New FPPF Strobist Poster For 2012

Let your photographic imagination run free! Be a strobist this coming June 15-16 and learn the art of lighting with just your portable Speedlight. For more info and online registration please visit: http://www.photoworldmanila.com/workshops/strobist-workshop/

Strobist Lighting Workshop In Dagupan City

It's been almost more than a decade since I've visited the place of my birth: Dagupan! When the opportunity came for moi to lecture in this beloved city yours truly heartily said "yes, of course"! Our last day was spend in memorable Lingayen beach shooting models with Speedlights and the sunset. My heart-felt thanks to organizers Arven Jay and wife Phoebe De Vera for the warm hospitality and the sentimental journey back home. I had a great time and luv you guys!

GEAR TALK: The N Flash 480 A

Sometimes unique shooting stituations will require you more flash power than our small speedlights can produce, like counter acting that strong back lighting or more depth of field requirements-just to name a few of those difficult strobist shot list. Here's an alternative to stressing our beloved speedlights: the N Flash 480A unit. It has approximatley 480 joules of firepower. This battery powered only unit can save the day (or night) for those above-mentioned shoots. Listed below are highlights of its appeal to moi.

It's a Bowens mount so you can attach all those fanta-bulous (generic and original) Bowens light mods abundantly available locally here today! This strobe also has 500 watts modelling lamp to boot and a sturdy metal case-so it doesn't feel cheap to hold.
 
Li-ion cylindrical battery keeps the unit tapered and sleek. Although it just does 300 charging cycles, you can procure backup batts for only Php 5,000. When I had my old Photon unit, yours truly averages approximately 15 charges on a busy year so it's still value for money IMHO compared to competition.
 
Ah! A cold shoe terminal is great if you choose to trip the flash with your personal RF trigger, otherwise you can conveniently use N Flash's built-in RF trigger system that comes with it's own transmitter. Shown in the photo above is a Daisy relay with my Flash Wave 3 unit with the N Flash's trigger. Nifty indeed!
 
The N Flash's metal lightstand mount is solid metal. You can replace the lightstand mount with a supplied metal pistol grip for those "run and gun" shoots. It comes with a 3 inch reflector, aluminum case, straps, extra modeling light, li-ion battery and charger cord.
 
It's LCD display is definitly an upgrade to my old Photon, plus it has stroboscopic control! On top of the casing is the slave cell for universal infrared triggering. Highly recommended to all strobists. It's price tag is Php 32,000 only-just a little more than your top speedlight. But at 680 full power pops on a full charge with a 3.5 sec recycling time-it's very good enough for pro photography work. Moreover, it's 1/10th of a stop accurate shoot-to-shoot at full power! Let's hear if there are competitors up to snuff here. Now what a monster of a backup this is!

To order just contact Myke:
E-mail: mykechiang@topimageinc.com
Cellphone: 0917-539-06-19
Office: 215-92-81 & 822-66-50
URL: http://www.topimageinc.com/

Speaking Speedlights @ The DPP 6th Anniversary

Yours truly will be speaking on the topic of: Small Speedlights, Big Light Mods. It's my first time to speak on this prestigious event, so, I'm nervous. Stay tuned for more info from the DPP website here. Hope to share the luv of strobist lighting,and see y'all soon!

FPPF Strobist Lighting Workshop

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

May you show the way to light! Congratulation Batch 19 of the unstoppable FPPF Strobist Lighting Workshop participants!

Exclusive Luneta Photo Workshop

Thanks to the FPPF and its sponsors, yours truly is enabled to do my share in teaching and sharing the love of photography to everyone. Here we were serving the needs of the Luneta park photogs, and encouraging them to be world-class in photo quality, customer servicing and respectfully united in teamwork. If there are any generous individuals/institutions out there willing to donate any old DSLRs rigs/accessories and portable battery powered printers to them (in perfect working condition, of course)-these would immensely and immediately improve their jobs, income and their image to all tourists...as most Luneta photogs pathetically use old entry level P&S cameras. Moreover, they badly need a crash course in 1st class customer servicing and English speaking tutorials for foreign tourists IMHO. Muchas gracias to Irene Serviano for these photos.

April Strobist Lighting Workshop

A picture says a thousand words...so say it clearly with a burst of flash and flair (or flare too)! Join in this strobist lighting workshop. Register here. See y'all this Friday at the Fort Santiago park, Intramuros, Manila!

A Dinner Date To Remember

Guess who sneaked into the country? Yours truly was very honored to join the Allan Razo family, the Celso family, Ms. Huang along with Lito Beltran for a dinner date in Maxims last night. Master Razo luckily showed me shots of his expensive, huge 24" X 20" view camera on a wooden tripod-it's truly impressive to behold and just condusive to produce great masterpieces with!