You’ve got opinions on your camera, lenses and accessories haven’t you?  I’ve yet to speak to any photographer who hasn’t wanted to share their thoughts on their equipment and now there’s a new way in which you can do just that.

PhotoGearUser.com is a website I’ve been working on for photographers to rate and review their photography equipment.  In return for airing their thoughts and carrying out a public service to other potential users, reviewers get a link back to their own website.  So if someone reads your review and finds they want to know more about you they can just click on your link.

There’s a few reviews already up.  I’ve posted a few and others have contributed.  I’d really like to get more product reviews and have been thinking about possible incentives such as gift vouchers or maybe even cold hard cash.  Maybe run a monthly lucky draw and an award for the best review.  What do you think?

The list of products is far from complete so if there’s something you want to tell the world about or just have a rant and it’s not yet listed just drop me a line.

Based in Bristol, UK, Damien Lovegrove originally trained as a BBC cameraman and lighting director. He took the world of wedding photography by storm with his own unique style of photography back in 2000 and has since become one of the biggest names in wedding and portrait photography.

Alongside a range of exclusive photography services, Damien also lectures; offering workshops, seminars and even mentoring. As well as face-to-face sessions, Damien’s teachings are available in two tutorial style DVDs; Using Natural Light on Location and Using Flash on Location.

In his DVD, Using Natural Light on Location, Damien talks through a number of portrait sessions with a variety of male and female models in various locations. As the title of the DVD suggests, the sessions use natural light only and Damien, very openly, provides plenty of insight into his methodology and techniques as he goes along.

From choosing suitable locations to posing, lens choice to exposure settings. The viewer is provided with a rare opportunity to not only watch over the shoulder as shots are being composed, but also get to find out the thought that goes into each one.

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The weekend just gone was the first opportunity I’ve had to shoot a wedding with my new digital SLR gear and boy was it a lot of fun! I didn’t have the responsibility of being the couple’s main photographer. Instead, that role was filled by a couple who were friends of the couple getting married. However, since they were only asked to cover the formal shots in and around the ceremony I more or less fell into the role of reception photographer.

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