Terry Lee, Wedding Photographer for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, London and Home Counties » Technology http://www.terrylee.net/blog Wedding Photography based in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:58:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Random Photos using Nikon Fisheye 10.5mm f/2.8 http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2010/04/14/random-photos-using-nikon-fisheye-10-5mm-f2-8/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2010/04/14/random-photos-using-nikon-fisheye-10-5mm-f2-8/#comments Wed, 14 Apr 2010 07:30:49 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=2520 While visiting a friend’s place, I decided to bring along my Nikon D300 and the extrodinary Fisheye lens. In the past had have been close to selling it, but recently I have found it to be a joy to use! These photos have nothing to do with weddings, but I want to share my photos that are just ‘fun’.

I would love to hear your comments, please leave some at the bottom off this page!!

DSC 2313 Random Photos using Nikon Fisheye 10.5mm f/2.8

A spice rack really close up.

A very healthy breakfast smoothy

A very healthy breakfast smoothy

iPhone 3Gs taken with Nikon Fisheye 10.5mm lens

iPhone 3Gs taken with Nikon Fisheye 10.5mm lens

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2010/04/14/random-photos-using-nikon-fisheye-10-5mm-f2-8/feed/ 0 A new addition to the family! http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/05/01/a-new-addition-to-the-family/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/05/01/a-new-addition-to-the-family/#comments Fri, 01 May 2009 20:51:46 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=1877 I have great news! In the early morning today I am the proud owner of… ta daaaah!!

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More photos of the unpacking can be seen on my other blog.

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/05/01/a-new-addition-to-the-family/feed/ 3 A few more photos of Stonehenge http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/04/26/a-few-more-photos-of-stonehenge/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/04/26/a-few-more-photos-of-stonehenge/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:14:36 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=1866 These photos were taken with the Nikon 70-200mm F/2.8 and 10.5mm Fisheye.

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/04/26/a-few-more-photos-of-stonehenge/feed/ 1 Wedding Photographer on Twitter http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/04/18/wedding-photographer-on-twitter/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/04/18/wedding-photographer-on-twitter/#comments Sat, 18 Apr 2009 22:47:12 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=1848 Hey out there! Did you know I’m now on Twitter? There are always fads in technology but occasionally some of them turn into trends; MySpace and Facebook being the most recent big ones. Initially Twitter had trouble finding it’s niche, but now thousands of people have jumped on the bandwagon including yours truly. It is a fantastic tool to communicate with friends, colleagues and clients!

Now if I may put on my Bride’s head on (metaphorically), it is a great tool for Brides to follow a Photographer to see what he/she is like. Everybody has their quirks, but they never get identified. Here is an opportunity to see what I am really like!

So, head over to www.twitter.com/renderz and click follow.

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/04/18/wedding-photographer-on-twitter/feed/ 0 Jade Parsons Valentines Photo shoot Day 4 http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/02/12/jade-parsons-valentines-photo-shoot-day-4/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/02/12/jade-parsons-valentines-photo-shoot-day-4/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:04:17 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=1338 We are almost there! The penultimate photos from Jade’s photo shoot.

Jade got into a stunning purple dress with a cute bow on the back. By now I didn’t have to direct Jade that much; between her and Kelly they came up with some good ideas. Even so, in my strive to be original, I had to fine unique angles to get a good shot.

Finally, be back tomorrow for the final part of the Valentine’s Day shoot and there will be a Video too!! Oohhhh :-)

See the first of 5 set of Jade Parsons Valentine’s Day photos here!!!!

Day 2 photos

Day 3 photos

Day 5 photos

Jade Parsons Valentine's Day. Purple Dress

Jade Parsons Valentine's Day. Purple Dress

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Jade Parsons Valentine's Day. Purple Dress

Red Balloon in Watermead, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2009/02/12/jade-parsons-valentines-photo-shoot-day-4/feed/ 3 Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/23/sigma-18-50mm-f28/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/23/sigma-18-50mm-f28/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 10:22:41 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=950 This is the first Sigma lens I have bought after much deliberation with my peers and research online. I had a bad experience with the Sigma 24-70 F2.8 with very very bad softness issues on the widest aperture. On the whole, I like this lens. It is light and solidly built. I won’t go into all the technical details, I’m sure you can find out yourself, so what I will do is post some sample photos.

I posted these photos after processing in Lightroom because that is what I would do in a real job.

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/23/sigma-18-50mm-f28/feed/ 2 Nexto Ultra 2525 http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/02/nexto-ultra-2525/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/02/nexto-ultra-2525/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:51:21 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=852 nexto ultra 2525 Nexto Ultra 2525

This device just arrived this afternoon. I’m taking it out on an event this evening. It is essentially a mobile backup device for Compact Flash cards. You can backup other digital storage mediums with a 17-1 adaptor but I see no use for that at this point.

What is so great about this over other mobile back devices is the speed that is can backup files onto it’s internal 60gb HDD. According to the specifications, it can backup just over 1GB a minute. That is astonishing! I have used other devices and they are so poor that they are practically useless. They tend to be very slow, and drain the device’s batter before you backups are complete. Also, it’s battery life can last for approx 40gbs of data backup from one charge. It comes with everything you could think of for photographer on the move including a belt pouch, car charger and a external rechargeable battery for extended use.

This article here goes into more technical detail. I’ll be posting a field test review in the next few days.

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/02/nexto-ultra-2525/feed/ 0 Updates to www.terrylee.net http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/01/updates-to-wwwterryleenet/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/01/updates-to-wwwterryleenet/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:54:57 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=849 I have updated the homepage, the nikon page and I’m in the middle of writing/coding an enquiries page all in the quest to make Google happy. Right now, Google is behaving like a stroppy girlfriend; something is wrong, but she won’t tell me what it is, won’t give me any clues, won’t cooperate in helping me fix things and certainly is trying everything to get in my way! Grrrr….

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/10/01/updates-to-wwwterryleenet/feed/ 2 I think the Nikon D3 busted my wrist!! http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/09/30/i-think-the-nikon-d3-busted-my-wrist/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/09/30/i-think-the-nikon-d3-busted-my-wrist/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:14:48 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=841 imag0094 300x225 I think the Nikon D3 busted my wrist!!Before I got my D3, I always joked to Kelly that it was called the wrist breaker because of it’s size and weight. The irony did not escape me when yesterday morning at 5.30am I woke up to a my right wrist in absolute agony, so much so that something had to be done immediately; option one was to get completly drunk to numb the pain however I realise that would be a completely waste of my precious Johnny Walker Blue Label ;-)

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So, plan B was to get to the Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s A&E and see a doctor immediately. I imagined the A&E to be quite empty at 5.45am. I was pleased to see two girls from Finland and another girl who I never got to chat to because she had her Ipod on. I presumed the wait would only be 30 minutes…30 minutes later the assessment nurse (the lovely Angela) took down my information, took my blood pressure and (excitingly) my heart-rate which is a very pleasing 67BPM WHOO HOO!!!!

I was asked to wait further in the waiting area, Angela soon came out to tell me the wait would be about 90 minutes! I sighed but didn’t complain as I know how strained the British NHS system is regardless of what Michael Moore reports

songman will hodgkinson 300x300 I think the Nikon D3 busted my wrist!!I was prepared for the wait, I bought along a book I’ve been trying to finish for almost a year but I get easily distracted by Photography magazines, however I had to focus on my book called Songman by Will Hodgkinson bought for my birthday last year by a friend known as “her who cannot be named”. I highly recommend it; Hodgkinson asks musicians how they get ideas, compose and go about writing hit songs. He totally demystifies the process and makes it clear that it is about luck as it is about persistence and talent.

8am came and a doctor shouts out Mr Lee Terry in a strong accent. I make myself noticed and follow him into one of the examination rooms. After alot of questions and twisting he gave me a blood test and arranged an x-ray.

It seems I have inflamed joints due to excessive stress so he gave me a very cool splint to restrict movement of my right hand and told me to take Ibuprofen as that acts as an anti-inflammatory for a few weeks.

SO, in conclusion, BEFORE you buy a Nikon D3 beware of the consequences. It is a beast of a camera which does take gorgeous pictures but do not underestimate it’s weight. Treat it with respect and it’ll look after you by taking awesome photos. :-)

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]]> http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/09/30/i-think-the-nikon-d3-busted-my-wrist/feed/ 3 It’s not the camera, it’s what you twist in it that counts. Nikon D40x is still a great camera. http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/09/26/its-not-the-camera-its-what-you-twist-in-it-that-counts-nikon-d40x-is-still-a-great-camera/ http://www.terrylee.net/blog/2008/09/26/its-not-the-camera-its-what-you-twist-in-it-that-counts-nikon-d40x-is-still-a-great-camera/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:44:32 +0000 Terry Lee http://www.terrylee.net/blog/?p=773 I’m having repeated conversations with several people who ask me what camera they should buy, and I keep telling them it’s not the camera…. it has always been about the lens!! In my collection I have the Nikon’s D300, D3 and my little baby D40x which is designed to be a budget travel DSLR.

In every possible way my new D3 is far superior to the D40x, however look at the following setup.

  • Nikon D3, 18-70mm F3.5-4.5
  • Nikon D40x, 24-70mm F2.8

Given the two options, I would MUCH prefer the D40x with the 24-70mm. No matter how good the D3 is (and I love that camera), I deliberately invested in high quality lenses first.

This morning I have been having a laugh with my D40x and the awesome 50mm F1.8. The compact body with the fast lens has meant I can be very creative with my shots. I can shoot in any lighting condition AND because the lens is not a AF-S it means I have to manually focus; I love that!!! I am more involved in the shooting process rather than let the computer focus for me. And because of small combined size and weight I can chuck it around in my bag without taking much valuable travelling storage space!

So, for if you want to get into SLR photography then listen to me… set yourself a budget, get yourself a lens that is F2.8 or faster (the 50mm F1.8 is only £80) and use whatever is left in your budget to buy the SLR body.

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