I was WRONG!
Here's the correct review of the NEW Sony A7RV along with recommended settings for photographing Birds that made a BIG DIFFERENCE! Plus the camera finally has Focus Bracketing, a Flip / Tilt Screen AND Artifiical Intelligence!
But would I buy it? 🤔
Taking photographs and editing on a mobile device is incredibly exciting and such a fantastic workflow.
In this video I show you the whole process from capture the long exposurephotographs with my iPhone, to then editing in Lightroom Mobile and Photoshop on the iPad and ending up with a FANTASTIC print.
Headed down to Durdle Door in Dorset the other week; just over an hour away so not a long drive, but wow … what a great place.
I met up with my friend Steve Healey with the intention of photographing the sunrise but lack of local knowledge put a stop to that. Little did we know that there’s a gate preventing access that doesn’t open until 9am BUT you can take a short coastalwalk from nearby Lulworth Cove to access the beach and the famous arch … didn’t know that until later in the day though.
Still, we drove off for a while to grab a coffee and came back an hour or so later and got down to take some photographs; Steve with his Fuji and me with my iPhone and SmallRig combo.
Here’s my favourite; a 5 second long expsoure that was taken using the Lightroom Mobile App camera and a quick edit in Lightroom CC and Photoshop …
In this video I cover EVERYTHING that I did to create these Portraits including: KIT , SET UP and RETOUCHING in Photoshop and Lightroom …
Here’s a list of all the kit I used to take the portraits, which you’ll also find on my GEAR Page …
Westcott FJ80 II Speedlite
Westcott FJ-X3 Remote Trigger
Westcott Rapid Box Switch Beauty Dish
Westcott 32” 2-in-1 Reflector
Westcott X-Drop Poro Background Support
Glyn Dewis Vintage Grey Canvas (for X-Drop Pro)
This Mobile Phone Photography is addicitve!
A couple of weeks back I headed over to West Bay, Dorset to meet up with my friend Steve Healy and to catch the sunrise.
Taking only my new iPhone 14 Pro Max and SmallRig Univeral Holder, whilst Steve shot away with his Fuji XT-5, I shot using the Lightroom Mobile App and experimented with the long exposure settings.
This is my favourite from our time there before the rain came down and stopped play; still … we were recommended a great café the round corner so alls well that ends well 😃
West Bay, Dorset
iPhone 14 Pro Max
Lightroom Mobile App Camera (Long Exposure)
Edited in Lightroom Mobile on iPhone and iPad
I’ve been shooting with Sony kit for a few years now, but recently Canon sent me some kit including the Canon R5 and bunch of RF lenses to have a play with to see what I thought, and well...
Perfect, Accurate Colour is vitally important in both Photography and Video.
In this short video I show how to use the Calibrite ColorChecker Passport Duo to achieve exactly this; a simple process that involves 1 extra photograph and just a few clicks in Lightroom …
How did I not know about this?
A setting in Lightroom Mobile that when turned on makes it possible for fantastic Long Exposure Photography ... handheld or on a Tripod by taking multiple photographs VERY quickly and blending them together!
VERY excited that Westcott have recently upgraded their popular X-Drop Background system to the new, X-Drop Pro …
I’ve been using the original X-Drop for years.
If you’ve seen portraits I’ve taken over the past 3 years and any of my World War 2 Veterans Portraits from my 3945 Project then you’ll definitely have seen it …
But, more recently I’m now using the new X-Drop Pro which is a whole new design; bigger, sturdier and easier to set up, pack away and with the now foldable backgrounds, way more convenient and portable …
The X-Drop Pro has a completely new design to the main collapsible support and the arms / legs with a thicker structure which still maintains its light weight …
The clips to extend and close down the legs / arms are bigger too which altogether makes this a much more, grounded, sturdy system when installed …
The X-Drop Pro also has larger backgrounds measuring 8’ x 8’ and 8’ x ‘12 but the X-Drop Pro can still be fitted with the 5’ x 7’ and 5’ x 12’ backgrounds, be they on a roll or foldable material. based.
On the topic of material backgrounds, Westcott now have their printed backgrounds, which ordinarily came on canvas or vinyl, available now on foldable, machine washable and dryer resistant.
This to me, dare I say, is a Game Changer because although the previous X-Drop Background System was portable, this new one is even more so despite being bigger when installed, because of the foldable material backgrounds.
My signature ‘Glyn Dewis Vintage Grey’ which has proven incredibly popular is available on foldable material and in all is`es: 5’ 7’ , 5’ x 12’ , 8’ x 8’ and 8’ x 12’
If you’ve used or seen the X-Drop system in the past, you will see a BIG difference with the now Pro version.
Way to go Westcott!
*Note:
For folks in the UK (and Europe) , Carmarthen Cameras are an Official Westcott Distributor based in Wales. Speak to Krish and tell him I said hi 😃
Color is a HUGE topic! sRGB , Adobe RGB , ProPhoto RGB ... What to use, Why to use it and When?!?
In this video I explain it all for editing , printing , web and sharing so you get the very BEST and CONSISTENT results 🌈
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