Last time we looked at tilting the camera and getting a little more angle on the subject. This time lets look at shooting from an angle that isn’t normal. Often changing to a …

Here is a quick tip for you that can make a big difference in your shots, try adding a little angle to your shots when you take them. The following two images show …

One thing that seems to baffle a lot of new photographers is understanding the term “stop” as it pertains to a measurement of light. We see this word used over and over with regards to shutter speed, aperture, film speed, filters, lighting, and other ways that light is used. You may hear a phrase like “you should expose one side of face 1-2 stops under the lit side of the face and expose the background 1 stop under the main subject”. For many people that’s about like asking them to solve a complex calculus problem.

While the iPhone gets a lot of press, Android-based phones are selling like hotcakes, to the tune of about 150,000 per day. That’s an awful lot of Android phones out there and the hardware is …

Lighting can often be one of the most intimidating things to learn but it doesn’t need to be that way. I think the problem is that many people get intimidated thinking they need tons …

For many people the thought of taking their flash off of eTTL/iTTL mode is as intimidating as BASE jumping off a bridge, this is because they haven’t even fully mastered these automatic settings yet. …

Recently we have really been focusing on using speedlites due to their flexibility and features like high speed sync. We usually don’t take our studio strobes out of the studio because with a maximum sync …

One of my favorite features of speedlites is High Speed Sync. This feature allows you to work with speedlites way past your camera’s normal sync speed (1/160 – 1/250 depending on camera). By shooting …

I often get asked to do portrait shots during local charity events and getting a simple lighting setup is the key to having a successful event. If you just use on-camera flash you will get …

Numerous people, myself included, have written about the exposure triangle in order to explain how you need to balance ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture to get a good exposure. The confusing part is that …