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We haven’t followed the Strobist Lighting 102 series in the past few weeks (sorry). This week’s post on Balancing Flash and Ambient light Indoors is important though. In my many years in photo labs and camera stores I saw lots of flash pictures with black backgrounds. A simple change to the camera settings can change [...]

This is one article that every serious photographer should read. It deals with using a flash outdoors as fill (or a primary light source) and steps through the process of proper exposure. Do yourself a favor and go read the Balancing Light: Twilight post.
Be sure to pay attention to what David says about exposure. By [...]

This week is the discussion of specular highlight control along with examples. There are a lot of photos on the Flickr thread where many photogs have shown their technique and results. It’s worth going there to check out what can be done with simple tools. A flash, some typing paper or the DIY macro light [...]

I belong to a camera club in the Denver area. Last night our subject matter was Long Exposures (over 1 second). There were, of course, some fireworks photos and night shots and I put in one of my B&W infrared photos. The photos I was intrigued by were the light paintings.
Painting with light is a [...]

Another installment of the Lighting 102 series is posted on the Strobist website. The issue of Specular Highlight Control is covered and includes a number of examples. In simple terms, we’re talking about a reflection of the light source itself.
Most photographers think of specular highlights as small point reflections. As David describes in the article, [...]

The latest in the Lighting 102 series was posted on Strobist yesterday. This new unit discusses Apparent Light Size and it’s effects on your photos. The discussion centers around the light source compared to the subject.
The Matchbox car shot is a great example of how a single flash, normally thought to be a hard light [...]