… Especially as im photographing...
Thank you for your reply Caladina. On reflection i think my light box is a bad design overall, and i’d need to seriously mod it to make it...
I’ve posted a thread on the tech forum part but it seems its less frequented than here. Is it possible with my canon 600d to use flash modes to...
It’s very similar landscape! The vandalism of that sycamore was such a travesty.
So beautiful!
Lovely capture John. I love the icy grass tips dotted around. We have deer and there’s a very short moment where we both meet in stillness and...
P.s- im using a canon 600d
Hey folks, I’m struggling to mimic natural bright light. I live in a very cloudy dull light climate and winter is worse, so this time of year i...
Thanks johnsey, very useful info and tips. The lightbox has a ring of LED lights above the subject - and reflective sides, it gives a nice even...
Many of the pieces im photographing are glossy so i have a diffuser over the lightbox lights, to avoid too many high spot glares from the glossy...
So if im using a lightbox and no flash, would AV mode still be adequate? What is ETTL?
Thanks so much for the tips Ray, thats really helpful. Im using a lightbox, so have plenty of light. I have recently bought extender rings for my...
Unusual capture!
Thanks Ray, I think i’ll have to try full manual mode. I seem to be getting varied results with full auto mode. Im photographing small objects of...
Dahlias are one of my favourite flowers. Gorgeous shot, such intense colour. Here’s a pic i got of my pompom dahlia plant when i first got my...
Hey all, Newb here! This might seem like a dumb question but im so frustrated with my pictures, and hope someone can help. The camera seems to be...
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