21 Tips For Better Flash Photography

21 Tips For Better Flash Photography View this email online November 03, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines 21 Tips For Better Flash Photography These simple tips and techniques will help you take your lighting to the next level We maintain that the single most important accessory for your DSLR is a full-featured TTL flash unit. With “lightning in a bottle,” you can freeze action solid, mimic studio lighting, tame harsh midday sunlight, balance (or unbalance) the color in a scene, and produce wild and weird effects—with no software required. Here we present a primer on portable flash theory and practice. READ MORE >> Our 7 Favorite Flash Accessories and Modifiers Use these third-party modifiers to get the most out of your hotshoe flashes An Introduction to Off-Camera Flash Photography Shoe-mount flashes offer an incredibly versatile, powerful and effective lighting solution (not to mention affordable) Wireless Flash Triggers: Radio Vs. Infrared What will work best for you when you're trying to get your flash off of your camera? Photo of the Day See the whole gallery here.  Be the first to hear about new stuff on PopPhoto.com by subscribing to our revamped RSS feed! TECH SUPPORT Reflexology Q. Based on your review, the new Sony A77 sounds like a terrific camera. But its design raises questions: The OLED finder sounds excellent, but if there is no optical viewfinder why does the camera need a mirror at all? And, the very definition of a “reflex” camera implies that the user is sighting through an optical path that reflects off a mirror; if that is no longer what is happening, is it correct to call this camera a “DSLR?” Is it time for a new camera designation? A. The reflex mirror in modern single-lens reflexes, both film and digital, does more than reflect the image up to the prism viewfinder assembly. It also directs light to metering and phase-detection autofocusing modules. In the Sony A77 and its ilk, a fixed, transmissive mirror is used solely for AF and metering. This allows the camera to focus continuously during fast bursts and video capture, as the mirror stays put. Do you have Tech Support Question? Post it on our Facebook Page.   More from PopPhoto.com:   Change your preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy | Forward this email Add newsletter@email.popphoto.com to your address book to ensure our emails reach your inbox. Copyright © Bonnier Corporation, 460 N. Orlando Ave., Suite 200, Winter Park, FL 32789 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are those of the sponsors and are not an endorsement nor do they reflect the opinions of Bonnier Corporation or any of its publications.