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Two points for Canon

October 31, 2011

There are a few things that I think Canon does better than Nikon, and they have nothing to do with image quality.The first is that Canon uses a button combination to change focus modes where Nikon has this three way switch. I am constantly accidentally changing my focus mode with the Nikon switch. I think […]

Flash Facts – TTL & Manual Metering

October 28, 2011

For the most part there are two different main ways to meter your flash. TTL metering and manual metering. TTL stands for ‘through the lens’. This type of metering lets your camera make all of the decision for you. What happens is that your camera tells your flash to send out a burst of light. […]

Setting Up the Shot – Trailing Shadow

October 26, 2011

Camera – Nikon D300Lens – Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8Exposure – 1/200 @ f/13Focal Length – 32mm Lighting – Nikon SB900Light Modifier(s) – 60″ Westcott bounce umbrella closed over flashTrigger – Cactus V4 This was shot in studio with the model just about leaning up against a grey wall. I took my 60″ Westcott bounce umbrella and […]

Print of the week – Crater Lake

October 24, 2011

The selected print of the week is available for purchase in many different mediums over at http://www.redbubble.com. Click on the photo and check out your ordering options.

Setting Up the Shot – See No Scarlett

October 21, 2011

Here is an example of what you can do with a very basic bounce flash. I placed a reflector over Scarlett’s head and fired my SB900 at it. I was able to let more shadows in around Scarlett by using a fast shutter speed of 1/3200. In order to get that shutter speed I used […]

Mixing it up with Manual focus.

October 19, 2011

Every now and again I love to bust out my old M42 lenses and throw them on my Nikon. These old lenses have great image quality, are sharp as hell, and are loaded with personality. Beyond their attributes they tend to be very inexpensive as well To get these lenses to work with any DSLR […]

Nikon CLS – An introduction

October 17, 2011

Nikon’s Creative Lighting System (CLS) gives you the ability to wirelessly control compatible speed lights from your CLS capable camera. The wireless control is done through the hot shoe mounted flash units, the built in flash, or with the Nikon SU800. Compatible flash units (the SB600, SB700, SB800 and the SB900) have a built in […]

Two new Apollos from Westcott! Woot!

October 14, 2011

I am a huge fan of the Apollo softboxes from Westcott, and I am so excited to get my hands on these two new additions to the Apollo family. Here is the official press release from Westcott. The 23-year-old Apollo line receives a makeover as well as two new additional modifiers TOLEDO, OH – October […]

M-Plate: A Multi-Function Camera Tripod Plate System

October 13, 2011

I saw this originally on a tweet from @diyphotography. I am so excited for this product to come out it is ridiculous! The following is taken from their Kickstarter page. I highly encourge you to head on over there and check it out. About this projectWhat is the M-Plate™? The M-Plate is a camera tripod […]

Setting up the Shot – Landon 4

October 13, 2011

Camera – Nikon D300Lens – Nikon 50mm f/1.8Exposure – 1/2000 @ f/1.8Focal Length – 50mm Lighting – Nikon SB900Light Modifier(s) – 60″ Westcott bounce umbrellaTrigger – Nikon SU800 This is another shot that uses high shutter speeds with Nikon’s CLS system. You can read more about this in my article on the Nikon SU800. These […]