Saturday March 31 2012 | 7 Comments
I’ve been out and about with the D800 for some more test pictures to gauge the performance and see how it handles various situations. The first of my tests can be found here
Fist I went down to the studio with my model Chloe for a few pictures under the studio light. No surprises on the shoot, fairly standard operation. I ran the RAW files through Lightroom 4 and I was very impressed with the quality. The areas where the light falls off into the shadow areas is incredible, far less noisy than my D3, very smooth and I would say it has a medium format look about it. I’ve never shot with MF but have looked at many large pictures with more than a tinge of envy. I’d say the 800 is very very close and at around a fifth of the price an absolute bargain. Read more
Thursday March 29 2012 | 0 Comments
One of my more colourful (and nicest smelling) shoots last week! Ruby Red run by Joanna is a new florist and as you can see produce work that is not only colourful but also tasty (yes they are sweets in the bottom of the glass vase). Read more
Monday March 26 2012 | 2 Comments
Here are a few pictures from the latest Creative Photography course.
We started by discussing camera operation, with so many buttons modern camera’s can look confusing but you only really need to use a couple once it is set up properly. After looking at all the various aspects of photography including light and composition we went out for lunch. St Sampsons was fog bound but Vazon was like Jamaica (ish). Read more
Friday March 23 2012 | 10 Comments
Today I went down to Lihou to try out a new camera, the 36 megapixel monster Nikon D800. I’ll update this post over the next few days with more shots but first impressions are very good, excellent dynamic range and the typical Nikon user friendly design and of course a great price from Guernsey Photographics (they forced me to un-box it in the shop 
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Sunday March 18 2012 | 0 Comments
Ian came along for a one to one lesson last week. After a brief chat it was clear he already understood the basics so we shot some more advanced outdoor portraits using a one and two light setup. Read more
