On-Location Photography

How to Fake a Moving Camera (When Everything Has to Stay Sharp)
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How to Fake a Moving Camera (When Everything Has to Stay Sharp)

There’s a specific kind of shoot dread that sets in when you’ve photographed the same location a dozen times. I know that warehouse. I know that corner. I’ve already made the good picture here. That’s the problem The Slanted Lens walks into at the start of this tutorial, and the solution they land on is genuinely clever: instead of moving the camera past the subject, you move the camera with the subject, keeping both locked together on a piece of moving equipment.

Westcott's New FJ100 Series Proves Compact Wireless Flash Doesn't Mean Compromised Power
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Westcott's New FJ100 Series Proves Compact Wireless Flash Doesn't Mean Compromised Power

Compact Flash Systems Are Finally Growing Up I’ve watched the wireless flash market evolve over the past decade, and I’m genuinely impressed by where Westcott is taking things with their new FJ100 lineup. We’re reaching an inflection point where “compact” no longer means “stripped-down amateur gear”—and that changes everything for how we light our shoots. Westcott just rolled out two new additions to their FJ wireless ecosystem: the FJ100 Touchscreen Strobe and the FJ100 Touchscreen Speedlight.

How to Hand Off from Natural Light to Strobes Without Losing the Sky
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How to Hand Off from Natural Light to Strobes Without Losing the Sky

There is a specific kind of panic that hits when you are on location, the ambient light is dropping faster than you planned, and you still have half your shot list to finish. I have been there more times than I care to count, and for years my solution was either to push ISO until the image fell apart or to pack up and reschedule. Neither option is acceptable when a client is standing next to you.