Category: flash

Godox begin rolling out native support for Fuji, Olympus and Panasonic cameras

John Aldred

Recently, we showed you a somewhat expensive option for using Godox flashes with Fuji, Olympus and other brand cameras. There’s also been a rumour floating around that Godox were working to add native support for some of these brands. Now, though, it seems that support is starting to come quicker than anybody had anticipated. Fuji and Olympus/Panasonic versions […]

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Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT Deals

Eric Reagan

B&H has several deals on the Canon Speedlite 600EX II-RT, starting with $100 off a single unit. If you are bundling multiple units, along with accessories, then you can save up to $245 off regular prices. Check out all of the options here at B&H Photo. Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on […]

Shooting portraits with flash vs natural light – 3 setups in 3 minutes

John Aldred

“Natural light photographers” is a strange term. To some it’s a badge of honour, stating that they either don’t need to use flash to get what they want, or that they simply don’t like “the look of flash”. To others, it’s generally derogatory, suggesting that somebody only uses natural light simply because they don’t know […]

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Use biscuit box to create lighting effects for your flash

Dunja Djudjic

You know what they say: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Christian Tudor from Academy of Photography has created a cool little gadget from what you would normally throw into trash. In this video tutorial, he shows you how to turn a simple biscuit box into an accessory for a creative lighting effect. You […]

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Use biscuit box to create lighting effects for your flash

Dunja Djudjic

You know what they say: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Christian Tudor from Academy of Photography has created a cool little gadget from what you would normally throw into trash. In this video tutorial, he shows you how to turn a simple biscuit box into an accessory for a creative lighting effect. You […]

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See the difference between natural light, flash and high speed sync

Dunja Djudjic

there plenty of ways to achieve the lighting you want or use the one you have. In this video from Derrel Ho-Shing, you’ll see differences between three different light sources and setups. He’s shooting the model using natural light, a flash, and high speed sync. Same model, same location, same time of day – yet […]

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How to avoid glare when shooting portraits of people wearing glasses

John Aldred

Whenever I see people posting questions about how to photograph people wearing glasses, they usually receive the same response. “Don’t, have them take their glasses off”. This is usually followed by some silly statement about it being impossible to avoid glare and reflections on glasses. Well, it’s not impossible. It’s actually pretty straightforward. As photographer […]

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How to shoot great portraits with flash in a tiny space

John Aldred

We all get short on space sometimes. Perhaps you’re just starting out and don’t have a huge area to shoot in. Maybe you’ve been asked to photograph a friend in their home, or you just want to get some photos of the kids. Whatever the reasons, it’s not impossible to produce great portraits in a […]

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This is how a piece of photographic gear became the iconic Star Wars prop

Dunja Djudjic

Did you know that the most iconic movie prop ever was made out of a piece of photographic gear? While George Lucas was making A New Hope, he used all sorts of junk as props. He wanted to suggest the sense of history and make the items in the movie seem used. Because of this, […]

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