EnnoSpot - Photo Tips

So you want to take low-light pictures right?

2010-06-29T09:06:00.001-04:00

In the past years, I've encountered lots of people that needed to take pictures indoors and in low light, and didn't want to use a flash. It may look easy, but it's not really. There is some stuff we need to know about before jumping into the low-light wagon. First there is the concept of aperture on the lenses (ie. 300mm f2.8). The smaller that f number is, the bigger the "hole" that lets the

How to choose a lens correctly for your use

2010-05-07T08:39:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone, Today I'm gonna talk about a subject you might find really interesting. In the past years, I've been buying lenses and selling them. SLR Lenses are a great way to find what range of your camera you use and like most. But as most of you, I spent dollars that I could've saved. First because at first I did have a cheap zoom and I decided to buy a slightly better zoom to replace this

The most useful Freeware program for a Photographer

2010-02-11T14:08:00.000-05:00

Hi all, Just a quick note to tell you about a small freeware program I found about 10 years ago that made my life a lot easier as a photograph but also as a picture user since then. It is ... *drumrolls* .. IrfanView! Go now and download the latest version if you don't have it already! ps. Nobody paid me for this blatant advertisement. It's just a tool I love :)

The Octobox advantage

2010-02-09T13:38:00.002-05:00

Hi all, Today I'm gonna talk to you about the octo softbox. It's a really fun to use tool. It creates a semi-round catch light in your subjects and lights a big like a spot would like you. I see it as a compromise between a beauty dish and a rectangular softbox. You can see an exemple of what can be achieved here: This was taken with a 5D body, EF 85mm at f11 lens, and a White

The all mighty 5D

2009-11-27T14:22:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone, I just found a used 5D for cheap on Kijiji and I plan on buying it in the next week. So what's the big deal about the 5D vs say a XXD or XXXD camera? Well first, it's what we call a fullframe camera. Fullframe as in full-frame sensor size. What it means is that it's pretty much the size of an old film SLR-Camera (24mm x 36mm)*. This allows to have bigger and

Primes vs Zoom lenses

2009-09-23T09:05:00.000-04:00

In the last weeks, I was debating over different possibilities regarding my next lenses buying options. I had several criterias in doing so. First I didn't want to buy EF-S lenses anymore (those lenses are for what we call "crop bodies" only.) because eventually I will want to switch to full frame digital cameras. Second, I was in a big dilemma on whether I should buy one very good zoom or

The Make up Party

2009-09-16T11:13:00.000-04:00

Hi everyone, This week-end I will do another photo shoot with a make-up artist named Dimitra. It's great to know she lives near me, because it will be easier to meet and make projects together. If everything goes well, I might just have another invaluable contact in this industry. In another topic, I want to buy another lens. I am hesitating between the sigma 50mm 1.4 and the

New pictures are up on my site!

2009-09-03T15:56:00.000-04:00

Hey everyone, I just put up some tests I made with friends on my website. Here is the equipment I used for the Kristelle and Max Portraits: Speedlite 420EX on the side (Slave) Speedlite 580EX II in front (Master) Canon 30D 135 f/2L 17-85mm f/4-5.6 70-200mm f/4 I took about 200 pictures for the whole 3 sets, and selected the best ones. Be advised those pictures have not been