Creative Flash Photography

Choosing Your Equipment: What’s in the Bag?

▸ How to select the right gear and avoid purchasing the wrong things

▸ Packing for a location shoot

▸ Using studio light modifiers with on-camera flash

Unlike hobbies such as golf and paragliding, photography is relatively cheap, especially now that the costs of film and developing have disappeared. However, today’s photographers often collect large amounts of gear in hopes of gaining flexibility and capturing better images—I am no exception. But do you really need all those accessories? Sometimes a homemade solution is not only cheaper, but may also be better than a commercially produced gadget. A good example is the Spin-Light 360 EXTREME, which is nothing more than a commercial version of Neil ...