Recent content by cubfan745

It seems to be raining all the time in Chicago these days! Try to find a spot where you are covered, and maybe the rain is pooling up and you can get raindrops splashing into the puddle. Use a fast shutter speed to freeze the ker-plop You can also create your own ker-plop - maybe have a...

You have some answers already. Try to search on "rule of thirds" - which is one element of composition. It may seem unnatural at times, particularly when you are photographing people, but try to work it in with some of your shots. It is a guideline, a good one, but it doesn't always make an...

You have some answers already. Try to search on "rule of thirds" - which is one element of composition. It may seem unnatural at times, particularly when you are photographing people, but try to work it in with some of your shots. It is a guideline, a good one, but it doesn't always make an...

You have some answers already. Try to search on "rule of thirds" - which is one element of composition. It may seem unnatural at times, particularly when you are photographing people, but try to work it in with some of your shots. It is a guideline, a good one, but it doesn't always make an...

Depending on what you are photographing, you may need to adjust precisely where you are focusing. For a landscape, if you are focusing too far away you will get some softness close to you. If it is a person, the single most important thing to have sharply focused is the eyes. I'll change my...

I would say that when you are talking about people, a well lit photo is generally better than a poorly lit photo (unless that is the look you are going for). It doesn't need to be flash, it could be diffused sunlight through a curtain, or you standing next to a white wall and the sun reflecting...

Can you maybe add a little information? It sounds like you are putting a non-Canon flash in the hotshoe, and it is not firing when you take a picture. Is that correct?

Can you maybe add a little information? It sounds like you are putting a non-Canon flash in the hotshoe, and it is not firing when you take a picture. Is that correct?

Can you maybe add a little information? It sounds like you are putting a non-Canon flash in the hotshoe, and it is not firing when you take a picture. Is that correct?

I'd probably go with maintenance and perhaps technology upgrades. Things do wear out (though if you buy good stuff to start it can last quite a while). There often isn't a huge incentive to upgrade your camera (in spite of the frequent new models/versions offered by companies) but I do know...

Actually, something like this isn't bad to get on eBay. Backdrop stands are pretty low tech, not much to goof up although they do come in differently qualities. Cloth backdrops are also available there. Narrow muslin (like 6x9 feet) is fairly inexpensive but really designed for portraits...