Hotrod Strip & Octa Box now with added control Lastolite’s popular Hotrod Strip Box and Octa Box are great for photographers who work with flash on location or even in the studio. Using the strip boxes to give accent light on the sides of athletes combined with a main light directly on the face is …
As April dawns it’s time to reflect on some photography statistics and facts. Some of these are real facts I have captured over many years in the industry, some are just common sense, but here goes… 95% of EOS camera owners never install their software It’s true; at many events where I have been presenting …
It is time to change your camera’s clock again Today the clocks in the UK have changed to British Summer Time (BST), this means that if you woke at 7am for a meeting at 8am and hadn’t changed the clock last night you are late! Photographers often find out their camera is set to the …
It’s Easter and you’ve got to love this deal; the complete set of Nik Software’s plug-ins for only $149. Normally you’d have paid $499 for this set of professional plug-ins that works in Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture but Nik Software – now owned by Google – has this amazing deal online. With the six separate …
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM This lens is the oldest Canon lens I own, in fact it’s the only lens that I still own from the time when I was shooting film EOS cameras. The truth is – my memory gets a bit hazy on dates – that this lens has been in several of …
EOS 100D – in the hand When I saw the specifications and diagrams showing the size of the EOS 100D I had it in my mind that it was too small, certainly for my hands. Today I had the chance to touch and try the camera and my fears are largely unfounded. The mixture of …
Canon enhances Project 1709 beta with new social integration and management tools London, UK, 20 March 2013 – Canon has updated its Project 1709 beta, introducing version 1.1 that offers users the option of full Flickr integration, as well as new management and organisation features. Project 1709 version 1.1 now makes it possible to publish …
EOS 700D / Rebel T5i Hot on the heels of the super compact EOS 100D, Canon has also launched the EOS 700D / EOS Rebel T5i in the USA. This appears to be a minor refresh to the great EOS 650D – I did wonder how they could improve on the specification to be honest. …
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