January 2009

Proud Grandad Photos

Posted on January 31, 2009 at 1:34 pm in

Here are a few photos of the latest addition to our extended family.

They were taken with the Nikon D300 using the Nikon 50mm f/1.4 and Nikon 18-200
hand held at 1/25s to 1/60s
ISO 200 to 800
f/2.2 to f/5.6

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10 Ways to Light Portraits with One Light

Posted on January 30, 2009 at 10:45 am in

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John Wood Photography
dpc2087e_resize_resize Portrait photography? No problem! Just find a pretty girl, buy a flashgun and take her picture and hey presto you have a portrait. But do you like it? Would she pay you money for it? Facebook is full of such photographs. Our albums are full of such photographs.

So what makes the difference. Well, a number of things do; the model, the background, the pose, the camera, the space, the camera, the lens and the light. Light is very special – “What colour is a banana in a totally dark room?” The answer is, it has NO colour; only light gives us colour. Light is everything!
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Portrait Lighting with a Portable Studio

Posted on January 30, 2009 at 10:39 am in

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Main Website: John Wood Photography – Portrait Photographer Berkshire

This particular article is about how I found the lighting equipment I used to start with for portrait photography. It is aimed at photographers; if you want to view portrait photographs then click Latest Photographs. If you are interested in having your portrait taken then visit the Main Website or Boudoir Photography.

I started off with a couple of 500W Interfit Super Cool-lite 5 soft boxes and reflector but found I was limited on the speed and often produced perfectly focussed but blurred shots – I had thought that models would stand still, but the girls I was shooting wanted to jump around.

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Magician Website Recommendation

Posted on January 30, 2009 at 9:52 am in

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John Wood Photography business-card

I did some work for Katherine’s website and business cards and was impressed with her act. She specialises in close up magic, normally at corporate events and parties.

If you want to spice up a party or conference then you just have to check out her website Katherine Mills

I sat two feet away from her and could not see how she did that which I know to be impossible!

John

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