Canon’s Speedlite 600EX-RT and ST-E3-RT make a fantastic combination for effortless off-camera flash with more control than has ever been available from a Canon Speedlite system before. Combine this with simplicity, radio that just works seamlessly and only one set of batteries to worry about there is much to like about Canon Speedlite flash, ok …
Backing up your flash The latest and greatest Speedlite 600EX-RT and Speedlite Transmitter ST-E3-RT have a memory feature to store your settings for quick recall. I’m sure most people will miss out on this detail, but it’s worth a further look to make flash photography simpler. If you take a brand new flash or transmitter …
Custom shooting modes C1/C2/C3 Canon introduced the custom shooting modes a while back, but until now they have often been a trap waiting to catch out the photographer on a deadline, with the EOS 5D Mark III this has been changed for the better with the addition of Auto update settings. What are C1/C2/C3? The …
This is a cautionary tale about how experimenting with custom functions can significantly change how your pictures look. In this case I was getting very overexposed pictures in aperture priority (Av) when using a flash and high speed sync (HSS). Setting high speed sync on your flash allows you or your camera to select a …
My friend and fellow photographer Glyn Dewis put a post up on his blog with the same title as this one. It’s a good post and Glyn gets the message across with a solution to the sausage fingers for the Nikon D3 users, but what about the Canon folk? Here’s my approach to solving the …
If you were one of the fortunate people that received a new camera for Christmas I would like to remind you that the time for playing is over, and that the time for picture taking has now started. As you start to explore the new features and functions, even read the manual, it’s great to …