lighting
Projection tricks to make the most out of a small studio
Nov 28, 2016
John Aldred
The Light Blaster has become one of my favourite lighting tools over the last few months. I first got to play with one in person…
Fake Sunshine Glow – Warm Up Your Fall Photos With Strobe Sunlight
Nov 26, 2016
JP Danko
I was just raking up the last of the fall leaves and though that I’d like to get some photos of the kids jumping in…
OK Go raises the bar again with The One Moment music video shot in just 4.2 seconds
Nov 24, 2016
John Aldred
For American rock band OK Go, boundary pushing music videos have become the standard. They’ve done the long one-shot takes with crazy optical illusions, shot…
Repurpose a stroller as the ultimate mobile location lighting assistant
Nov 23, 2016
David Hall
For those of us that work solo and generally have no assistant, it’s always difficult to move around town with a lot of gear. I’ve…
This modifier comparison shows off over 100 different lighting setups
Nov 23, 2016
John Aldred
Flash modifier comparisons can be extremely useful things. Without having to get up out of the comfort of our chair, we can very quickly and…
How cubes react to the laws of light
Nov 18, 2016
John Aldred
Understanding how light and shadow falls on different shaped objects is pretty important. It gives us the ability to be able to quickly recognise problems…
Here are five ways that a photographer can use a plastic bag
Nov 7, 2016
Udi Tirosh
Well, here is a random collection. If you have a spare nylon bag lying around, dont throw it away. As a photographer there is plenty…
How to get cinematic lighting without electricity
Nov 7, 2016
John Aldred
Most of my shoots, whether for stills or video, are out on location. Often, those locations are out in the middle of nowhere. So, I…
Finding locations with great light with the King of the urban jungle!
Nov 6, 2016
Joseph Parry
Today I’m here with Kyle Cong running through his approach on shooting out on location with strobes and how he finds them!
Creating stylish cinematic portraits with the Light Blaster
Nov 2, 2016
Clinton lofthouse
I recently got my hands on a Light blaster. The Light Blaster Is a strobe-based image projector. Basically it’s a slide projector. You can select…