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<blockquote data-quote="SteveH" data-source="post: 360816" data-attributes="member: 9252">Not sure what section to post this in....Well today was interesting! I had my camera bag in the car, as I often go for a short walk at lunch time to get some air.It turns out there was a cake sale in the building in aid of Macmillan cancer support and a colleague asked me to get some shots for them. I busied myself taking cake photos (I have never done any food shots, so had to wing it) and then someone mentioned they had managed to persuade a local radio station to come down and broadcast from the sale - And could I photograph that too.....As luck would have it, the Yongnou 565 speedlight I ordered yesterday turned up from Amazon, with some batteries - So I had 30 minutes to try my flash out before the radio chaps arrived! Having never used a speedlight before, I had a quick google and set ISO400 and varied between F4 &amp; F8 with my 35mm F1.8. Hopefully the shots come out ok, the radio station has asked if I can send some to them too as there photographer was elsewhere.All in all, it was better than sitting at my desk but I would have preferred some preparation time! I'll post a few shots once I get them through post.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SteveH, post: 360816, member: 9252"] Not sure what section to post this in.... Well today was interesting! I had my camera bag in the car, as I often go for a short walk at lunch time to get some air. It turns out there was a cake sale in the building in aid of Macmillan cancer support and a colleague asked me to get some shots for them. I busied myself taking cake photos (I have never done any food shots, so had to wing it) and then someone mentioned they had managed to persuade a local radio station to come down and broadcast from the sale - And could I photograph that too..... As luck would have it, the Yongnou 565 speedlight I ordered yesterday turned up from Amazon, with some batteries - So I had 30 minutes to try my flash out before the radio chaps arrived! Having never used a speedlight before, I had a quick google and set ISO400 and varied between F4 & F8 with my 35mm F1.8. Hopefully the shots come out ok, the radio station has asked if I can send some to them too as there photographer was elsewhere. All in all, it was better than sitting at my desk but I would have preferred some preparation time! I'll post a few shots once I get them through post. [/QUOTE]

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