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Creating Effect and Mood with Light

Rick Friedman

When shooting a photograph, I often feel that I am creating a single frame from a movie. The star of the movie is the subject. With the use of backdrops,

How to D.I.Y. a Snoot & Grid

Erin Holmstead

What is a snoot? A snoot is just a funny name for a piece of equipment, generally a tube or similar objects such as a conical, cylindrical, or rectangular shape,

Photographic Test Kitchen: 3 Light Setup

Rick Friedman

Work made with 3 speed lights Here’s the equipment used to create this photograph: Nikon D810 Nikon 105mm Macro lens 3 Nissin Di700A speedlights Nissan Carbon Fiber Light Stand Nissan

Carin, Keiko and Rick at the airport with lots of baggage.

A Better Way to Fly

Rick Friedman

Why it can be less expensive to fly First Class I recently returned back home to Boston from a three-week trip to the Bahamas and Florida. It was great to

Go Make A Panorama

Levi Sim

You should make a lot more panoramic photographs. It’s a great way to capture a larger view of the world, and you don’t need to buy a new lens. In

Modifying Speedlights & Magmod

Levi Sim

Making great light is essential to making great portraits. And I mean that: you’ve got to make great light. You can find a good source of available light, but I’ve