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Tag Archives: flash photography
Flash photography and the inverse square law
bounce flash photography & the inverse square law – Neil vN tangents. Good stuff. The Mark Wallace video he links is even better: I understood the basic concept and I still learned a lot. I didn’t appreciate how quickly in … Continue reading
Dan Winter’s portrait photography
Strobist linked to Dan Winter’s portrait work. It’s good stuff. I like the style he uses below, where there’s just a patch of light hitting part of the person’s face. P.S. Someone remind me who that actor is. I keep … Continue reading
Notes from Patrick Murphy-Racey’s Photography Lighting Workshop
I was cleaning out some files this weekend and ran across my notes from this 2010 workshop at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Light Modifiers If you have $2,000 to spend on lighting he recommends spending half on lights and … Continue reading
High Speed Photography Gear
Found some cool stuff for doing high speed photography from this article on paint sculpture photography. Basic idea behind high speed photography: Set up everything in the dark. Open your camera’s shutter. Since it’s dark it won’t record anything. Then … Continue reading
Strobist’s Picks for Soft Light Modifiers
Strobist – Gear Basics: Choosing and Using Soft Light Modifiers I ordered the Westcott umbrella for the studio at work. My friend Jim tells me he’s using umbrellas to light YouTube videos, so I may wind up getting a second … Continue reading
8 Light Modifiers for Flash Photography Compared
Neil Van Nickerk – contest: comparison between different flash modifiers Good stuff. I’m figuring out there’s no best light modifier. There’s just the modifier that gives you the look you want in that situation. It’s nice to be able to … Continue reading
What I did last night instead of blogging
Went to Lightroom class and then when on a photowalk to shoot models. Somebody’s gotta do it. Still working on the photos, but here’s one of the best. I set a Nikon SB-800 flash behind and to the right for … Continue reading
Playing Around with Gelling a Flash / Concert Photography
A while back I bought a Lumiquest gel holder and sample gels. Gels are colored plastic that change the color of your flash. Ever been to a rock concert with colored lights? They used gels to add color to white … Continue reading
Strobist on the New Nikon SB-700 Flash
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Misses it By This Much. Go see what feature he’s talking about. It isn’t a problem for me and there are easy work-arounds. The SB700 looks pretty good to me. More features than the SB600 and the … Continue reading
Primo Nikon Flash Links (and a couple for my Canon friends)
DPAnswers’ Nikon Flash Primer by Gisle Hannemyr Awesome, amazing stuff. Most everything you’d want to know about Nikon flash is in these pages. CLS – terminology and features Nikon flash models Basic Settings More Settings On-camera Flash Recipes He also … Continue reading
Didn’t know my own flash’s strength
I’ve been using the new-to-me Nikon SB-800 flash lately and I’m having to learn how to use a flash this strong. Using this flash for close-ups is like using an atom bomb to roast a weenie. When you were a … Continue reading
Nikon Single Servo AF-S Autofocus vs. Continuous Servo AF-C Autofocus
Sometimes I’ve tried to take a picture and the camera refused to fire. Now I realize why – it was in Single Servo focus mode and it couldn’t get a definite focus lock. I ran into this the other day. … Continue reading
Swimming Pool Picasso
I love the way the color dissolves underwater.
Scored a pro Nikon lens and flash off Craigslist
This morning I met a guy off Craigslist and bought a Nikon 70-200mm AF-S VR F2.8 lens. It’s something I hadn’t let myself want because I didn’t imagine a $2,000 lens in my future any time soon. The opportunity to … Continue reading
Flower Close-ups With Black Backgrounds
I was playing around with macro and close-ups last night and got a cool effect. To look at the pictures with the black backgrounds you’d think they were taken in the studio with an artificial background, but they were taken … Continue reading
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