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Strobe Power -Vs- Color

Back to a more technical topic for today's post. Earlier this year I conducted a short experiment to see just how much color shift my strobes (monolights) give as the power is varied from min to max. It is actually an important subject, as color shift is a bad thing if excessive and can go unnoticed for a long time, but then show up unexpectedly and catch you off guard (probably at the worst possible moment, like when an important client is present). This topic doesn't really fit in with anything posted lately, but the experiment was completed back in March and the data has been lying around all this time waiting to be cataloged and the results written up, so finally, here it is.

Tabletop Photography – A Dried Flower Bud

A Bit of Fun with Tabletop Photography

Today I thought I would share last night's adventure on the tabletop. As you may know, I've been doing tabletop for some years now. There is always tiny something that can be photographed. Today's specimen comes from the great outdoors. Well, not exactly the wild, more like my wife's flower garden. I believe this is a failed rose bud from some miniature roses that haven't been too excited about this year's dank spring. Those little plants are fickle about their environment and have been making it clear that they are not impressed with Seattle weather.

Natural Light and Filling a Background with Flash

Forward

The topic of today's post is a bit odd in that it just isn't the way most people use flash for their outdoor photography. Not that it is unusual to light a background, at least in the studio, but when the background is a shady spot outdoors, the usual line of thought is to put the subject in the shade and use the flash on the subject. In this case I thought, what if I put the subject in the sun, but light the shady background? Can it be done? Not that this is anything all that useful in terms of normal shooting, but if nothing else, it is something to throw in the bag of tricks for that one odd time it is needed. (more after the jump)

Seven Photography Blogs Worth Following – Hoffer Photography's Blog

Hoffer Photography's Blog

This is the last posting for this seven part series. Today's blog recommendation is a bit different from the others in that the author is not so much a celebrity, though I don't think that will last long. Read on to find out why...

Seven Photography Blogs Worth Following – Zack Arias' Blog

 Zack Arias' Blog

Today's blog recommendation goes to the blog of Atlanta based editorial photographer, Zack Arias.  Zack is well known in photography circles, but I'm not so sure everyone is aware of his blog. In other words, I wouldn't expect the blog to show up at the top of the list for Internet traffic, but it gets my thumbs up and inclusion because, well, it's good. He covers a lot of photography related ground and does it in a really fun way.

Seven Photography Blogs Worth Following – Digital Photography School

Digital Photography School
Today's blog recommendation goes to the Digital Photography School. I'm not really sure that this is a blog in the strictest sense. In fact, it's more like three blogs in one, as the site has three main categories with postings regularly updated in all three. Nonetheless, the postings are very blog like, so I'm including it here. One of the nice things about being in charge of your own little universe is that you get to make up the rules. Anyway, the important thing is that it is a great resource, so read on.