Flash & Accessories
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Canon has announced a new powerful on-camera flash unit with a xenon bulb for consistent output and a rechargeable Li-ion battery that will enable up to 335 flashes per charge. Designed for professionals and advanced amateurs, the Canon Speedlite EL-1 provides a Guide Number of 197' at ISO 100 and 200mm, which is comparable to that of the 600EX II-RT Speedlite.
One of the most effective ways to improve your portraiture is by controlling the light, and one of the most effective ways to control your light is to move it. Seems like a simple enough concept, but it can be daunting at first, especially if you're using a speedlight or an on-camera flash. Despite its misleading name, an on-camera flash can, very easily, be used off the camera. The "on-camera" part simply refers to its form factor
Lighting is the key to all photography. While elaborate, multi-light setups may appear to be the standard, the creative photographer can produce a seemingly endless range of images using just one light source. This guide is designed to help those beginners out there build the perfect one-light kit for portrait photography.
Why One Light?
I completely understand why multi-light “studio in a box” kits are tempting to beginner and budget-conscience photographers. Why spend hundreds of dollars on one light when you can get three lights complete
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Godox has unveiled the AD300Pro Outdoor Flash, a compact and versatile 300Ws strobe equipped for studio or location work. Adding to the trend of lightweight feature-packed strobes, the AD300Pro weighs only 2.76 lb while boasting wireless triggering, TTL capabilities, high-speed sync, and an adjustable LED light.
Using flash is one of the technical aspects of photography that’s difficult to understand, mainly because it’s something you cannot really see with your own eyes. Working with natural light, you can usually envision how your shot will turn out, and then when you become a bit more skilled, you can even envision how the effects of aperture and shutter speed will affect your images. Working with flash further complicates our visual relationship to what we’re photographing, since it’s an additional level of abstraction we’re adding to the mix
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FUJIFILM’s new EF-60 Shoe Mount Flash and EF-W1 Wireless Commander open up the possibility of compact, off-camera flash with X and GFX series cameras. When paired, photographers will be able to use the duo to position light wherever needed while maintaining complete control over settings.
The EF-60 has a guide
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On this week’s episode of the B&H Photography Podcast, we discuss lighting gear from the best, with the best, Shar Taylor and Cliff Hausner, of Profoto. Taylor is a past guest on our show and Hausner is one of the most recognized people in the New York photo industry, having worked for a variety of companies and events, and being an established photographer in his own right. While we do talk
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Profoto has announced a set of updated light-shaping tools for use with its B10, B10 Plus, and B1X off-camera flashes. The new drop includes barndoors, a snoot, three grids, and 12 gels. Most of the new modifiers are compatible with one another, so you can get exactly the effect that you want out of your flash.
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As a student, much of your life is about making choices and sacrifices. “Should I skip this class and sleep in?” or “Should I go to class even though I’m too tired to pay attention?” There are a lot of hard decisions to make as a student, especially if you’re a burgeoning photographer looking to attain professional status.
But, as a student, means are often limited and you need to be more conscious about what gear to add to your kit. What gear is critical and worth the investment versus what are some of the things you can ignore for now and
Whether you’re adjusting your color balance for a warm or cool look or using vibrant colors on your light sources for hair lighting, backgrounds, or edge lighting, filters are the surest way to create a personal style or express creativity. Luckily, as the name indicates, Flashgels is in the business of filters, and this company makes them for various Godox and Flashpoint strobes and speedlights or units of their approximate size. These Color
Studio-quality flash in the palm of your hand, or more appropriately, on top of your camera. That’s the promise of Godox’s latest release: the V1 TTL Flash. Immediately, you can see the round head separates it from the rest of the speedlight/on-camera flash pack. This matches what you’ll find on classic monolights and studio strobes, except now the shoe-mounted flash delivers that quality in a much more portable form factor. Also, the light
Ever need just a bit more power? Don’t want to sacrifice portability? Profoto has you covered, with the B10 Plus. Another addition to its ever-growing line of battery-powered off-camera flashes, the B10 Plus is a nice option for those who want a more powerful portable light or want to add a bigger option to their kit for the moments that call for it. If you want to compare it to the existing B10, there are three main things to know: the B10
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Join photographer David Flores as he tests the Profoto Connect, a super-minimal remote trigger for Profoto lights. Stripped down to only three modes on the unit (Auto, Manual, Off), Flores relates his experience shooting in Auto, as well as Manual, using the Profoto App on his iPhone to make adjustments on the fly.
Product Highlights:
Built-In, Rechargeable LiPo Battery
30-Hour Battery Life
Operating Range: 330-1000'
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
The Connect is available for
Profoto has done it again. Now, the company has made small tweaks to its smallest flash to create the next-gen A1X AirTTL Studio Light. This camera-mounted strobe made a huge splash when it was first launched, supporting Canon or Nikon TTL systems and high-speed sync. Now, while there is, in fact, improved performance, the biggest news is that Profoto is bringing this advanced speedlight to Sony.
The A1X will deliver the same amazing