Recent content by strobist

Hey guys, I had promised I would post when the PC cord article was up. It is in two parts, and they are both up on my blog, starting here.

Thanks, guys. As I put up portraits or photos with techniques that would be applicable to the ClupSNAP crowd, I will post links. My goal is to teach as many young shooters about good quality flash as possible.

I made this portrait for my newspaper of a hi-tech CEO by using a small, shoe-mount flash (off camera) with a homemade cardboard snoot. There is an article on how it was done on my blog, in the "On Assignment" section, here. There is another article on how to make and use snoots to...

The light, of course! But then, I am all about the light!

Just posted: An article on how to light half of a gymnasium with two small, shoe-mount strobes. If anyone is interested, click here.

Hey, man! I wore out my yellow copy of "Adventures in Location Lighting" as a green horn. BTW, the second of three "practicing with flash" articles is now up, just for PC. http://www.strobist.blogspot.com It's "Lighting 101: See the Flash" in case other posts have pushed it down by the...

Uh, I don't think so.... But, just for you, the first of three articles on the philosophy of practice and experimentation. The next two will be more in line with your needs, (far too long for one post) but chew on this for a bit...

PC- Funny you should mention that. I am on the road for a couple of days doing a story on the Miss USA pageant (sigh, SOMEONE has to do it, right?) so I am time and bandwidth (using cellphone) crunched. But I am planning a looong post on exactly what you are talking about...

Did you click on the ball bungee link I posted in the answer? It will clearly show you two photos of ball bungees, one product shot and one in use: http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/03/lighting-101-ball-bungees.html If you re-read the portion where I briefly mention the flash meter, you...

Want to impress that special, sexy lady friend? Practice your lighting on her with the easy, one (small) light headshot technique. Learn how here: Strobist's Lighting 101 Headshot Tutorial

To answer your questions more specifically, the umbrella is 43" wide, but double-folds down to the size you see next to the very small light stand in the photo on the traveling light page. Folded, you can see it ball bungee'd (the red things) to the light stand. The ball bungees are something...

Some sites that might be of interest to budding photojournalists: DigitalJournalist.org: Hi-end digital photojournalism RobGalbraith.com: The best digital equipment site for pros Strobist: All about off-camera lighting with small strobes Sports Shooter: Where the pro sports photogs hang out

Pai- That is the whole idea. Enjoy, and spread the word.

I shoot professionally with 2 D2h's. You do not need to shell out for an sb800. I would suggest using any flash which offers a PC synch and manual control. But more importantly, learning to use it off camera. That is the biggest difference between amatuers and pro's that I have seen. There is...

Are you sure you want big stobes? You can do a lot with your small flashes these days. I am a photojournalist, and I cannot remember the last time I dragged out my big lights.