Dan Biggins - Journal

Hi all,

A couple of weeks ago I shot my first wedding, all the more pressurised as the couple are good friends of mine! It was probably one of the most stressful things I’ve ever undertaken but incredibly rewarding.

A selection of images from the day can be seen here, and you can read about my experiences of the day here.

Thanks,

Dan

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Hi all,
I’ve recently bought a Nissin flash unit (budget speedlite basically) for my Canon DSLR, and I’m struggling to get my head round the concept of balancing ambient light with flash. The more I read about the subject, the more I massively confuse myself…any help would be appreciated!

Here’s what I’m doing:

1) Set camera to manual mode
2) Take a meter reading at IS…

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Hey all,

Yesterday I was excited to take some promo shots of an up and coming London band, Kowalskis K.O. We met in Camden at an old deserted house, and here are six of the best from the afternoon session:

Dan

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I’d just to send to send a heartfelt thanks to the mystery buyer who bought seven greeting cards and two framed prints of Hammersmith Bridge Mono. I’m absolutely chuffed to bits, and hope you enjoy your new purchases!

Dan

Hi all,

This isn’t strictly related to RB, but hey, this is a creative site full of creative people so I thought I’d post it anyway (can you hear the sound of a barrel being scraped…?!)

As some of you may know I like to write the odd song now and again, and I’ve just got back into it again (darned weather means the photography is on hold for a little while…weep.) I&#…

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Hi folks,

Just to let you know I’ve added a slideshow of some of my favourite shots from my portfolio (just an excuse for me to play around and get to grips with iMovie basically!)

You can view it here, and I hope you enjoy it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S26dQndeRPg

Dan

Hi folks,

I’ve just launched a redesign of my site at www.danbiggins.com, so would love to hear your views, good or bad…(hopefully good, but you can’t have everything…!)

Dan

Hi everyone,

A few months ago I decided to build myself a new website showcasing my photography, which can be found at www.danbiggins.com. My day job is a freelance web designer / developer, and I also take a healthy interest in SEO, or Search Engine Optimisation as it’s also known.

My goal was to ensure the site ranked as high as possible in the search engines for the phrase “London …

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Hi everyone,

I’d like to draw your attention to a new group I’ve just launched entitled, Stairs and Staircases. I look forward to welcoming you to the group.

Regards,

Dan

Hi all,

I’m happy to say that after weeks of Photoshopping, coding and generally banging my head against the wall, I’ve finally finished the redesign of my website!

Feel free to have a look at www.danbiggins.com and let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Dan