Benjamin Rivera

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Unleashing and Taming the Raw Light of Studio Flash (Part 79)–
Mini Beauty Dish
For some time, the exemplary images of portraitphotographed with beauty dish become a byword in the circles of portrait photographers. It became a fitting alternative to what was perceive by certain group of portrait artist as the “boring [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Unleashing and Taming the Raw Light of Studio Flash-
(Part 78)–
Reader’s Feedback about Beauty Dish
Our discussion about photo dish has created quite a stir of interest and curiosity among our newbie readers. Feedbacks from readers imply few slight whimper, and this seems to suggest that the umbrella and softbox was vigorously [...]

The Accordion-
Or maybe the slingshot–
One thing you’ll notice about our title is that the two items mentioned share a similarity — both of them stretch and recoil. Depending on the situation, their size will be at a certain length and, based on that length, their power is determined.
Now, this isn’t really a piece on power. [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 75)–
Unleashing and Taming the Raw Light of Studio Flash
The continuing effort of studio flash manufacturers to transform the studio strobe’s raw light into the most coveted light form (the soft and diffused light) has led to the development and coming of light modifiers in different forms [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 72)–
Unleashing and Taming the Raw Light of Studio Flash
Author’s Note:
For better grasp and understanding of this topic, the author recommends the reader to review the October 13 and 29, 2009 issues with chapter title “Modifying the Light of Flash,” parts 36 and 37 of this article [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 69)–
The Duty Cycle of a Studio Flash
(Continued from June 14 issue)
In a profession where skills and talents are an advantage to win clients, not too many photographers volunteer to share their expertise. But as promised to our readers, we peep into the minds of select [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 65)–
Recycling Time
Recycling time of the studio flash may not be of crucial importance to some studio photographers. This is true in photographing products where the photographer will have to rearrange his layout after every shot. It is also true for a portrait photographer who [...]