Category Archives: Photo News
SLC-0L-02: Shiny Object, Using an iPhone and the Sun
Whether photographing people or objects, how you approach your lighting is far more important than what camera and lighting gear you use. To illustrate, today we are going to photograph a complex, mirrored surface—an alto saxophone—using just an iPhone for … Continue reading
SLC-1L-03: Need Light With More Edge? Aim It Away From Your Subject.
The two photos above have the same light source, same light location and same white background. The only difference in the second photo is that the light has been aimed differently. Pointing your light away from your subject (i.e., using … Continue reading
SLC-OE-01: $20 DIY Portable Doorway
Pictured above is Moishe Appelbaum, of Midwest Photo fame, whom you may remember from Lighting 103. Moishe is lit with a single small flash. But the gentle wrap of the light—and the soft glow of the suppressed specular highlights—should cue … Continue reading
Announcement: Strobist Full-Day Shooting Workshop, June 7th in Washington, DC
Just a quick heads-up that I’ll be teaching a small-class lighting workshop in Washington, DC this June 7th. It is part of the Focus on the Story International Photo Festival being held June 7-10. This class is small — a … Continue reading
SLC-0L-01: Flash or Continuous, Light is Light
In Lighting 101, 102 and 103, we learned to control our flashes. In the Strobist Lighting Cookbook, we're expanding that approach to learn to move in a fluid way between flash and continuous light. Read more » Strobist
Our Next Two Strobist X-Peditions:Havana, Cuba and Hanoi, Vietnam
We are back from our inaugural Strobist X-Pedition, which was held last month in Havana, Cuba. The attendees are readjusting to life back on the grid, and busy editing photos and trading stories via email. Havana X-Pedition, January 2018 Photo … Continue reading
SLC-1L-02: One light, Inside the Frame
Long-time readers will recognize this shot, of the Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel in Maryland, as the photo from the very first post on Strobist in 2006. I was happy with it when I shot it. And to some degree, … Continue reading
SLC-2L-02: Two-Speedlight Daylight Group Shot
Using speedlights without softening modifiers greatly expands your outdoor working range. And it does so enough that you can easily light a large group photo with a small, portable gear pack. Today, we'll walk through how to do that, along … Continue reading
SLC-2L-01: Owning the Sun with Two Speedlights
When working with one speedlight outdoors in daylight, logic dictates that you need to find the shade if you want to create a nice quality of light. This is because you only have one light, which a) needs to do … Continue reading
SLC-1L-01: One Speedlight Outdoors — Find Shade
There is an inherent tradeoff when using small speedlights outdoors in daylight. They are light, and convenient and cheap. But they don't have a ton of power. And the aggravating factor is the relationship between a small flash and a … Continue reading
Strobist Lighting Cookbook
Introducing the Strobist Lighting Cookbook. Read more » Strobist
Lighting 103: Greg’s Assignment: Results
Abstract: So, did you do Greg's gels assignment? I did. Twice. Below are my results, and what I learned. Reporting in from our last assignment, in which you were asked to shoot a portrait in three different ways: clean white … Continue reading