markjmaclean

cute model and I much prefer the first one...seems a more natural pose to my eyes. Having said all that, did you apply a tone to these?  Sepia perhaps?  The whole picture seems to be red tinted and...

Yep, I like them Thoth.id crop the first one horizontally though and put your model's head towards the upper right of the frame, and her right elbow towards the opposite corner.  Then I think it...

Yep, I like it too.  If I was being critical, I'd look for a little more definition on the textures and colours on the face to emphasise the cold - make those cheeks really rosy!  I'd also lighten...

Thanks for all the advice. Another lesson learned. I luckily did manage to get a refund as they had no alternate options in stock. Now the search begins for the next best option.

Yeah, I already have 4 x 1 TB data drives installed, so those are full. This was to be a backup solution for all of my images.

Thanks Tom. Does that therefore mean that there is no way to make this hard drive work with the Mac Pro?  I have a feeling the retailer won't refund me for a non faulty device. Regardsmark

Hi All,i hope I haven't just wasted a while heap of cash...i purchased a Western Digital Thunderbolt Duo expecting it to plug straight in via a thunderbolt cable to my 2012 Mac Pro.  Oce I got home...

It seems like I managed to lose much of the text from the original post.  Anyway, I'd also mentioned that the Sunset was taken with the 24-105 lens and the last portrait of mother and daughter was...

Hi All,I went back to the beach over the Xmas period for a few more portrait attempts mainly with the 70-200 lens.  Interested in any comments you might have as to how I might improve.  I'm still...

not surprised if you are drinking your wine from a mug...

Ok, so a couple of glasses of wine and I'm probabiy getting carried away. Anyway, this is the first chance I've had to properly try out the 70-200 2.8ii since I got it. I've been to this beach...

I'd love to tell you that there was a reason for it - but there wasn't.  The camera was in Manual mode and I'd earlier been shooting the kids as they ran around at full speed.  Having said that,...

THanks for the feedback.  I've taken a million photos of my daughter, so figuring out how to work with them in post really does become a challenge - and I think it pushes me to overdo it at times....

Thanks Mack.  I guess I need to go back to basics.  Here's another version - cropped, some work on the eyes and a little sharpening here and there...Perhaps less is more?

First one:  I like the tonality of the BW conversion and the pose, but I'd be tempted to crop just below the elbows.  I think that makes the portrait more intimate - i.e. makes me feel like she's...

Hi All,I recently moved to a MAC and to an extent my workflow has changed.  I no longer have access to photoshop and my go to actions for family portraits etc are now completely different.  I've...

Hmm, you may have a point.  I'm  unlikely to make enough money from the new lens in order to pay it off anytime soon.  I come from the land of the compacts having used the Sony R1 for years, though...

Yeah, that option does make a lot of sense.  I'm imagining what the range between 16-24 will give me that I don't currently have and how it will look for those shots at the beach and up in the...

I'm looking to get a wide angle lens for the 5d mk3 towards the end of the year for the following types of shooting:- Indoor shooting in low light in small locations (for plays etc)- Landscapes-...