Recent content by dw2chan

you can also see in lens IS working through the viewfinder. where as you cant with in body

i'll definitely recommend the 17-85 over the 28-135. i find the 17-85 is a perfect walk around lens, has wide to a short telephoto. where as the 28-135 doesnt really have a wide but has a longer telephoto. if you want to shoot in low light...these lenses arent for you (unless you're talking...

the 70-300 is an excellent lens. while not as sharp at L glass, it does represent excellent value for money. i've used this for my travels and it's great...it's small, lightweight, black and discreet. so it's great for candids and just not drawing attention to yourself and you wont break your...

nice captures 1 - becareful with the armpit shots, these are usually very hard to pull off nicely. 3 - i think the fill light is too strong, it's casting unflattering shadows on her face (but this lighting is nice and dramatic. but i dont think it works with this model) 4 - her face looks a...

cool wardrobe+model! but for this image i think a different angle or a closer crop would have made it more interesting. cool stuff!

nice use of negative space. makes this quite an interesting picture. i would love to see a b+w version because the colour just doesnt add anything for me. nice work!

I've owned a 300D it was my first dslr. extremely cheap and for what it cost, it was excellent. only thing that bugged me was the slow startup times. i still own a 10D (pretty much a 300D) but it has been IR converted.

hey, i'll throw in my comments - because you're presenting a series of photos, you should be careful that the skintones are similar for similar settings. ie 1+2 should be about the same and 3+4 should be about the same - in #1 there are a few odd hotspots on her face...not too sure what has...

I like this picture! A few things i think could be done to improve it: - brun that bright green spot near the top middle. i think this is a big distraction - same with those white dots near her feet - and i also wish her bracelet wasnt so far up her arm. - also try dodging her face to bring it...

nice pose! this is a hard shot because you have to choose between sacrificing shadow detail or highlight detail. the only way to get both would be to use flash/reflectors carefully. so on to the technicalities... in a perfect world i would use a large softbox or umbrella in front of her and a...

I'll throw in my 2cents #1 - i like the pose and expression. i do wish there was eye contact though. and i'd rotate the picture a bit so the columns were perfectly vertical. i'd also get rid that orange thing at top middle of the picture and desaturate the reds and brown under that orange...

Hey, i'll thow in some comments since no one else had yet #1 - i like this picture. the pose and expression is quite nice. i'm not sure about the skin tone though, i like the skin tone ine #3 better, but if you didnt post #3 i dont think i would have noticed. i do wish more of her right arm was...

wireless radio triggers are not all expensive. you can get them off ebay for cheap. they will not be as reliable as pocketwizards (heard they are about 95% effective), but if you're not doing this as a job, you can afford to miss some shots. but yes, do get a proper flash. you'll need one...

all depends on what you need it for. if you do a lot of low light action, the 2.8. if for casual shooting. the F4....it's much easier to handle. as for the bokeh, they both have 8 aperture blades, so they should be similar. you'll just be able to get a shallower DOF with the 2.8

some photogs will charge extra if the client want PP done... so maybe that was why. but back on topic. PP is definitely not a must... but in my opinion the only medium that does not involve PP is Polaroid (i consider darkroom PP, and same with the fancy image processor outputting jpgs) I've...