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DIY Lighting Hacks for Digital Photographers

Pin It Lighting can be the difference between a good shot and a great one. Walk into most professional photographer’s studios and you’ll be confronted with truckloads of lighting equipment. To the average hobby photographer it’s enough to make your mind boggle – and for your stomach to turn as you think about the cost [...]

Epic Cosplay Shoot – Behind the Scenes

I have been photographing my friends in their anime and game inspired costumes (cosplay) for many years. Recently, I’ve wanted to ramp things up, and take more dramatic images that stand out from what I’ve done in the past. A couple of months ago my friend K, one of Australia’s foremost cosplayers, approached me to [...]

Entering the World of Wireless Flash Technology

If you are an avid reader of DPS, you have probably gleaned that many of the professional photographers that contribute are relying more and more on wireless flash technologies. There is so much to be gained from getting the flash off your camera, losing that boring straight at you lighting, and moving it about the [...]

An Explanation of 2nd Curtain Sync Flash (or Slow Sync Flash)

Let’s look at the sequence of events when combining flash with long exposures. When the flash fires during exposure, the normal sequence looks something like this (note there may be some slight variation among different camera brands or flash modes): Press shutter button. Curtain A opens. Flash fires. Frame is open for some period of [...]

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