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More on yesterdays Pocket Wizard post…
July 14th, 2009
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Yesterday we talked about using in inexpensive “Y” cable from Radio Shack that would allow you to fire two flashes with one Pocket Wizard. Well last night I had a shoot that required 6 pocket wizards (I have 5) and was going to be the first real world test for …
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PocketWizard Releases Latest Firmware for ControlTLâ„¢
July 10th, 2009
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v4.300 addresses some 5D Mark II issues
Elmsford, NY – July 10, 2009 – PocketWizard has released the latest ControlTL firmware update; version 4.300. This update addresses several performance issues, especially with the Canon 5D Mark II camera and is recommended for all …
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Video: Walking through a typical product shoot
July 9th, 2009
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In this video Kerry walks through the process of doing a typical product shoot. This tutorial uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD-5 constant lights. Constant lights are great for product shots because you can easily get your lighting setup and see …
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Light DVD from David Honl
June 30th, 2009
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I’m very excited to get my hands on this DVD. David Honl is an amazing photographer and he has created amazing tools for lighting.
“DVD release date August 2009. …
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Details of the Mike Palmer shoot…
June 30th, 2009
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I received a few comments (and even more emails) asking for more details regarding how I shot the images in yesterdays post, so here goes. There were 4 flashes used, all set on manual, and all fired by Pocket Wizards. #1 – This flash was setup at (about) the 8 …
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Painting with Light
June 26th, 2009
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About a year ago, Joe McNally gave a talk at Google where he referenced the roots of the word photography. The two roots are photo and graphos, and the meanings are light and write. We so often hear of people “painting with lightâ€, and after seeing a few people demonstrating …
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Shooting with 2 lights…
June 19th, 2009
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A few weeks ago I posted part 1 of the “shooting with 2 lights” series, here is my variation. I shot with 2 Nikon SB-800’s, the primary (light) SB-800 had a snoot on it and was setup at about the 5 o’clock position, the secondary (light) SB-800 was at about …
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Classic Portrait Lighting Styles Part I
June 13th, 2009
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As we continue our series on portrait lighting we now need to look at the different types of classic portrait lighting and see the effect it has on someone so we can decided when to use each type. By choosing the proper lighting …
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You Light Up My Life Friday – Party Shadows
June 12th, 2009
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Good Morning Everybody,Man, Blogger has been driving me crazy these last few days trying to get these posts up. The scrolling feature isn’t working correctly when I try to add pictures and it seems any time I make a small …
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Shooting on the Brooklyn Bridge – Lighting Tutorial
June 11th, 2009
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As most of you know, my friend Martin and I went to visit our good buddy and fellow pro photographer Joey Lawrence in New York city not …
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