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Battle of the Ring Flashes: Orbis vs Ray Flash (As Tested at NYC Comic Con in Practical Use)

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Comic Con has been over with for a little while now, but if it has solidified anything that I’ve been taught it’s that your lighting is paramount. The lighting on a convention floor won’t always be ideal, and you can even take your on-camera flash’s capabilities a bit further with a light modifier. Last year, I tested the Orbis at the event and this year I took the Ray Flash—a close competitor. Though the Orbis and Ray Flash have received shining stars from us, here’s a test from us in practical use for portraits.

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Written by Chris Gampat

October 24th, 2011 at 12:43 am

Review: The Rogue Grid for On-Camera Flashes

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After just finishing the ExpoImaging Rogue Flash bender review and the ExpoImaging Ray Flash review, I was sent one of their newer products, the Rogue Grid. Essentially like a flash snoot, the grid will further enhance the spotlight effect from your flash. This is done with different configurations. But is it worth being a part of your kit?

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Written by Chris Gampat

September 2nd, 2011 at 12:28 am

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The Complete ExpoImaging Ray Flash Ring Flash Review (And Comparison)

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Ring Flash—it’s a look that everyone loves and there are entire Flickr groups dedicated to showing off one’s work with the special lighting tool. The ExpoImaging Ray Flash has been reviewed here for quite a while now, and from our tests, we highly recommend it. Here’s why we love it and why we’ve chosen this one over the competition.

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Written by Chris Gampat

June 18th, 2011 at 12:13 am

Field Review: ExpoImaging Ray Flash (Day 3- More Fun Portraits)

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By far, I’m going to have to say that the ExpoImaging Ray Flash has my vote as the best Ring Flash attachment to use. The other day, my friend Steph and I got together and had some fun photoshoot time in her room as she helped me finish the testing of the Ray Flash. A while ago, I used it on former Premium Compact Specialist Will Greenwald. Hit the jump to see how this shoot went.

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Written by Chris Gampat

June 17th, 2011 at 12:52 am

Getting Your Micro Four Thirds Camera to Use a Ring Flash

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Boredom = the creation of the awesomest photography hack ever. Ring flashes are items that I’m extremely smitten with for the particular look they give off. People see them all over in ads, and when I recently invested into a Micro Four Thirds camera, I tried to figure out a way to use a ring flash with it. Here’s a story of trial, error, frustration, boredom, and success.

And in the end, it proved effective in being extremely fun for me.

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Written by Chris Gampat

June 5th, 2011 at 12:13 am

The Complete Rogue Flash Benders Review

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So are the ExpoImaging Rogue Flash Benders the best flash modifiers ever? Many photographers would say so, and to be quite honest I couldn’t find a single fault with them. Bendable, pliable, shapable, versatile: the Rogue Flash Benders let you really harness the light output from your flash and give the strobist some of the best control I’ve ever seen. Let’s review what we’ve done.

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Written by Chris Gampat

April 20th, 2011 at 12:19 am