flash photography

    How to create lighting gradients in your shots with coloured gels
    Jan 14, 2021 Jake Hicks

    Using coloured gels can be a little unforgiving, especially if you’re new to using strobes. But one of the biggest reasons using gels can be…

    The first review of the Godox AD100Pro shows a versatile flash, but it’s not for everybody
    Jan 13, 2021 John Aldred

    The Godox flash lineup is ever-expanding. It’s just something we’ve come to expect now. But when they recently announced the new Godox AD100Pro, it made…

    Here is your perfect lighting setup for shooting high school graduate portraits
    Jan 11, 2021 Mark Ratcliffe

    Having been a school and graduation Photographer for 20 years, I have changed my lights several times, always looking at improving my workflow, quality and…

    Godox to release an updated “V1 Pro” round head speedlight with built-in cooling fan
    Jan 11, 2021 John Aldred

    This seems a little bit weird, but not an entirely unreasonable idea. Godox has filed a patent that looks very similar to the existing Godox…

    This software lets you test movie lights without leaving your home
    Jan 9, 2021 Udi Tirosh

    It’s no secret that we use Set a Light to test our photo lighting before we start a shoot. (We talked about it here, here,…

    The new Godox AD100Pro is their smallest strobe yet and features their magnetic round head
    Jan 4, 2021 John Aldred

    Godox has launched its tiny new Godox AD100Pro strobe. Coming in at a modest 100Ws, it’s significantly smaller than even the AD300Pro strobe, which is…

    2020 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Lighting
    Dec 10, 2020 John Aldred

    Light is something that plagues us all, whether we’re photographers or filmmakers. There’s either never enough, or it’s coming from the wrong direction, or it’s…

    Confused by lighting terms? Here’s what they all mean
    Nov 24, 2020 John Aldred

    If you’re new to working with flash, especially when shooting portraits, all of the different terms for different lights can be quite confusing. With no…

    Profoto has launched a $300 light stand bracket for its $1,100 speedlight
    Nov 11, 2020 John Aldred

    When Profoto first announced the original $1,000 A1 speedlight, I thought they were just having a laugh. But it turns out that it wasn’t April…

    Godox has killed off its A1 Bluetooth smartphone flash trigger
    Oct 24, 2020 John Aldred

    The Godox smartphone flash and Bluetooth remote control unit, the Godox A1, has been discontinued. The Godox A1 was released in 2017 to quite some…