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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 …

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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

Workshops, training & events

May
20
Presentation for Wellesbourne Photo Group Wellesbourne Stratford-on-Avon, England

Jun
06
1-2-1 portrait photography tuition Thame, Oxfordhsire

Jun
16
Presentation for Palmerstown Camera Club Palmerstown, Dublin

Instagram photos by @p4pictures

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

What an absolute beautiful pleasure to be able to

What an absolute beautiful pleasure to be able to make photos with @my_little_goth again last week on location. Dress by @disturbia
Contact lenses from @uniqso
Mushroom earrings hand crafted by @my_little_goth and available from her Etsy store

With the outdoor people photo season open in the U

With the outdoor people photo season open in the UK it was time to angle the camera in Emma’s direction once again. We were pleased to have the sunshine and a few “extras” providing background interest to the shot too 🐮. In the frame Emma / @emsyloo24 Canon EOS R5 with RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens
4x Speedlite 600EX-RT in a medium octabox with a 1/4 CTB gel and camera white balance set for 7400K to add even more warmth

Springtime shoots have started. So good to final

Springtime shoots have started. So good to finally be out making photos with people again, and the weather even played nice too. In the frame Carly / @carly_model_x

One of my first shoots with the Canon RF 28-70mm F

One of my first shoots with the Canon RF 28-70mm F2L USM lens was in a converted church in South Wales. Looking at the photos I liked what I saw but not enough to convince me that if ever get the lens myself. Now I realise that the EOS R with early firmware really wasn’t up to matching the capabilities of the lens Model Ally EOS R - 1/125s f/2 ISO 200

Friday trip through some photos and I stumbled upo

Friday trip through some photos and I stumbled upon these taken with studio lights during one of my studio lighting workshops. Featuring amazing Indroneel

The fawn-eyed girl with sun-browned legs Dances on

The fawn-eyed girl with sun-browned legs
Dances on the edge of his dream
And her voice rings in his ears
Like the music of the spheres Truly an epic day of “work” with Xanthe Rose & Nick in the New Forest. Absolutely must do it again soon

A moment to pause and enjoy Model: Saffron

A moment to pause and enjoy Model: Saffron

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