June 24, 2008 This week, the Tuesday Tip is more of a Tech Talk. I got an email from someone inquiring about the Canon ST-E2 asking about how to use it, and what it is compatible with. Taking a cue from this, I decided to make it a video tip from the MacbookPro,and set things up to give ...
Tags: Canon, Lighting, speedlights, ST-E2Canon, Flash, Lighting, personal, photography gear, podcast, technical, tips and tricks, tutorial June 19, 2008 We all know that tungsten light is a warmer light (think regular light bulbs) and fluorescents and flash produce cooler lighting. While it makes sense, until I read an article by Peter Kolonia in Popular Photography, I have never thought of combining warm and cool light to produce different effects in a photograph. Since I’ve ...
Tags: Lighting, photography, popular photography magazine, tungsten, White BalanceArticles, Flash, Lighting June 16, 2008 Jason Moore has an ongoing activity where photographers from different parts of the globe capture their perspective on various themes. I was invited to join this group of photographers a short time ago, and this is now my second contribution to the activity. It’s quite a bit of fun as it challenges you to think ...
Tags: Geographic Composition, Lighting, Money, Passing Down, Photo of the Day, photographyContent, Lighting, personal, potd June 10, 2008 The tutorial for this Tuesday, you may notice is not your typical Photoshop tip, trick, or tutorial. I took things outside of the desktop and into the real world to show you examples of thinking outside the box when it comes to lighting. By now we are all familiar with Strobist, and the methods he ...
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Tags: 550 EX, Canon, diffusers, Lighting, photography, snootsCanon, Lighting, personal, podcast, technical, thoughts, tips and tricks, tutorial, Video May 13, 2008 In lieu of a video tutorial today, I’ve recorded an audio podcast. The primary reason for this is because the tip I want to share involves a technique I don’t really have a good sample shot in my library to show you how to apply the technique. So…tune in to this special audio episode for ...
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