http://www.davebenham.co.uk Photography, web and words. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:36:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Adobe have released a public beta of Lightroom 3, the program that takes all the best photographic bits out of Photoshop. I've said before that if you're a photographer you owe it to yourself to give it a go. I know there are people that find Photoshop a bit scary, and ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/511/adobe-release-lightroom-3-public-beta.htm One of the things that kept me busy during August was the wedding of some close friends, Paul and Lucy. Not only did I put them together a website for their wedding (like the song requests for the reception?) but I also had a great time taking shots at the ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/505/a-wedding-shoot-that-went-ok.htm Lenscoat make a range of neoprene covers for standard and telephoto lenses. One of those items that I probably wouldn't need on a portrait session, but invaluable shooting from a hide. And it would spook guests at a wedding (just think of the candid shots you'd get!). Prices on the 70-200 ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/499/lenscoat-neoprene-camouflage-for-your-lens.htm Nikon have just announced the launch of the D300s, the successor to the number one selling D300. Aimed at the prosumer, the D300s will be the flagship DX body for Nikon ahead of the D90. The most striking addition is the ability to record HD video. As I've discussed before, I'm ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/493/nikon-announce-d300s-new-lenses.htm Have you seen the car insurance advert with Iggy Pop - "I'm not selling car insurance, I'm selling time." Well Mr Pop, I'd like to buy some time please. Preferably to be inserted just before my alarm is meant to go off in the morning. Sadly Iggy can't really help me. ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/490/new-workflow-same-dilemmas.htm   I love having a project to aim at and thanks to Strobist and Clay Enos I've found one. Urban portraits! The prospect of taking pictures of complete strangers creates all sorts of feelings. I like Clay's approach in the video above. At some point every photographer has to overcome that barrier, ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/486/urban-portraits.htm Nikon D700, 70-200 f/2.8 VR, 1/320 at f/5.6, ISO 1000 This last week has been Carnival week in Sway. It's a great community event with everyone joining in lots of events, from treasure hunts and scarecrow making to the fete and carnival procession itself. My team improved one place in the ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/482/carnival-week.htm PDN Gear Guide featured an article yesterday on a gadget developed to stop pictures being taken of celebs (or Big Brother contestants) without their consent. Consisting of a sensor attached to a set of LEDs, the device detects the light of a flashgun and emits enough bright light to wash out ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/480/beating-the-paparazzi-at-their-own-game.htm Despite being a gadget person there are times when I see converging technologies built in together without proper thought. One of these, and a bugbear of mine, is video on a DSLR. Yet today news emerges of a feature film produced entirely using a Nikon D90 DSLR. If this is true ... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/478/feature-film-shot-entirely-with-nikon-d90.htm Check out this great video from LensRentals.com comparing the different sizes of Nikon telephoto lenses. I'm never going to grumble about the size of my 70-200 f/2.8  again! To think that wildlife shooters use a 600mm f/4 regularly as well - at least their wallet would be lighter... http://www.davebenham.co.uk/473/comparing-nikon-super-telephoto-lens-sizes.htm