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Tag Archives: Flashzebra
A shot from the course
At the Mono “Creative Light” workshop, we do different portfolio shots every time. So imagine our delighted on Sunday when a student turned up in a Hummer. This was immediately put to use by model Tara: That was lit how? … Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Light, Picture of the day
Tagged Flash, Flashzebra, Honl, Mono, Pocketwizard, Softbox
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Colour has to be real
Right? Um, no, of course not: colour is a tool for you to use in your artistic endeavors. And colour can be anything you like. A few nights ago, I though I would see how long it would take me … Continue reading
Posted in Gear, Light, Picture of the day
Tagged 430EX, 580EX, 7D, Flash, Flashzebra, Gels, Grid, Honl, Snoot, Studio
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GF1 self portrait
A self portrait I took a few minutes ago: I shot this with the Panasonic GF1: Camera on manual, f/4.0, 1/60th second, 200 ISO Using multiple-point autofocus Pocketwizard on the camera Pocketwizard on a 430EX flash, connected with Flashzebra cable … Continue reading
Posted in Light, Picture of the day, Technique
Tagged Flashzebra, GF1, Honl, Panasonic, Pocketwizard
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That portable studio
So when I pack by bags to do a location shoot, like today’s executive headshots shoot, you saw in a recent post that I bring rather a lot. And what do I use? How does it look when it’s all … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Gear, Light, Technique
Tagged Flash, Flashzebra, Honl, Pocketwizard, Studio, Studio Lights
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Tidyness is godliness.
Flashzebra offers many handy strobe accessories. Together with my Honl accessories (such as the speedstraps, gels, snoot, grids and bounce cards) I have an outfit that is at the same time more professional, more convenient, and more portable. I talked … Continue reading
More reliable PW connection
In my post earlier today I noted that Pocketwizards aren’t always reliable when they have a wire plugged into them. That, and you need to keep them away from 430EX flashes, and point the antenna on the receiving side the … Continue reading
Pocketwoes
Nah, I exaggerate. Pocketwizards (specifically, the non-TTL model, namely the Pocketwizard II Plus, of which I own five) are great. But I do want to draw attention to two issues to watch out for. First: what am I doing. I … Continue reading
