[Barry@reflections]

January 4, 2013 at 2:53 am

Hi SheilaF
How long is a piece of string really is one answer to your question. :-) But in my humble opinion I would recommend for sports photography a DSLR that has a very fast motor. Personally I use a Canon 1D MkIII. This can fire off 10 frames per second and is a very robust camera, a real workhouse. You should also consider a long lens, at least 200mm, and again the canon 70-200mm f/2.8 is a good lens here, although if you are really serious about it you should be thinking of the 500mm lens but we are talking mega bucks here now.
I actually wrote a small piece about camera choice on my blog recently which you might find helpful in your search to choose the right camera for you. Have a look at http://www.reflectionsphotography.ie/blog/2012/12/buying-a-camera-this-christmas” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope this is of some use to you. Good luck :-)

[Barry@reflections]

June 14, 2012 at 11:27 pm

Great capture. Definitely one for the album. :-)

[Barry@reflections]

June 12, 2012 at 12:04 am

Hi Robert. I did a half day studio course with Dave McKane of The Institute of Photography some time ago and found it to be very good. Excellent hand outs,techniques well explained and a model available to work with. Check out his website http://www.iop.ie. Good luck with your course :-)

[Barry@reflections]

May 22, 2012 at 10:46 pm

Well done John. Thoroughly deserved. Very strong panel. :-)

[Barry@reflections]

May 22, 2012 at 1:37 am

I absolutely love this. I have seen a few images done like this recently and I think its is fantastic. I havent tried it myself yet and have no clue where to start with the post processing. Im guessing textured layers and clever use of the opacity slider? Whatever your secret is I just love the image. Well Done :-)

[Barry@reflections]

April 1, 2012 at 8:11 pm

James I only just saw your post this evening. Are you still looking for a photographer for this week?

[Barry@reflections]

February 9, 2012 at 3:31 am

Thanks for all the good tips folks. I have since purchased Lightroom 3 (50% discount at the moment on account of Lightroom 4 release). I can definitely see the time saving advantages of it. Im still geting used to it tho but it will definitely speed up my work flow once I get to grips with it.

Ashley, from my own experience, couple expect at least 300 images from a full days shooting. Damn digital! :-)

[Barry@reflections]

January 16, 2012 at 1:26 am

Paul thats excellent help. Thank you so much. Until now I always felt that Lightroom was very expensive and that photoshop could do anything I needed to do just as good as lightroom. But your excellent advice has made me realise that Lightroom could improve my productivity and therefore pay for itself in no time. Thanks again. :-)

[Barry@reflections]

November 12, 2011 at 4:13 am

Steeboy, fair play to you for giving it a go. I took the plungle last last year and was able to get some funding through the local enterprise board. However I was unemployed at the time and I doubt very much if you have any hope of receiving any funding unless it comes from a private investor. Regarding equipment I started off by doing a few portrait sittings using my 5 year old canon 350d, a very much entry level camera. I also had one speedlite and a white backdrop. I started from there. Any money I made went straight back into my business, either on upgrading my equipment, insurance or advertising costs. My point is you dont necessarily need to have top of the range gear to get started. What you do need is the drive and determination to get out there and chase your first assignment. Once you have accomplished that the next thing you need to do is get out there and chase your second assignment. You will realise very quickly where you need to invest your earnings as a priority and as you are already in employment you may be better off reinvesting any money made thru your new business straight back into it until such time as you have all the necessities. Then you can look forward to maybe putting a few bob in your pocket after a while. Best of luck with it anyway. :-)
(PS if you do feel that you absolutely must have a specific piece of equipment to do a certain job, consider renting it and make sure you have the rental costs covered in your fee.)