Close

Not a member yet? Register now and get started.

lock and key

Sign in to your account.

Account Login

Forgot your password?

Lighting  // Browsing posts in Lighting

Fun with a bowl of water

Fun with a bowl of water

I recently had a chance to try out something fun that I had been meaning to do for sometime.  I setup a bowl of water and a strobe and tried my hand at capturing the effects of water dropping into a large white pasta bowl. The setup for this is actually pretty basic.  A large...

Read more...

Posted by in Lighting | Comments

Review of Photoflex LitePanel

Review of Photoflex LitePanel

If you are not aware of this product it is a light modifier kit in the form of a collapsible frame that you attach a piece of translucent or double-sided fabric to for use as a diffuser or reflector.  The fact that it is collapsible for me is key in addition to the fact that...

Read more...

PhotoCardApps.com Releases the “Photo Cards-Lighting Edition” Application for Photographers on iTunes, Amazon Appstore, Google Android Market, and Blackberry App World

PhotoCardApps.com Releases the “Photo Cards-Lighting Edition” Application for Photographers on iTunes, Amazon Appstore, Google Android Market, and Blackberry App World

The “Photo Cards – Lighting Edition” application is launching on the top three mobile platforms to provide maximum availability to photographers as a handy resource in the field or on location. This application provides the user with 16 lighting setups and diagrams, instructions specific to each lighting setup, and a photo taken with that lighting...

Read more...

Posted by in Lighting | 1 comment

New AlienBee Vagabond Mini Lithium

New AlienBee Vagabond Mini Lithium

I received a Vagabond Mini Lithium battery pack recently and had a chance to try this guy out a bit . While I was at it I also used this as a chance to try out my newly exchanged for Einstein (v2). I was also an early adopter of this light and had waited for...

Read more...

Why your DSLR meter is usually wrong!

Why your DSLR meter is usually wrong!

The meter inside your camera generally right 80% of the time. It is that 20% that will vex and frustrate you though. One of the most important things you need to learn is how your equipment works and why. The meter inside you camera is a “Reflected” light meter. It measures the amount of light...

Read more...

Posted by in Lighting | Comments

DVD on the basics of Studio Lighting

DVD on the basics of Studio Lighting

  This DVD from Photography DVDs does a great job if explaining the basics of studio lighting beginning and novice photographers.  It also includes a really cool deck of cards that have lighting diagrams for all of the setups shown on the DVD as well as a sample photo taken with each of the 16...

Read more...