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4:03pm, Feb 3rd: Richard Mortimer on Studio Lighting DVD ~ soft launch ~ The trailer

“With regards to the strip softboxes what fitting do you have them mounted on to allow you to turn them through 90 degrees as you do on the DVD? Why did you choose to use it horizontally on the first two shoots on disc one? Fantastic DVDs by the way. Made my Christmas!”

10:32pm, Feb 2nd: TOM BARNES on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“You keep raising the bar Damien! And Martin for that matter!”

8:05pm, Feb 2nd: Lovegrove, Lovely as Ever on Illuminating Portraits workshop ~ pictures

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2:07am, Feb 2nd: Andreas on Illuminating Portraits workshop ~ pictures

“How much post processing was involved?”

1:18am, Feb 2nd: damien on Fujifilm X100 settings and review

“Hi Christopher, I leave the white balance on auto. Cheers, Damien.”

12:45am, Feb 1st: christopher tan on Fujifilm X100 settings and review

“Hi Damien... What is your white balance setting?”

3:42pm, Jan 31st: Karen Flower on Illuminating Portraits workshop ~ pictures

“I love the shots taken of Violet on the Chesterfield. Well actually I think all the photos are fabulous. I can't wait to join you on the Into the Light course in April :)”

3:21pm, Jan 31st: Lee Holland on Illuminating Portraits workshop ~ pictures

“It was a great day, my pictures look (almost like this) which i would never have thought possible. I promise you wont regret going on this course. GREAT GREAT DAY!”

2:49pm, Jan 31st: Chris Thomas on Illuminating Portraits workshop ~ pictures

“Another fantastic day with Damien, I can really recommend this course to anyone who wants to learn how to balance light, theres so much imformation going on that there is never a dull minute. If your serious about photography there is no better man than Damien to show you how......RESPECT!!!!”

2:17pm, Jan 31st: Andy Cresswell on Illuminating Portraits workshop ~ pictures

“Lovely shots Damien which really jump off the page. Love image number 3, can spot two speed lights from the shadows, the addition of the third is genius, really finishes the shot. Note to self - must experiment more with speed lights :)”

5:32pm, Jan 30th: Nick Liburd on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Sweet locations guys, tempting!”

3:16pm, Jan 30th: Sophie hollingsworth on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“thank you very much for these photos the are incredible. had a great time and can´t wait to work with you again. a very big kiss from fuerteventura.”

11:21am, Jan 30th: DT on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“Very informative article. Thanks Damien. What are you using for the B&W work? They look gorgeous. David”

4:48pm, Jan 27th: Martin Hill on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“Thanks guys for some lovely comments, hope to see some of you during the year and maybe next in Sunny Fuerteventura.”

7:06am, Jan 27th: Ben Langdon on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“wow, some absolutely cracking shots in here. Great work and thanks for sharing.”

9:10pm, Jan 26th: david cooke on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“48 is pure magic wow. great shooting Martin gorgeous use of light.”

11:10pm, Jan 25th: Simon York on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“Beautiful Images!!!!!!! Such a master of light!!! Hope to see you again soon”

2:06pm, Jan 25th: Matt on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“A cracking set of images Damien!”

12:38pm, Jan 23rd: Gavin on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Hi Damien, amazing as usual and inspiration to create those flawlessly lit images, May i ask about your reference to marking your Ranger Quadra batteries as not lithium ? Is there a restriction on the movement of batteries in a cargo hold ?”

9:21am, Jan 23rd: Ved Upadhyay on How to pose couples ~ A photo guide by Damien Lovegrove

“My salute to you for informative details and for lovely clicks”

8:38am, Jan 23rd: James Gifford-Mead on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 2

“You got some skills with flash! Great shots!”

9:59pm, Jan 22nd: martin on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“Hi Richard. Lightroom and camera raw have the same internal processing engines and camera profiles. If you are seeing different results it can only because of different settings. You can set up a preset for your preferred develop recipe (black clipping = 0 etc) and have that automatically applied on import. There are loads of resources on the web for this stuff - this would be a good place to start: http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Lightroom/3.0/Using/WS43660fa5a9ec95a81172e08124c124bb67-8000.html”

9:10pm, Jan 22nd: Richard Hart on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“Hi Daniel comment 3 Lightroom is a great tool for editing shoots however isnt the best at exporting them. LR3 is much better than LR2 and who knows what LR4 will be like. When exporting images in LR2, they somehow dont have the same depth and often looks noisier, especially at 100% I still use LR but for more detailed work open raws straight into photoshop and camera raw. I find working in photoshop has much more flexibility and control. Who would think exporting images would be such a challenge? Damian, as you mentioned in point 11, Lightroom adds its own settings as the image imports - sharpening, blacks etc. do you or anyone knows how to turn this off. I think the shots look great coming straight out of the camera then look heavy, muddy and less vibrant. Thanks Rich”

8:51pm, Jan 22nd: Richard Hart on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Oh, What great bone structure your nieces have!”

8:50pm, Jan 22nd: Richard Hart on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“You have some killer images here! I cant work out how you lit that first image... The shadow on this side of the model is from the sun? You must have had a fair bit of excess luggage. It doesnt look like Katy took much with her! image 46 - I hope the metal wasnt hot! Have you written a blog posting on finding shoot locations? You always seem to find really exciting locations.”

8:39pm, Jan 22nd: martin on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“The 1D4 proves that Canon can make an AF system that works - used ours for the first time at Lola's wedding last night and it focuses moving dancers, in the dark, using the outer focus points in conditions that the 5D2 would have been utterly hopeless on its middle focus point. Don't think I'll ever like the crop sensor for social photography though. So lets hope that the next 5D has a much improved AF system, otherwise a 1DX will be the future.”

7:44pm, Jan 22nd: James de la cloche on Test shoot with Victoria Lindsay Coutts

“Thanks Damien. All the best James”

4:25pm, Jan 22nd: damien on An urbex shoot with Chloe Jasmine Whichello

“Hi James, I'd love to supply the Quadras or any kit you may need. I'm keen to see Thailand so I'll keep my options open re the workshop. We can sort out some export rates for any equipment we ship outside the EU to avoid VAT. You can always email Blaise if you have any questions. I wish you all the best with your new life. Kind regards, Damien.”

4:20pm, Jan 22nd: damien on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Hi Richard, Thanks for your compliments. The Fuji has an in lens shutter rather than a focal plane shutter so speeds of 1/1000th of a second and beyond are entirely posable. I hope this helps. Warmest regards on this cold January day, Damien.”

4:17pm, Jan 22nd: damien on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“Hi Romana, Thanks for your kind words. Google didn't return any useful results on 'water dance photography' or David Hofman. Can you please email me some links via Blaise :) Thanks, Damien.”

4:14pm, Jan 22nd: damien on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Hi David, It's great to hear your positive news. These workshops abroad work out at great value and the friendships and fun go on for some time after so do consider them. I always appreciate your frequent kind comments. Have a fab 2012, Damien.”

4:09pm, Jan 22nd: damien on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Hi Edwin, Thank you for your kind words. Martin and I would love to have you with us next year. We have one other workshop in Spain before then that might interest you too. I may be teaching in Holland with Martin Hogaboom soon too. Email me via Blaise any questions. Kindest regards, Damien :)”

4:04pm, Jan 22nd: damien on Fuerteventura portraits and adventure 2012 ~ part 1

“Thanks Thorsten, I like to blur the boundaries between work and pleasure! See you soon, Damien.”

4:03pm, Jan 22nd: damien on Take charge of your batteries

“Hi Bill, Your problem is a blown thermal fuse on the circuit board. It's a very common problem. They look like silver metal resistors and should have no resistance. You can replace them with a jumper wire or another thermal fuse of 128C rating. Be fast on the solder though if you go down the thermal fuse route. I hope this helps, Kindest regards, Damien.”

3:57pm, Jan 22nd: James de la cloche on An urbex shoot with Chloe Jasmine Whichello

“I'll be taking some Quadras with me:) Maybe we can arrange a workshop in Chiang Mai one of these years. All the best James”

3:56pm, Jan 22nd: damien on 1/8000th flash sync with Broncolor Mobil and Canon 5D mk2

“Thanks Pantellis :)”

3:56pm, Jan 22nd: damien on Tuscany 2011 ~ The Lovegrove Workshop ~ Part 1

“Hi Gary, You commented in the wrong post but as I don't know how to move it I'll reply to it here. Thanks for your kind words about my latest DVD. My beauty dishes are generic, unbranded and come out of China. They are 42cm in diameter. We are trying to secure supplies at the moment. Kindest regards, Damien.”

3:51pm, Jan 22nd: damien on An urbex shoot with Chloe Jasmine Whichello

“Thanks Dallas Wedding Photographer :)”

3:51pm, Jan 22nd: damien on IQ ~ A back to basics guide to photographic image quality

“Thanks Dallas Wedding Photographer :)”

3:50pm, Jan 22nd: damien on A simple guide to the Radio Popper PX system

“Hi Armands, Nope RPs are just for Speedlights. They are infra red repeaters that use radio and that is it. My advice is to commit to using manual and go with Ebay triggers for all your flash units, big or small, or use Pocket Wizard TTL and regular mixed, or if your studio strobes are Elinchrom stick with Skyport and add universal speed receivers for your Speedlights. Kindest regards, Damien.”