Category Archives: Photo News
Lighting 103: Takeaways
Abstract: Some parting thoughts as we wrap up Lighting 103. Hopefully, you have enjoyed our discussion of color and light in Lighting 103 v1.0—or at least found it useful as you expore your own lighting. Coming next will be a … Continue reading
First Look: Phottix Juno
A value-priced, all-manual flash with a built-in radio and a real warranty? Yeah, I'm interested. Today, a first look at the new Phottix Juno. Read more » Strobist
Lighting 103: Use Color to Evoke Time and Place
It can be scary to add a lot of color to your light. But it's easy to underestimate how much color it takes to transform a scene and set a mood. Don't be shy. Those gels won't bite. This nighttime … Continue reading
Upcoming Strobist Events: Buenos Aires, Dublin and Havana
Just a quick heads-up on upcoming Strobist events. If you are local to Buenos Aires or Dublin—or have ever wanted to spend a photo-centric week in Havana—check out the details below. Buenos Aires, Argentina: November 17-19 I’ll be doing a … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Using Gels to Shift the Ambient
Abstract: By combining a white balance shift in your camera with a complementary gelling of your flash, you can easily and efficiently alter the ambient color temperature of an entire environment. In addition to controlling the color of light from … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Use Gels to Tune Your Home’s Lighting
Abstract: You can use your knowledge of color temperature and gels to improve the quality of light in your home. So far, everything we have done has centered on gelling a single light to create a single desired color shift. … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Learning From Your Couch
Abstract: Don't just look to still photos for inspiration. Great inspiration also awaits you on your TV. We may think we are getting a good feel for color as photographers. But you know who kicks still photographers' butts every day? … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Avoiding Cross Contamination
Abstract: When complementary-gelled lights are falling on the same plane, they can easily rob each other of color. So it is important to make sure your lights are hitting different areas, with minimal overlap. Above is a two-speedlight portrait against … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Using Gelled Flash to Correct Ambient Light
Abstract: You can alter your camera's white balance and gel your flash to "correct" nearly any ambient light color shift. But should you? Read more » Strobist
Lighting 103: Greg Heisler on Light and Color
Abstract: Chromatically complex light adds much more realism to your lit photos. Today’s Lighting 103 post features excerpts from a bar conversation with Greg Heisler. It's just as if we cornered him at a conference (which I did) and he … Continue reading
Lighting 103: Becoming More Intuitive with Color
As your understanding of light and color grows, how does it affect your daily shooting? Like most things that seem complex at first, color pretty quickly becomes a secondary thought process, just like tying your shoes. I just had the … Continue reading
Major Updates to Strobist Lighting Kits
Strobist lighting kits are the modern day version of the basic speedlight-based setup I carried on my daily newspaper assigments for the better part of 20 years. Over the past ten years, the recommended kit has gone through several evolutions. … Continue reading