How to Fire Studio Lights With a Sync Cord

Firing studio lights with a sync cord gives you a lot of flexibility. It allows you to move around more, get better angles on your subject and if you have a long sync cord, it can give you the distance from your subject necessary to get that natural, non-posed look. You typically use sync cords to fire studio lights through a power pack, but they can be used on an external flash as well. Instructions 1 The -inch end of the sync cord is the...

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How to Calculate Camera Equivalent Exposures for Night Photography

Nighttime photography requires that you shoot with a fast lens or use flash to capture a moving subject. However, if a subject is not moving, for example, in a nighttime cityscape shot, you need only a steady tripod, and a reciprocity failure chart if you are shooting film, and you can take well-lit shots with exposure times longer than 30 seconds. Because all film suffers from reciprocity failure, where the film does not stay accurate to its box...

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How to Take Bedroom Pictures

Bedrooms are great for sleeping, but they also make for great pictures. Photographers may take bedroom pictures for furniture stores, Realtors, or hotels. Interior designers take pictures of bedrooms they've decorated for portfolio purposes. The bedroom is where people spend anywhere from one-quarter to one-third of their time, so it is the room that is promoted the most. This guide will help you take great bedroom photos that will pique anyone's...

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Burning Techniques in Black & White Photography

In black and white photography, burning and dodging allow the photographer to control the final look of an image or print. Burning a part of the photo means making it darker, while dodging makes part of the photo lighter. They both help make the scene more dramatic by adding darker shadows or contrast to an image. Carefully applying burning techniques makes a print pop. In the Chemical Darkroom One of the easiest burning techniques involves...

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