flash photography

    What background should you use with coloured gels? Grey or white?
    Dec 7, 2017 Jake Hicks

    This is another one of those questions I get asked a lot: ‘Should I be using a white or grey background with coloured gels?’ As…

    This is what each of the lights do on a studio portrait set
    Nov 22, 2017 John Aldred

    Shooting portraits in the studio with flash can be daunting to newer photographers. They look at the setups like the one above and have no idea…

    Godox set their sights on Elinchrom with new flavour of AD600 strobe
    Oct 30, 2017 John Aldred

    With Bowens now out of the picture, it looks like Godox have realigned to set their sights on Elinchrom. While there’s been no official announcement…

    How to get colored background without a backdrop or Photoshop
    Oct 6, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    In his previous tutorial, Malaysian photographer Andrew Boey showed you why a white wall is the only backdrop you’ll ever need. After turning white to black, in…

    Getting creative with speedlights – 5 simple DIY setups
    Oct 4, 2017 Jake Hicks

    As some of you already know, I recently developed and released a brand new lighting workshop called Creatively Simple Lighting. In that workshop, one of the…

    Why Godox is succeeding where Yongnuo failed
    Sep 29, 2017 John Aldred

    The flash market used to be rather simple. You go to one company for speedlights, usually your camera manufacturer or a specialist brand like Metz….

    Why a white backdrop is the only portrait background you’ll ever need
    Sep 28, 2017 John Aldred

    I often see people asking what colour they should paint their new studio, or what backdrop should they get. My advice, if you only have…

    First impressions of the Godox XPro – The ultimate flash trigger?
    Sep 27, 2017 John Aldred

    A few days ago I received the new XPro trigger from Godox. Designed to overcome some issues with the X1T and XT32 triggers, the XPro…

    How to create low key Rembrandt light portraits in the studio
    Sep 22, 2017 John Aldred

    Rembrandt had a wonderful way of simulating light in his paintings. So much so, that there’s a whole photography lighting technique named after him. Not…

    The Strobist offers up some advice for those starting out with flash
    Sep 21, 2017 John Aldred

    David Hobby is the man who started off the whole strobist movement. He literally is the Strobist. It’s been a while since we’ve seen him on…