First thing was to place a black Bristol board on the table and then place a clear nylon sheet on top of it. (Actually, the first step was to convert my leaving living room table into a portable studio, but the wife was asleep so we were fine ...

SpeedlightProKit is making its first foray into the UK with the launch of its ProKit flash accessory pack. The kit consists of a reflector hood that fastens to the flash light with a non slip Velcro strap, a diffuser panel and a large hone ...

A particular technique that I always love is dragging the shutter to go for a really long exposure and I’m always very amazed by the results. That was the first technique I learnt actually. Though I must say I didn’t really learn much from jo ...

Quantity Among all the aspects of light, quantity is the easiest to control and manipulate. In fact, most of the controls found on your camera is designed for this function. The quantity or amount of light is controlled by your camera's IS ...

Elmsford, NY – February 16, 2009 – Ask any professional photographer why they use Profoto strobes and the answers are identical: consistency, consistency and more consistency. And, oh yes, Profoto’s are the most durable and trouble free units ...

I think what will be surprising for many of you watching today's tutorial will be the utter simplicity of the set-up. I'll show you a small shooting space, a simple background, and a very easy one light portrait technique. For me, it' ...

One of my favorite photography resources - along with  DigitalPixels.net  ;-) - is Steve Paxton's website www.paxtonprints.com , nice photos ( love those hdr'ish - lucisart'ish - dave hill'ish detailed portraits , the latest news, and well wr ...

We love cheatsheets. Those handy quick-reference guides that keep all sorts of vital information right at your fingertips. In fact, we're dedicating one issue each month to provide a growing collection of creative and technical cheatsheets ...

Ideally, 14-bit RAW files contain 4 times more information than 12-bit RAW files in the shadows. Realistically the gain may be limited somewhat by noise, but the noise levels also improved, leaving us with more bits to use. This much dynamic ...

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For most of you that own a DSRL, you’ll have a built in flash to help you light your subject. So why, oh why would you even bother spending your hard earned cash on another flash that goes right on top of the one you’re used to using? Isn’t i ...

Successful photographers have a particular style of post processing for their images. This “style” is a signature that defines their product from other photographers. However, this doesn’t mean that they spend hours upon hours figuring out ho ...

When going through the more advanced websites about lighting, you're bound to run into a lot of terms you're not familiar with. In this article, we've compiled some of the most mentioned equipment and techniques photographers today use to mod ...

The first thing that strikes you when taking the LUMIX G1 in your hand is the nice rubber-like 'skin' as coating for the camera. This coating is fairly unique and offers a pleasant grip. It is soft and sticky at the same time, thus offering a ...

Fantasy art scenes are usually handled with a liberal sprinkling of Photoshop plug-in fairy dust – but you don’t have to slavishly follow that route. By creating your own brushes in Adobe Illustrator, and using scanned elements with Photoshop ...