FLASH WITH FLOWERS
APPRENTICE
NAME:
CHRISTINE BYTHWAY
CAMERA:
CANON EOS 550D
CHRISTINE, 68, is from Cheshire, and worked in banking for 42 years. She now works part-time, and is a qualified florist, running her own small business providing flowers for weddings and events. She began taking photographs in her teens and was immediately hooked! She enjoys taking shots of landscapes, wildlife and flowers, and was keen to learn how to use a macro lens for better close-ups.
CANON PRO
NAME:
DAMIAN WATERS
CAMERA:
CANON EOS 5D Mk IV
DAMIAN, 50, is based on the Wirral and has been a freelance nature and landscape photographer for over 25 years. He started his photographic career aged eight trying, unsuccessfully, to shoot a robin with a borrowed Kodak. By coincidence, one of his recent robin images was the front cover image for BBC Wildlife mage in December! His first digital camera was a Canon Ixus in 2001, but now uses a Canon EOS 5D Mark IV and a 7D. View his gallery at wwww.drumimages.co.uk
TECHNIQUE ASSESSMENT
Damian helped our Apprentice, Christine, get her camera set up for macro shots
MANUAL SHOOTING MODE
was used to shooting birds and wildlife, so usually shot in Aperture Priority (Av) mode with natural light. Today we’re working indoors with flash, so need to
