Happy Birthday Scarlett!

Happy fourth birthday to my youngest daughter Scarlett. It has been so amazing to watch her grow. I love you Scarlett!

'Shadows & Light: A Speedlight Workshop' with Jayesunn Krump

When shooting on location you need small, portable tools that you can depend on to create beautiful light.  Speedlights are an inexpensive and effective alternative to using big studio strobes.  In this hands-on workshop Jayesunn Krump will teach you to use your flash to its fullest potential.  Through his control of shadow and light Jayesunn takes unique and striking portraits and he will teach you the techniques he uses to create powerful images.

Topics Include:

*  On- and off-camera flash techniques
*  Flash modification using reflectors, snoots, grids, and soft boxes
*  Gelling your flash for color correction and dramatic effect
*  One light, multiple light, and backlighting set-ups
*  Posing your subject

After the presentation and live demonstration of various light set-ups, you will have the opportunity to experiment with the techniques just learned.  A model will be on-site to assist with the demonstration and hands-on shooting session.

Bring your camera and flash!

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Saturday, October 27th - Glazer's Camera

For Info & Registraton Click HERE


Check back frequently for additions and updates to this schedule!

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Flash Facts - TTL Cords

A very versatile and often overlooked tool that can cost next to nothing is a simple TTL cord. With this cord you can get your flash off of your camera and still maintain your flash and camera communication.

One great trick that you can manage with a TTL cord involves High Speed Sync and a TTL flash unit. There are many companies out in the market that offer TTL flash units for the major camera brands and for the most part they are very capable and affordably priced.

These lower priced units normally do not offer off camera High Speed Sync functions but they are are capable of High Speed Sync when mounted on camera. So, what can you do to take these flash units off camera and still retain the High Speed Sync function? That’s right: use a TTL cord!

When using a TTL cord the flash is essentially still directly connected to the camera and will function just like it is still sitting on the camera body. Thus you will be able to use High Speed Sync with a TTL cord.

Theses TTL cords come in varying lengths from three feet to over twenty feet. If you need to you can also couple them together for longer lengths. If you are shooting an event one well used trick is to use a short TTL cord to connect your camera and flash and then hold the flash in one hand off of your camera to add some depth to your event lighting.

Another great use is with the longer cords. The flash end of the TTL cord will often have a ¼ x 20 thread on the underside of it so that it can be threaded onto a light stand or umbrella/softbox mounting bracket. With a long enough cord you are able to have your flash way off camera and still maintain all camera/flash communications.

With an affordable price, small profile, and large functionality for your flashes, TTL cords are a staple in my kit and an item that photographers should carry with them.

Great advice from Henry Rollins

I saw this video from Henry Rollins the other day and I just wanted to share it.

There is some great advice in here that is applicable to just about everyone on the planet.

Great advice from Henry Rollins

I saw this video from Henry Rollins the other day and I just wanted to share it.

There is some great advice in here that is applicable to just about everyone on the planet.

Canon EOS 7D firmware v2

Canon has released a firmware update for the fantastic 7D. Below are the feature updates.

Follow this link to Canon to download the update.

Canon EOS 7D firmware v2 – new features:

• Improved maximum burst for RAW images (up to 25)
• In-camera RAW image editing
• In-camera Image Rating
• In-camera JPEG resizing
• Maximum Auto ISO setting (ISO 400-6400)
• Manual audio level adjustment in movie recording
• GPS compatibility
• File name customisation
• Time zone settings
• Faster scrolling of magnified images
• Quick control screen during playback