Comments on: How low can you go?

By: Lee

Lee — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:58:09 +0000

Neil thanks you ! As a wedding phototgrapher mainly black couples I struggled with exposure problem with the brides white dress and dark skin mainly outdoors. I read your tip on setting the shutter for my nikon to 250, ISO 100, f:8-11 and TTL -1 on my sb800. I got outstanding results and a lot of booking for 2008. Your tips are truly awesome.

By: Phil Hibberd

Phil Hibberd — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:17:14 +0000

Very useful stuff. We can’t afford too many VR lenses, but have a useful manfrotto carbon fiber monopod that helps a lot with slow speeds. It can pretty much stay on the camera without getting in the way.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:53:23 +0000

IS is a plus, but if there isn’t a lens with IS, then just get a fast lens. You will still have more opportunities for low-light shooting.

I use Nikon and they also lack a VR (IS) for the 24-70mm range. I still ended up buying their 24-70 f2.8, just so I can have a fast lens for low-light opportunities.

By: Rob Pierce

Rob Pierce — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:50:31 +0000

lotso,

Canon makes a 70-200mm 2.8L IS, 300mm 2.8L IS and 400mm 2.8L IS.

By: Jasmine Marie

Jasmine Marie — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 04:14:04 +0000

Thanks for sharing these great tips.

By: j.ro

j.ro — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 13:59:05 +0000

thanks for all the knowledge you share. always very helpful and encouraging!

By: r

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 04:43:37 +0000

Neil,

Thanks for the tips. You are a wealth of information.

Rob

By: Rod Pascoe

Rod Pascoe — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 20:27:44 +0000

More invaluable advice again! And for free!

You should charge for advice like this!!!

By: lotso

lotso — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:30:46 +0000

I know you’re using a canon system (at least one of it perhaps) and I see you using f2.8, however what I don’t know is what lens you’re using which has f2.8 and is also IS capable. I recently got a 24-70 2.8L and there’s not an IS version of it. (I would love to get a 2.8 w/ IS though esp for weddings)

AFAIK, the doesn’t seem to be any IS version of a lens w/ f.2.8. (And I highly doubt you’re using a f2.8 17-55 EF-S series)

Unless of course you’re using a prime lens.

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:44:14 +0000

Simple concepts- excellent execution. I was wondering how you seemed to get excellent contrast in the subject of your portraits with such a bright background. Filling the face with flash leaves the outline of the figure darker than the background, giving extremely sharp edges. Can you say, “Pop!” I’ll have to try this trick the next chance I get.

Gotta agree with you on that IS glass point. It’s worth the extra couple of pounds to keep the sharpness up to snuff.