Thanks for the welcome and gallery comments (those of you that popped in)

 

And the comments on my equipment list (unfortunately most of it isn’t mine just goes with the job)

 

And remember the most important thing isn’t whether you are professional or amateur/hobbyist, professional only means you get paid for it and has no bearing on your technical/artistic abilities, I have seen both  amateur and professional work that I envy.

 

Gradually finding my way around, I assume from some posts the site has or is going through a major upgrade, so I probably find it easier than all you regulars :lol:

 

Just for a point of note since metering seems to be a big topic, the gallery shot was incident metered with a hand healed meter, that was possible because it was overcast with very even light (mother natures soft box) so the possibility of getting hotspots was minimal, if the light is constantly changing a reflective  TTL meter is probably the better option as it is metered at point of capture.

If you have static subjects (say a rose) incident metering is always the better option over reflective metering, there are always exceptions, like wildlife especially birds always on the move as they may go into a bright area of the sky so incident metering is at best flakey.

 

Enola

Full Time Professional Photographer