Posted December 24th, 2009 by Smick
We now have a Christmas sale now on with savings on studio lighting, studio flash, continuous lighting, video lighting and studio accessories. The sale must end on 31st December at 10.00pm. Sale items
Tags: photography lighting
Posted December 16th, 2009 by Smick
Our SD series of studio flash heads and studio flash kits are back in stock, the 300Ws flash and the 600Ws flash heads operate in exactly the same way it just the light output is different. Here we have a video presented by Gavin Hoey with an overview of all the functions. Single head studio [...]
Tags: portrait photography, studio flash
Posted December 14th, 2009 by Smick
In studio photography apart from your studio lighting you need some sort of background and something to support that background or backdrop and that is a background support. We have 4 different models that all do the same thing but have slightly different features. The first model is Background Support has 2 stands and the [...]
Tags: Background Support
Posted December 13th, 2009 by Smick
A snoot is a great accessory for your studio lighting equipment, it is designed to modify the light by concentrating it into a small area. often used as a hair light to light up the back of a models hair to give some definition and a rim light effect. It can also be used in [...]
Tags: studio flash
Posted December 12th, 2009 by Smick
Here is another excellent studio flash lighting setup from studioxil, the clear concise details they give of the setup shows you where to put your flash heads, this setup has 3 flash heads one with a snoot, one with a large softbox and one with just a reflector. Studio setup Use this link to see [...]
Tags: photography lighting, portrait photography, studio flash
Posted December 10th, 2009 by Smick
Do you need to add some light to those shadows in your studio or out on location then a reflector is the perfect answer, we have some large reflectors as well as smaller ones. The 100 x 150cm 5 in 1 reflector gives you gold, silver, white, black (light kill) and th 5th function is [...]
Posted December 9th, 2009 by Smick
If you have had trouble folding your light cube then this video will hopefully help you to get it back in the bag.
Tags: continuous lighting, gavin hoey, product photography
Posted December 6th, 2009 by Smick
How do you decide what is best for you, continuous lighting or Studio Flash, well Gavin Hoey has written on his blog and explores the pros and cons of each lighting method. Hopefully this will give you and understanding of how they work and what would be best for you. Continuous vs Flash
Tags: continuous lighting, photography lighting, studio flash, studio lighting
Posted December 3rd, 2009 by Smick
Well the Christmas season is upon us again. We will be shipping right up until the 23rd December but if you want to ensure your items arrive before Christmas then you will need to place your order well before this. Small items that go by Royal Mail, order by 17th December Larger items up to [...]