Video: Using Reflectors for Macro Shots

Here's a short little video clip that demonstrates how easy it is to use reflectors to flesh out a macro shot. Main point: They are ligh...

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Take the Plunge with This DIY Background Stand

DIYPhotography.net is a site after my own heart. Their latest offering is a Home-Depot-sourced lightweight background stand modeled after ...

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Keep Tabs on Your Gels

Here's a quickie gel mounting idea from reader Rui M. Leal . Rui is using a flash-head-sized template to cut the sample gels that are av...

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Two Cool Tips from PopPhoto Flash

I am working on an article on how to overclock your camera's sync speed, (flash at 1/2000th, anyone?) but I have just been handed the fo...

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The Coolest Free White Background Ever

Need a super-quick white-ish background to photograph that little thingamajig you are selling on eBay? (No off-camera flash ia actually need...

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Ideas We Like: Greenie Clamp Mini Stand

You have already seen how to convert these cheapo, 99-cent Home Depot clamps into flash mounts , using your umbrella swivel adapter and anot...

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Another Ringlight How-To

Thanks to Simon J. for the heads up on this combination ringlight/tanning machine. The author foregoes flash in favor of floodlights. No mo...

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Light Stand in a Pinch: Your Shoe

This is exactly why I like doing these little exercises. You always learn something new. Today's smack-my-forehead moment is courtesy of...

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And He Doesn't Have to Mow the Yard Any More, Either.

Patrick "I Need a Bigger Trophy Case" Smith, who has lately been kicking butt in some of the college PJ awards, has apparently des...

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You Had Me at 'Cardboard'

I am a sucker for lighting solutions that involve aluminum foil, cardboard or trashbags. As this baby uses all three, you know it's get...

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Detailed "How-To" for eBay Remotes Mod

Over at Instructables , Strobist reader David W. Smith posted a detailed run-through showing how to mod on the cheapie eBay remotes with a...

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Hack-e-Flash Heaven

Step right up, all you DIY-ers. Today's post will point to a few fun projects for those of you with more brains than money. First off, i...

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