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USING SPEEDLITES FOR IMPROVED RESULTS

USING SPEEDLITES FOR IMPROVED RESULTS

  Speedlites , simply stated, are accessory flashes that attach to the hot shoe of your DSLR. By raising the light source above the camera, the speedlite produces a more pleasing effect than the harsh head-on shadow cast by the

Gordon Wood August 24, 2014February 21, 2017 camera, digital cameras, DSLR, ETTL, fill flash, hot shoe, meter, modifiers, radio trigger, umbrella No Comments Read more

WINTER EXPOSURE (PHOTOGRAPHIC, THAT IS)

WINTER EXPOSURE (PHOTOGRAPHIC, THAT IS)

  Have we had enough of cold and snow yet? Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it’s going away any time soon.   So – if you have the itch to get out and take some photos anyway but are disappointed

Gordon Wood February 6, 2014February 21, 2017 camera, digital cameras, DSLR, ETTL, evaluative, exposure compensation, metering, overexposure No Comments Read more

Handheld Meters Explained

Handheld Meters Explained

We’ve all seen the portrait photographer holding a white-domed object next to the subject’s face to take a light reading. So why is that being done? Why not just let the camera do its automatic exposure thing and take the

Gordon Wood May 8, 2013February 21, 2017 ambient, aperture, ETTL, exposure, exposure compensation, flash, incident, light, meter, shutter speed, strobes, sync, synchronize No Comments Read more

Balancing Ambient Background and Subject Using Fill Flash

Balancing Ambient Background and Subject Using Fill Flash

I’ve often ranted in my courses about how horrible mid-day light is for photography. Apart from the colour temperature concerns – an overly bluish, cold tinge to the light – harsh shadows cast from overhead are unflattering, particularly on human subjects. The

Gordon Wood January 10, 2013February 21, 2017 ambient, digital, ETTL, exposure compensation, fill flash, flash, light, SLR No Comments Read more

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