Category Archives: Photo News
SLC-2L-10: Left Brain / Right Brain
Photos by Sara Lando and David Hobby except where noted. Just as most of us are either right- or left-handed, it is said that we all have a dominant side of our brain as well. Left-brained people are supposed to … Continue reading
Announcing (2) Small-Class Lighting Workshops Baltimore / Washington, DC Area, Dec. 6 and 7
UPDATE: Both workshops filled very quickly. I only do these about once a year; apologies for the imbalance. I have set up a system so people who are potentially interested in future small-class lighting workshops can receive advance notice. More … Continue reading
SLC-2L-09: Google Maps as a Visa | BTS 360
Today in Lighting Cookbook, using Google Maps as an entré to meet new subjects, and improvising with a skeleton pack of lighting equipment. Read more » Strobist
SLC-2L-08: Mexican Sodas | BTS 360
You do something long enough, you'll eventually learn the little things you can do to help interesting stuff happen. One thing I have learned is this phrase: "I'm a photographer. What can I do to help you?" Just something as … Continue reading
SLC-1L-09: Compressing Tonal Range With Specular Highlights
White marble, dark chocolate, one light source. Problem? Not at all. Because pretty much everything you can actually see across the top of that box is not really the "correct" tonality of the chocolate. It's all specular highlights. Controlling the … Continue reading
SLC-2L-07: Journalist Hope Kahn
Hope Kahn is a Maryland-based journalist who is doing all of the sorts of things I was doing at her age: honing her writing and reporting skills, putting out a student newspaper, and always scrambling to find a good local … Continue reading
Teaching at Porto Photo Fest this October
Just a quick heads-up for anyone based in Europe that I’ll be teaching several classes at the Porto Photo Fest on October 12-13 this fall. This is the only time I’ll be teaching in a public event this year. The … Continue reading
SLC-1L-08: Senior Photo
This week, Ben, my youngest, graduates from high school. Which for any photographer dad also means senior photos. We obliged mom with a standard version, shot in the back yard with a soft box and underexposed foliage as a backdrop. … Continue reading
Godox AD200: An Amazing Flash— If You Tweak it a Little
The Godox AD200 has been much written about (and fawned over) for good reason: it's a legit 200ws flash in a near-speedlight form factor that has a lot going for it. At $ 299, as packaged, it's a near-miss. But … Continue reading
A Baker’s Dozen: 13 Key Ideas
Thirteen years ago this month, Strobist.com launched with a cutting edge design (heh) and a novel mission (at the time) to be a free source of education for small flash lighting techniques. Today, a triskaideka-appropriate post: thirteen of the most … Continue reading
SLC-OE-06 Chocolate Box Studio
I am happy to announce my brand new studio. It features hardwood floors and a seamless, backlit ceiling as its primary light source. Sadly, like many studios, this one is a little on the small side: it measures exactly one … Continue reading