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Butterfly Lighting and Foot Lights

Butterfly Lighting and Foot Lights

by Stanley LearyJuly 25, 2012September 1, 2025

Available Light First, always start with no lights before adding lights. This photo at the top shows you the excellent diffused lighting of the open shade on our deck. Foot Lights One of the lights…

Cable Management and being prepared

Cable Management and being prepared

by Stanley LearyJuly 13, 2012September 1, 2025

When I travel, I need many different cords. I need power cords for my computer, cellphone, iPad, and card readers. Thinktank has designed several different Cable management bags. I use two of them. To hold…

Super simple off camera flash portrait

Super simple off camera flash portrait

by Stanley LearyJuly 6, 2012September 1, 2025

The key to any good photo is the old KISS rule: Keep It Simple, Stupid. For this portrait of my dad, I chose to shoot outside and use some of the sunny weather we were…

Off camera flash for beach portraits

Off camera flash for beach portraits

by Stanley LearyJuly 5, 2012September 1, 2025

Gitzo GT-0531 While on vacation with the family, I ended up taking some portraits on the beach. I had my Nikon SB-900 and SB-800 with me. I wanted to use the beach as the background…

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