This is where you will find information about camera gear, lighting, workflow, etc. If you are trying to improve your photography skills or learn about new gear, you're in the right place.
Using PocketWizards and the Lumodi Beauty Dish
March 26th, 2010
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A number of people asked about how to trigger a flash that is behind the Lumodi Beauty Dish that I talked about a few days ago. The Canon wireless eTTL system leavesa lot to be …
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Flat Light is Flattering
March 25th, 2010
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Photos by James Fidelibus
Editor’s NOTE: This is a guest post by the one and only Bambi Cantrell. Bambi is an icon in the wedding and portrait industry. Her awards and accolades would literally be too long to list here. We’re very fortunate to wel…
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Podcast #78 – Conversation with Neil van Niekerk – Taking Your Flash to the next level
March 24th, 2010
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This week we talk with Neil van Niekerk about taking your flash lighting to the next level. This wraps up our recent series on speedlite techniques.
Neil was born and raised in Johannesburg, South …
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Quick Look: Lumodi 14″ Beauty Dish
March 22nd, 2010
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My friendly neighborhood postal worker dropped off a package today with two Lumodi 14″ Beauty Dishes for us to try out. I just am getting them unboxed and setup with some speedlites but wanted to …
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Podcast #77 – Conversation with Scott Robert Lim – Getting Started with Flash Photography
March 16th, 2010
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Scott Robert Lim is a professional photographer who does workshops and mentoring sessions around the world. This week, Scott talks about getting started with flash photography.
Master photographer and internationally renowned photographer, Scott …
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David Ziser lighting demo for Westcott at WPPI 2010
March 15th, 2010
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David Ziser (http://digitalprotalk.com) is certainly one of my personal mentors with his classical approach to wedding photography and lighting. At WPPI this year David was on-hand at the Westcott booth to do a lighting demonstration …
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PocketWizard at WPPI 2010
March 12th, 2010
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It’s really hard to beat the flexibility and power of modern speedlites but often getting them to fire remotely can be an exercise in frustration due to issues with line-of-sight, interference, or even just your …
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Product Review: Lightscoop
March 12th, 2010
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Do you hate the look of on camera pop-up flash? Do you avoid taking photos indoors because of harsh shadows and completely insane looking eyes? Fret no longer – Professor Kobre’s got your back.
Professor Kobre’s Lightscoop is an amazing little …
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Create Better Outdoor Portraits Using Electronic Flash
March 10th, 2010
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Photofocus is proud to announce the addition of Andrew Darlow as a regular contributor to our site.
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Electronic flash has many uses when outside. For starters, flash can reduce or elim…
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Visualising studio lighting
March 8th, 2010
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Once you feel you’ve started to get the knack of pointing your camera at things and clicking the button, it’s time to start taking control of all the lighting in the scene. But, as it turns out, that’s bloody tricky.
I keep having to explain how…
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