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Tag Archives: David Honl
Four flashes with David Honl
Last year, when I taught my flash workshop in Toronto I was joined by David Honl, of the excellent range of Honl modifiers I use. We set up a shot like this: Background light with a short snoot; Two gridded … Continue reading
Nice day
Today, I shot some pictures at Comic Con 2011 in Toronto. What lens did I use for that? Wide. 21mm (actually 16mm, but on a 1.3 crop factor camera, so that is equivalent to a “real” 21mm). That is how … Continue reading
Warm up the colour
When the light is very dull and you want to add some quality, you can add a bit of flash outdoors, I am sure you all do this. But do you also think about colour? I often add a gel … Continue reading
About colour in photos
In my series of “travel tips”, here’s a thought or two about colour. Colour is often nice when used very deliberately. And the good news: there are tricks to doing that. Like using single colours. Whenever you see a strong … Continue reading
Teaching News
As you probably all know, I am an educator. I teach a variety of photography subjects in various locations and in various ways. Learning from a live person is a great way to quickly gain essential photographic skills, so I … Continue reading
Sample
OK, one more sample from the fun series of Flash seminars I did with David Honl at Studio Pet’ographique in Las Vegas. We filled up the room both days and had a lot of fun. I love sharing what I … Continue reading
Flash tip
When your flash is grossly overexposing your pictures… The flash is not seated correctly, or the contacts are dirty The flash is set to MAN (manual), instead of TTL You are using + Flash Exposure Compensation (or on a Nikon, … Continue reading
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Workshops
I have done two workshops in the last two days, and am preparing for the Vegas one with David Honl in a couple of weeks time (read on, below). Workshops are fun for all concerned and add tremendously to your … Continue reading
