Better Flash Photography

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Pointers to Better Flash Photography

I used to be an ambient-light photographer and have recently taken the plunge into flash photography. Join me on the journey as I encounter new and better ways to use flash.

I'm still learning and I probably will still be learning for the next few years. It's easy to learn a few tricks, but it takes experience to handle awkward situations, e.g. wanting to capture a certain image but not having the standard kit, so how do you improvise.

As well as links to some of the best static articles, I've included the excerpts only from a few RSS feeds. The best advice I can give is go to those sites and read the articles themselves; the articles belong on those sites....so go there now.

Want more detail on the kit you can use, then have a look at Flash Photography Equipment.

Or my own take on smaller scale photos using common, everyday objects.

Strobist 

Learn How To Light

The best site to improve your flash skills. If you're a complete novice, then have a look at it. If you may find it a bit above your level, no worries, it assumes basic control of exposure, shutter, aperture, etc.

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The Dark Art 

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORLD OF DREW GARDNER

The Dark Art

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Lighting umbrellas and other lighting modifiers 

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Flash Photography Kit 

Useful kit for starting out in flash photography

Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Amazon Price: $899.00 (as of 07/05/2009) Buy Now

Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens

Nikon D90 DX 12.3MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S VR DX Nikkor Zoom Lens

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Shoe Mount Multiclamp

Shoe Mount Multiclamp

Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 07/05/2009) Buy Now

Bogen 2905 Swivel Umbrella Adapter f/Super Clamp

Bogen 2905 Swivel Umbrella Adapter f/Super Clamp

Amazon Price: $31.99 (as of 07/05/2009) Buy Now

Umbrella, RUD: White Satin Shoot-Through 45

Umbrella, RUD: White Satin Shoot-Through 45"

Amazon Price: $19.95 (as of 07/05/2009) Buy Now

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A sample of my other lenses 

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Take interesting photos using everyday objects

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Flash Photography items on ebay 

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Flash or Stabilisation? 

Flashguns are great as is Image Stabilisation in lenses or in camera. Both allow you to shoot darker subjects, but which is best?

I know my view but I'm curious to hear yours.

I'll check the blurbs every day or so, so no worries if your blurb doesn't appear straightaway.

Which is more useful Flash or Image Stabilisation?

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Image Stabilisation

Flashgun

audiocloth says:

the flashgun is better as you can affect the light. With the image stabilisation, all you get is a sharper image of the source. If the source is badly lit, then it will just be a sharper, badly lit image. Whereas flash allows you to get sharp and create an image.

Posted December 22, 2008

 
 
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Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Nikon SB-800 AF Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Nikon SB-900 AF Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Nikon SJ-1 Color Filter Set, Eight Filter Light Balancing Set for the SB-800, SB-600 & SB-80DX Flashes

Nikon SJ-1 Color Filter Set, Eight Filter Light Balancing Set for the SB-800, SB-600 & SB-80DX Flashes

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Sto-Fen OM600 Omni-Bounce Diffuser

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Feed from Confessions of a Photographer 

Photography site from Bert Stephani

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Studio Lighting News 

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Flash Photography Articles 

Two Weeks With McNally | PixSylated – Digital Photography, Color ...
Joe demonstrated the use of studio strobes and large modifiers ? like Elinchrom's gigantic 74? OctaBank on the white set and the Elinchrom 39? Deep Throat OctaBox on the black set (both were lit with the portable Elinchrom Ranger). ... In the afternoon, the students were set loose in small groups for an hour or so with a flash, a diffuser and a model. Their assignment was to put their newly discovered skills to work in the vast number of nooks and hideaways to be found ...
How to use a Light Meter | DigitalPixels.net - Photography Blog
A quick start guide to the one light setup 1) Setup your single light source (It can be a continuous source, a low power strobe or a 100 watt flash). 2) Make sure you use a very large light modifier for your source,. ...
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Great lighting and cute model in these. I really need to work on my flash photography. Time to purchase some soft boxes and another strobe. I'll need light stands too...maybe an umbrella or two. http://2photo.ru/10767-koe-chto. ...
The Strobist Corner: Protect Your Strobe With A Frisbee ...
The Frisbee protector by Greg Easton will help your strobe avoid any hard impact upon failure. Frisbee Flash Protector. I'm thinking that this can even improve with installing other toys that are not Frisbees. ... I do a lot of beach portrait photography, and lightstands always get blown over. I find the best way to protect your light stand is with a large shoot through umbrella. That way the umbrella crumples when it hits the ground, absorbing the shock of the fall and ...
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