flash photography
Strobist Gel Pack Review
I’m sure many of you are familiar with the Rosco Free sample swatch book program (I am not even gonna link to that, see why…
Create Good Lighting Around Any Plate Of Food
Wouldn’t be nice if you could setup a small studio on every table? Around every plate? Martin Kimeldorf did just this, and was kind enough…
Strawberry Splash – Thoughts About High Speed Photography
Gotta love strawberries. And gotta love strawberries in cream even more. Maybe this is why my taste buds had me coming to this picture again…
Five Poorman’s Lighting Mods When Pro Lighting Gear Is Just Too Expensive
In this post you will find a collection of really (and I mean really) cheap alternatives to pro lighting. Will you get the same crisp…
Create Stunning Stars In Your Eyes With a DIY Ring Light
Until today there was only one way I knew of to put starts in my eyes – to get a hefty blow to the jaw…
The Inverse Square Law Cheat Sheet – Myth Busted
UPDATE: This Experiment is all Wrong. I should hit my head on the same wall I used to measure reflected light off. Some great comments…
Five Great Flash Techniques To Improve Your Photography Light
So, you moved your light off camera (very good) and looking for some new ways to explore more lighting options. Some of the most interesting…
Nasty Lil’ Lighting Thing
It is always nice to see a good DIY project turn into a product. It is even better to see a nasty DIY project turn…
Get Your Flash 100% On Axis With Umbrella
OK, So if you look at the title and say ??@?#?$%%$@, it’s time for a little umbrella-holder intro. Umbrella holder AKA umbrella swivel is a…
Oh, V Cards
The following guest is written by Matt Haines (site, blog, Flickr). After surfing his awesome Flickr stream, I asked him if he’d like to share…



































