About Digital Excel

Launched 5th August 2005 - Mind's Eye relaunched as Digital Excel 19th September 2006.
This site is a photo blog however I will not be posting an image daily but only when I think I have something worthwhile to upload. The reason I changed the name was because I felt it was a little tacky but then the new one isn't so bad either ;-)

About me

I have wanted to get into photography for some time but just never got round to it until one day my wife forced me to purchase a Canon 350D ;-) which I resisted for several seconds ;-). I am very impressed so far as this is my first serious digital camera and believe me when I say the 350D is very robust..

Post processing
I do keep post processing within Photoshop to a minimum. I make adjustments using levels, hue saturation, curves, contrast, brightness, removing blemishes and small imperfections, cropping, rotation etc. The line I do not cross is the one of inserting additional images to improve composition unless posted in the photoshop section ;-)

Please note that I read and reply to all the comments and thanks for dropping by.

Current wish list
24 - 70m f2.8 USM Lens GOTCHA 22nd July 2009
Sigma 10-20 mm
70 - 200 2.8 USM IS Lens
Canon 580 Ex II Flashgun
Fisheye

24" Samsung monitor
More knowledge and time to help me improve as a photographer. A wedding photography course would be ideal.

Copyright
© 2005 - 2009 (all rights reserved)
Photographs that appear on this site may not be copied without the written permission of Stuart Mckendrick.

Weddings
I also shoot weddings anywhere in the UK, prices start from £695. I produce natural, fun and loving images from your special day. Please take a look at the wedding section of Digital Excel for more info and images.

Feel free to contact me using the online form or on my mobile - 0785 246 7686

Lifestyle Portraits
Lifestyle portraits are captured on location rather than within a stuffy studio.Total cost is £75 NOW £50 and this includes 1 hour shooting time, all consultations, and 5 images on a DVD.
more info and images can be viewed on the main site

Equipment

Canon 40D
Canon EOS 350D
24 - 70m f2.8 USM
Canon 50mm 1.8 Mark II
18-55 Kit lens
Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 DG Macro
Canon 430 EX Flashgun
Ezybox 60x60
PT04 remote flash triggers
Manfrotto Light stand 051NB
Novoflex Neiger-19 head
RC- 1 and RC- 5 Remote release
Lightshere Cloud
Silver and White Lasolite Tri grip reflector
Manfrotto Tripod
Manfrottto Monopod
Lowepro Mini Trekker 200
Sandisk - 4gig cards
Multiple batteries from ebay for my cameras and they DO WORK!
 

Software used
Photoshop
Lightroom 2.0
Photomatix 3.0 for HDR images
MS Paint when I'm really stuck ;)
 
Site Information
Thanks to Mesh Internet for hosting this site.
Photoblog ver 1.7.1
Edited with Dreamweaver MX
First photo uploaded - 8th August 2005
Total number of photos - 457
 
Inspirational and helpful sites

Scott Kelby's Blog
Chromasia
Jeff Ascough | Blog
Damien Lovegrove | Blog
Brett Harkness Blog
David Ziser - DigitalPhototalk
Jerry Ghionis
Chris Hanley