From the Department of Better Mousetraps, here’s something pretty cool coming down the pike — A screwless, dual-lock cold shoe.
It may look a little different -- because it is. Details inside. Read more »
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Frio Cold Shoe: Locked and Loaded
From the Department of Better Mousetraps, here’s something pretty cool coming down the pike — A screwless, dual-lock cold shoe.
It may look a little different -- because it is. Details inside. Read more »
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Small Flashes for Big Job
Well, this is just neat.What would you do if someone called to ask you to shoot your President's official portrait on a few days' notice?
(I'd try to figure out which one of my buds was trying to pwn me, is what I'd do…)
But that's exactly what happened to Strobist reader Karel Donk, who lives in the small South American country of Suriname. So Karel grabbed his speedlights Strobist gel kit and got to work.
Afterwards, he posted about it on his blog -- including BTS pics and lighting diagram.
What a cool thing to happen. Congrats, Karel.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Nikon SB-700 Speedlight Misses it By This Much
Nikon just announced a new speedlight designed to complement the flagship SB-900. The Nikon SB-700 Speedlight will cost $329.95, and includes some mouth-watering features.But they have excluded a key feature. Any guesses?
Deets, the PR and a new camera, too. After the jump. Read more »
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Lighting in the Dark: Summer Reading
It's still technically summertime in Maryland. But the temps are down, the humidity has eased and -- best of all -- the mosquitos are history. This is prime evening porch time for Emily, my nocturnal bookworm.
I walked out to visit, and to my eye the scene looked great. Unfortunately, it would look like crap in the camera. The tonal range would be far too much for the chip to handle.
But lighting is about controlling that contrast range. And when there is just a tiny bit of ambient, you need an even tinier bit of flash to fix it. Read more »
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Dan Winters: New Website; F/stop Interview
Travis Smith, Dan Winters' first assistant, emailed me last week to say that the website had been completely revamped. Where there were about 100 photos there are now around 500. Suffice to say this is probably more interesting than whatever you would have been working on in your cubicle for the next few minutes.
It gets better. Winters also gave a very good interview on The F/stop, in case you want a little more in-depth inspiration.
(Remember to look like you are working.)
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Westcott Does Us a Solid
Kelly Mondora started out with FJ Westcott as a temp in data entry 12 years ago. Now she's VP of the entire photography industry division.
Why? Because of stuff like what you see above.
Our go-to umbrella, the Westcott Double-Fold, is now crush-proof on the business end of the telescoping staff. A little backstory, a DIY workaround and a cool coupon code, inside. Read more »
Sunday, September 5, 2010
On Assignment: Armed with Preconceptions
Planning ahead is a good thing, and I always try to pre-think a job before I head out. It gives me ideas to fall back on if nothing jumps out at me at the location.
But you can pre-plan things too far. So much that they blind you to better ideas and leave you banging your head against the front windshield even as you drive away from the assignment.
That's exactly what happened to me last week when I was assigned to shoot one of the coolest pieces of tech I have ever seen. Read more »
