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September 2, 2010 at 4:40 pm

paul wrote:

For anything large, or important, I’d go to Steve at http://www.360-dpi.com/” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;

Always stunning quality work.

Another vote for Steve and http://www.360-dpi.com” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false; excellent prints and always willing to offer help/advice if you need it.

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December 4, 2009 at 10:07 am

I’ll drop the price to €135 any interest?

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December 2, 2009 at 7:15 pm

I’ll take €150 and remain open to reasonable offers

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February 6, 2008 at 11:48 am

Mick451 wrote:

Should be candid and not staged
I dunno, if you ask someone if it’s okay to photograph them then the results tend to be more portraity than candid.
I’ve seen some great street portraits of individuals that I’d class as street photography but could just as easily sit within the category of portraiture.

I would agree with it being okay to ask someone if it’s okay to photography them. I was at a talk by Les McLean, who has some really nice SP work, and he said that part of SP for him is talking to people. I’m doing a workshop with him in Dublin in March and looking forward to seeing how he tackles approaching people and also the candid side of things.

I saw a post on another forum, where somebody in the UK was giving up trying to take candids for his personal safety since he had been abused by some people who noticed him doing candid work. He said that he now finds it much simpler to ask the subject for permission to photograph as it saves grief but does miss the candid side of things.

David

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February 6, 2008 at 11:23 am

I must admit I hate when friends ask me to recommend a compact / P&S digital, there is so much out there it’s nigh on impossible to keep up to date.

When I decided to get a DSLR just over a year ago, I went with the Sony A100, I was tempted by a Nikon, but as I have a good stock of AF lenses from my Minolta film kit it just made more sense to go with the A100 as it was compatible with my existing lenses. I could have put off getting the DSLR until Sony released more models, but there again you can keep putting it off if you are waiting for new models.

I’m very happy with the A100, nice camera, fast and fairly compact. I do however miss a vertical grip, Sony don’t make one for the A100 and while there are some 3rd party ones available I haven’t bought one yet.

David

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January 28, 2008 at 12:03 pm

I don’t subscribe to any magazines as I prefer to take a look before deciding to buy. That said I have a brother living in the US so might get him to buy a copy and post it to me.

David

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January 23, 2008 at 12:15 am

I wouldn’t rely purely on the information from Ryan Air, you have to clear security at the airport before you get to the aircraft. I would suggest checking it in, you could always remove the head and carry it hand luggage while the legs are checked in. I’d be surprised if the let the legs through security.

David