Klaus dk

Mixing light sources is always a problem. When you write 5000K bulbs, I suspect fluorescent bulbs. Even high CRI fluorescents are not very accurate as they have lots of spectral spikes.

Neither can I; I tried it once, but it didn't work for me. But I can enjoy results that surpass mine in so many ways, even if my taste is different. In photography, I'm free to follow only the ...

An aunt in my family was famous for her cooking. When asked for recipes, she always obliged and shared with no regrets, saying: "Whenever I follow a recipe, I don't follow it 100%, and I assume ...

Catchlights are not affected by iris size. They're reflections off the lens of the eye. When the iris closes, it reduces reflections off the retina, thus reducing the risk of red eyes.

Nice sharp picture of his shoulder. His face is blurred.

I'm more tolerant than most when it comes to catchlights. I think somehow our brain compares the catchlights with the way light falls on the face, and if they match (and they do if not ...

I found that Zeiss made a 30 mm fisheye for Hasselblad. That was in the days when Hasselblad was using 6x6 cm film, so it was ultra wide angle. As far as I can see it fills the frame corner to ...

The big thing right now is Godox' X-system, which can also be found at Adorama with US warranty. There's no match for the price.

Had a few good smiles here. Playful and funny series, much in the spirit of Marilyn. Elegant clothes too. You make it look so effortless, but anybody who has even tried will know it's not. No ...

C&C is short for "Comments and Critique". If you tick the box when you post a picture, we'll know you'd like to hear our suggestions as to how you might have improved the shot (in our opinion, of ...

Congratulations, enjoy the deserved appreciation. I think this was the right winner and the best of the bunch. It has a different edge to it, the intense colours, the strong graphic of the tree and ...

If you're an amateur and don't print large, FF isn't worth the cost, IMHO. Depending on what you shoot, you could expand your creative options by going longer, wider, brighter or closer. The number ...

The Strobist's 101 on lighting is a free ressource, and with all due respect for Joe McNally, much more to the point.

A prime is only fast if it fits the situation. If you have to change lenses, it slows you down.

There are many sets of skill involved in any photograph: There's the technical skills that are to some degree automated in modern cameras, but still requires you to know how to use focus points and ...

If you're thinking of the kind that screws into the filter thread of a "normal" lens, beware. They are optically not good, with lots of CA and very little resolution, especially in the corners. In ...

Model lights are continuous lights mounted close to the flash tube, that shows how the light from the flash will fall on the subject. Until recently, model lights were incandescent bulbs, but now ...

If she's a good wife, she'll understand. If she doesn't, you now have the clues to decide what should go and what to keep. Celebrate the outcome with buying an Xpro trigger. It's the best! Edit: If ...

Continuous lights are either too bright to be comfortable for the sitter or too dim to give sufficiently short exposure times. Sometimes both. Flash takes a little more practice because you can't ...

It's not important what I, or any body else, think. What's important is that a: you realised there are more ways to treat a subject, b: acted sensibly on that knowledge, and c: you decide which ...