Benjamin Rivera

A Beginners’ Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
Part 64–
Other Issues to Consider
in Buying Studio Flash
The fast paced advancement of technology in designing and manufacturing of studio flash make it one of those gadgets that always comes with something new feature every time a new model is introduced in the market.
There is however some [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 63)–
(Continuation from last issue)
The two examples we discussed in last issue were simple applications showing two basic ways to implement the creative purpose of the photographer employing high and low power studio strobe. Powerful studio flash enables the photographer to shoot with very small [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography-
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash-
(Part 60)–
(A continuation of December 21, 2010 issue)
Before buying your first studio flash, it would be wise to familiarize the two types of studio flash: the Pack and Flash head type and the more popular Mono Light type (both were introduced in the previous issue). It [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash
(Part 57)–
(Continuation of October 26, 2010 issue)
•The last disadvantage of continuous lighting is that, the photographer could be  stuck in a very limited aperture to use situation. It has no provision for half power or power ratio of any sort. This is brought about by the fact [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash
(Part 56)–
If you visit Hidalgo to shop for your first studio strobe these days, you will be amazed to find out that the studio flash you’ve long dreamed and craved for might be on the verge of becoming out of date. The prime space in the store [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Flash Photography Understanding the Studio Strobe Flash
(Part 55)–
Before we proceed to our discussion about the complex and “seemingly intimidating” to the newbie photographer -  the studio strobe, this author presented as introduction to the reader a cheaper alternative to enjoy some “effects of umbrella softness” via our two past issues (Picture [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 51b)–
Bring back to life your “dead” NiCad battery
(Continuation of July 13, 2010 issue)
Zapping the Penlight Battery
Materials and tools needed:
1) Fully charged capacitor and capacitor charger – A simple low cost circuit is included here for easy assembly.
2) Penlight battery charger –  A charger equipped with full -charge indicator [...]