CANON PRO
NAME:
PHIL BARKER
CAMERA:
CANON EOS 5D MARK III
PHIL, ORIGINALLY from Yorkshire, is a Bath-based professional photographer. Now 25 years old, he began as an assistant photographer when he was just 13 years old! Phil studied photography at the University of Derby, and has been working at Future PLC as a studio and location photographer for the last four years. He specializes in portrait and product photography. For his stunning portfolio go to prbphotography.co.uk
APPRENTICE
NAME:
MICHAEL BROWN
CAMERA:
CANON EOS 5DS R
MICHAEL IS a PhotoPlus subscriber, 59, who lives in West London, and is a retired airfield operations officer. He’s been into photography since he was a teenager and the days of 35mm film. His first Canon EOS camera was an EOS 600D, then he bought a full-frame 50Mp EOS 5DS R about three years ago. Michael enjoys landscape photography, but is keen to push his skills and learn about portrait photography and how he can use studio lighting to improve his portfolio of portrait shots.
TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT
Canon pro Phil helped PhotoPlus Apprentice Michael to set up his camera before they got into the nitty gritty
MANUAL MODE FOR LIGHTS
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