I was driving from Sheboygan down to Milwaukee yesterday and caught this story on NPR about A Vintage Photography Flash in Action discussing how Race Gentry, from San Diego, still uses a magnesium powder flash. This story was an interesting follow-on to the story about Jacob Riis: Shedding Light on NYC’s ‘Other Half’, who was…
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April 24, 2007 by
latoga in Uncategorized
I have heard a number photographer friends of mine complain about the pop-up flash that they have on their camera. Typically it’s a complaint about “what’s the point” or “that thing is useless”. In large part, I agree. That is the reason I own two external flashes (Canon Speedlite 580EXs). Actually, the pop-up flash on…

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