New Gear: Profoto B2 Off-Camera Flash System
Profoto's new off-camera flash system gets some serious upgrades The B1 off-camera flash was a big step for Profoto. It had built-in TTL, but even more importantly, it was completely mobile thanks to...
View ArticleNew Gear: The Elinchrom ELB 400 Portable, Battery-Powered Strobe System
These new portable strobes don't have TTL, but bring lots of upgrades For quite some time, the Elinchrom Ranger kit has been a very popular option for photographers looking for more powerful lights...
View ArticleThis Is How You Shoot a Photo of an Airplane Using 30 Strobes
I love when photographers use really elaborate or wacky lighting scenarios, so when I heard about a photographer shooting a plane with a collection of 30 strobes, I was immediately sold already. The...
View ArticleThis Is How You Create a High-End Photograph of a Bottle of Wine
High-end product photography is an interesting sub-genre. Often, shots are meant to look as clean, simple, and elegant as possible, but that can require lots and lots of preparation and setup. In this...
View ArticleNew Gear: PocketWizard Plus IV Radio Transceivers
Radio flash triggers have become standard issue equipment for many wedding photographers, but the older PocketWizard Plus III transceivers didn’t allow you to easily use a hot-shoe flash in addition...
View ArticlePhotogrpapher Karl Taylor Explains How to Shoot Dancing Photos With Flash and...
Portrait shoots with dancers can be insanely fun. They typically have unprecedented body awareness and physical capabilities that are a blast to photograph. Shooter Karl Taylor put together a tutorial...
View ArticleBudget Lighting: Fake a Beauty Dish Portrait With a Reflective Umbrella
A beauty dish can be a very useful light modifying tool if you shoot a lot of fashion portraits. If that's not your main cup of tea, however, they can be pricy and they take up a ton of space in a...
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