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Extraordinary portraits do not require extraordinary gear. In fact, just one off camera flash can work wonders. A properly executed portrait, with an interesting expression, good composition and lighting has more power, more magic, and more allure to more people than any other type of photo.With few tricks and a modicum of knowledge you can achieve professional results in your portrait photography. I am going to show you how to make artistic and professional portraits with nothing more than your SLR, a hot-shoe flash, a couple of bedsheets, a pice of cardboard, and a few other inexpensive odds and ends. Portraiture is a big topic and I cannot cover it all in this article but I can give you a few highly versatile lighting setups that will work well for anyone, anywhere. You will find shortcuts, tips and tricks that can instantly change your portraiture from mediocre to memorable - all without breaking the bank.Professional portraitists for the most part use multiple-flash systems with as many as four strobes. To get the same results with a single hot-shoe flash unit, you first need to know what each of these strobes does. It is simple, since each light in a four .. more »

A flash bracket is simply a bracket that attaches to your camera, usually by the tripod socket, and holds a flash.Brackets are necessary on cameras that do not have a hot shoe, but are also advantageous if you wish to get the flash further away from the camera lens. I will explain why you may want to do this.When using a flash on a bracket, it is necessary to use a sync cord to attach the camera to the flash. The simplest of these cords attach to the camera and the flash through a single connection. This type of sync cord offers no communication between flash and camera except to fire the flash and has largely fallen out of use as a result.Most modern sync cords work either through multi-point sockets or from the hot shoe of the camera. I highly recommend this type of cord if you are using a flash unit that is dedicated to your camera.Flash brackets come in several shapes and sizes, each with its advantages and disadvantages. My favourite bracket is one that simply raises the flash up higher than the hot shoe on my camera. The extra height throws a slight shadow under the .. more »

Very few of us are professional photographers and when you look at our snapshots or photos you can see why. Something just seems to be a little off, but what? Well actually, it doesn't take all that much to transform not so good snapshots into beautiful photographs. In fact, just a few tips can get you well in your way to turning out great digital photos.1. The first tip that could greatly improve many snapshots is to make sure that the background in your photos doesn't compete for attention. Much of the time, folks are paying too much attention to the main subject of the photo without giving enough regard to what is going on in the background. And oftentimes, the background can greatly affect the appearance of the main subject. For instance, when you don't notice the telephone pole in the background that looks like it's coming right out of your subject's head. So the quick fix for background problems is that if you are trying to stage a photograph, just remind yourself to look at the background first. If it seems too busy, or could be competing for attention, either change your angle for taking the photograph or .. more »