Benjamin Rivera

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 44)–

As we are nearing the end of this chapter, we received a query whose answer could shed light to most frequently asked questions in Power Management of your Flash. This is so timely that this author finds pleasure in providing the answer with elaborate explanations. The [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 43)–

In our past three issues (Photography 101 December 22, 2009, January 5, 2010, and January 19, 2010), I have discussed the fundamental theories and some basic information about the powerhouse of electronic flash – the battery. To continue our discussion, I will answer a timely question [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 42)–

One of the top priorities of an event photographer going for an appointment is to ensure that he has enough charged battery for his camera and flash – sufficient enough to last throughout the whole affair he is covering. This task is observed by professional photographers [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 41)–

As my photo studio, Benjie’s Photography, is presently on its 31st year of operation, I have employed and trained so many photographers that I already lost count on their numbers. Interestingly, these photographers have a trivial but common habit (or behaviour) that our operations department silently [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Power Management of Your Flash
(Part 40)

 
In part 39 (December 8, 2009 issue), this writer briefly introduced “add-on gadgets” to your dedicated flash that will greatly improve the performance of your system in terms of recycle time. So far, I have only mentioned two (for Nikon and Canon), but of course other [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash Photography
Boosting the Power of Your Flash
(Part 39)–

Most users of portable electronic flash available in the market today are enjoying their high-tech gadget. Those using the likes of Nikon SB 800 and 900, Canon 580EX, and other top-of-the-line flash models expect their flash units to meet their expectations, thus providing them with [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to
Flash PhotographyEssential Accessories for your Flash (Part 38)–
Our last three issues dealt with modifying the light of flash from its original form – hard light to soft light. Soft light is the form of light that provides a more “natural effect” that is desirable for photographing people. But in the process, it [...]