power

    DIYP reviews the Novoo AC power bank – A location shooter’s best friend
    Jul 23, 2018 John Aldred

    I’ve been keeping an eye on portable power options for probably about a decade now. Most of my work is on location, I’m often away…

    How I use my drone Lipo batteries to power cameras, lights and other things
    Apr 11, 2018 John Aldred

    If you’re like me, and you shoot mostly on location, power is an issue. For photography I solved those issues by switching to Godox strobes…

    Build yourself a charging station to save time and get organised with your batteries
    Jan 15, 2018 John Aldred

    Charging batteries is a pain in the backside. I remember when I used to shoot events with four Nikon SB-900 speedlights with SD-9 packs attached…

    Use USB power banks to get hours more shooting time out of your camera
    Feb 9, 2017 John Aldred

    The more features that get packed into each new generation of cameras, the less time batteries seem to last. Things like liveview, gps, WiFi, NFC,…

    Solar X action cam gets 6-hours of battery life from solar panels
    Jan 8, 2016 Gannon Burgett

    Nikon stole the action camera spotlight at CES 2016, but a company called ACTIVEON is looking to make a mark of their own with the…

    Hack: Get a Phantom Powered Microphone On Any Camera
    May 12, 2014 Udi Tirosh

    One of the drawbacks of using the camera in-microphone port is that it only supports 3.5mm and while there are some decent solution for that…

    10 Travel Photography Essentials
    Feb 19, 2014 Jeff Guyer

    There’s nothing quite like a vacation, road trip, adventure, or combination of the three to get your creative juices flowing. Sometimes hitting the road is…

    DIY Project: Battery Charger / USB Connector Center
    Dec 4, 2013 Udi Tirosh

    Continuing our obsession with better battery management, we would like to share a post by photographer Julian Eichhoff. Looks like Julian not only cracked the…

    The External Flash Power That Will Last Till Hell Freezes
    Mar 2, 2010 Udi Tirosh

    UPDATE: IanW has a good point in the comments that flashes can go thermal on you. He is right. Pop to hard and too fast…

    More Power To Your Flash – External SLA Battery Flash Mod
    Sep 27, 2008 Udi Tirosh

    If you’ve been shooting with a flash for a while, I’m sure you had some battery problem or another at least once. Like when one…