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Field Review: ExpoImaging Rogue Flashbenders (Day 1)

Chris Gampat
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03/01/2011
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The ExpoImaging Rogue Flashbendersare the items that will perhaps replace almost all other pieces of photo gear in your bag. We’re saying that for a very good reason, their pure versatility.

What Are Flashbenders

The Rogue Flashbenders are three different units that come in varying sizes.

– A large square

– A wide rectangle

– A monstrously large bounce card

One side of the unit is totally black while the other is pure white. The bottom of the unit wraps around your flash head and the white side gets placed facing towards your flash’s bulb. The Flashbender can be shaped into nearly anything you want it to. This can help with aiming the light output by the flash.

More on this can be found at the product page on their site.

What Can They Be Used for?


– Because of how large they are, they can be used as reflectors.

– Roll the two sides inward together and they can be used as a snoot.

– Use them in combination with wireless flash control and they can be used as softboxes.

– Bend the sides inward for a very targeted flash beam effect.

There are literally dozens of different things you can do with the Flashbenders. This will be explored in the review as the units have tremendous potential.

Who Would Use Them?

Studio photographers: that want a versatile unit that can be a reflector, snoot, bounce card, softbox, etc.

Wedding photographers: That don’t want to switch out when shooting a wedding

Event photographers: That want to stay light

Photojournalists: That need to nail the shot in a heartbeat and that want to bounce their flash output accordingly

Fine Art Photographers: For creative effects

More to come in the full field review. Here are some quick samples:

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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