lighting

Godox has now officially announced the AD1200Pro – and it’ll cost you $1,599

Mar 31, 2020 John Aldred

The leaks have been floating around for a while, but now the complete specs for the Godox AD1200Pro have been released, including the price –…



For an in-home photography challenge that can keep you busy for hours, try Egg 2.0

Mar 25, 2020 John Aldred

Photographing eggs is something Joe Edelman’s become quite well known for, and something he often recommends. 10 years ago, he made a video specifically about…



A Tale of Two 24-70’s: Nikkor S and G

Mar 10, 2020 Blair Bunting

First, a little backstory to this piece… For much of my young career, I shot Canon. Be it the 1D, 1D2, 1DS, 1D3, 1DS2 and…



These high and low-budget setups show you how to light your shot like a scene from Joker

Mar 2, 2020 John Aldred

Joker has been one of the biggest movies over the last couple of years, taking home both the best actor and best original score Oscars….



Lighting setup: bounced top light

Feb 20, 2020 Jake Hicks

Studio lighting can be tricky, but in reality shooting, in a big open studio space with all the fancy modifiers and stands is a damn…



No assistant? No problem — a guide to mobile light diffusion

Feb 16, 2020 Dan St Louis

Hi — My name is Dan St. Louis, and I’m the Owner and Head Photographer at HeadShots Inc, a San Francisco-based photography service focused exclusively…



Watch this introduction to hard vs soft light for beginners

Feb 6, 2020 John Aldred

Understanding light, how it works, and the effect it can have on your subject is one of the fundamental principles of photography. It basically determines…



More specs on the Godox AD1200Pro released by Pixapro

Feb 4, 2020 John Aldred

In December, word of an upcoming Godox AD1200Pro got out. As usually happens, Adorama popped up a listing almost immediately afterwards. That listing didn’t really…



Lok Cheung takes a trip through the Fujifilm factory assembling the GFX100 and now-discontinued X-H1

Jan 27, 2020 John Aldred

While it might look like Lok Cheung is preparing for a viral outbreak in the image for the above video, he’s actually dressed to enter…



Paul C. Buff is back with the LINK battery-powered, TTL & HSS-capable strobe

Jan 14, 2020 John Aldred

It’s been a while since Paul C Buff has really released anything new. Sure, they announced the “DigiBee” back in 2016, but that was more…