The Wakeboard Studio Shoot
One of photographer Patrick Hall’s favorite things about living in Charleston, South Carolina is being close to the ocean. He loves being in and around the water, and although he confesses he’s not very good at it, he also enjoys wakeboarding. Charleston has become a pretty big hub for sports like kiteboarding and wakeboarding over the last few years, and this city is not short on talented athletes.
The Need for Short Flash Duration
My name is David Hou and I am an advertisement photographer from Toronto, Canada. Some of my most exciting assignments involve photographing dancers and actors for theatre show advertisement. Often, these shoots require setting up a large number of lights, but sometimes very simple lighting setups are effective and get the job done. In either case, the ability to stop motion is usually a key factor for success. So, for a recent commissioned project to shoot a series of dance images for gallery display, I chose to use the Photoflex® TritonFlash® kit—my go-to kit for affordable motion-stopping lighting.
Action on Location: Pro Lighting that’s so Portable!
In this lesson, Canadian photographer Trevor Sherwin demonstrates some straightforward techniques in capturing stunning action shots on location. In the behind-the-scenes video, Trevor discusses the merits of the Photoflex TritonFlash Kit and why it’s important to have a strobe system with a short flash duration, with ample power and with the ability to power additional speed lights.
Leading the Cheer with Photoflex Gear!
Recently, Pro Showcase Photographers Alycia White and Benjamin Edwards teamed up to produce a lesson and video on some simple-yet-powerful indoor and outdoor lighting techniques. Alycia shot indoors, while Benjamin shot out. In addition to what you’ll find in the video, here’s what each of them had to say about their shoots.
The Kitchen Table Studio: Part 1
People starting out in photography sometimes say, “If only I had a better camera…” or “If only I had a better lighting system…”. They often blame their results on the fact they don’t have a studio. It’s not the camera, lights or the studio that matter so much as how well you use your imagination. As a photographer, you have to make what you have work for you.
Mobile Lighting for Outdoor Portraits
So you want to take dynamic portraits outdoors but you don’t want it to be a huge production with a lot of lighting gear, assistants, etc. Not a problem.
These days, it doesn’t have to be a huge production in order to achieve well-lit portrait shots outdoors. The main reason for this is that lighting equipment has come a long way over the years: it’s a lot more portable, a lot more affordable and a whole lot easier to use.