Archive for December, 2009
Off-Camera Flash, Strobist
I’ve been doing a lot of reading and experimenting lately with using the external flash for more creative and flexibile ways to light a subject.
I was pointed in the direction of the Strobist Blog, which you can also link to from the blog links over there–>>>
The author is David Hobby, a photographer for The Baltimore Sun Newspaper in the U.S. so the majority of the information is in reference to actual photo-shoots he has done for his day-job, and also some other “assignments” he has been commissioned to do.
Here is a small extract from the site to explain what it’s about,
This website is about one thing: Learning how to use off-camera flash with your dSLR to take your photos to the next level. Or the next ten levels.
Here, you’ll find everything you need to know about how to more effectively use your small speedlights. There are more than 1,000 articles about lighting. Over two million photographers from around the world have learned small-flash lighting techniques from this site. We’re thinking you can, too.
Test Shots, EF 70-200mm F4L
This week I took delivery of a new telephoto-zoom lens. The professional grade Canon EF 70-200mm F4L.
It’s a professional quality lens in the Canon line-up as designated by the “L” in it’s description and on the lens itself by the distinctive red band around the lens itself.