Hey gang! I recently had somebody say to me, “I would never buy camera gear from Amazon.com. I will only buy from a reputable retailer like B&H Photo.” That …
The RapiDome by Photoflex is a lightweight speedlight modifier which is changing the way I approach portrait lighting both on location and in the studio. I’ll explain why and …
I want to challenge your way of thinking about camera gear and prove to you that your smartphone is the best and possibly most important camera that you own. …
When my wife made her annual pilgrimage to the Christmas in July sales, it got me to thinking about Christmas lights and wondering what kind of DIY Christmas light …
The irony of a beauty dish is that it makes harsh light that is not really that beautiful… unless, of course, you use it properly. I’ll break it down …
I have big news, gang- I have been named a Light Leader by Photoflex! Photoflex is the company that makes the softboxes, umbrellas, octodomes, reflector holders, and the tons …
The inverse square law is one of those phrases that strikes fear into the minds of new and even experienced photographers. Why? Because we are talking about physics, equations… …
I honestly think the Digibee – the DigiBee DB800 by Paul C. Buff, to be exact- is the most underrated flash unit on the market today. Here, I’ll be …
I have mentioned often that 80% of portrait photography is psychology and 20% of it is photography. I go into the psychology in a lot of other pieces, so …
If you have tried using direct flash without any modifiers or, even worse yet, put a speed light on top of your camera and aimed it straight at your …
I wanted to take a moment and tell you what’s so special about these LumoPro flashes that you may have heard me talking about, starting with this LumoPro LP180. …
The LumoPro LP180R, like its predecessor the LP180, is an incredibly well built flash. Unlike the LP180, though, which is a manual-only flash, the LP180R has the Phottix Odin …
