Equipment

The Canon EOS 550D camera can capture still or moving still life to capture stunning detail with the use of creative freedom to capture the decisive shot. I will use a Cannon 550D camera for my final photo shoot for my magazine. The camera involves:•18 MP APS-C CMOS sensor •DIGIC 4 •ISO 100-6400, H:12800 •Up to 3.7fps shooting •Full HD movies •7.7cm (3.0”) 3:2 Clear View LCD with 1,040k dots •iFCL metering •Quick Control screen •Ext. Mic socket •Movie crop

Review by Trusted Reviews: ‘The Canon EOS 550D is a very good camera by any standard. Build quality is excellent, the control layout and handling are near perfect, high ISO noise control is superb and the new monitor is the best on the market. However it doesn't offer many more features or significantly better image quality than the EOS 500D, and is beaten in some crucial areas by cheaper rival cameras’.

I will use a Canon EOS 550D camera provided by the school for my photo shoot for my magazine. The professionalism of the camera will benefit my photos to make them look sophisticated and stylish. Furthermore, the camera will enable me to zoom in and out using the lens. The camera also has a flash light attached to it, however I will not need to use this as I have background lights enabling the background to be light. As I already do photography for A-level I have an advantage that I already have background information on this specific subject.

Pros Cons

Excellent image quality Superb high ISO noise handling

Brilliant monitor Fixed monitor

Brilliant monitor Mediocre kit lens quality

Superb high ISO noise handling

Equipment

I will use the studio flash equipment called Interfit INT 427 Stellar X 300/300 Kit brought from the website www.firstcall-photographic.co.uk provided by the school. The equipment offers a simple and cost effective photography studio with two umbrellas packed in one case to carry from location to location. The equipment includes:

2 x 300 W heads, 1 x silver umbrella, 1 x translucent umbrella,2 x (COR751) lighting stand, 1 x All in one carry case,2 x power leads, 2 x sync leads.

Features:* Guide Number 55 (m) / 165 ft* Power output steplessly adjustable; scale settings: Full, 4/5,2/3,1/2 ,1/3, 1/4,1/6, 1/8, 1/12 and 1/16* Recycling time of 1.5 seconds * Auto Power Dumping and Auto modelling Lamp Dimming* 5600 K +/- 100 K* Fan cooled * User changeable flash tube* 'S-Type' Bayonet reflector mount * Audible and visual recharge indication * Aluminum bodies* Large accessory range

The white background will enable me to take good high quality photographs and make them look professional. The white background is effective as if I do not want the white background to be my initial background I can easily trace around the focal point of the photograph and alter the background to suit the style of my magazine.