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I have contact details of a dozen or so small, local clothing businesses in my city within the United Kingdom. I have already emailed these businesses to offer my photography services to them. I have selected these businesses because their website/online store's photos are not very...

Hi all, I am just wondering what's the difference between having Professional indemnity included in your photography insurance vs having terms and conditions written in a contract that's signed by the client(s)? I don't do much paid photography work but I have been quoted £120 by Glover and...

I will be photographing a disabled new actor next week (in his early 20s). He wants a headshot photo for his portfolio and a few half and full body shots. He has no control over his legs so is wheelchair bound, also mobility in his neck is limited. We decided to meetup near a city river and I...

I'm currently photographing some clothing for a small local business in her home. She fortunately has borrowed a backdrop frame and a big role of white seamless paper from a friend and we're using that as the backdrop with a mannequin (which is also white :/ ) Anyway, I was wondering if it's...

Tamron SP AF 70-300 F/4-5.6 Di VC USD Lens for Nikon (A009) Perfect working order, about a year old, light use. Comes with original Tamron box. Postage of ?10 is for UK postage and is just an estimate, I will get this weighed and will discount if postage is cheaper. List Date: 10/13/2014 For...

Owning a Nikon D7100 already, I was often tempted to jump to an FX camera. When the Nikon D810 was revealed, I decided that’s the camera for me. The only problem was cost. Being in the UK, the D810 was only available in a handful of places with price tags of around £2500. I have purchased grey...

I've just now ordered a D810 DSLR and realised that it has a CF memory card slot. Coming from a D5100 and D7100, I am only use to SD cards. I am shocked by how expensive these CF cards are compared to SD. I am aware that the D810 also has an SD card slot. My questions are: 1) Why would Nikon...

Hello, I've been asked to photo some clothing for a local self employed lady. The clothing will be on a mannequin, raised up against a white wall (I don't own a backdrop). I have 3 flashes with stands, 2 umbrellas and 1 brollybox. I'm not sure the best way to photograph the clothing and I don't...

Just wondering what your thoughts were with the upgrade, what lenses you felt you needed to replace etc

I'm photographing jewellery and have a white translucent 80cm light tent/cube. It comes with 4 coloured backdrops that attach to the inside of the tent with velcro. The problem is these are made of thin nylon and don't look good. I'm looking for a suitable backdrop in white and black that I can...

I'm working for a small, local jewelers (UK) who wants me to photograph approximately 1000 items of jewellery for their website and other advertising/promotion work. I've already done 32 images of which he has paid me. I've now made a simple draft contract that I emailed the client but he...

A local jewelry store has approached me asking if I would be interested in photographing 900+ items of jewelry. I have agreed to meet them next week but I have no experience with still photography (I shoot Weddings and portraits) I have a fair bit of equipment but willl tell you the equipment...

Hi all, I shot a male yesterday (mainly head and shoulders) at riverside and a lot of my photos are soft. Luckily I took multiple shots of the same pose so I have some useable photos but I need to avoid this in the future. I used a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM on a D7100. I selected this lens...

Hello, I'm a practicing photographer and shot my first baby last week. I wanted to show you all for opinions and perhaps get some advise on how I can improve. All comments appreciated! The couple were very pleased, I just wished I charged more money! I undercharged (again). Sorry about the...

Hello, A little background on myself. In December 2011, I purchased my first DSLR and a 16-85mm lens. I knew nothing about photography and learnt everything through practice and YouTube videos (Adorama, DigitalRev, Matt Granger, B&H to name a few). In Summer 2012, I did my first photography job...

Hello, I'm a semi-professional photographer and have shot half a dozen Weddings among other things. In summer 2013, I photographed a couple for their engagement. I charged only £50 ($82) and they provided me with travel (I don't drive). They were happy with the photos and asked if I could be...

Controlling 2 Flashes Wirelessly Hello, I own a Nikon D7100 and D5100 camera with an SB-700 and Yongnuo 568EX speedlight. I currently use my D7100 as a master to trigger my off camera flashes wirelessly using the pop-up flash. This generally works well but I find sometimes the flashes don't...

Hey, I posted a few weeks ago with a cosplay photoshoot (my first ever) and now i've had the opportunity to photograph a male model and use my umbrella outside for the first time. Here are a few of the photos, can I have opinions on the lighting, the composition and overall shot? I want to get...

I've been learning photography for about a year and a half now and off-camera flash is something new to me. Last week I had the opportunity to photograph my first model, who is a cosplayer and wanted some nice photos to submit to a cosplay group. The character she is dressed as is called...

I understand for portraits using a shallow DOF is nice because it can help blur out the background. My question howerver is; in a studio or a plain room with the absence of a background to blur, why would one decide to use a shallow DOF such as F2.8 or F4? Wouldn't F8 enable the subject to be...