Archive for February, 2008

Canon's 1Ds series of cameras exists in a class of its own. With pixel counts well above anything else offered in a 35mm-format digital SLR, an attention to detail that addresses the needs of high-end professionals, and a price tag that's thousands of dollars more than the nearest competition, it continues to push the limits of digital photography. The 1Ds Mark III, the latest in the series, brings the megapixel count to a whopping 21.1 and is every bit a precision instrument.
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Tags: 1ds mark II, 1ds mark III, camera, Canon, eos, FLASH, review, softbox, studio
Posted in PHOTO GEAR |

My Shot is your chance to have your own National Geographic web page. Here you can create and share albums, puzzles, and games based on photos you upload.
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Tags: black and white, FLASH, graphic, studio
Posted in THE WEB |

If you want to take ultra modern style portraits with the pure white backgrounds, but think you can't because you only have one studio light think again. Experts may tell you that you need five lights comprising main or key light, fill light, hair light and at least two background lights, and who on earth can afford five studio flashes? The secret lies not in throwing money at the idea, but at flexing the old brain power.
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Tags: FLASH, LIGHTING, softbox, studio, studio lighting
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTO GEAR, PHOTOGRAPHY |

The first thing you have to ask yourself before choosing the flash setting for your umbrella is, how big do you want your light source to be? But before we get to that, let's make sure we all know what we mean by "zoom setting."
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Tags: FLASH, flashes, LIGHTING, portable, Strobist, studio, umbrella
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |

A lot of news photographers don't think that they are allowed enough time to light pictures, so they rely on their hot shoe mounted flash or on moving their subject into the daylight. If your kit is lightweight and well planned, if it's reliable and quick to assemble then you can light as much of your work as you want to. I tend to specialize in editorial portraiture, so that is the area of work that I'm going to talk about.
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Tags: dg28, LIGHTING, lighting technique, studio, Tips
Posted in FLASH, LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |
Tags: film
Posted in MODELS |

Hi and welcome to this edition of Workshop at the Ranch. When I get excited about a piece of equipment that allows me to make better pictures I want to tell everyone all about it and how to use it. This long and detailed Workshop at the Ranch article's purpose is to present to you both a valuable tool for lighting and step by step instruction on how to use it. For several years now the Nikon SB-800 Speedlight system has been my trusty side kick for many assignments and photo shoots.
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Tags: 580ex, FLASH, LIGHTING, softbox, speedlite, Tips
Posted in LIGHTING, PHOTOGRAPHY |