lighting

How and why you might want to use High Speed Sync flash in the studio

Oct 17, 2019 John Aldred

High speed sync flash is typically associated with shooting outdoors. You’re in the bright light, and you need to take your shutter past your camera’s…



An in-depth look at the best macro photography light modifiers you can buy, or make yourself

Oct 14, 2019 Maximilian Simson

Even though speedlights are incredibly useful for macro photography, they’re light does not always look flattering. Harsh shadows in unwanted places, blown-out highlights and strong…



Manfrotto announces the water-resistant Lykos 2.0 bicolour on-camera LED light

Oct 9, 2019 John Aldred

While billed as an on-camera LED light for video, the new Manfrotto Lykos 2.0 is a pretty powerful 2-in-1 LED light panel that can also…



Adaptalux expands its macro lighting range with new Xenon Flash Arm units

Oct 8, 2019 John Aldred

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adaptalux/adaptalux-flash-arms-adaptable-flash-photography-lighting Adaptalux was launched through Kickstarter back in 2015, just creeping past its £100,000 goal. It was a new way to light macro easily with…



Here are 17 light modifiers compared and how they affect your portraits

Sep 17, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

No matter what kind of photography you prefer, there are so many light modifiers to choose from and give your photos the look you want….



This surgery puts a Godox AD200 on an S-type bracket

Jul 29, 2019 Mauro Pastore

It was a while since I was thinking how to perfectly center the Godox H200J bare bulb head in the S-Type Bracket. The AD200 and…



A comprehensive optical snoot review

Jul 25, 2019 Jake Hicks

When photographers use terms like ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ light, it’s actually incredibly vague. You would rarely describe your meal as simply a ‘meat’ dish, so…



Modern cameras: how they make it harder to take a bad photo

Jul 25, 2019 Blair Bunting

Twenty years, they have gone by fast. I can remember the first time I saw a camera with a screen on the back of it…



Imitating hazy backgrounds with diffusion gels

Jul 10, 2019 Jake Hicks

Shooting in a studio has its advantages. But although being warm, dry and convenient are greatly appreciated, shooting between the same four walls can get…



This is what a gaffer does and why you need one on a film set

Jul 5, 2019 John Aldred

Gaffer is one of those titles that unless you actually become part of the photo or film industry, you’re not really sure what it is….