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Photonicz One is the first ever compact weather-sealed LED strobe light

01 Sep

Photonicz, a California-based company founded by photographer Alex Munoz, is seeking funding for the new Photonicz One: the first ever compact LED strobe light that is weather-sealed. Due to this weather-sealed design, the Photonicz One can be used outdoors in snow and rain without risking damage… not bad.

oining that durable construction is a light weight of just 1.5kg / 3.3lbs, and compact size measuring in at just 4.9 x 4.7 x 3.5in (or 124 x 119 x 89mm for you metric types).

The Photonicz One strobe light offers a maximum power output equivalent of 2500 watts, is capable of speeds as fast as 1/50,000 of a second, and can fire at full power at speeds up to 30fps from battery power. The built-in battery is capable of powering ‘thousands’ of full-power flashes per charge, according to the company.

Users have two options for controlling the Photonicz One: a built-in touchscreen display, or the remote control with OLED display. The remote control can be paired with an iPhone or Android mobile device for use with an app that lends even more control options. Finally, the Photonicz One can also be wirelessly synced with other lighting devices, or can be triggered individually from distances of up to 0.6 miles / 1km.

Here’s a quick intro to the new strobe:

The Photonicz One’s design is still a work-in-progress; the Kickstarter campaign, which is offering backers the chance to get the device at $ 750 USD, offers images of the device prototype. The final design may have a different look.

Assuming Photonicz is able to successfully fund the strobe, the Photonicz One will begin shipping to backers in March of 2018.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Want your sports photos to stand out from the crowd? Use a strobe

03 Jun

How to get these shots

A post shared by Garrett Ellwood (@gwephoto) on

Garrett Ellwood’s body of work speaks for itself. He’s a seasoned sports photographer and, according to his website, has been the official team photographer for the Charlotte Hornets, Carolina Panthers, Denver Nuggets and Colorado Rapids. Since 1995, he’s photographed 19 NBA Finals. So he’s got some experience.

While Ellwood’s more ‘standard’ action shots are well executed, images like the one above spark a lot of interest and attention because they’re different. Ellwood is still capturing a moment, a play in the game, but the result is evidence of greater pre-visualization and planning. Oh, and triggers, and very powerful strobes.

For those who aren’t sports shooters or who aren’t well-versed in using flash, here’s a quick breakdown of his (likely) setup.

A post shared by Garrett Ellwood (@gwephoto) on

The first thing you’d need for this sort of stuff is permission, and given Ellwood’s experience, he’s sure to have it. Next, you’ll need radio triggers; PocketWizard’s are the industry standard, and cost a pretty penny, but they’re reliable and have great range. You’ll then need to mount your strobe pretty high up in the rafters, and because of the distance from your subjects, it’d better be powerful.

We can also tell from these images that it’s likely a bare bulb (evident in the first image from the very hard shadows, the second image appears to have players more ‘filled in’ from light reflecting off the court). It looks to be in a cone-shaped reflector of some sort, or behind a grid – we can see this from the pronounced falloff midway up the court. Ellwood could have underexposed the background in two ways; first, he could have used a very narrow aperture, or he could have used high-speed sync, or a combination of the two. From there, just pump up the flash power to your desired level, and fire away.

The result is a decidedly different and dramatic look. The moral of the story? You don’t have to keep the strobes relegated to staged portraiture or studio shots – experiment with how your particular setup allows you to balance with ambient lighting scenarios, and have fun!

For more: Garrett Ellwood’s Instagram, portfolio, and a slideshow of additional images from NBA.com.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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The Versatility of the Strobe

05 Jan

A video documenting a photoshoot showing the versatility of the strobe unit in getting different looks, even at the same location. Unlike the last one, I don’t go into great detail about the set ups and the techy stuff for photographers new to the strobing world. The set ups are really simple, and if you’ve been using lighting gear for a while you will probably be able to tell how I did it from the photos. Sometimes I used just one flash (Miranda) and sometimes two (Caroline and Emily), but never three. Hope you all enjoy! _Nathanael www.NathanaelGassettPhotography.com

 
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Brilliant DIY Underwater Strobe Triggering System

03 Dec

Oh, this is just genius.

JP Danko of blurMEDIA photography has created a captive, optical syncing system for his Pelican-encased SB-800s using cheap, off the shelf TOSLink fiber-optic cabling.

More vids, pics, etc at DIYPhotography.net.

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