How We Got Here: Analog Photoshop
There is nothing about flash in this post, except for "pre-flashing," and that is not what you think. Every time I adjust the exposure slider in a raw converter or tweak the tonal curve into a subtle...
View ArticlePocketWizard Plus X Remotes Break the $100 Barrier
This is what I have wanted from PocketWizard for a long time: a sub-$100 remote. Basically, the new Plus X transceiver has everything you really need—and nothing you don't. Full details below. Read...
View ArticleGenius: Make a Gaffer’s Tape Key Fob
Like most photographers—especially lighting photographers—I love me some gaffer's tape. Today, a great way to carry enough gaff on your physical person at all times to fix a light mod, tack a piece of...
View ArticleTravel with Speedlights and a Smartphone? Get One of These.
I very rarely review gadgets on this site. But this is something that may be new to many of you. When I travel I try to take as little gear as humanly possible. But the Tekkeon MP1580, seen above at...
View Article2013 GPP Shootout Challenge: Photograph Greg Heisler
The Gulf Photo Plus 2013 Shootout just concluded, and boy was it a doozy. The challenge: make a portrait of Greg Freakin’ Heisler, soup to nuts, in front of 350 people in 20 mins flat. No pressure...
View ArticleBTS: Heisler Photographs Alonzo Mourning
Having just spent a week with Greg in Dubai at Gulf Photo Plus, I have now heard him express the following thought multiple times: There is light you create that is a photographic reaction to light as...
View ArticleWelcome to The f/64 Club: A Front Row Seat at the 2013 GPP Shootout
Sure, the Gulf Photo Plus shootout might be fun to watch. But for the photographers competing, it is all about a week of anticipation, stress and nervousness. And come shootout day, all of that is on...
View ArticleIn-Depth: The New Fujifilm X100s
Those of you who follow on other channels (Flickr, Twitter, G+, etc.) know I have been getting acquainted with the new Fuji X100s for the past few weeks. Seen above, I have purposely gaffed mine up and...
View ArticleHasselblad HD5 Comment Win.
On Strobist, I try not to merely echo content seen elsewhere. I just don't think rote aggregation adds much to the conversation. But I am making an exception on this Hassy HD5 BTS vid, which you may...
View ArticleThe Simple Light: How to Take a Great Passport Photo
Fact: most people on the planet—including roughly two-thirds of Americans—do not have a passport. Without a passport, you won't be traveling internationally any time soon. And even if you have no...
View ArticleGoing Strobist
Right, I’ve got the nice new camera, played with the toys on it and now need to get cracking on …Continue reading »
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