flash photography

    Studio portraits: What modifier for what light?
    May 10, 2016 Felix Barjou

    Santa Claus has you spoiled this year by offering you the studio of your dreams?  A kit of flashes, a backdrop support and even more rolls…

    Sony shooters need wait no more, the Godox X1 triggers for Sony are now available
    May 9, 2016 John Aldred

    Sony’s decision to go with a hotshoe design that no other camera system in the world supports has meant that Sony shooters have typically been…

    Cheap Speedlight comparisons, which should you buy and why?
    May 5, 2016 John Aldred

    Venturing into the world of flash, and radio triggers can be a confusing, sometimes frightening and potentially expensive prospect for those who are very new…

    Nikon kills the SB-910 speedlight and releases a new D7200 Firmware, but is there another new Nikon DSLR announcement on the way?
    Apr 26, 2016 John Aldred

    Things seem to be happening all at once for Nikon at the moment, with several announcements, and one rumour. First up, for those that have…

    The StrobiStrip is the slimmest speedlight strip light adapter available and it’s collapsible
    Apr 20, 2016 John Aldred

    Strip lights have become quite popular over the last couple of years, and we’ve seen numerous options released compatible with both speedlights, as well for continuous…

    RGB Additive Color Model Photography Gels

    Fun With Color – Photography Gels and RGB Additive Color
    Apr 19, 2016 JP Danko

    I was recently at an interactive installation that had three theater lights – red green and blue shining on a white wall. The kids were…

    Make your own 3D printed speedlight grids
    Apr 1, 2016 John Aldred

    As somebody who owns what some would describe as a ludicrous amount of speedlights (although, nowhere near as bad as Joe McNally), and regularly grids some of…

    Create big light from small flashes with a Chinese Lantern paper lamp shade
    Mar 29, 2016 John Aldred

    Speedlights often go hand in hand with shooting portraits on the street, especially at night, but small flashes have one big issue.  Due to their…

    Build your own Speedlight power pack – a pictorial with Manuel Cafini
    Mar 1, 2016 John Aldred

    Photographer Manuel Cafini recently posted a great series of images on how he built up his own SLA based battery packs for his speedlights to help improve recycle…

    I’m Getting Rid of My Flash Gear and Here’s Why
    Feb 29, 2016 John Aldred

    People often ask me about the flash equipment I currently use, and what I would do differently if I were to start over today. I also often…