lighting
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….
How to balance your strobes with ambient light on location
Jul 2, 2019
John Aldred
Many users of flash feel quite comfortable with it in the studio. The studio makes things fairly straightforward. You expose to eliminate all the ambient…
German lighting manufacturer Hensel goes into provisional insolvency
Jul 2, 2019
John Aldred
We appear to have another casualty in the increasingly competitive strobe market. According to ProfiFoto, The District Court of Würzburg has ordered the provisional insolvency administration…
The Photon is a product photography “light tent” updated for the 21st century
Jun 26, 2019
John Aldred
The humble light tent is both loved and loathed by product photographers all over the world. On the one hand, it’s a great way to…
Watch how Fujifilm makes the new GFX100 camera
Jun 21, 2019
John Aldred
This two-part video series from Johnnie Behiri at Cinema5D covering the creation of the new Fujifilm GFX100 medium format digital camera has been absolutely fantastic…
How to shoot professional-looking product photos with just one light
Jun 19, 2019
Dunja Đuđić
There are plenty of cheap, DIY product photography tricks (the one with a garbage can will probably forever be my favorite). If you’re on a…
Build Your Own DIY Floating Balloon LED Light Using a Few Shower Curtains
Jun 19, 2019
John Aldred
Balloon lights are an uncommon light source for most of us. But such lights are often used in TV and movie production. They’re essentially huge light…
Take a peek BTS to see how Fujifilm developed the GFX100 from concept to production
Jun 12, 2019
John Aldred
News of Fujifilm working on a 100-megapixel camera has been around since Photokina 2018 last September. Finally, only last month, it was unveiled. The Fuji GFX 100 is…
Understanding Light – Working with hard light
Jun 5, 2019
Jake Hicks
Being able to look at an image and understand the lighting within it is not crucial to becoming a great photographer. But having the ability…
Profoto’s new B10 Plus doubles the power of the B10 to 500Ws with a 25% price increase
Jun 5, 2019
John Aldred
Profoto has announced the new B10 Plus strobe, doubling the power of the B10 from 250Ws to 500Ws. It’s a little longer than the B10,…