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Lights, stands, and a silver Leica round out a week filled with the latest hands-on reviews.
Week of June 11, 2023
In terms of news, this week was relatively uneventful, but that doesn't mean there weren't any announcements of significance. Lowel is back with a larger TOTA LED XL Flood Light, Impact has some neat Link Air-
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Lowel has introduced the Tota LED XL, a daylight-balanced floodlight featuring a unique, three-section form that can emit up to 11,200 lux of flicker-free continuous light.
Tota LED XL
Building upon the success of Lowel’s popular TotaLED floodlight, the Tota LED XL can output nearly three
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Eye-catching and grotesque are words not often placed together, but those accurate descriptors are part of the charm and beauty in the still life and food photography of Emma Ressel. Ressel joins us on this episode of the B&H Photography Podcast to talk about her work, which takes inspiration from, among other things, Dutch Master paintings and her own upbringing in Maine. We discuss with Ressel the evolution of her work and how she
Mastering studio lighting can feel like a Herculean feat when you’re just getting started. Like any aspect of photography, it requires patience, practice, and plenty of mistakes before it comes naturally. In an effort to shorten your learning curve, we’ve rounded up 10 common issues that beginners encounter and how to fix them.
Technical Issues
Lighting setups can be as simple or complicated as your heart desires—or your shot requires. However, before you can begin to think about how to use your lights creatively, you need to understand how
Like a kid in a candy store, it’s time to hustle up to the front of the counter and try Lowel’s new lineup of C-stands and grip accessories—a veritable erector set for photographers and filmmakers.
Featuring sturdy aluminum-and-steel construction, Lowel’s first foray into the professional grip industry comes in two different flavors of C-stands—a turtle base and a
The Lighting Department at B&H Photo is extremely pleased to announce that we will be the exclusive retailer for the new Lowel TotaLED light. The Lowel Tota has long been a fixture on productions looking for a unit that provides strong output in a small size. With the original Tota, there was a price to pay, because it would burn through costly quartz halogen bulbs that produced a blistering amount of heat, which over time could melt
While photographers have many options for their home studio lighting setup, continuous lights are a logical solution for beginners. As its name implies, a continuous light is always on, unlike the fleeting flash of speedlights and studio strobes. For photo and video, most continuous lighting comes in the form of tungsten, fluorescent, and LED sources, as well as HMI, though we aren’t going to focus on the latter here.
LED ring light in useLeo Alejandro
Benefits of Continuous Lighting
I always recommend that beginner studio photographers
Destination wedding photography may seem like an enviable way to make a living, yet this specialty area often brings with it myriad questions, as well as unexpected challenges for photographers who have yet to work outside of a local market.
For our second story on this genre, we look beyond the romantic notion of capturing storybook pictures of your client’s event of a lifetime. Through conversations with photographers Christina Craft and Laura DeCarlo, we delve deep into the logistics, strategies, and other practical considerations that
Many photographers like to work with available light or “daylight.” Daylight, at the right time of day and under the right conditions, can make for beautiful lighting. However, it can be controlled only to a point. Photographers often want complete control over shaping the light. This leads to shooting in a studio environment with a studio lighting kit.
Using a 2-monolight setup.
Model: Baron Jackson
The cameras in phones keep getting better and better, while the image quality in reduced-format cameras has shown superior quality in natural light. And they all have flashes, right? Then one day it hits you—usually after buying a DSLR and a flash—“I want more light,” and “I want it when I need it, not just on nice days, but maybe in the dark and rain.” Basically, you want to create light to more accurately express your perception of the subject or for cataloging or ecommerce, for example. Of the five kits below, four of them can be used by
We at B&H Photo are pleased to announce new gear from Tiffen, available now. Maintaining its commitment to optical filters, Tiffen has the Pro100 Series Camera Filter Holder with 77 mm Adapter Ring that allows you to mount two 100mm (4 x 4") filters onto a lens with a 77mm front filter ring. The Pro100 filter holder is also available in a kit—
The on-camera light is to the video shooter what the speed light is to the still photographer. Many would consider it an essential piece of kit. “On-camera” is a term that defines a category, but these light may not always (or ever) be mounted on your camera. It refers to a compact, battery-powered light that can be mounted on-camera if you so choose. Some even work on drones. There are hundreds out there so what I would like to do is consider
Everyone who has ever lugged around heavy gear has a soft spot for the breakdown studio. They all have in common the barest you'll need to get the job done, are fast to set up and break down, and are lightweight. Of course, there are choices to be made—flash or constant light, for instance. Flash has the benefit of stopping action, while constant sources allow you to see exactly what you'll get in the finished product. Constant light sources include tungsten-halogen (hot lights) that live up to their name, fluorescent, and the current
Wedding photography has become an extremely popular and lucrative specialty. First and foremost, a wedding is a grand, unrepeatable, emotionally charged event at which expectations run high, and second best won’t do. Being a wedding photographer requires dedication and talent, but having the right equipment is crucial if you expect to achieve sharp, well-composed, well-lit images that depict people at their best. Here’s a basic rundown of what you’ll need to take your wedding photography to new dimensions, or to fill in the gaps in your
After posing for a few gigabytes of formals in a hall, you can sense the wedding party’s palpable relief when, weather permitting, it’s time to take it outside. If you’re lucky enough to have nicely landscaped grounds, it’s a great opportunity to stop fighting with the tungsten light sources inside and take advantage of that flash-friendly sunlight.
Whether you’re just starting out as a wedding photographer or a friend asked you to shoot his or her wedding or you’re a seasoned professional, you’ll need some kind of help to maximize your