cheat sheet
Strip Light Cheat Sheet Card
The idea behind this cheat sheet is simple – it features three settings of strip light. Those should help you pre-visualize the use of strip…
We Don’t Need No Light Meter,
when I was your age we used to squint/half squint to measure light! OK, I am not that old. Actually my father didn’t even take…
One Light Portrait Setup #2 – Stick ‘Em In The Corner
A long while back I read a semi-theoretical post about using a room corner and a brolli as a full-fledged setup. As a preparation for…
SyLights Allows You To Create Online Lighting Diagrams
A new member is joining the ever expanding lighting diagram tools family. Sylights (which stands for Share Your Lights) is a Strobist oriented tool for…
Lighting Modifiers Cheat Sheet Card
So we had a Portrait Lighting Cheat Sheet that was designed to help placing the light in space around the model. While I called it…
Creative Gel Cheat Sheet + Giveaway
After reviewing the Rosco Strobist gel collection, I just had to take it for an intense spin. Since one of the main uses I see…
The Inverse Square Law Experiment Done Right – Myth unBusted
Yesterday I posted a cheat sheet that tried to question the applicability of the Inverse Square Law (ISL) on the way we use portable flashes…
The Inverse Square Law Cheat Sheet – Myth Busted
UPDATE: This Experiment is all Wrong. I should hit my head on the same wall I used to measure reflected light off. Some great comments…
Black & White Cheatsheet For Photoshop
When it comes to black and white conversion, there is no definitive method that will get the best results every time. Some use the channel…
Light Falloff Cheat Sheet Card
As part of my ongoing exploration of portrait photography in general and flash studio photography in particular, I wanted to examine the effect that a…









































