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Oh yes, practise your facial expressions in the mirror and don't keep puckering your lips into a pout every photo or your lips will look like a dog's bumhole...

With regards to the music, you'd think people had never heard of the mute button every video has...

But anyway, there is no explanation on what you are doing, and the display is too small, so I can't see what you're doing either... :(

@wolfy317 It depends - I checked and to quote from quickstart guide on their web site:

"When photographing subjects under ambient light, it is best to stand in similar light as your subject and point the camera towards the main light source. If there is not a dominant light illuminating your subj...

looking at those shots, I also think he couldn't have used an umbrella - the shadow edges are simply too "sharp". If he did, chances are he had the flash's zoom set to telephoto so it was not "filling" the whole 'brolly and also had it too far back. But even then, that should still have been some...

New cameras and stuff is always up there price-wise when it first comes out. This will drop over the coming months, especially after Christmas. But I expect when it settles down, it will still be relatively expensive.

I have to be honest that I don't like the music/sfx at the very start of this intro. It's a bit freaky.

Playing Devil's Advocate here for a moment, it's good to be in with a chance to upgrade to a MiniTTL, etc. if you do "only" have a "normal" PocketWizard setup.

But while I can see why perhaps the competition is done this way, it is disappointing that those of us without PocketWizards can't enter...

Well, the Rode on its own was worse due to there being more background noise (hiss from the AGC - this was noticeable to me without even having to turn up the volume), but it's definitely better with Magic Lantern and also has less echo from the hard-walled room.

The last image was definitely the best one.

The engaged couple - that globe is a light and I think he missed a trick here . If only he could have had that lit, it would have added to the atmosphere, especially if it looked like that was the only source of light on the scene.

I wouldn't say no if I was given one. But it will be interesting to see how the tech will filter down from this camera to the lower end models over the next few years.

I guess the content has to do with what is sent in - if its mostly of rust, then chances are the best rust pictures are the ones that are going to make it.

But, I am not sure about paying to enter - was there a prize, other than to be featured in the magazine? If there was a chance of winning a ...

I went for the Manfrotto (got it a couple of years ago now, I think) because it can go so low. I think I have the same model, and the same head as you have there. The ball head may have been a better idea - I went for the 3 way head as I have a 70-200mm and thought it would handle the weight bett...

@moxymagic You set the background to 1 - 2 stops brighter than that of the subject, which is what makes it over exposed. It's not recommended to go any higher as you may then start getting spill light from the background affecting the subject

I have a graphics tablet (just a cheap one by Trust) that I use for some image editing such as removing backgrounds around people, etc. They are a lot more accurate than a mouse and generally easier to use for this sort of work, but as you said, may take a while to get used to.

However, I do sti...

I have a Quantum Battery 1+, with an adaptor for my 580ex II. It's an external sealed lead acid battery pack, which gives many more flashes and recycles the flash quicker than the 4x AA Nicads/Nimh can. The other advantage is that it can be left a while without losing charge.

It is relatively ex...

With regards the to jacket being open issue - it might look better if you wore a waistcoat, but that may not be practical if you get hot.

I researched getting the "normal" BR strap (RS1?), and a couple of things I read about these:

1) If you have a Manfrotto quick release plate DO NOT use the "D ...