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QA | Shooting Events Without TTL Flash
Reader Christopher Wharton has a flash-camera combo that will not work in TTL mode, so how he can shoot run-and-gun events?
Long forgotten in the age of TTL, this post explains hot to use your flash’s “automatic” mode.
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Kinda Genius: The LP742 LightSwitch
See that? That’s the high water mark to date for my dual-purpose creativity with a speedlight case. Being padded, I use it as a thermos for my station-purchased beverage when home-bound from New York City on the train.
(Works totally ace, BTW.)
But that bar just got seriously upped today by the LumoPro LP742 “LightSwitch” speedlight case.
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On Assignment: The Light You Don’t See
This photo is 100% flash, 0% ambient. But it almost looks like the reverse. And for this portrait of soprano Robin Steitz, a timeless available-light look was what we were going for.
But when you are working with flash (a single speedlight) and controlling your light (a scrounged “fill blanket” from the couch) you can keep the best of both worlds of strobe and ambient.
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GPP PopUP Seattle: What to Expect
Several folks have asked for more specifics on the Seattle GPP Pop-Up. So here’s the long version.
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On the Road? Backup Without the Bulk-Up
I seldom review gadgets these days, but sometimes something is so useful that it’s worth telling people about. Such is the case with the SD card-enabled Western Digital My Passport Wireless hard drive.
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Your Basic Lighting Kit: A Spin Around the Block
So the UPS guy just dropped your very first lighting kit at your front door. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
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On Assignment: I Got Rhythm
A cool little trick that forever changed the way I photograph dancers.
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On Assignment: Lighting Like Leo
In which we travel to London to serve as a lighting tech for a documentary. Our goal? Lighting for a photographic reproduction of the Mona Lisa.
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Inspiration: Atbin Eslami’s Video Bio
Such a simple idea, and not so difficult to do—unless you count all of the self-inspection it will require. Iranian-born (now in Dubai) photographer Atbin Eslami’s video-bio of herself first made me think, “that’s really cool.”
And second, “Why haven’t I done that?”
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On Assignment: Ben Lurye
Who needs a studio when you have a bridge abutment? Today, we’ll explore a few of its facades while making an actor’s portrait.
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On Assignment: Choosing a Tripod
Little? Big? Aluminum? Carbon fiber? New? Used?
Three legs, many choices.
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