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When I setup my lighting gear, I’m usually setting it up to take some portraits. The social distancing… Read more: lighting blackberries

(this is part 2 of my “buying your first flash” post) In my previous post, I suggested buying… Read more: Setting up your first flash

If you’ve always described yourself as a “natural light photographer” plunging into the world of artificial lighting can… Read more: Buying your first flash

Lighting stands are usually the simplest part of a lighting setup. They’re not asked to do much except… Read more: A beginner guide to c-stands

I don’t shoot enough outdoor portraits but I love the challenge when I do. It’s over a year… Read more: Heroic outdoor lighting

I was in Sydney over Xmas 2017, catching up with family and various friends. As per my usual… Read more: Lighting a superhero

Late in 2013 at The Melbourne Camera Club I did a session on lighting backdrops. The final images… Read more: Lighting backdrops in reverse

In terms of gear, there aren’t a lot of new ideas in photography. Sure, certain gadgets or techniques… Read more: DIY lighting gear: ring reflector

It’s common to see photographers using an on-camera speedlight when wandering around shooting at some kind of indoor… Read more: Speedlighting for events

While my main interest is photographing people, a nuttier passion I have is photographing fireworks. It started out… Read more: weirdo fireworks photography

Earlier this year I picked up a Godox s-type bracket softbox kit and it impressed the hell out… Read more: not all that is Godox glitters

It’s always dangerous for a photographer to walk into Vanbar. You may go in with a plan to… Read more: Phottix P-3950 stand/boom

I’ve only started paying attention to Godox gear this year and I’ve mostly been impressed. They may not… Read more: Review: Godox octaboxes for speedlights

I’m not usually a fan of making my own lighting modifiers because they tend to be not as… Read more: Pringles cans as speedlight modifiers

If you want to get into off-camera flash using your speedlight, one of the first problems to solve… Read more: Canon 90EX flash – small, cheap & kinda fantastic

One of the most popular accessories for a speedlight flash is a white translucent plastic cap that sits… Read more: Flash diffuser caps: so misunderstood!

There’s a lot of complicated stuff in photography, but the action of pressing the shutter button to take… Read more: Camera tip: back-button focus

A friend recently asked me to help on a commercial shoot of some apprentice jockeys. She had been… Read more: Adding wifi to a Nikon D4

I have a habit of buying different lighting gadgets, some of which go into my bag for the… Read more: Review: Godox S-type bracket w/softbox