Category Archives: Lighting
Finally! my 7D on-camera flash finally gave in
On-camera flash on my 7D had intermittent problems, now the problem is permanent. This is a good news for me, getting even with the Canon service center; in the past rejected with a smile implying a con, failed to reproduce the problem … Continue reading
Rancilio Audrey Group Head
Today I disassembled my Audrey with the intent to install pre-infusion mod and to clean the group head. I did not install the mod though. I realized that my mental picture of the mod is not matching what I found … Continue reading
Learning the ropes on the Canon 7D
Silent shooting mode has to be set to “disable” if you want to synchronize an external flash with a 7D (as well as 5D MK2 apparently). It is a documented, but fairly obscure feature. Live view gives interesting advantage for … Continue reading
Vacation clothes shot with my octagon ringlight
This is another video episode shot with my Octagon Light design
A first not-so-nice surprise from Canon 7D
It turns out that I cannot sync an external flash off the camera PC sync when remote ETTL sync is active! This is what happens. I turn the camera on, connect a PocketWizard to the PC port and fire a … Continue reading
Black foamy thing
Black flag is an old idea. Here is a simple DIY twist on this idea for speedlights Continue reading
Lighting setup with two umbrellas
Found a reference to a two umbrella setup that mimics a beauty light. It is like a large beauty light. There are two drawbacks to this setup IMHO. Fist, it must be loosing a lot of light in reflections between the … Continue reading