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		<title>Portraits In The Bluebell Woods  :  Behind The Scenes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday just gone I was lucky enough to be given the privilege of shooting a wedding, well a blessing really, in a set of Bluebell Woods near Henley-On-Thames. Carrie and Ken had actually legally been married at a registry office some days before the blessing, due to the fact the bluebell woods are not licensed for marriages, but as I understand it some of the guests weren&#8217;t aware of that and they themselves were treating the blessing as their proper wedding in the location they so desperately wanted. The Bluebell woods were a perfect location for such a romantic event and they make for the perfect location for taking the bride/groom portraits after the ceremony has been done. You can go any which way with them, natural light that is perfectly exposed, add to that a bit of fill flash, or go slightly over exposed shooting towards the brighter … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/portraits-in-the-bluebell-woods-behind-the-scenes/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Some Shut Eye In The Group Shots!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 21:28:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It happens at every wedding, the group shots, and so they should do. It may feel a tad formal and old, but its traditional and serves its purpose in years to come when you look back through your wedding pics to be reminded of exactly who was present on your big day. What also happens at every wedding is that someone somewhere within those group shots will have just shut their eyes at the very moment I hit the shutter, but this in itself is not much of a problem as I personally will get 2 or 3 shots of each group shot just in case that very thing happens, but also just in case someone momentarily looks away. Now normally I&#8217;ll spot it on the back of the camera and make sure there is a good one among them but on the odd occasion, particularly on very bright days … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/getting-some-shut-eye-in-the-group-shots/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Day On My Own, Or Be A 2nd Shooter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 11:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend just gone I had the choice of a day doing as I pleased, but with the draw back of being completely on my lonesome, or offering my services to a wedding couple or more specifically to the photographer who had been given the job of shooting their wedding. Well, this all comes about because my wife, Claire, had been hired for the whole day to take care of the brides hair and make up requirements, but, this job wasn&#8217;t completely on our doorstep, it was about an hour and a half from home. So with the fact she would have to be started at about 9am on the morning of the wedding and would be finished at about the first dance around 8pm, Claire decided it would be a wise idea to stay in a hotel local to the wedding so that the day wasn&#8217;t as long when … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/a-day-on-my-own-or-be-a-2nd-shooter/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Surely You’ve Done That Wrong? : Wedding Group Shots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Funny how some things stick in your mind. Always as a kid I remember being told that when you take a photograph, try and ensure the sun is behind the photographer, that way your subject, or subjects, are lit up. It seems I&#8217;m not the only one who remembers that little piece of advice because twice last year at two separate weddings I was questioned about my technique for the group shots, all because I don&#8217;t shoot with the sun behind me, I generally have the sun behind the group and if there is a chance I&#8217;ll have that group in a big old area of shadow if I can help it. So why would I do this when the group isn&#8217;t being nicely lit up by the sun? Well it&#8217;s simply because the people standing in  front of me are then not screwing their faces up and they are … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/surely-youve-done-that-wrong-wedding-group-shots/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Focusing On Remote Photography</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t you just love a title that could have more than one meaning, makes the mind think.If you thought this would be a blog about taking your camera and heading off to places that are hard to get to, then your way off the mark, so if you&#8217;re intrigued read on. This all starts with a trip to Focus On Imaging (aha! the first part of the title now makes sense) a couple of days ago, where initially I had thoughts of having no budget to take with me, but the good old Bank Of Wife allowed a little spending money in the end. It was a great day that was spent wandering round the exhibition trying to make my mind up on how best to allocate these finances that were now irritating my wallet, a wander that was made a lot more pleasant due to the fact I was … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/focusing-on-remote-photography/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Focus On Imaging 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday I will be making the reasonably long journey from the Gatwick area, round the M25 and up the M40 to Birmingham, and more specifically to the NEC to go to the all things photographic convention, Focus On Imaging. It&#8217;s an incredible event that is spread out over four days and caters for all your photography needs. Whether you are after new gear, source a new company to make your wedding albums or just take in a talk or two from many of the talented people their who are teaching a thing or to or telling of experiences. This time round for me I have a budget of £0 but that will not deter me from going as I still have the chance to wander round the stalls and come home afterwards with new found knowledge about suppliers of prints, books, canvases, wedding albums etc. I know I could … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/focus-on-imaging-2013/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Counterfeit Nikon Gear, Really?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have had an eye opening couple of weeks, as well a bank account draining experience, all in the quest of changing from Sony to Nikon. It&#8217;s an expensive exercise but thankfully for me its been one that has been manageable, just, as the deals done to make it happen have been ones where there has been good value involved. Compromise has been a key word in my switch over. I have gone from a lot of gear to a minimal amount because of the cost. Given the chance of doing a like for like move and ending up with the same kind of lens line-up would have been great, but I couldn&#8217;t, and I realised that, and I also realised that many of the items I purchased had to be secondhand to be able to make it affordable, so for a lot of my gear, not all, I was … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/counterfeit-nikon-gear-really/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Auction Woes &amp; A Word Of Caution</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dominic</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the past two weeks I have gone through the change. No, no, not that change, though there have been hot &#38; cold sweats over certain parts of swapping from my Sony system to my Nikon system, thats the change that I refer to. I&#8217;m not here to talk about the reasons for the change or the general experiences, pro&#8217;s/con&#8217;s, of making the switch, I&#8217;ll be revealing all that on a guest blog over on Wilgenix&#8217; blog in the coming days, but I&#8217;m going to tell of a couple of bad experiences during the motions of selling up. In basic I had three choices in my quest to sell my Sony gear in order to part finance the Nikon move. Part exchange with the dealers I bought from, selling through dedicated Sony forums or that popular auction site. I investigated the 1st option, the good old part exchange. I knew … <a href="http://www.picturepassions.info/blog/auction-woes-a-word-of-caution/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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