High-Speed Sync (HSS) is a feature on many flashes and strobes that allows you to use shutter speeds faster than your camera’s native maximum flash sync speed (often around 1/200th or 1/250th of a second). It sounds brilliant and I have used it extensively, however while this sounds incredibly useful—especially for freezing action or shootingContinue reading “Understanding the Trade-Off: Why High-Speed Sync (HSS) Isn’t Always the Best Choice”
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Dad And Son Portraits And How We Did It
This afternoon it was just myself and my youngest son, and I had promised him that I would talk him through lighting and cameras and do a little photoshoot with him. Although not a “studio”, I use the boys bedroom when its free and follow a simple set-up to get the results that you haveContinue reading “Dad And Son Portraits And How We Did It”
My Lighting Equipment – In Depth
A short while ago we took a deep dive into my lens collection. Wet looked at what I had, what each lens was used for, plus my general feelings of the lenses and where I want to go with them. Today it is the turn of my lighting. So without further ado, we will lookContinue reading “My Lighting Equipment – In Depth”
Why I’m no longer afraid of on-camera flash
Those of you who follow me and my photography know that just over a year ago I started using lighting properly for the first time. It totally changed by photography, especially for family photographs and my new love, portrait and event photography. However, this is all based on using off-camera flash, where the lighting itContinue reading “Why I’m no longer afraid of on-camera flash”
Godox, Nikkor, Tamron – Flash, 35, Macro
As you may recall from a previous post, I was talking about getting a macro lens, and… well, that turned out a bit different to how I expected! Godox IM33 – Mini Flash Up until this point, I have had a selection of speedlights from Godox, Neewer and others, all rather large, plus of courseContinue reading “Godox, Nikkor, Tamron – Flash, 35, Macro”
One Camera One Lens Photography 