Q&A

Testing the Pocket Wizard Plus III

Posted by admin on March 21, 2012 at 6:34 pm

The new Pocket Wizard Plus III just arrived at my studio.  I JUST had to test this new radio transmitter every way I could think of. The Plus III worked perfectly in the studio,  firing both Speedlights and studio strobes. My next question was how far would the signal transmit from a remote location? Would [...]

Dealing with reflections

Posted by admin on March 15, 2012 at 2:25 pm

On a recent assignment for Nike I ran into the challenge of how deal with reflections on a large glass display case.  The showcase was located in the front of the store near  glass doors and could not be moved. I also encountered the issue of massive reflections from the front widows.  I attempted to use [...]

Ask Rick! Q&A: Making your infrared transmitter face your strobe.

Posted by admin on May 5, 2011 at 1:40 pm

I received an email this morning from a gentleman who took my Location Lighting Workshop last fall at Calumet in Manchester, UK. Q:”How do you get a Canon STE-2 infrared transmitter to trigger a Canon 580EXll, so it will fire the strobe outside in bright sunlight?” Infrared systems work very well inside as long as [...]