tonyarnold

<p>OK..this the best and cheapest i think. Found it by chance. Dont use film much now but got some 5x4 negs to process and 6x7. thew were only charging 'prepaid' from £1.50 per roll (process only) Will also do bwhite and scan to CD at a good price.<br /> See their website for latest info.<br /> Any queries just ask me</p>

<p>www.genieimaging.co.uk tel. 020 8772 1700</p>

<p>tony</p>

<p>Hi<br>

I am a professional photographer so here are Crucial. If using daylight ensure subject is well lit...just use your 'eyes'. If using back lighting from say a window you must add suplemnatry light on subjects face. best way is to use a reflector-if you don't own one just use large sheet of paper(white) or try and buy a sheet of polysterene-used in all studios as it is cheap and very lightweight. If you have some cash invest in a Lastolite Reflector (silver one side and white the other)<br>

For lenses use a manual lens for best focusing manuallyand focus on the eye evertime!!!<br>

Look for a Nikon f2 105mm but there are no rules here...an older manual Nikkor 50mm will be 75mm on a digital and benefits from a wide aperture etc.<br>

I have some portraits on my websites: <a href="http://www.arnold-photo.co.uk">www.arnold-photo.co.uk</a><br>

kids i have here: <a href="http://www.tonyarnold.co.uk">www.tonyarnold.co.uk</a><br>

Any questions just ask!<br>

Tony</p>

<p>Hi again Matt,</p>

<p>Started looking into using my D200 with the flash last night (late) but haven't explored this aspect before-using it as a main flash off the camera with Nikon CLS etc. Need to tweak camera menu and flash menu i believe when mor time allows....am sorting my VAT return out for my photo business.....<br>

Will look into it again at some point today......<br>

Tony<br>

PS Made a really good loaf of bread last night! Stumbled on a unique recipe via making too much pizza dough. Rather like photography...learning through mistakes sometimes brings amazing results! I need to do a rerun though to ensure i can do it consistently</p><div></div>

<p>Hi again Matt,</p>

<p>Started looking into using my D200 with the flash last night (late) but haven't explored this aspect before-using it as a main flash off the camera with Nikon CLS etc. Need to tweak camera menu and flash menu i believe when mor time allows....am sorting my VAT return out for my photo business.....<br>

Will look into it again at some point today......<br>

Tony<br>

PS Made a really good loaf of bread last night! Stumbled on a unique recipe via making too much pizza dough. Rather like photography...learning through mistakes sometimes brings amazing results! I need to do a rerun though to ensure i can do it consistently</p>

<p>Hi Matt<br>

great stuff and amusing too...ounds to me your are in US of A. My son is making the pizza as i write this...fresh yeast etc...excelent. Wife has gone to France for a couple of days to see her mother as she is unwell(ish).<br>

Now...this is a good shot with blurring of b/ground and is how i shoot food for the book i am working on with my wife. All large aperture stuff and available light.<br>

What suprises me is that your expoure works OK with the backlight. Are you taking a reading of the intensity of it and balancing it witht he daylight reading?<br>

In studio set up it would be more controllable though getting to large f no. would mean using ND filters OR using long lenses (180mm say) and then one would achieve the shallow d/field.<br>

I'll add a fof shot i have recently done for the book-though there's no steam-hence why i posted in the first instance.<br>

Enjoy your meal! My pizza is in the oven......and red wine from France..where else?!<br>

Many thanks<br>

Tony</p><div></div>

<p>If you are going to embark on a career seriously you need to establish it legally. Initially though there will no doubt be a time during which you may earn a few £'s or Dollars from friends etc before taking the plunge.<br>

I am a professional photographer in UK and that is how it went for me. I was ahigh school teacher and then became involved in photography and wanted nothing else in life, as a career.<br>

However taking the plunge without promises of work is a big step.<br>

I had a large mortgage/wife and son to support. However you only live once (or so i believe!) so i wnet for it. I wanted to work in fashion but the reality was it takes time to obtain recognition so i just shot anything to make ends meet-kids/weddings/commercial. Things went pretty well though i have kicked weddings into touch simply because the industry is so tacky. I earnt a lot from it but have no respect for most wedding phootgraphers who are in the most part poor photographers and charge too much for their 'skills'.<br>

I bought most of my equipment while still taching-medium format and SLR cameras (Nikon and Bronicas) and also a Sinar 5X4. I managed to sell some shots to Athena so made some good money to help me set up. I self taught and bought lights (Elinchrom) and tungsten lights. You learn much more this way and you experiment and discover your own methods at times. You ask others and look at magazines etc. Lighting is pretty simple once you know how...anyway i am going beyond the topic!<br>

Good luck!</p>

<p>Thanks for that info. I should know but dont...ama professional photographer but haven't specailised in food..though am working on a book with my french wife so need to know this. have tried all the obvious ideas..slower s/speed and dark b/ground. Shall look at your web link Edmond...have tried other ideas Patricku thought your ideas would work .like yo..but they dont!.<br>

many thanks<br>

tony<br>

<p>Hi<br>

I am playing around with photographing some sizzling food in a wok. I cannot get the steam to show up.<br>

The wok is black so i thought it would show up in the photo. is there a knack to this?<br>

Thanks for any info or help</p>

<p>Tony</p>