Studio photography – Working with a large Octa Softbox
Studio photography - Working with a large Octa Softbox
It was exciting when I equipped my studio last year with a variety of lighting gear - so much to choose from. A little kid in the toy store! I want everything. The decision obviously has to be made between various lighting items that are only slight changes from other, with little real world difference. And then there ia also lighting gear that is quite esoteric. I chose various gridded stripboxes and reflectors, in addition to the soft boxes and beauty dish that I had. Then I had my eye on an octabank - specifically Read more inside...Innovative product photography on a budget – Diver’s Chronograph
Tilo Gockel's photography on his website and in the Strobist FB group, always impresses. You also might know him as the author of superb books on flash photography. He is always pushing his own boundaries, coming up with images that surprise. From photograph of models, to the latest - product photography that excels. Tilo was kind enough to expand on the image, and explain how he set it up.
Product Photography - Diver’s Chronograph
a guest post by Tilo ~Gallo~ Gockel Hi everyone, I feel very honored that Neil invited me again to write a guest Read more inside...Screen protectors for your camera’s LCD
Screen protectors for your camera's LCD
I try not to bang my equipment around, but there's also a limit to how ultra-careful you can be with your gear. A number of years ago - actually, decades - I knew a keen photographer who had top-end everything. He had swapped out his mint Nikon F4 for a mint Canon EOS-1n. He kept his cameras and lenses mint by not using them much, and keeping them wrapped in chamois. But that's the sad part to this story - he rarely used his gear. Especially now with digital photography where your camera is essentially a computer with a lens - it really Read more inside...review: High-ISO performance – Nikon D4S / D4 / D3s / D610 / D700
review: High-ISO performance Nikon D4S / D4 / D3s / D610 / D700
Judging image quality between different cameras, is most often quite subjective when we have equal glass with each camera. The reason for this is that the pixel count has an effect. For example, how do you compare the high-ISO noise performance of the 36 megapixel D800 vs the 12 megapixel D3? You can't just simply zoom in to 100% and go by that. You would have to print to a specific size, or at least down-size the D800 image to 12 megapixels to fairly evaluate the images. So there's a bit of a murky area here in fairly Read more inside...Becoming more confident in posing people
Becoming more confident in posing people
How to confidently pose people for portraits, is likely as big a challenge for new photographers, as how to use light. Even a model as professional and inventive as Ulorin Vex has told me that one of her biggest frustrations with photographers is when the photographer expects her to drive the shoot, and pose herself and come up with ideas. So yes, even when working with professional models, you need to guide them. For me, the first step in becoming more confident in posing people was to practice. And practice by posing Read more inside...Gear updated: Flash photography workshops
update: New gear for flash photography workshops
The material covered, and the gear used in the flash photography workshops, are constantly being fine-tuned and adapted with each workshop. With the first workshops (around 2006) centered around bounce flash photography. Over time the workshops expanded from that fairly simple premise, into what is a more comprehensive on-location lighting course. The past two years there has been a surge in the various brands and types of flash. For example, Canon used to be just the 580 speedlights and wireless system. There's now the 600EX Read more inside...review: Fuji X-T1 camera
review: Fuji X-T1 camera
Pentax used to have a slogan that said simply, 'Just hold a Pentax'. Such was their confidence that they could win you over with a Pentax SLR. Just hold it, feel it and you will already like it. A lot! For me, that mantle could be placed on Fuji these days. With the X-series cameras, they've built up a range of cameras that are very appealing. They look good. They feel good ... and they give stunning results. Yes, I am somewhat of a Fuji fanboy. But then, I love quality products. I'm a fan of that. My walkabout camera is the sexy Fuji X100s that I carry Read more inside...Photography: Image projection effects in the studio
Image projection effects in the studio with the Light Blaster
Shooting in a studio can feel like a challenge at times - you're in a big box of a room, and somehow you have to work past that restriction with light and ideas, create something. I've been curious about using projection effects in the studio, but always seem to come up short against equipment that is either too expensive, or too limited .. until Udi Tirosh of DIY Photography, turned me onto the idea of the Light Blaster. The Light Blaster attaches to your speedlight on one end, and a lens on the other end. In the Read more inside...Backblaze – An affordable online back-up system
Backblaze - Online backup system for your data
Backblaze is part of my back-up system which I use to ensure that data loss won't happen. It is important to have your files backed-up to the cloud, and on extra hard drives at home or the office. Ideally a RAID array of some kind so you don't rely on a single hard drive. I want my data backed-up on a RAID array with redundant hard drives. For this, I use Drobos with dual redundancy. It is crucial to have off-site back-ups of your files that are continually updated as you work. Backblaze is so easy to use, and so affordable, that there Read more inside...- « Previous Page
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