Tutorials
How To Build A Sweet And Simple CFL Strip Light
A little while back we shared a video about creating CFL light fixures for video lights. It involved driling and sawing. Flaviu Leordeanu sent me…
Quick Tip – Attaching A Vagabond Mini To A Light Stand
Just got this quick tip from photographer Andy Manis. It may seem trivial, but I love it nontheless. If any of you use the Paul…
Use A Telescopic Snoot For Film Noir Effects
If you’re tired from your “regular” snoot that does the job of aiming flagging light pretty well, but not really much more, photographer Peter Miesch…
Sometimes It’s Just Easier To Flag Your Camera
One of my favorite ways to shoot is with accented rim lights. And while I love the look this kind of light produces there is…
Shooting High Speed Spirit Photographs
This story tells the tale of how Jolene Lupo shot her high speed spirit photograph. While some of the stuff is pretty specific, I love…
Super Velcro A Pocket Wizard To Your Strobe
A while back David Hobby had a post about fitting a monoblock with a cold shoe. I thought it was a pretty clever hack for…
The 3rd Eye Camera Literally Adds A 3rd Eye To A Skull
We are pretty open when it comes to hacking and modding everyday objects (or the occasional rare object) into a piece of useful gear. But…
Virtual Lighting Studio Let You Light & Shoot With No Studio
We are big fans of lighting cheat sheets, ever since with pulled our first one, featuring my former boss, which shows 24 positions of lighting…
Understanding Lighting With An Egg
Happy Easter/Passover everyone! I thought that this little video is a good fit for today, as the main character here is the Egg (no offense,…
Getting Started With Cross Polarized Light
Polarizer filters can be used to enhance contrast and saturation in landscape photography and reduce reflections or glare on shiny surfaces such as water. The…








































