Category Archives: Technique

Apple Aperture 3

At last having waited for months and months, Apple have today announced and released Aperture 3.0 with full 64bit support. This is fantastic news for us photographers on the Mac system. Please visit, http://www.apple.com/aperture/ for more information.

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Nikon SD-9 3rd Party Review SF-18

Having got disheartened by the sheer weight of Nikon’s recent price rises especially on some of the Accessories, i decided to go on the hunt for a 3rd Party battery system for my flashgun (SB-900). The current UK Price of the SD-9 is 190 UK Pounds. A very heavy price to buy for a battery...

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MacBook Pro Battery Calibration

How to calibrate your 2008/09 MacPro Battery. Plug in the power adapter and fully charge your PowerBook’s battery until the light ring or LED on the power adapter plug changes to green and the onscreen meter in the menu bar indicates that the battery is fully charged. Allow the battery to rest in the fully...

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Sports

A few years ago i was enjoying shooting sports images, mainly bikes. To many rainy days and bluster weather forced me back to a less hectic type of photography. But for those who do ask, what would i recommend? Well, Ear Plugs are a must! A 300mm F2.8 minimum and inc a 1.4 convertor or...

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Off Camera Flash

Off camera flash works. I very rarely use the flash mounted on the camera, i far prefer to hold the flash in one hand and connect it to the camera via a dedicated cable (In my case a Nikon SC-29) You can create some wacky pictures using off camera flash, but also can give you so much...

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