Category: flash

  • Metz insolvency: End of an era for Flash accessories

    This is coming from Reuters: The German manufacturer of flashes and accessories, Metz, filed for insolvency. this is bad news for 600 employees. This is also the probable end of an astounding range of flashes and camera accessories, from mid- to high-end. We thought that they were strictly unassailable and, once again, the economic reality…

  • Links for the studio (with videos)

    In these times when photography seems easier and more pleasant inside a house, here is a series of web link intended to satisfy those who practice (or would like to practice) in a studio, using a flash and possibly a tripod: Controlling Your Photo’s Background: Part I and Part II How to photograph 7 wine…

  • Links between a flash and a studio

    A photographic studio is not only a place where there are too many cables on the floor. It could also be an excuse to find a lot of useful web links: High Speed Sync for flash at any shutter speed Almost Free DIY Paper Diffuser (Strobist) High Speed Photography Studio at Home You also have…

  • An iPhone for fashion photography

    After that, don’t tell me that the iPhone 3GS is not really a camera. Vimeo link Of course, the final photos have been edited in Photoshop afterwards, but isn’t it the case for all studio work?

  • 3 demonstrations of flash/studio photo

    Studio photography is clearly a real specialty and I don’t hide my admiration for those photographers able to master its difficult techniques. I recently found three demonstrations of what may be a beautiful studio lighting, along with dense explanations and welcome details. Anatomy of a photo: Balvenie Scotch Professional Studio Lighting – Playing with Mirrors…

  • Water splash: The easy way to a great photo

    photo credit: nsaplayer Who did not dream of making such a great photo as the milk or water drop stopped in mid-air? But this seems quite difficult. It may be, but there are a few techniques that can simplify things a little. Gavin Hoey, in the following video, shows a few of them, explaining lighting…

  • Cooking photos

    I don’t know about you, but I consider studio photo as one of the most complicated photography techniques (possibly with underwater photos while diving). But in the middle of this general context, photographing dishes to illustrate a book seems to be one of the most difficult specialties. I will not detail the technique, but I…

  • Canon EOS 500D, first comments

    After a second half of 2009 where Nikon has been putting a lot of competitive pressure on Canon, here comes the new Canon dSLR photo camera: Canon EOS 500D (also known as Canon Rebel T1i) and, boy! did they react well. The Canon EOS 500D is definitely a great step forward where Canon is redefining…

  • Basics of photo flash

    Unfortunately, this is available only in English (the French readers will be limited), but I want to share this little gem of photo technique found on f/1.0: several articles telling us all about the camera flash, its technology, its basic techniques and a few photography-oriented advices. Intro/basics Manual flash TTL wireless Syncing/sync speed All encompassing,…