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The Flash No One Needed: Sony HVL-F60R M2 Review
Don't do it.
My favorite things to review for this website are flashes. Most people read about cameras and lenses. But the true creators care about light. Flash is, unfortunately, a place where there needs to be a lot more innovation. That’s the case with the Sony HVL-F60R M2 especially. Being announced today, this is Sony’s new flagship flash. For such an incredibly innovative company, they’re surely holding…
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The Reasons Why LEDs Won't Beat Flash Photography, Yet
Don't be silly.
If I had a nickel for every marketing rep who told me the industry is moving away from strobes and towards LEDs, I’d be rich. LEDs are great. They are easier to work with if you’re indoors as they offer tons of control over the light. They’re also great if you’re shooting outdoors at night. But the truth is that not everything happens at that time. You can sit there and spend hours in Photoshop…
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How to Get More Vivid Colors From Your Camera Without Post-Production
Get better colors easily.
For more tips like this, please subscribe to The Phoblographer. There isn’t anything better than getting great colors in camera and not needing post-production on a photo. Vivid colors are certainly possible to achieve, but most people don’t know how to get them. Many times, people end up just ignoring it altogether. We know a few tricks, though. So we’re going to explain how you get more vivid…
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Photo Question: Why Would You Use a Flash During the Daytime?
Share this with anyone who is new to photography.
What’s the point of using a flash during the daytime if you can just edit the photo later on? Though the more experienced photographers may already know the answer, there are lots of folks who don’t understand why you’re supposed to use a flash during the day. I mean, why not just overexpose the image or go into the shadows to shoot the photo? Well, life isn’t always that plain and simple. And…
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The Phoblographer's Guide to Second Curtain Flash Basics
Add a little flare to your images
When used properly, Second Curtain Flash can be a powerful creative tool that allows for the creation of aesthetically unique and visually engaging images.
Here at The Phoblographer, we’re huge proponents of mastering lighting and flash photography in general. Even if you’re a natural light shooter, mastery of lighting in all forms is fundamental in becoming a well-rounded photographer. Anyone…
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The Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL is Plenty of Power for Wedding Photographers
You can surely walk into a wedding hall and light the whole place up using these new Elinchroms.
The Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL is bound to be perfect for a wedding photographer. Now before I go on, there’s pretty good reasons why the Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL will be great for wedding photographers and it really has to do with more or less enhancing ambient light and creating the light that isn’t there. Most photographers will opt for doing that with a hot shoe flash, but 500 watt seconds of power…
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The New Adorama XPLOR 600 PRO TTL Offers More Features
Fujifilm, Sony, Canon, Nikon and Micro Four Thirds: you've all got an essential monolight right here.
The Adorama XPLOR 600 Pro TTL is sort of an upgrade over the original version We rated the Adorama XPLOR 600 monolight very highly when we reviewed it; and now we’ve got sort of an upgrade. The new Adorama Flashpoint XPLOR 600 PRO TTL monolight is apparently not being billed as an upgrade; but instead it’s going to live alongside the original. Why? I’m sort of not sure. (more…)
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Review: Profoto B1X (Sony TTL Version)
The Profoto B1X is an absolutely fantastic light for video and photos.
If you’re a working photographer that uses studio lighting, then chances are that you’ve been considering a light like the Profoto B1X since first hearing about it. Profoto lights are already at the top of the game and all the studios use them, and what makes the Profoto B1X so special is the added versatility over the original Profoto B1 monolights. For example, the modelling light has 50% more…
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