Sony to introduce their own wireless radio flash trigger system

Sony has announced plans at the WPPI2016 trade fair in Last Vegas to release a “wireless lighting control system to meet the growing demands of professional Sony photographers”. The FA-WRC1M wireless radio commander and the FA-WRR1 wireless radio receiver will be the pair of units that make up this new system. In a press release, […]

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DJI Inspire drone gets absolutely crushed at sea by airborne jet ski

Drones are becoming more affordable with each new generation, but not for one second does that mean they’re cheap. And that’s precisely what makes watching this DJI Inspire get taken out by a jet ski so painful. It’s just one of the many accidents we’ve seen and one of many to come, but this one […]

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Oregon Zoo’s 46-year-old chimpanzee Chloe has some fun with GoPro

We’ve had enough of this monkey business regarding who owns what photos when a primate presses the shutter. It’s time for a much more fun news piece on monkeys and photography. Specifically, we’re talking about Chloe, a 46-year-old chimpanzee at the Oregon Zoo who became a filmmaker for the day when she was given a […]

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DIY Tip: Attach a washer to your keychain to easily tighten and remove quick plates

As change becomes less and less relevant with credit cards and digital payment systems, it’s become less likely than ever that you carry around change. How is this relevant to photography? Because every so often there comes a time when you need to attach or remove a quick release system and don’t have a penny […]

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Profoto unveils collapsable beauty dish that won’t hog up space in your camera bag

36 years ago, Profoto released a lighting accessory they called the Softlight Reflector. Today, we call this creation a beauty dish, thanks to its unique design that softens light in the perfect manner for portraits. Today, Profoto has announced a new and improved version, the OCF Beauty Dish. And this time, it’s collapsable, making it […]

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Light Stand Basics Part 1

After a camera and a tripod, a light stand is the one piece of equipment I use more than anything else. For a long time (too long) I used assistants (like my wife) to hold lights and reflectors for portraits and product photography. Once I started using light stands, I had much better results because…