Speedlight Mastery - full production (2009)

Lovegrove Adventures

This is one of my old Speedlight tutorials shooting in TTL mode with Canon and Nikon cameras. In this 2.5 hour production (shot in 2009) I show 23 set ups using single or multiple Speedlights. The simplest set ups use just one Speedlight on the camera and the most complicated uses 3 Speedlights off camera, a Lastolite Ezybox and a reflector. I’ve tried to show every nuance of the rig and shoot. I’ve avoided detailing some of the button pushing info that is flash model specific for brevity reasons knowing that this information is in the manual that came with the flash. Some of the set ups are explained in more detail than others if they repeat the same action to avoid too much repetition throughout the whole movie. This video is presented at my normal shooting pace. Note - I was using Pocket Wizard units back in 2009 for shooting TTL. At several times when using the Pocket Wizard Mini and Flex units I say channel 1 instead of configuration 1. I happen to have configuration 1 set to channel 1 on the TTL set up, hence my train of thought :) Please feel free to take a look at the current range of Lovegrove training videos here: https://lovegroveadventures.com/train... UPDATE - I have received a few questions about the flash settings / power. These images were shooting using TTL with either Pocket Wizards, or Canon/ Nikon transmitters so the camera sets the power. I use manual now. If the flash is too dark I turn it up a bit or move it closer. If it is too light I turn it down a bit or move it away. I never tend look at the numbers. I just rely on how it looks on the back of the camera :) I am very much a trial and error shooter. Take a picture, see how it looks, make the changes, take another and so on... Flash brackets: In this video from 2009 I'm using a 'Lovegrove flash bracket' We used to sell them back in the day. A Lovegrove Flash Bracket was a Hama insulated aluminium cold foot on a small ball head by Novoflex, Gitzo or Manfrotto (depending on product version) on a custom made 16mm dual axis spigot socket. We sold 1000s of these flash brackets but once RF triggering was a thing of the past there was no need to buy double axis brackets and demand dropped off. Ebay is awash with brackets to mount a Speedlight to a stand. I now use the wonderful Godox AD200 instead of Speedlights and the Godox comes with its own bracket in the box. Times change. Enjoy the video.

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Health Conscious Cholos | David Lopez

David Lopez

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4 PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOOT THE SAME MODEL

4 PHOTOGRAPHERS SHOOT THE SAME MODEL - Episode 8

Jessica Kobeissi

In this challenge, 4 photographers shoot the same model! Each person picks their own location, outfit and photographs the same model to showcase how different each of their styles are. PHOTOGRAPHERS Sawyer ► https://www.instagram.com/sawyerhartman/ Sawyers Channel ►https://www.youtube.com/user/sawyerha... Phil ► http://www.instagram.com/p.hil Mark ► http://www.instagram.com/marksingerman Jess ► http://www.instagram.com/jessicakobeissi MODEL Hannah ► https://www.instagram.com/hannahtrib/ Our Amazing Videographers Flannery ► https://www.instagram.com/flanneryund... Cruz (EDITED THE VIDEO) ► https://www.instagram.com/jonbrandonc... MAKEUP ARTIST Courtney ► https://www.instagram.com/courtneyhag... BUY MY PHOTO COLORING PRESETS ► http://www.jessicakobeissi.com/action... FOLLOW ME INSTAGRAM ► http://www.instagram.com/jessicakobeissi FACEBOOK ► https://www.facebook.com/jessicakphoto WEBSITE ► http://www.jessicakobeissi.com TWITTER ► http://www.twitter.com/jessicakobeissi

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Round 3 – Model Needs To Be Laughing

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5 Secrets To STOP Being SHY Taking Photos in Public

Pierre Lambert

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10 NEW Photography Ideas in 100 Seconds from Hayden Pedersen

10 NEW Photography Ideas in 100 Seconds

 

Hayden Pedersen

Published on Mar 19, 2019

CHYO! In today's video we'll be smashing out 10 new photography ideas in only 100 seconds!

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The Poorest Billionaires... No really...

I couldn't resist becoming a billionaire and it's not nearly as hard as I first thought it would be. The trick was buying some currency from Zimbabwe. For around $4 (USD) you can buy a $10 billion dollar Zimbabwe bank note online from "Great American Coin Company" .  For about $10 (USD) you can  buy a $10 Trillion dollar Zimbabwe bank note. You might find a better price somewhere else if you search hard enough but I wanted to share a starting point with you.

Then I started falling down the rabbit hole as I wanted to know why I could buy so much for so little. I stumbled across a post from Quartz Africa that was written by Tinashe Mushakavanhu that put things in perspective. Check it out:

I was a quadrillionaire in Zimbabwe, but could barely afford to buy bread

By Tinashe Mushakavanhu June 12, 2015

When I was growing up in Zimbabwe there was something romantic reading about billionaires such as Bill Gates and Warren Buffet in old copies of Forbes we passed amongst each other in Harare’s townships. Little did we know fate was going to conspire to make us more than that.

After years of international isolation hyperinflation in Zimbabwe hit a record 500 billion percent in 2008. Instead of buckling under pressure, Robert Mugabe’s government came up with a brilliant solution: print money on demand. Known for his populism, Mugabe made a wild promise to his followers: “Where money for projects has not been found, we will print it.”

And that’s essentially what happened. The central bank started printing money at will, added or removed zeros. Former central bank governor, Gideon Gono, who was the country’s chief economist, called it the ‘casino economy.’ We quickly became a country of millionaires, billionaires and millionaires in no time. It didn’t matter that the currency was not worth as much as the paper it was printed on. The circulating bills looked temporary and had no security features.

Transacting in billions and trillions rendered coins useless. Business people were not bothered for change. They simply charged their goods and services in big sums. The public taxi fare we paid in the morning was not the same fare we paid on our way back from work. This was the measure of the currency’s daily exchange rate. What the taxi drivers demanded was more or less the going rate.

Despite its worthlessness the Zimbabwean dollar was a scarce commodity. Banks rationed them. We could only withdraw prescribed limits and that meant queuing for long hours. The queue phenomenon gave rise to a new kind of currency – spontaneous relationships. People didn’t need to remember each other’s names; they recognized each other’s faces from yesterday, last month, a year ago. Queueing became more than just a pastime, but an art. Many children were born in the queues. They have telling names too – Billion, Governor, Barclays. This time in our history would always be remembered.

During this period another parallel system thrived on the margins. It was easy to get cash in abundance from the men and women on the street corners, at trendy shopping malls, bus terminuses – the so-called black market – whose speciality was to ‘spin’ or ‘burn’ cash. Everyone had become a hustler.

In typical government propaganda, local shops always appeared stocked on TV news. The president and his young wife gleefully smiled and took pride in the country’s self-reliant capacity on daily news bulletin clips. If only the stock we saw on TV was as easily accessible in reality.

It all started so well

In the 1980s, soon after independence, a single Zimbabwean dollar was equal to a US dollar. Zimbabwe, no doubt, had one of the strongest currencies on the continent but the violent land grabs and a questionable property rights policy resulted in the total financial destruction of a once-booming economy.

When a multi-currency system was ushered in 2009, which allowed currencies from Botswana, South Africa and the US to be used as legal tender, some people started using Zimbabwe dollar bills as toilet paper. This was as much as they felt about the government. The highest note to be printed in Zimbabwe was the $100 trillion dollar bill. It was worth as little as US$5 and could only buy two loaves of bread.

Since the currency went out of circulation a few years ago the Zimbabwe government had not come up with a scheme to demonetize it until now. The country’s central bank recently announced that the demonetization of the Zimbabwe dollar will occur from June 15 until the end of September. According to the demonetization exercise, bank accounts with balances of zero to 175 quadrillion Zimbabwe dollars, for instance, will be paid a flat US$5.

In its announcement the Zimbabwe government indicated it has allocated a US20 million dollar budget for the demonetization. However, Zimbabwe dollar bills are currently worth more on online with currency collectors and novelty buyers who are offering as much as 15 times than they were actually worth.

5 Surf Photography HACKS in 50 SECONDS, that you'll actually use!

 

Dylan Brayshaw

Published on Jan 3, 2018

These are 5 surf photography hacks I use frequently when I'm shooting in the water.

1.) Candle wax on lens port to shed water droplets
2.) Taking split shots with dome port
3.) Camera settings for sharp photos
4.) Backdoor floaty mouth mount, this allows you to still have the mount to put on surfboard or main camera housing
5.) Water drops on lens. Leave water drops on lens port to give added bokeh dreamy look.


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