Hi, you shoot portrait?
I used to participate in 'photoshoot', but hasn't been doing it for a while, because:
1. the models (and organizers) charge too much
2. no breakthrough, as the photographers shoot independently rather than work together

Perhaps you can organize photoshoot for photographers who are serious in improving their skills (not for mingling with the pretty models)

Too bad 17-55 is not wide enough, and 15-85 does not have constant maximum aperture.
It would be great is Canon makes an EF-s 15-40 F2.8

I have Yongnuo RF 603C flash triggers. Please may I know what cable I need to use them with studio flash?



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Thanks, but still confused...
The Yongnuo RF-603 comes with a cable, which, according to the manual, is 'PC sync cable/shutter connecting cable'. The cable can be connected to the 2.5mm shutter socket, but not the 3.5mm PC socket. So what I need to do is to use a 3.5mm converter?

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Well, not sure. The manual says it is 'PC sync cable/shutter connecting cable', so I thought it doubles as both.

If flash set to ETTL, lower ISO + smaller aperture also no use. Better set flash exposure compensation to negative value.
But my preferred method is to use higher ISO, so that the sensor can capture slightly more ambient light. As for aperture, it depends on whether I want blurred background.


No lah... that one is for high speed sync. If you want to use shutter speed faster than X-sync speed (typically 1/200 or 1/250 sec) then you need this.
But I hardly use HSS, as it significantly shortens flash range.

Back to your concern - face whiter than ghost - try this:
Take 2 pictures, fix the aperture and set the flash to ETTL.
1st one - ISO 100, shutter speed 1/200 sec;
2nd one - ISO 200, shutter speed 1/80 sec.
See any difference

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How do you compare wide angle to portrait
We can shoot portrait with wide angle too.

wanna know, what's the name of these trees?

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Sorry OT...
I am looking to buy a new PC. Is Intel Celeron processor good enough for Photoshop and Canon Digital Photo Professional?

There will be a solar eclipse next week. How to take pictures of it?

March 9, 7:20 to 9:30am

maybe stack up 2 4-stop filters?

Are China-made, variable ND filters ok?

Weird, the sun still looked as round as ever

In the end, I didn't use a filter for my solar eclipse project. Instead, I shot in Live View mode to avoid blinding my eyes.

Maybe the pictures were over-exposed, so I couldn't see the eclipsed part