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Just took delivery of my SB-600. Realise that I now need some good batteries and charger for it. Especially as I am going to be adding more flashes. Recommend me a charger and batteries please? Many thanks, Ben :)

Usually people moan and groan about fall, as well as winter. But for me, it means dozens more opportunities a. foliage pics. hell ya! b. really dramatic skies. Love to do some key shifted effects? How about doing them at 12noon cause the clouds are sooo grey. Best photo weather ever c. no more sweating like a pig on set. i run around like i have 12 assistants on a shoot. So ...

another topic for the day. I have used both Wireless and Infra red kit Infra red seems fab until you stick it outside and it goes a bit tits up. I have read already one report today on wireless kit struggling depending on ranges between receivers. What is everyone's opinions on tethering gear together, wireless?infra red?or go totally old school and cable it all up!?...

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Not Nikon, not Canon, it's Nokia that has the most cameras out there... Includes comments from pro-photogs web20.telecomtv.com/pages/default.aspx?vidid=3178& id=... Assignment -- Picture This: The Rise of the Cameraphone In just a few years, cameraphones have become the most widely used kind of camera in the history of photography. In 2005, Robert Clark became the first...

Hey, this is what started it... First Photograph, ever IMHO, He should've turned down the ISO a little.

I have looked and looked and looked. Any help on where to pick these up would be awesome! Ian

been shooting some freelance stuff here and there for a local magazine. environmental portraiture stuff mainly. while the magazine has printed all of the shoots I've done for them and has yet to turn anything down, I haven't been thrilled with them. Truth be told, I don't think they've been blown away either. The problem is that the shots are simply boring. I generally have a...

Hi everyone I made a small studio on my basement and I'm having a lot of fun playing there. My distance is a bit limited though (20 feet or so) so my 50mm is a bit too long to take full body shots unless it is one of the kids so I'm thinking about which lens should I buy. It is mostly for shots on seemless white background. The choices before me are: - Canon 17-40 f/4 L ...

I'm moving to Santa Barbara to go to Brooks as part of my career change. Does anyone have leads for a 1 or 2 bedroom place to rent? Thanks!

I ran across this on another forum and it was too hilarious not to share...BEWARE....your job is at stake!! LOL cgi.ebay.co.uk/WEDDING-PHOTOGRAPHY-FOR-BEGINNERS-I NCLUDES...

I've been actively photographing with no particular rhyme or reason since 1978. I've amassed shelves of images, negatives, chromes, CD's and DVD's of images that, at the time, were useful for advertising and editorial. Most of it now looks like crap to me. I'm thinking about dumping all the stuff into a 55 gallon barrel and toasting it. I'd save the family shots just out of ...

Just a thought, yo.

A thread I recently read inspired this thread, but here's my question...... Whenever i see pro photoshoots for a magazine or something, i see them lug like truckloads of equipment to say a certain location. They have these HUGE lights and stands that you'd have to hire 10 guys just to unload it all.... scafoldings, everything. I then look at the final product and many times i truly...

The new Google Chrome web browser was recently released to Windows users. At home I use a Mac but at work I use a Windows PC, so I figure I'd give it a try. THIS BROWSER FLYS!! It browses incredibly fast, like changing channels on TV, but in your browser. I'd seriously recommend downloading it. Give it a try here: www.google.com/chrome It's still pretty much your ...

Please post one (and only one) photo. Thanks!!

I can not figure what's wrong. Just bought a new Sekonic L358 flash meter and wanted to test it out. I set up my Nikon SB800 flash on a stand with a pocket wizard attached outside under a shady tree area. On manual set the flash at 1/1 power, 24mm zoom at F11 and ISO 200 Set the meter at 250th at ISO 200 to get the fstop reading. My reading was F11 at 2 feet. How am I ...

So......I'm at my local camera store, awaiting my turn with a salesperson and a guy comes in with a Nikon D70s body and a SB-800. I guess he's looking to sell the camera to the store. Since we are both waiting, he asks me what I think he should get for it. He's tell me its worth $5000 for sure. I go ahead a look at the gear, its a little used but overall in good shape. The guy goes...

Most threads and togs talk about fast glass like the holy grail. I shoot indoors a lot and outside during the day. Usually at f5.6 - 11. How often does a strobist really need 2.8?

Hey fellow strobists, thanks for checking this out and for any advice you can offer. Here's the deal: I'm shooting some photos for the school where I teach to be used in promotional materials. I'd like to take a portrait of the headmaster that gives an impression of approachability with intelligence and authority. That said, I'd settle for a decent pic. This is what I have so far:...