flash photography

    Hands on review of the new Profoto A1 – Natural beautiful light. Easy to Use. Never miss a shot.
    Sep 19, 2017 Spencer Lookabaugh

    We all know and love the legendary lighting manufacturer that is Profoto. For decades, they have produced and supported the most durable, powerful, and consistent lighting…

    The $995 Profoto A1 speedlight is now official and here’s the first review
    Sep 19, 2017 John Aldred

    The Profoto A1 speedlight we told you about a few days ago is now official. And yes, it’s just as expensive as we expected. At…

    See the pros and cons of using natural light and off camera flash outdoors
    Sep 16, 2017 John Aldred

    Before the proliferation of speedlights and portable strobes over the last few years, people always asked me why I’d take flash out in the daytime….

    Photos show Profoto is expanding their range with first ever speedlight
    Sep 15, 2017 John Aldred

    Well, this is an exciting bit of news. It looks like Profoto will soon be announcing their first hotshoe flash. Yes, that’s right, a Profoto…

    How to fire your strobes 3 different ways and when to use each one
    Sep 13, 2017 John Aldred

    All the time, I see new flash and strobe owners ask “How do I fire these things?, which isn’t an unreasonable question. For speedlights, it’s…

    Profoto teams up with Fujifilm to bring TTL & HSS to Fuji cameras
    Sep 11, 2017 John Aldred

    Well, they may have been lagging a little behind Godox and Cactus, but Profoto have finally caught up. Profoto have announced a new Fuji compatible…

    Leaked Godox XPro trigger photo teases a huge LCD interface and lots of buttons
    Sep 11, 2017 John Aldred

    Godox’s flash system has become extremely popular over the last couple of years. And while it now supports half a dozen different platforms one common…

    Photonicz is a Strobe/LED hybrid that can take a splash and keep working
    Sep 4, 2017 John Aldred

    So, this is an interesting, if rather unusual idea. Photonicz is an LED based strobe (a world’s first, apparently) designed to offer the advantages of…

    The first review of the Godox A1 mobile phone flash trigger is out, and it looks quite good
    Aug 29, 2017 John Aldred

    The Godox A1 has been much talked about since it was announced not too long ago. A flash trigger that could fire speedlights and real…

    5 classic portrait lighting mistakes and how to avoid them
    Aug 17, 2017 Jake Hicks

    In this article I am going to highlight 5 key things that I see portrait photographers doing that I consider to be ‘in need of…