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

Full-time manual focus is an EOS system feature that has existed since the earliest film EOS cameras. The idea is that once the camera has focused on a subject you …

Brian Worley, photographer and trainer

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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

Light bulb moments, tales of illumination

Light bulb moments, tales of illumination

AF area

Which is the right AF area or AF method to use?

Workshops, training & events

Mar
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The Photography Show & The Video Show Online

Mar
17
Presentation for Buckingham Camera Club Online presentation via Zoom

Apr
14
Presentation for Palmerstown Camera Club Palmerstown, Dublin

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The girl with the red dress on Ever wondered what

The girl with the red dress on Ever wondered what a bit of monochrome would do though? Yeah me as well… In the frame Georgia

Soon we’ll be back shooting out in the streets o

Soon we’ll be back shooting out in the streets of London In the frame Luna🦄

Today the EOS M50 Mark II is released in the UK an

Today the EOS M50 Mark II is released in the UK and Australia.
It’s based on the M50, with some helpful additions, but visually the change you’ll see is the Mark II name
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Photo with EOS R6 & RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM

We may have blue skies outside but this was taken

We may have blue skies outside but this was taken in darker times where I used blue lights on the wall of a concrete road tunnel.
Scary that it is almost 70 days since my last shoot with a person!
So here’s a scary picture of Justin taken one afternoon when the wind was so strong that I not only had two sandbags on my light stand, but also tied the softbox to a metal railing to stop it being moved out of position by the wind 💨
Main light Lastolite medium Ezybox pro octa, back light blue gel on bare Speedlite
📸 EOS R6 with EF 135mm f/2L USM

The daylight is returning, and I cannot wait for s

The daylight is returning, and I cannot wait for shoots outside to restart. It's been so long since my last shoot I'm beginning to wonder if I'll remember how ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We all need sunshine and joyous times right now R

We all need sunshine and joyous times right now Remember the fabulous warm days where you can go out and make photos with other people for they will return Model: Abby #lovelygirl #summersun #makepictures #portrait_kings #portraiture_kings

Every time I look through photos I find another on

Every time I look through photos I find another one that makes me ask; How did I miss this before now?
Quite clearly my brain was simply distracted by so many a-m-a-z-i-n-g photos of this superb young lady. I’d asked her to join me for a shoot to test out a lens I had on loan for a few days from Hireacamera.
Let’s say the lens passed the test. It looks like she’s staring right in to your soul to distract you while Canon makes off with your credit card to order the lens 😁 What lens? Canon RF 85mm F2 Macro IS STM on the 📸 EOS R6.
Here it’s wide open at f/2. It’s a good job the EOS R6 can hold focus with her in a staring match 🤩 Makeup artist, lovely gothic girl - @my_little_goth

We could all do with a creative escape right now.

We could all do with a creative escape right now.
Model: Becky Golder

Outdoors and in the concrete tunnels that pass und

Outdoors and in the concrete tunnels that pass under the motorway there’s an opportunity for photography. Bring your own light and create the drama to go with raw concrete surfaces.
Model : Josh Shenton
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Would love to be out making photos again as soon a

Would love to be out making photos again as soon as this pandemic situation allows. Until then here's an image shot in the ideal retro location of Belt Craft Studios, London
Model: Violetta
Hair: Stella
MUA: Tita

Sundays are best spent with a good books, a comfor

Sundays are best spent with a good books, a comfortable chair and fine friends. Testing cameras by making photos is what I'm missing right now, and testing can be fun when working with amazing people⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Softer style, but equally gorgeous monochrome shot

Softer style, but equally gorgeous monochrome shot with lighting inspired by vintage Hollywood movies.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Sunday in lockdown - what a time to get seeking ou

Sunday in lockdown - what a time to get seeking out some gems with Emma .
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If you’re just seeing this then take a look at m

If you’re just seeing this then take a look at my feed to see what it’s all about.
Quite likely the most valuable tip to make using your EOS camera that much easier

The fastest way to change your AF point is a custo

The fastest way to change your AF point is a custom setting away.
When set you can simply move the multi-controller (joystick) while looking through the viewfinder.
I have no idea why this is not the default setting, and so it’s one of the first things I change on all the cameras with a joystick/multi-controller.
Cameras including EOS 80D, 90D, 6D, 6D Mark II, 7D, 7D Mark II (pictured), 5D Mark III, 5D Mark IV, all the EOS-1D series, and EOS R5/R6

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Canon news

EOS M50 Mark II

Canon EOS M50 Mark II arrives in Europe and Australia

Canon updates Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT – version 2

Canon updates Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT – version 2

Firmware update for EOS R, Ra & RP

Firmware updates for EOS R, EOS Ra and EOS RP plus RF lenses and ...