Strobe Strategy
LINDSAY SILVERMAN OF NIKON is gonna hate me for this one. You see, to Lindsay, the mad scientist, genius, and general all-around muse of flash, it is not a strobe. It is a Speedlight. A flash, if you must. But never a strobe.
And, you know, he’s right. Strobe comes from the Greek word “strobos,” which means “act of whirling.” The classic description that goes with strobe would refer to a stroboscopic, or repeating, flash-type of light source. The gumball machine atop a police cruiser, for instance. That would be a strobe.
The word “Speedlight” also comes from a Greek root, meaning “marketing term.” Kidding!
Anyway, ...
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