Happy New Year All

[Tim Mayo]

Happy New Year everyone I sincerely hope that 2025 is filled with good health, happiness and lots of photos tied to great memories.

Have you made any photographic goals for this year or planned any photo holidays?

My life is so busy right now with family and work that my only desire is to try and take a little more time for myself with my camera, preferably snapping some beautiful wildlife. Let’s see how that goes!

 

[iain clyne]

Happy new year.
No photographic goals as yet.

 

[Richard A]

Happy New Year! I've made it through the first day of 2025 so that's a bonus. I haven't even thought about any new years resolutions...

Having said that, I need to start looking for a new printer.

 

[evacguy]

Happy New Year everyone I sincerely hope that 2025 is filled with good health, happiness and lots of photos tied to great memories.

Have you made any photographic goals for this year or planned any photo holidays?

My life is so busy right now with family and work that my only desire is to try and take a little more time for myself with my camera, preferably snapping some beautiful wildlife. Let’s see how that goes!

Happy New Year Everyone. I hope 2025 brings you what you desire. I was hoping to get out and take some photographs on 1 Jan 2025, but in London its windy, wet, cold and very very grey. I may venture out in the afternoon.

 

[Unframed Dave]

Happy new year!

Me, I've resolved that this year is going to be a quiet one. Since retiring a few years ago, we've gone a bit daft spending the kids inheritance. Need to get some building projects finished on the house and out on our old wooden broads boat a bit this year. Last year, she sat in her mooring feeling sad.

I will try my best to stay away from airports. We'll see, the urge might sneak up on me.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Happy New Year to all the forum members! My photography new years resolution is to print more of my photos. I may not be where I want to be yet with photography skills, but fleeting family moments wait for no man...

 

[Richard A]

My photography new years resolution is to print more of my photos.

What printer do you have?

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

What printer do you have?

Nothing fancy, one of those ink tank printers. Lemme see... Epson Ecotank 2800? I'm away from home at the moment, but point is: fine for 4"x6" photo prints, good enough for proofs. However, if I have something worth printing big, I'll use an online printing service.

 

[Richard A]

I like to do my own prints. If you want a quality print done here it costs an arm & a leg. My printer still works pretty well & produces pretty good prints, especially black & white, but Epson have ‘end of lifed it’ & are no longer manufacturing ink. Having said that, it is about 15 years old. When I was at the Sony trade show in Sydney, there was an Epson guy there with a few printers & the one I was looking at was outputting beautiful prints.

 

[Phil Vetra]

Happy New Year Everyone. I hope 2025 brings you what you desire. I was hoping to get out and take some photographs on 1 Jan 2025, but in London its windy, wet, cold and very very grey. I may venture out in the afternoon.

Yes a healthy New Year sounds good!

 

[Spitfire1962]

Happy New Year everyone I sincerely hope that 2025 is filled with good health, happiness and lots of photos tied to great memories.

Have you made any photographic goals for this year or planned any photo holidays?

My life is so busy right now with family and work that my only desire is to try and take a little more time for myself with my camera, preferably snapping some beautiful wildlife. Let’s see how that goes!

Happy New Year to you too Tim.

2024 was not a good year for photography for me. I became a grandfather in 2023 and a lot of my spare time is spent visiting her. Yes there are lots of granddaughter photos, but I really need to get out and about using my camera again. I have just bought a sigma 18-50 f2.8 for my A6300 and intend to have that with me when I’m out at work, so I can seize any photo opportunities that I see along the way. Then maybe plan some trips and take my A1 out.

 

[iamdlewis]

I like to do my own prints. If you want a quality print done here it costs an arm & a leg. My printer still works pretty well & produces pretty good prints, especially black & white, but Epson have ‘end of lifed it’ & are no longer manufacturing ink. Having said that, it is about 15 years old. When I was at the Sony trade show in Sydney, there was an Epson guy there with a few printers & the one I was looking at was outputting beautiful prints.

I like the idea of printing from home but it can quickly go from ok to costing way too much. I had a decent canon printer at one point but I didn't use it for a month, one of the inks dried out which may or may not have led to an issue with the print head and then I'm considering how much I actually print vs what new print head unit/printer costs. Now if I want a test print for getting larger stuff I'll get 4x6 from amazon for 0.17 each.

Now that I have a bunch of things that would be nice to print a printer might make for sense but I just don't know what to do with all the prints. I've already got like 30 prints without a permanent home.

 

[Tim Mayo]

Happy New Year to you too Tim.

2024 was not a good year for photography for me. I became a grandfather in 2023 and a lot of my spare time is spent visiting her. Yes there are lots of granddaughter photos, but I really need to get out and about using my camera again. I have just bought a sigma 18-50 f2.8 for my A6300 and intend to have that with me when I’m out at work, so I can seize any photo opportunities that I see along the way. Then maybe plan some trips and take my A1 out.

Congratulations on becoming a grandfather. Ours are only 2 and 4 so we have a while to wait yet. I hope you enjoy the Sigma. That lens has been on my list for a while now, maybe I'll finally pick one up this year.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

I thought of another photography-related New Year's Resolution: Learn to use flash. I have a Godox flash I have never used simply because I'm afraid to look like an amateur in front of other people. I think if I want to get better at photography, this is a challenge I have to stop putting off.

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

Happy New Year to all.

It's that couple of months of the year when I barely have time for the internet! I guess I'll be back soon. Probably have to do a Mark Forums Read and start with a clean sheet.

 

[evacguy]

I thought of another photography-related New Year's Resolution: Learn to use flash. I have a Godox flash I have never used simply because I'm afraid to look like an amateur in front of other people. I think if I want to get better at photography, this is a challenge I have to stop putting off.

That's a good resolution, I have no idea how to use a flash and I don't even own one. I guess I don't take many indoors photographs of so possibly don't need one, but in truth, it just seems to be rather complex.

 

[Unframed Dave]

That's a good resolution, I have no idea how to use a flash and I don't even own one. I guess I don't take many indoors photographs of so possibly don't need one, but in truth, it just seems to be rather complex.

Don't just limit them to indoors. Imagine a real character of a face wearing a hat with a brim. A bit of fill in flash will really lift the face where the sun can't get in.

 

[FowlersFreeTime]

Don't just limit them to indoors. Imagine a real character of a face wearing a hat with a brim. A bit of fill in flash will really lift the face where the sun can't get in.

yes, semi-shade (or back-lit) scenario is what usually gives me trouble.
I'll start a new thread when I'm ready to document lessons learned with the A6700 and an aftermarket flash.