This post is a little techie, but I’m excited about it. I just finished watching Nikon’s Hands-on Guide to Creative Lighting with Bob Krist and Joe McNally. These are two great, experienced photographers. Now, most of what was in the video was more refresher than anything else…and one long ad for the Nikon flash system....
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Fun with Flare
It’s been a while since I’ve played around with my strobe lights. Most of my work and experience has been with available light. Nevertheless, I’ve been itching to try out a few things, especially flare lights, as seen here in this post. The setup: bare bulb behind her, grid spot camera right, and ring flash.
Fortunately,...
Goodbye Alien Bees
OK, so you first have to understand that I’m a gadget hound. While I think most photographers are, I used to take it to extremes. At one time, I think I had more camera bags of different sizes than I had cameras…or lenses…or both combined. Sad.
Fortunately, for me, I’ve entered the first stage of rehabilitation...