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Sports Photography : Shooting Football With A Canon EF 400mm f2.8L USM

January 13, 2024

Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM was the lens used for this sports photography shoot featuring Beverley Town Football Club and Sculcoates Amateurs. The Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM was mounted to Canon EOS 1D Mark IV with exposure being set manually. For some time, I have been using the Canon EF 400mm f2.8L USM lens, mainly for cricket but more recently to shoot amateur and professional sport. Given the size…

Panning Photography Practice: Roadside With Canon 1D Mark III

Panning Photography practice is not as dull as it sounds, but I got a few funny looks from people in their cars as I pointed my Canon EOS 1D Mark III with the 70-200mm at them! This technique of taking photos is something I rarely do as the types of things I photograph would not suit the results. Saying this it is fun and the effects it creates in the images is quite nice. While walking back from my local town centre from a previous job I figured I would leave my camera out and take some pictures on the way home. When I got to a road, I thought I would give Panning... more»

Photographing The Moon With A Canon EF 400 F2.8 USM

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LENSBABY : Creative Shooting With The Lensbaby 2

Creative photography is certainly a lot easier with a Lensbaby attached to the camera as I found out after taking delivery of a Lensbaby 2. Although it is a lens, I think the Lensbaby is more of an accessories, something that is small and easy to carry around that will give any photographer a different type of shot. I purchased my Lensbaby 2 from MPB Photographic this week. I have already discussed the benefits of buying used gear in the article Used Canon Equipment: Buying Used Over New so when this showed up I just had to have it. I plan to use the Lensbabay 2 to create images in camera... more»

Night Photography : Canon 5D With EF17-35mm F2.8L Lens

Getting out and doing a spot of night photography can often be very rewarding and is something I do enjoy given half the chance to do it. This collection of photos were taken in Beverley in Hengate Gardens. There was a lot of ambient light about, a lamppost and the flood lights on the monument were quite useful. For this night photography project I used a Hahnel HRC 280 Remote Shutter Release, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II and nice wide lens, the EF17-35mm F2.8L USM and a tripod! This image has not go through Photoshop, it was taken in RAW and then converted using the Cannon software. The white... more»

Making Money From Photography Five Useful Tips

Making money from photography is question that comes up time and time again. I have spent countless hours discussing this very topic with seasoned pros over a pint in my local. With the digital age, there are more photographers and cameras in circulation, so there is a lot of competition when it comes to getting those paid jobs. One of the obvious ways of making money from photography is to sell pictures. I mean you have a great camera you are taking stunning pictures someone will buy them, well that is not always the case. It seems people are happy to accept a digital image or snap shot.... more»

Parties & Special Events

When I purchased my first camera, I went for a new one though over time, I have started to purchased used canon equipment instead. I have found many different web sites that sell used Canon equipment. MPB Photographic, The London Camera Exchange and of course Ebay all sell used Canon equipment. There are lots of benefits to buying used photographic equipment. The cost is of course a lot cheaper, and you can often get a better camera or lens for the budget you have to spend. A while back, I was trying to source a lens, a Canon EF300mm f2.8L and finally found one that was second... more»

Yongnuo YN 622C E-TTL Wireless Flash Trigger Review

Yongnuo YN 622C is one of the newest products from Yongnuo that allows you to take your Speedlite off the camera while giving the photographer plenty of control through the camera’s menu. Having looked into various systems for off camera flash I settled with the Yongnuo YN 622C as it seemed to offer everything I wanted at a very reasonable price. Out of the box, I hooked up the Yongnuo YN 622C system to a Canon 430 EX II Speedlite and a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and fired off a few shots and everything worked out just fine. The Yongnuo YN 622C worked seamlessly with the Canon menu... more»

Canon EOS 5D Mark II Long Exposure Pictures By The River Hull

This shot was taken on the River Hull on a chilly evening, again with no tripod so the camera, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II was placed against something steady. The idea of taking pictures of moving water is quite an appealing one to me but I do not often get the time, or I should say make the time to go out and just do it. Earlier in the day I have gone the same location and take some pictures while the tide was out, you can see them here; the pictures on this page, (Canon EOS 5D Mark II Long Exposure Pictures By The River Hull),were taken on the same day but much later in the afternoon when the... more»

Canon EOS 1D Mark III – Worth Every Penny

I have been using a Canon EOS 1D Mark III for about a month now and have s far enjoyed using the camera so much and despite it being an older model from the Canon EOS range it certainly still holds it own. This was an upgrade from a Canon EOS 1D Mark II which for nearly two years was my work horse when covering sporting fixtures like football and rugby either with Sigma 150-500mm or Canon 70-200 attached to the body. The reason I upgraded to Canon EOS 1D Mark III was the desire to get better results in high ISO levels, and so far I have not been disappointed. The camera itself was not too... more»