A fellow photographer friend of mine sparked this post by telling me earlier this week that he’d decided to go a different direction with his headshot work and use speedlites instead of studio strobes. I didn’t agree but kept my mouth shut about it. One key reason that I kept my mouth shut is that
I just bought the Canon ST-E3-RT which is a wireless radio controller that will work with my Canon 600EX-RT speedlites. The picture on the left shows the unit mounted to my Canon 5D Mark III hotshoe and the 600EX-RT flash in the background. The ST-E3-RT has a display that mimics the back of the 600
You can scroll down below the image to see the details on how I shot the image below: Basic Overview Below Of How This Was Shot: …I Was Standing On Step Stool For Angle …2 Brolly Boxes – One Left – One Right – For Side Lighting …2 Inexpensive 180WS Strobes For The 2 Brolly Boxes …70-200mm
Karl Taylor’s Interview About Lighting Technique – Part 1 Lighting Techniques Interview with Karl Taylor – Part 2 Lighting Techniques Interview with Karl Taylor – Part 3
There are pros and cons to having a battery grip on your camera: Pros: 1) Gives the camera a more professional look 2) The biggest pro is that it makes shooting vertically easier 3) Gives the camera a wider base Cons: 1) It adds bulk and weight to the camera. 2) It takes two batteries
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