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Articles, Videos, and DIY projects on Flash Photography

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It's crazy crazy crazy. I'm getting a ton of questions and comments about these LED Video lights. Seems that the old links that I have to these lights are ALL SOLD OUT!. I've purchased 3 of these myself and i'm lovin' it. I've even started to make Barn Doors, Snoots, Grids, and other Diffusers for them. I'm using them as a Continuous Lighting Kit for interviews, and since they are hot-shoe mountable, i've even used them with my Photography Umbrella Brackets. I was able to locate another USA seller for these lights, but who knows how much longer they'll last. Click the link Below.

Update!! You Can Find the Popular 126 LED DSLR Video Light Kit Here!!

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Update!! You Can Find the Popular 126 LED DSLR Video Light Kit Here!!

This video was created by Dereck Willis about the Cheap LED lights everyone is buying, but is causing some controversy about the Whining noise at the end of his video.

I love these lights, and so do all my friends who have purchased them after me. Because of all the controversy, Here is my official test showing my results.

First test: I'm using (3) Three LED lights next to a Zoom H4n
Second test: was with the light mounted to the hot shoe using the on Board microphone on the 7D.

Not sure how Dereck ended up with a whining noise, but I did not get anything at all. The only thing I can think of is that towards the end of his video, he was standing next to the light. He was using a Lav Microphone that may have picked up 'Electrical Interferance'. The lights themselves don't emit any noise. I did not get any interferance in my results.

Check out MY video review below to dispell any myths. I think these lights are great, and I'd love to hear comments from others out there regarding these lights. If you're interested in purchasing these awesome LED lights, you can grab them from this article here: http://cheesycam.com/?p=523

Update!! You Can Find the Popular 126 LED DSLR Video Light Kit Here!!

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126 LED Video light

Update!! You Can Find the Popular 126 LED DSLR Video Light Kit Here!!

I have a long drive to work everyday, about 2.5 hours (one way). So it's nice to see something sitting on my desk when I get in. I'm lovin' these LED lights I posted up about a while back and am finding more and more use for them. Although it was cheap, shipping from Hong Kong was a bit of a turn off.

Today I just received 2 more from a USA seller I found. Awesome seller & fast shipping too, thanks eBay guy. You're getting positive feedback from me. Here's a link to these DSLR LED Video Lights from the guy I bought it from if you're interested.

Update!! You Can Find the Popular 126 LED DSLR Video Light Kit Here!!

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Pictures play an important role in grabbing a viewers attention, and also shows that you as a seller, have nothing to hide. Bottom line is that the better you can get your photos to look, the more attention you'll grab from viewers, the better you will look as a seller, and hopefully that translates to more buyers and higher market value on your items.

I was going to post my 100mm Macro USM for sale on the Internet, and obviously everyone wants to ask the condition of your gear. Here's a simple technique I use to get clean sharp images for the Internet. If you already own a Canon flash + 7D, you've got the perfect setup. The Canon 7D has a built in Wireless function to fire flashes off camera. For the Cocoon or Product tents, you can find them for sale here.

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Video Details from Fabio Cunha:
A time-lapse experiment. 4020 shots used from more than 8000 shots. 1 shot for every 2 seconds interval. Canon 7D with Tamron 17-50mm 2.8. Cheap intervalometer and a crappy tripod.

I'm going to start doing this more often and share videos I like on my blog. Vimeo user Fabio Cunha created this Timelapse video of Los Angeles. Fabio messaged me back on my question and provides me with the exact Timelapse Intervalometer (Timelapse Remote) that was used in the video above for the Canon 7D. You can find the Intervalometer model below.

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Above DIY project from https://www.flickr.com/photos/sundevilstormin/3558388856/

Spring is here, weather is awesome, time to get back to Photography. I've been checking out a bunch of DIY beauty dish articles on the web, and boy do they look really good. If you're not familiar, a beauty dish better diffuses a flash output to wrap your subject in nice soft even lighting. This is especially very flattering with Portraits and headshots. Check around and you'll find a bunch of DIY beauty dish tutorials, and i've been considering it myself. If you're not the DIY type you can find some very affordable Beauty Dishes that's probably turning my idea for a D.I.Y into a B.U.Y.


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find-price-button Beauty Dish for Speedlites

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I picked up quite a few of these Kingston Compact Flash cards for video use. They are unbelievably cheap for it's size, and are rated to be fast enough for shooting video. They seem to work pretty awesome for the projects that i've been working on.

There are a few comments i'm concerned about. I've heard of a temp gauge going on when using these in the Canon 7D, and i've also heard that at times the card will start, overbuffer the camera, and then stop video recording all of a sudden. Maybe i'm not shooting anything long enough, using it enough, or maybe i'm doing something different. I'm sure photographers will never have these problems since they are just shooting photos.For video use, so far I haven't had any problems on the several that i've purchased. Anyone else try these cards for Video on DSLR's? Any comments?

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Showing how Flash is used for Outdoor Portraits

Flash is normally used when you find yourself in a dark lit situation, but professionals often use Flash in Bright Daylight. The flash is used to lighten the areas of Shadows normally cast by the sun. This technique provides a very unique look to outdoor portraits. To maintain Depth of Field in your aperture, you'll need to work with Flashes capable of High Speed Sync.

Featured in the video is this Rotating Flash Bracket

More flash brackets can be found here: !!Click this Link!!

This video from Pocket Wizards explains Digital SLR cameras and High Speed Sync pretty well.
 

If you're interested in the equipment i've used in this portrait session using High Speed Sync with your Canon Flashes, you can purchase the SpeedLite Transmitter Canon ST-E2 + Canon Speedlite 580 EX II from Amazon.com