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Saving camera configuration is a most useful addition to EOS R5

Saving camera configuration is a most useful addition to EOS R5

Saving camera configuration to a memory card is one of the most useful features for all EOS R5 owners that’s added in the firmware 1.3.0 update. I’m pretty sure that many …

EOS cameras with clean HDMI output

EOS cameras with clean HDMI output for live streaming

macro gecko close-up

Full-time manual focus; do you know what it is or how to use it?

Studio anywhere, the concrete tunnel under the motorway

Studio anywhere, the concrete tunnel under the motorway

RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM lens

RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM replaces my oldest EF lens

Fast access to EOS R5 & EOS R6 autofocus controls

Fast access to EOS R5 & EOS R6 autofocus controls

moved to mirrorless with EOS R6

Moved to mirrorless with EOS R6

Hi I’m Brian…

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Workshops, training & events

Sep
09
Presentation for Newbury CC Newbury

Sep
18-21
The Photography Show NEC Birmingham Birmingham, B40 1NT, England

Instagram photos by @p4pictures

What a brilliant day working with these talented l

What a brilliant day working with these talented ladies. Photos from a recent shoot for @jessicajadeemua who created this bold red lip look for the truly gorgeous @jem_mua97

What a delight to take photos of other photographe

What a delight to take photos of other photographers. Usually they’re hiding behind the camera in a place of safety. They are also the folks looking critically on how you work, taking note of your technical and creative approach. Les answered my call for a fine gentleman to help me creating some portraits with the edge of the light. This whole frame is one light source, that illuminates him and the background. Think about how you’d position a 60cm square softbox to do this? In the frame @afrofilmviewer 📸 EOS R6 with RF 28-70mm F2L USM Softbox and background both by @lastolitebymanfrotto

Urban graffiti photoshoots combining vibrant artwo

Urban graffiti photoshoots combining vibrant artworks and pastel outfits

Running through the woodlands in amongst the blueb

Running through the woodlands in amongst the bluebells. What a brilliant morning with Maia doing the running around looking amazing. Definitely more shots with her feet off the ground In the frame @maiakipping EOS R6 with RF 28-70mm F2L USM

Once you’re a star, the spotlight never goes out

Once you’re a star, the spotlight never goes out. A recent shoot with Georgia delivered such a range of looks and shots, it’s been hard picking favourites, but this one caught my attention, what about you? In the frame @miss_georgia.brown EOS R6 with RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM lens

You can find some of the most pretty shoot locatio

You can find some of the most pretty shoot locations in the least expected places. This few metres of hedgerow is just minutes from a major highway. Suggesting to Carly to just “get in the hedge” was the hardest part. Use a few bokeh-licious lenses and embrace the soft overcast light In the frame @carly_model_x

Time to test the ability of the EOS R6 autofocus o

Time to test the ability of the EOS R6 autofocus on something that’s more challenging than the eye of a mostly static person. Bring on the master of autofocus test subjects. Fast, small, low contrast… yes I’ve gone to the dogs 😀 First up the EF 135mm f/2L USM lens wide open at f/2, not your regular “dog-tography / dography” setup. Then the popular EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, wide open at f/2.8. Camera set to manual exposure with auto ISO and plenty of shutter speed. Many thanks to Chrissi for bringing this little rockstar along for a fun afternoon.

What a gorgeous lady to photograph. From a first

What a gorgeous lady to photograph. From a first shoot with @mystiquefay and I love the results. Used a Lastolite vintage tobacco / olive background and a single medium octa overhead as the only light source.

Headed out to the woods to try off-camera flash wi

Headed out to the woods to try off-camera flash with second curtain sync. For the first time this is possible with the @canonuk Speedlite EL-1 acting as the sender unit, and controlling 4x Speedlite 600EX-RT units off-camera. Huge thanks to Will for riding this drop “many times” for me while I panned at 1/30s up close with the 17-40mm lens on the EOS R6

Vibrant graffiti and pastels working just fine tog

Vibrant graffiti and pastels working just fine together. A recent shoot in Oxford with @_sunsetsilhouette_ 📷 EOS R6 with RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens

What a superstar. Went on a bit of a long walk in

What a superstar. Went on a bit of a long walk in her Newrock boots to get to this bridge though, she’s a gem. Model: My Little Goth / @my_little_goth
Boots: Newrock / @newrock
Dress: Disturbia / @disturbia
Mushroom earrings handcrafted by My Little Goth

Absolutely fabulous shoot with Maia running throug

Absolutely fabulous shoot with Maia running through the bluebell woods. She smashed this shoot out of the park. It seems that almost every shot she’s airborne though I hadn’t realised it at the time. EOS R6 with EF 135mm f/2L USM lens
1/2000s f/2 and ISO 500
This is fifteenth frame from a seventeen frame sequence and every single shot is sharply focussed on her eye, even the last few were she’s partly obscured by a few leaves.

Whilst making my morning coffee I thought the ligh

Whilst making my morning coffee I thought the light looked good outside. So I put the EOS R6 on a tripod in the garden, fitted the RF 85mm F2 macro lens and plugged in a cable release. I watched the birds fly in to the water and pressed the shutter. Magical eye AF set to animals with eye detection worked really well. I used Tv mode with auto ISO, and the f/2.2 aperture means quite shallow depth of field, but at least you know when focus is accurate. The bird is around 75cm from the camera. So it’s a different kind of “portrait of a bird” for me today.

What can be better than outdoor shoots in glorious

What can be better than outdoor shoots in glorious weather with Carly. How about a few more photos of Carly, if one is good just think how awesome three would be 😁 make sure to swipe along to see them all. In the frame @carly_model_x Sunshine and light all natural EOS R6 with RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens

Spring time shoots with sunshine and Emma In the

Spring time shoots with sunshine and Emma In the frame @emsyloo24

Canon news

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Eos R6 firmware update

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EOS M50 Mark II

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