I spent a bit of time this morning looking for softboxes for speedlights and I’m flat out amazed at how much people are willing to spend on these things. There’s really not much at all to a softbox… a lightweight shell with a reflective surface and a diffuser of some sort to soften [...]
Archive for August, 2009
August 27th, 2009
Photek Softlighter II (SL-5000)
August 23rd, 2009
Pump House Park & The Carillon
Geez, why did I wait so friggin’ long to pick up a circular polarizer? Coupled with a graduated ND filter, scenic shots with skies included are infinitely easier to expose correctly (or more correctly at least).
I met up with Dave Parrish from the RPMG this morning for a walk around Pump House Park. [...]
August 14th, 2009
Ebay Buyer Beware
I’ve been experimenting with soft focus recently, and this evening I started browsing around for a soft focus filter to add to my kit. Actually, I’m probably going to make my own to fit my Cokin filter holder, but browsing the web is usually a first step for most of my DIY projects.
During my [...]
August 14th, 2009
Arnold Newman
I mentioned I’ve been reading and looking at the old masters quite a bit lately. My most recent obsession is with Arnold Newman. Thanks to Joerg Colberg’s post about Five Decades I picked up a used copy on Amazon and I’ve been taking it in by degrees.
Newman’s photograph of Alfried Krupp is the [...]