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In photography, an opportunistic shooter refers to a photographer who captures images spontaneously rather than planning shots in advance. They take advantage of unexpected moments, interesting lighting conditions, or fleeting subjects as they arise. This approach is common in wildlife, street, and documentary photography, where conditions change rapidly, and the best shots often come from being observant and ready rather than staging or anticipating specific scenes. For example, in bird...

I keep on hearing good things about DXO so I thought I'd give it a go using a free trial for 14 days. I already have Topaz Photo AI and online subscriptions to Photoshop and Lightroom. I have used Photoshop for many years but I'm a dabbler and have never had a lesson on how to use it, I haven't even bothered following the demos that are provided free either. Typical bloke I don't "do" instructions unless it's the last chance saloon and I'm stuck. Lightroom I have always been confused by so...

43c here today. Fooling around looking at website etc to showcase photos maybe a blog of storm chases. Squarespace,Wix,wordpress etc etc Any of you guys use one, build one just for fun? Im not a huge tech user has to be easy.

So the biz is moving in the right direction; business cards will be here next week, analytics are heading in the right direction and I did a family shoot last weekend. They bought the entire album for a nice profit, so that’s a great start! I’ve been trying to figure out what I need on hand vs nearby vs back in the vehicle. Considering most of my shoots are family oriented and outdoors, walking a trail or a bridge or something, I’m leaning towards a simple Lowepro backpack. Question then...

I think with a little work I can get this Canon R and 24-105 lens back into shape.

This may be of interest to Canon shooters. Rudy Winston in coming back to Canon! Rudy is an amazing guy who has really helped me understand some of the more intricate features of my Canon cameras. I was really bummed out when he left. I'm glad to see him coming back (and look forward to some of his YouTube stuff!) Any other Rudy fans here? https://petapixel.com/2024/12/05/canon-brings-back-beloved-camera-expert-rudy-winston/

ISO and noise just watched a you tube

Not sure if anyone else has had this issue with their R6 MKII. I have had it happen a few times when shooting in the high speed burst and high speed burst + mode several times recently. I shoot a burst and stop firing and the camera keeps going for 10-15 frames or more. Last night I was at a local rodeo and was shooting with the R6 MkII and my R7. I was using the RF 70-200mm f/4 and the RF 100-500mm lenses and used both on the 2 different cameras. I was in HS burst mode and also HS+...

Wondering if anyone uses these as my left hand is weak as a new born at moment.

Any of you guys recommend a fishing vest thats ok for photography? At times one would be handy, rather than lumping backpack

Hi I cannot set italy (or a Italian city) while setting the zone. Other countries and cities are listed. Do you know how to do that? Very grateful for yr help. Fabio

I recently participated in a discussion thread that initially focused on a different topic but eventually shifted to an important subject: camera modes. Today, I came across a video on this very topic, and I absolutely loved it. The ideas shared by the author completely align with my own perspective.

Well lending camera ole faithful RP to daughter going to Japan and kit 24/105 and nifty 50mm hmmm never gonna see that again. So went hunting second hand stumbled across R5 body only. Aware of scammers but seemed ridgey didge I thought, cash or bank transfer no postage will not sell without buyer viewing using at my house. Sent Facebook message responded with his mobile number. Ok was in big smoke so went for a look and was roughly right dollars. Entered his house general chit chat he...

I’ve done a fair bit of focus stacking in macro/closeup type stuff. I know it’s also used for landscapes and the question occurred to me “What happens when you stack photos of moving water? Does the water turn to mush? Does one use a faster shutter speed and let the “softening” come from the stack?” I was all set to ‘speriment with this last weekend, but the little waterfall I chose to try this out on wasn’t moving - it was frozen solid!

Can you think of a situation where you would want to filter the RF 200-800mm lens? I’m planning to buy the lens before going to Alaska. It has a 95mm filter thread, and I’m wondering if I should get the 95mm adapter for my 100x100mm Haida filter set. What are your thoughts?

I saw this video from Steve Perry (I know, he's Nikon centric, but the info is non-manufacturer specific) regarding exposing for highlights or shadows. He makes an interesting argument about the exposure triad - shutter speed, aperture and ISO - and how we treat ISO. Seems, according to Perry, that that the noise is always present and raising ISO only highlights it. He does a better job of explaining it, so watch the video .

I want to know "what it is, how it works and if I can break it". I saved a depth map stack out of Helicon, just for excrement and hilarity. When I opened it, and it was all grainy - as it's supposed to be - I wondered if I could make Topaz Denoise lose it's little mind, so I tried...and the output looked exactly like the input. Disappointed, I took it into PhotoAI and told it to denoise it, sharpen it and balance the colors. Miracles were not worked:

My dad has invited the family on a 7-day cruise to Alaska, and I'm trying to set up my R5m2 for the trip. Looking through various YouTube tutorials, I found one that explains how to set a custom button to instantly switch from photographs to 120 fps video with the appropriate 1/250 shutter speed. This seems especially useful for Alaska, and I don't want to mess with the menus or the still/movie toggle switch to do that. The bottom line: while in photo-shooting mode, you can touch the red...

Not sure whether this is a mistake or not but at that price, the lens is only £1000. Seems like a cracking deal for someone. https://www.cameraworld.co.uk/canon-r5-ii-rf-28-70mm-lpe6p-bundle.html

So I started my social media with my phones like most, moved to M50, the 2x6D Mark II then 2 R6's now 2 R6 Marks II's. Man the R6 Mark II's are amazing good for video and photo and easy to use and understand like the previous models I owned. Full time youtuber now. But NOW I bought an R5 Mark II after watching several videos and reading lots up on it, mainly wanted a great A Camera that also could do great food pictures and did not overheat in 4K. I downloaded the manual, watch several...