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.

 

The Best New Gear from Photo Plus Expo 2011

The Best New Gear from PhotoPlus Expo 2011 View this email online October 28, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines The Best New Gear at PhotoPlus Expo 2011 Get a first look at some great new camera and photo equipment without having to huck it out to a trade show Every year, the PhotoPlus expo gives us a chance to check out new gear for the first time in the flesh. This year was no exception. While many of the products had already been announced, this is the first time we -- and in some cases anyone -- has had a chance to go hands-on. Here's a collection of some of the newest products at the show. READ MORE >> Hands On Video: Canon EOS-1D X This year's PhotoPlus tradeshow presented us the perfect opportunity to check out Canon's new flagship pro DSLR Hands On Video: Fujifilm X10 Tech editor Philip Ryan caught his first glimpse of Fujifilm's stylish new X10 at this year's PhotoPlus tradeshow New Pro Gear: Upgrade-Only Hasselblad H4X, Leica Elmarit-S 30mm Lens A pair of announcements aimed directly at pro-shooters that leaves those of us with smaller pocketbooks drooling 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 Lighting Tips #1 For elaborate flash setups and studio photography, a flashmeter proves very useful. It not only provides exposure readings, but also can determine the relative proportion of individual flashes in the setup and make readings of multi-pop exposures. Some also allow narrow spot flashmetering. And they can be switched over to ambient readings, too, for balancing exposures. #2 Numerous light-modifying devices are made for shoe-mount flash, as well as accessories for adapting shoe-mounters to studio gear such as stands, umbrellas, and so forth. 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.

 

Meet Canon's New EOS-1D X Pro DSLR. Plus: Tips For Better Fall Photos

Meet Canon's New EOS-1D X Pro DSLR. Plus: Tips For Better Fall Photos View this email online October 20, 2011 Breaking news from America's top photo magazines New Gear: Canon EOS-1D X Full-Frame Pro DSLR Almost everything in Canon's new pro body has been redesigned from the ground up If you¹re looking for more pixels in Canon¹s newest flagship DSLR, avert your eyes from the EOS-1D X, due out in March 2012. With its full-frame sensor, the 1D X replaces both the 1Ds Mark III and the 1D Mark IV, eliminating the APS-H sized sensor from the Canon line. While it boasts only 18 million effective pixels, that fact doesn't bother us at all. READ MORE >> 5 Tips for Better Fall Foliage Photos Follow this advice to capture the very best shots of the season This Is What a 14-FPS SLR Looked Like in 1984 Decades before the 1D X came around, Canon had a 14-FPS DSLR in the F-1 High Speed Motor Drive Check Out The New AmericanPhotoMag.com Make a place in your bookmarks bar for a new site focused strictly on fantastic photography 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 Photo Glossary: Bokeh A Japanese word that roughly translates as “blur” or “haze,” bokeh refers, photographically, to defocused areas of an image either in front of or behind a sharp subject. It’s a phenomenon associated with lenses and is primarily influenced by the size, shape, and smoothness of the opening defined by the aperture blades of the lens. Lenses are said to produce “fine” or “coarse” bokeh, the former being more desirable than the latter. Fine bokeh is characterized by smooth, circular shapes in the defocused highlights created by specular reflections off shiny objects or directly from light sources. Coarse bokeh is identified by oval highlights or by highlights shaped as pentagons or octagons, a direct reflection of the number of blades making up a given diaphragm. The word is pronounced “boh-keh,” with one long and one short vowel and equally stressed syllables. 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.