Thoughts, techniques and experiences in photography.

Articles about photography drawn from practical experience, experimentation and a continuous exploration of the medium.

Guide Number and Manual Mode of Flash Units
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Guide Number and Manual Mode of Flash Units

In this blog post, we will examine how a flash works in greater detail. We will begin with the concept of the Guide Number (GN), which helps us understand the light output of a flash and its relationship with distance and aperture.

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Flash Power Stops and Flash Head Zoom Settings
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Flash Power Stops and Flash Head Zoom Settings

In this blog post, we explore several important aspects of flash photography, including flash power settings, flash head zoom, recycle time, and overheating. Understanding how these features work will help you use your flash more effectively and get greater control over your lighting..

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Flash sync speed
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Flash sync speed

In this blog, we’ll explore how flash synchronization works and how HSS expands the creative possibilities of flash photography.

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Frame Within a Frame
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Frame Within a Frame

Frame Within a Frame: One of the most important compositional techniques, widely used in both photography and cinema.

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Color Harmony in Photography

This blog aspires to present the following topics: What is color harmony in photography, what it accomplishes and what are the color combinations that make up the most common harmonies.

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Perspective in Photography

This blog aspires to cover the following topics: What is perspective, what are the types of perspective, how to implement each type of perspective in photography, perspective and frame composition, how do we correct perspective, digitally and with Tilt-Shift lenses.

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