Smarty Slave Trigger…
Last week I got frustrated and annoyed that I’d bought a whole bunch of older style dumb strobes and had used few of them because they lack the remote control niftiness of Nikon’s Creative Lighting...
View ArticleNikon CLS Range Extender…
Having flashes not pop at at an event while shooting group photos is really aggravating, especially when the Bishop is being kind enough to stand there while this would-be photographer fights with the...
View ArticleWhy We Shoot in Raw…
Or: Successful Orificial Extraction Saves the Day… Given that I’ve posted the technical details of some experiments I’ve been running to inexpensively allow the use of all the various equipment we have...
View ArticleSmarty Trigger and CLS Extender update…
Here is an update on the wireless Nikon CLS projects previously mentioned here and here… After some initial success with the range extender, the first attempt at a prototype was a failure. It just did...
View ArticleMother of all softboxes…
David Hobby of the Strobist web page posted recently about assembling a large softbox on location using two backdrop stand kits and two extra cross members, hanging rip-stop nylon in black and white to...
View ArticleSunday morning light tent…
This is was a draft post for the longest time. Finally getting around to finishing and publishing it… Jacci made a baby shower invitation for our daughter, Tricia using some stuffed animals and other...
View ArticleVintage Portable Light: A modern take…
A couple of months back, I saw a Craig’s List listing for a Norman 200B pack, head and charger. The battery was dead and would not charge but the owner reported that it worked the last time he’d used...
View ArticleMoving Vintage Norman 200Bs into the Modern Era…
**** UPDATE ***** UPDATE: NEW DESIGN COMING SOON THAT REDUCES CURRENT IN THE CAMERA/TRIGGER SWITCH AS ~20mA MAY BE TOO HIGH FOR CAMERA INTERNALS. ***************** This post needs to be prefaced with...
View ArticleLight Saber – DIY Saberstrip
Recently, I came across a nifty light modifier for small battery flashes called the Saberstrip. It’s a tube with a mount for the flash at one end, and a mirror at the other end, and a long window...
View ArticleDetails Of The Photo Booth
As promised in a posting about the pseudo-neon sign, here are some details about the physical construction of the photo booth… Here is the booth in action at a recent luncheon with the neon sign at the...
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