I need some ideas for upcoming family portraits. A couple of things that I'm concerned about is composition and glasses glare-- I only have one Alien Bee 800 with a giant softbox. I will be shooting candids at a birthday party for a 100 year old grandmother and family and friends. The client also...

Hello I am new to this forum and I am sure I am much more of an amateur than the many talented professionals here. I prefer to shoot portraits and people scenes of travel photography. My Canon XTI Rebel Kit lens, the 18-55, broke (actually I have a theory that the security of a recent foreign country...

I'll be doing my first wedding soon and was wondering if the sigma 50-150 is good to use during the ceremony? I was planning to use my sigma 24-70 but its noisy & not as quick or sharp as the 50-150. Is this wide enough, or should I stick with the wider lens? (I plan to use my canon 85 1/8 for...

FloridaJewel: Hi, I am trying to prioritize what to buy next. I have a Nikon D80 with a 18-135 lens and also a 70-300 lens.Looking for soe opinions and advice!Jewel, At only $100, every Nikon shooter should have a 50 1.8 in their bag. I don't think the additional $200 for a 50 1.4 is justified or...