While shooting in the studio a lot lately i needed to pop up my flash to trigger a studio strobe. However the flash would not pop up and the menu showed a warning that an external flash already was attached. But this was not true. Searching the web there was ..>>..READ MORE..>>
The trickiest part about strobe lighting was getting used to not having a modeling light (as you have with studio lights), however I discovered this nifty portrait lighting Cheat Sheet. The Cheat Sheet demonstrates 3 possible angles for the flash: 45 degrees downwards towards the subject, 45 degrees upwards towards ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Another book on MagCloud.com that might be of interest is Off Camera Lighting $29.99 Review 1/9/2011 Too expensive for the information it gives. Typographic nightmare, the front page alone has 7 type sets and several different fonts. The first chapter is a continued stream of words without indentation or blocks ..>>..READ MORE..>>
This deal has expired THIS IS ONLY FOR 11/26/2010 ON BLACK FRIDAY By now everyone should know I’m a big fan of Zack Arias who can teach a great workshop about off camera flash but also about studio lighting. You can buy his DVD at his website on Black Friday ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Amazon link on the bottom of this page. $44.99 after $20 rebate. Adobe’s Photoshop is the granddaddy of all image-editing programs. It’s the Big Cheese, the industry standard against which everything else is measured. Every photo you’ve seen in a book or magazine in the past 15 years or so ..>>..READ MORE..>>
(Amazon.com link below this post) In general, Light: Science & Magic tells you everything you need to know about photography lighting. And the stuff it doesn’t tell you, it tells you how to figure out yourself. Just before I go into an in-depth review of the book, I’ll say that ..>>..READ MORE..>>
The OneLight Field Guide from Zack Arias From his blog; (ZARIAS.COM) The guide showcases more than 50 images ranging from bands to models to brides. Mostly bands and models. For the first half of the guide I explain the gear and the settings used to create the image. For the ..>>..READ MORE..>>
The focal length of a lens is given in millimeters, and specifies whether the lens is a wide angle or telephoto. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. With a telephoto you’ll naturally get closer to subjects far away. Telephoto lenses are also preferred for portraiture as it protects the facial ..>>..READ MORE..>>
If you buy a used Nikon lens or want to know how old your own lens is, just look it up on this website; http://www.photosynthesis.co.nz/nikon/lenses.html Ask a seller to give you the serial number so you know the specifications they give you match with the serial-number and what kind of ..>>..READ MORE..>>
This is the McGyver solution to a lot of stuff, a must have to build your own light modifiers and to use Gels easily Without Velcro we would not have all those beautiful solutions, for example; This light modifier kit uses a lot of velcro, it does not damage your ..>>..READ MORE..>>
After a revamp of the old workshop material it was time to launch version 3 last Saturday November 20th 2010. We (8 photographers) started around 7pm at the Studio’s of Twin Cities Photography Group. We started with a short review of the exposure basics followed by the flash power settings, ..>>..READ MORE..>>
Almost all digital cameras save JPEG (.jpg) files with EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) data. Camera settings and scene information are recorded by the camera into the image file. Examples of stored information are shutter speed, date and time a photo was taken, focal length, exposure compensation, metering pattern and if ..>>..READ MORE..>>
