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05
Feb
How to choose the perfect telephoto zoom lens for you
This post is in response to a question put to me by Helen, a lady on one of my recent workshops. During the day with me she became hooked on the joy of nailing great portraits of her kids and wanted to invest in some glass to continue her photographic journey and...
27
Jan
Kit options for photographing macro subjects
I've had this question from Stewart, posted via my Facebook page: Hi Alex, I have been asked to take some pics of some bespoke top-end jewelry by a friend of mine for his web site. I don't have a macro lens, but if it was needed I would invest in one. I...
25
Jan
Choosing the right tripod head
I’ve had a good question put to me recently about tripod heads. Specifically; how to choose the ‘right’ one from amongst the vast array of options available on the market. Now, you could say that a discussion on how to choose a tripod should come first but, in my...
23
Nov
Buying a new camera
I’ve had a good question from Steph about choosing the right camera. Steph has said: ‘Hi Alex, I can spend in the region of £600. My son in law has a Nikon 5000 (now 5100) and I know choice is down to me but I would very much appreciate your opinion on this and...
10
Apr
Lencarta Lighting equipment review and results
I’ve been looking to assemble a portable lighting studio that I can deploy for weddings, portraits and field shoots but finding one that is the right price (some of these people are having a laugh…) and which is intuitive and lets me get on with taking great shots is not easy to find. ...
10
Apr
New Lights test
My new portable studio lights have arrived from Lencarta and, like a child at Christmas, I was keen to get them out of the box and into action as fast as possible! Fortunately my lovely wife was only too happy to give her wedding dress another outing and she patiently posed for me...