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On camera flash

November 23, 2012

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There are a lot of photographers out there in the world that passionately hate on camera flash. I am not one of them. If done right you can add all kinds of drama and motion by using your on camera flash. If you set your shutter speed relativity slow (1/30 or slower) and then fire […]

Lumopro LP160 – Hands on

November 22, 2012

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The LumoPro LP160 is a very well put together manual flash unit in both build and design. Right out of the box this flash unit is just about flawless. The build is fantastic and the connectivity is amazing. It has just about every option needed to slip into your kit with out any issues. It […]

Rogue Color Correction Gel Kit

November 20, 2012

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Rogue Flash Gels – Color Correction Kit 18 Color Correction Flash Gels (3 each of 6 different gels) Individually Labeled Includes 3 Rogue Gel-Bands to color correct multiple speedlights Includes Storage Pouch with Quick Reference Guide Rogue Plus Green Gel on speedlight. Shot under fluorescent light with a speedlight.  Camera set to fluorescent preset to […]

Setting up the Shot – Black & White Kira

November 20, 2012

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Camera – Konica Minolta 7D Lens – Tamron 90mm Macro Exposure – 1/200 @ f/2.8 Focal Length – 90mm Lighting – 2 ‘Brand X’ strobes Light Modifier(s) – 45″ Westcott shoot through umbrella, white reflector Trigger – Pocketwizards

Flash Facts – Bounce Flash

November 20, 2012

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One flash rule to remember is that the larger the light source, the softer the light. The smaller the light source, the harder the light. This means that the larger soft light will have softer edges in the shadows and the smaller hard light will have a more defined edge at the shadows. This technique […]

The Nikon SU800 – My go to tool when using Nikon TTL.

November 20, 2012

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My favorite TTL control tool is the Nikon SU800. It is a control unit that is part of the Nikon Creative Lighting System. It acts as a dedicated controller along the lines of the Nikon SB700, 800, and 900, but with out the flash capability. The SU800 is essentially a wireless Nikon speedlight commander. It […]

Nikon CLS – An introduction

November 20, 2012

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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 […]

Pixel Opas

November 20, 2012

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Did I just find my perfect trigger?

Flash Facts – TTL & Manual Metering

November 19, 2012

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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

November 19, 2012

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Camera – Nikon D300 Lens – Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 Exposure – 1/200 @ f/13 Focal Length – 32mm Lighting – Nikon SB900 Light Modifier(s) – 60″ Westcott bounce umbrella closed over flash Trigger – Cactus V4 This was shot in studio with the model just about leaning up against a grey wall. I took my […]

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