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A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash PhotographyEssential Accessories for your Flash (Part 38)–
Our last three issues dealt with modifying the light of flash from its original form – hard light to soft light. Soft light is the form of light that provides a more “natural effect” that is desirable for photographing people. But in the process, it [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Modifying the Light of Flash
(Part 37)–
Images taken with flash equipped with light modifier may have varying effect in the level of softness as a result of its make and design. This could lead to a dilemma for a newbie photographer in deciding which one to use. Some people think that the [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Modifying the Light of Flash
(Part 36B)–
Softening the Shadows
The need for softening the shadow in a photographic image became a subject of research and experiment not by the engineers that designed the electronic flash, but by the brainy photographers that identified the “less than ideal side” of this high-tech gadget. The race [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Modifying the Light of Flash–
Before we begin our lesson, let us take a look back to our topics covered in the past 24 months. (It is recalled that the first issue of this topic – “A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography” came out on October 30, 2007). So far, we have [...]
A Beginners’ Guide to Flash Photography
How to Photograph a GHOST (Last Part)–
Ghost experts say that there are many different types of ghost manifestations. Among them are Orbs, Vortexes, and Full Body manifestations. According to some, not all that inhabits in the spiritual realm is necessarily a ghost. There are times that what constitutes a photographic [...]
How to Photograph a GHOST (Part 1)
In my over 30 years in this profession as wedding/portrait photographer, photojournalist, and photo studio-owner, I have photographed all kinds of subjects – peoples, objects, places, occasions, among others. But it never occurred to me that I would be photographing ghosts.
I have seen a number of ghost photos on [...]
A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography (Part 35-a)
The FP Flash Mode–
The FP Flash mode or High Speed sync is not to be confused with high speed photography. High speed photography refers to capturing ultra-fast actions or movements that cannot be seen by the naked eye. In contrast, high speed sync is about synchronizing your flash past [...]
