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ePHOTOzine talk to David Garratt, CEO at Wex Photographic.

Peter Stevenson explains how professional photographers can protect themselves against camera accidents.

Make some extra money by selling your unused and unwanted equipment, or save money by buying wisely on eBay with our guide.

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External Competitions
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Forum
Get up video camera and grab still from the footage.
Forum: Digital cameras
What is a Photoagrapher?
Well it's impossible to sum up a person in a few words. We're all lots of things but there's usually only a very short time to describe yourself to someone - if you had to. I think there was a thread quite a while ago asking people how they'd describe themselves.
Forum: Photographic discussion
Why I have to leave Olympus
USE FILM again !! My boy was GIVEN an Olympus OM2n with 50mm f1.8 and 70-150mm Zuiko lenses and gets very good results -- no 'SOFTWARE' problems at all -- I develop his B&W and most of his C41 or take it to a High Street Pharmacy which has an account with SIGFOTO laboratory who do an excellent job of processing and printing C41.
Forum: Digital cameras
Metal or plastic bodied camera
There's always going to be a weak link so to speak with plastic or metal cameras, internal/external. I treat my cameras rough. Not on purpose but it's just how I work. The first week I had my 5DMii, the LCD looked like like a horror show. Doesn't bother me really, just need it to preform.
Forum: Digital cameras
Prices
Ahhh, Lurcio (Frankie Howerd) Sorry, but I couldn't resist that one! ;) I'm sure if you worked in a camera shop 20 years ago, you'll remember Up Pompei. Anyway, come on put some of your images up, it's your duty as a Lurcio to do this and I'm sure your images will be great. The ides of March are upon you. Yes I do remeber watching Up Pompei :D And as Joe B said "This is only a forum" and ...
Forum: Photographic discussion
Better Cameras DO Take Better Photographs
So far as I recall, Cartier-Bresson trained as a painter, and then tried photography. Using the usual and somewhat clumsy cameras of the time, his work was not particularly good. Then the Leica range became available, and was just what he needed for the instant drawing he wanted to do. At the time it would have been the latest thing in technology, very expensive, with new models, lenses, and a...
Forum: Photographic discussion
Sony SLT A77
If you try the A77 make sure it has the latest firmware (1.05). This has a lot of improvements - in particular it makes the camera operations much faster.
Forum: Digital cameras
Eat your heart out, Skibo :P To you Malc! ;) Keith Hart I wondered if you would see that comment, Keith.;) Malc
Forum: Freelance
Crash!
Shame the TITANIC wasnt built of plastic eh. Plastic has a bit of give in it so it probably absorbed a bit of the impact, However try to avoid doing it again. One problem you can have is where metal parts have to screw into plasic mouldings, I remember years ago i had a plastiky canon eos 5, I dropped it from shoulder hight had a 75-300 attatched to it when it bounced off my laminated floor ...
Forum: Digital cameras
White Balance
Colour is a vital part of composition. I do play with the WB setting in camera at the time of exposure - often trying several WB settings for the same scene in order to get a better 'feel' for the possible impact of colour on the composition used. I tend to favour warmer WB settings - and push the WB to be warmer than the scene is in reality. I do occasionally change my composition as a basis o...
Forum: Beginner Photographers
Nikon D3100 or D5100 ??
I second the D3200, I'm getting one as a second body to my D7000, specs look amazing for the price plus its new tech so with have more longevity than the D3100/D5100 for not really any more money. Matt
Forum: Beginner Photographers
DIY : PizzaBox - Softbox for speedlight
To cpmplete a bit experience with this box, here is a mix of "macro" taken with it. I mounted on camera my extension tubes and played with my oldies, pentacon electrix 50mm f1.8, pentacon electric 30mm and tamron auto 135mm f2.8. Bellow the mix with reduced size to be able to post it (original is more than 30 Mo ) Here the result with Tamron 135mm M42 + extension tubes (complete set)...
Forum: Lighting
No idea - I didn't get a normal one to compare against ;-) From the photographs I have seen comparing them it does offer slightly greater sharpness and detail. Given you can't recover such things once lost by an AA filter, and given that many people would pay the same amount extra between the D800/D800E on a lens for as much better or less, I kind of think it is worth it. The other way o...
Forum: Nikon Cameras
Maybe the seller has been caught out by a prospect who demanded a discount from the agreed price. This happened to me but I refused to play ball and the prospect departed empty-handed. He had a wasted drive of something over an hour. That's just normal for buying and selling, you don't have to come down or go up in price and you don't have to haggle if you don't want to. Personally ...
Forum: Photographic discussion
Can anyone help?
There are also a few 300D's and 350D's listed on Ebay, within the price range, some well below, be ideal if one is near you and you can take a look before you buy. My first Dslr was a 300D and it's still going strong not used much due to my current cameras, but I'm hanging onto it so my kids can learn on it. Batteries are around Ł10 for a twin pack, you can use a fairly small capacity C...
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News

Wex Photographic have announced their next photography workshop.

JP Distribution is pleased to announce the V Bridge insert from M Billingham & Co.

New Olympus TG-1 with f/2.0 super wide high-speed lens sets new benchmark in compact underwater photography.

Sony World Photography Awards 2012 L’Iris d’Or and winners announced.

Nikon's EN-EL15 lithium ion rechargeable battery as used in the Nikon V1, D7000, D800 and D800E should be checked to see if it is affected by a safety issue.

Mamiya Leaf introduce a new Medium Format Digital Camera Back Platform.

Canon has announced the development of a digital cinema camera supporting 4k video capture.

The winners of the Jessops and The Mob Film Company short film competition have been announced.

Lowepro has expanded their range of camera bags with a new Flipside bag, the Event Messenger Series and the Pro Roller Lite AW Series.

Visit Vanguard at the Focus on Imaging show to see their latest line-up of products.

Nikon will be at this year's Focus on Imaging show with their full professional line up.

Bowens International has launched a division for the videography and broadcast market.
Photo Locations
Pro Portfolios
Douglas Kirkland was assigned by Look Magazine to photograph Marilyn for its 25th anniversary issue in November '61. He was already well known for shooting the likes of Elizabeth Taylor and Marlene Dietrich. Visit: Douglas Kirkland's web site www.doug
Ferit Kuyas spends time reducing the subject matter to a minimum, thereby capturing the essence of it. His photographs tend to be very symbolic and reflect a sense of timelessness. Space, light and texture are his guidelines. Ferit Kuyas was one of the
Hans Van Ommeren is a photographer who likes to bring his subjects to life. He is constantly driven to explore new avenues and keep on experimenting. Hans van Ommeren is one the Hasselblad Masters - 12 highly skilled photographers, carefully chosen
Trevor Smithers is a successful landscape stock photographer who supplies images through www.alamy.com's online image library. Here he shares some advice in an interview by Peter Bargh of ePHOTOzine.
Summary of Photographic Skills and Experience Hector L. Rivera Perez Professional Experience: I have been an avid photographer for over 30 years. Started in 1977 as my High School class newsletter photographer with an old Minolta camera. In collage I
Anton Corbijn's creativity spans a vast range. His CV is long and very impressive. Whether it was chance or not that led Anton Corbijn into a photographic career it seems that his love for music and his natural affinity for the camera were the magic i
Rebecca Bradley interviews film and theatre photographer Clive Eggington, whose clients include Sony Records, EMI, the National Centre for Popular Music and Norwich Union. Hailing from Sheffield, Clive started his career in photography age 32, after s
Michael Grecco, an American with Italian roots, has worked for half his 43 years as a professional photographer. Amongst his list of clients you will find magazines such as, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, Premier, Movie Line, Business Week, Forbes, Rollin
Transforming architecture into art Danish architectural photographer Per Nagel and architect Vibe Udsen are joint founders and publishers of the architectural magazine Living Architecture. The magazine is very exclusive and is based on the simple philo
The series of Sinar pictorial wall calendars traditionally distinguishes itself with special highlights. For the calendar production for the year 2002, Sinar managed to get high-end large format photography with the Sinarback and the Sinar Macroscan out o
Per Zennstrom worked for six years as an assistant in Stockholm and New York. Thereafter he went to Paris where he now works as a fashion and advertising photographer. Per Zennstrom creates his images without thinking too much about what's 'in' or what's
Images - the latest publication of Norwegian photographer Morten Krogvold - is a sophisticated book that contains, among other images, old and new portraits of well-known people, mostly artists, from Norwayand abroad. They include Liv Ullmann, Arja Sajonm
As a commercial photographer, Tomas Yeh has developed his own photographic style,with food and still life photographs as his specialty. The images have a sense of being unreal, and exude a strongand exciting creative feeling.
Juan Zi studied fine art, fashion design and photography for several years in China and started to use camera and film as a means to create and express her artistic nature. In 1995 she began to work as a professional photographer and has since then made a
I live in Italy and I'm studying and working together. At the moment I made ceremonial photographer but sooner I'll finish the university I want to leave Italy to travel other countries and find works on photographic area.I like very much panoramic photos
Pro Tips

Damien Lovegrove tells us why you need to invest time in yourself then go out and buy great equipment.

David Clapp tells us why our old equipment shouldn't be put at the back of the cupboard just yet.

Gary Wolstenholme explains why he thinks there is no "best" equipment when it comes to taking pictures at concerts.

Gary Wolstenholme tells us why low light isn't a bad thing.
Reviews

We review the compact waterproof Panasonic Lumic FT20 to see how it performs under water as well as out and about.

We've uploaded a number of full size sample photos from the new 18.2 megapixel Sony Cybershot DSC-HX200V digital camera.

The Olympus SH-25MR has a 12.5x optical zoom lens, making it an ideal travel compact camera, Daniel Bell reviews.

Daniel Bell reviews the Olympus SZ-31MR, a travel-zoom compact digital camera, with 24x zoom and 16 megapixel sensor.

The Nikon Coolpix S3300 is an update to the S3100, now featuring a 6x optical zoom lens and 16 megapixel sensor.

Daniel Bell reviews the Nikon Coolpix L26, a budget digital compact camera with 5x optical zoom and 16.1 megapixel sensor.

Daniel Bell reviews the Nikon Coolpix S9200, a compact camera with 18x optical zoom, small enough to carry in your pocket.

The Sony Cybershot DSC-HX20V is a digital compact camera with an impressive 18.2 megapixel sensor, Daniel Bell tests the camera to see how this new sensor performs.

We review the brand new Canon EOS Mark III Digital SLR - the highly anticipated upgrade to the Mark II, how does it perform? Find out in our review.

The Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ30 / DMC-ZS20 features a 20x optical zoom lens, GPS positioning and built in map, could this be the perfect compact travel camera? Joshua Waller finds out.

The Canon Powershot A4000 IS is a compact camera with an 8x optical zoom lens and a slim metal body available in a number of colours.

We review the Fujifilm FinePix HS30EXR bridge camera, with a 30x optical zoom lens and manual controls.
Techniques

Here are five popular tutorials on urban photography ePHOTOzine have published on site.

We find out how useful an LED light is when it comes to taking photos and shooting video.

A tripod is an essential part of an arsenal carried by any travel and nature photographer so you need to make sure you have the right one.

Here's ePHOTOzine's guide to photographing historical buildings.

Here are five tutorials that'll help you take better shots at the coast.

Here are five simple ways you can stop camera shake creeping into your shots.

Here are a few things you should consider when buying and using a tripod.

We list the ten most popular architecture photography techniques featured on ePHOTOzine.

If you are stuck indoors or get caught outdoors in a downpour, here are some ideas on how you can still enjoy some photography.

Don't think that bad weather means you have to stay indoors as John Gravett explains.

Here are some basic tips to consider before you next hit the shutter.

We list the nine most popular flower photography tutorials posted over the last year.
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