Photography with coloured LED lights
I’m still enjoying the results using these two little LED lights. I have taped cut down theatre gels over them. I have two and could make good use of a third. The dove was made several years by my sister.…
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Off-camera flash
I bought a Godox X1T remote to go with my TT350 flash. The X1T allows the flash to be moved off the camera & still use TTL flash metering. It’s another new thing for me to learn, but setting up…
Still Life, Singing Bowl
This singing bowl originally belonged to my dear friend LJ. After LJ died, her mother gave me the bowl as a keepsake. I used a sheet of baking paper as the backdrop and I’m pleased with the warm intimate colour…
Flash photography & Luminar
I bought a Godox TT350 flash gun, the first flash I’ve owned for about 35 years. The technology has come on significantly, making flash photography easier. Through the lens flash metering means I can bounce flash all over the place…
Macro photography
This week I bought a 7artisans 60mm macro lens. I’ve never owned a macro before, so there’s a bit of learning curve to come. Here’s one of my first macro photos, some 4mm nuts & bolts illuminated by two tiny…
Additional Micro Four Thirds lens
I won a used Olympus 45mm f1.8 lens on eBay. It has a nice big aperture and is probably intended for portraiture. Here I’m experimenting with the lens wide open to get a small depth of field. The woods were…
Getting back into photography
I haven’t owned a camera for several years; I’ve been relying on my iPhone’s camera. A few weeks ago I decided I wanted to get back into photography and last week I bought an Olympus OM-D E-M10 III with 14-42mm…