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How To Combine Slow And Fast Shutter Speeds In One Image

Paul Faecks

Joe McNally is known for being one of the best photographers worldwide. In this video, he is going to teach you how to create a matrix-styled effect by physically zooming the lens and using a slow shutter speed.

A Simple Way to Change the Color of the Sky in Camera

Trevor Dayley

Have you ever been excited to photograph someone around sunset only to discover that Mother Nature wasn’t playing nice? Instead of a beautiful sunset, you were dealt a grey drab sky as your backdrop. There is a way and it’s actually quite simple to pull off.

High-speed sync portrait of horse farmer

In Broad Daylight: Flash in the Sun with High-Speed Sync

Jon C. Haverstick

High-speed sync flash opens up entirely new realms of opportunity. It’s not inexpensive to do, but it’s an invaluable option in my photography toolkit that sets me apart from other photographers.

Best Rechargeable AA Batteries for Flash and Photography – The Ultimate Guide Part II

Pye

In this the ultimate stress test for batteries, we test 14 rechargeable batteries to see which batteries have the fastest full power flash recycling time.

Vivitar 285HV Review | Rapid Gear Review

Pye

Portable Off-Camera Flash Portable off-camera flash photography has become incredibly popular among professionals, enthusiasts, and amateur photographers. Budget friendly manual ...

The Profoto RFi Softbox System Review – Rapid Gear Review

Pye

In this review, we take a look at the Profoto RFi Softbox and Octabox to see how well they live up to Profoto's reputation for light quality and build quality.

New Cheaper Alternative to the Nikon SU-800 in the Debao SU-800

Anthony Thurston

Say what you will about buying cheap knockoffs, but you cannot deny the cost savings that they allow over name brand products. The latest case of this is this new Chinese wireless flash commander by Debao. Their commander unit, the SU-800, is about as close as you can have a knockoff be to an original brand name product without getting in trouble.

Radio vs Infrared Flash Trigger – Ask SLR Lounge Season 1 Ep 4

Pye

When it comes to controlling your flash wirelessly, there are two ways to do it: One is by infrared and the other by radio. Both have strengths and weaknesses and in this article we will give you a brief overview.

Yongnuo YN560: A Look at the King of Low Budget Speedlights

Anthony Thurston

Let’s face it, we all know that Photography is en expensive hobby. No doubt one of the first things you noticed besides the obvious prices of camera bodies and lenses was the price of name brand speedlights. When you are just a hobbyist, or just starting your business out you have to be careful where you spend your limited budget on gear – That Is where Yongnuo comes in.

New Metz Mecablitz 52 AF-1 Speedlight has Touchscreen. New Trend?

fotosiamo

The German electronic company Metz has just announced the new 52 AF-1 Flash Unit. What sets this speedlight apart from the others is that this is the first flash that incorporates a touchscreen panel.

Gear Review: Why We Love the Pocket Wizard Plus III

fotosiamo

Today we are reviewing the new Pocket Wizard Plus III. Not only did Pocket Wizard introduce a handful of improvements, but they also lowered the cost of the trigger from $179 to $139. The improvements include an integrated antenna, LCD display with battery indicator, grouping function, 32 channels, and a stronger shoe. There have not been any issues with any of our Plus IIIs. This is why we are big fans of Pocket Wizard. They make good, reliable triggers.

Next-Gen 15.4″ Apple MacBook Pros Has Incredible 2880 x 1800 Resolution!

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Ok, I’m not going to lie to you. I am a Windows 7 user running on an Acer 4820TG laptop ...