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Using an external flash with your Digital SLR gives you a huge amount of flexibility. Unfortunately, most people just stick it on top of the camera and fire away. With just a few tools you could be shooting photos like the pros.
The Lighting 101 series from Strobist (link is to the PDF file) shows you [...]

What causes redeye? It’s simply because the flash is so close to the lens. Whether you have a Digital SLR or a Point-and-Shoot camera, both suffer from the same problem. The redeye you see is a reflection of the person’s retina. The flash goes into the eye and is reflected back almost directly into the [...]

Last week my newsletter readers got information about various methods and tools for softer flash lighting. Let me share some of them here.
The first, and easiest, thing you can do is to use Bounce flash. Obviously, your popup or built in flash won’t do this. You’ll need and external flash with tilt and swivel ability. [...]

What’s a Ringlight, you say? Maybe you’ve heard the term Ring Flash instead. Or Circle of Light. Or “that round flash thingy that attaches to the front of your macro lens.” Strobist has made this Ring Flash Week and the first article is up on their site.
Ringlight flashes have been used for many years by [...]

A few days ago David posted an interview he did with Joey Lawrence. This 17 year old Canadian photographer is a well accomplished band shooter who’s traveled to India and other destinations.
It’s amazing what this young photographer has already done. The mere fact that he’s been hired to shoot commercial work is incredible. He has [...]

There’s a neat trick to create a Ringlight In a Pinch over on the Strobist site. Traditionally, ringlights are small flash units that attach to the front of your lens for macro photography. Larger units are made by a number of the lighting companies, like AlienBees, for fashion photographers. Ringlights produce a unique look, virtually [...]