flash photography

The Godox V1 goes head-to-head with the Profoto A1 in this side-by-side comparison

Apr 18, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

There has been some drama around the recently announced Godox V1, which was accused of stealing the Profoto A1’s design. But can the more affordable…



The Godox AD200Pro offers 1.8sec recycle, 1/10th stop adjustments, better colour and uses the same heads as the AD200

Apr 10, 2019 John Aldred

The Godox AD200 has been out for a couple of years now. But ever since the release of the AD600Pro and AD400Pro, customers have been…



Lights, shadow and highlight – How I lit this dramatic portrait

Mar 25, 2019 Barry Mountford

Creating a dramatic portrait, moody ,emotional, edgy, dark, the subject/model, scene and clothing help portray all of those but one ingredient that remains constant to…



First look and impressions of the Godox V1 round head speedlight

Mar 19, 2019 John Aldred

The Godox V1 is the new and somewhat controversial round head speedlight from Godox. The controversy is a topic for another discussion, although feel free to do…



Profoto threatens to sue Godox for patent infringement claiming they stole the A1 design

Mar 14, 2019 John Aldred

Launched in 2017, the $1,000 Profoto A1 was a pretty unique design amongst speedlights. Finally, the world had a round head speedlight – something that…



Flashpoint-branded Godox AD200Pro appears on Adorama website

Mar 10, 2019 John Aldred

As a follow up to my post from a couple of days ago, it looks like there is indeed a Godox AD200Pro coming quite soon….



The Godox V1 round head speedlight is finally here

Mar 1, 2019 John Aldred

The Godox round head speedlight, first teased during Photokina 2018 is finally a real, finished, final product. Now it has an official name, too, the…



Godox is showing off a new X2T trigger with easy group control and built-in Bluetooth at WPPI

Feb 28, 2019 John Aldred

Many thought that the Godox X1T line of triggers would simply die off once the Godox XPro had been released. But it was not to…



Soon you can use your Profoto modifiers on the Godox AD200 with the new AD-P adapter

Feb 20, 2019 John Aldred

Despite Bowens being back, Godox seems to have reached something of an arrangement with them. So it looks like they’re turning their sites more towards…



How to shoot those crazy dance floor light streak photos with flash

Feb 18, 2019 John Aldred

I’ve lost track of the number of people who’ve asked me how to shoot this type of photo over the years. The basic concept is…