November 2009

COOL GEAR: Strobies Flash Modifiers

by Brian Smith on November 30, 2009

in Lighting, Photography Gear

One of the cool things I came across at this year’s PhotoPlus Expo was this Interfit Strobies Portrait Kit light modifiers for shoe mount flash. The great thing about studio flashes like Profoto is that you have lots of great choices of light modifiers, but most of the modifiers for on-camera flash either look like a Tupperware jar jammed on the end of the flash or are the some form of white card taped to the back of the flash for bounce. Neither option provides for particularly sexy light. The cool thing about Strobies is that somebody finally figured out a way to shrink light modifiers down to size. The kit sells for about $150 or you can buy most of the modifiers indivually for about $30 each. Flex mounts are available for most any kind of shoe mount flash are another seven bucks. The Sony HLV-58AM uses Flex mount SGM400. If you have several brands of flashes, you just buy an extra $7 adapter.

Strobies Flash Modifiers

Strobies Portrait Kit: Barndoors, Grid Spot, Snoot, Globe and Beauty Dish

Strobies Flash Modifiers

Interchangable Strobies Flex Mount Adapter

Strobies Beauty Dish

Strobies Beauty Dish

Strobies Flash Modifiers

Strobies Grid Spot

Strobies Flash Modifiers

Strobies Globe

Strobies Flash Modifiers

Strobies Snoot with Grid spots

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Freelance Portfolio Magazine Features Burlesque Legends

by Brian Smith on November 29, 2009

in Press

Big congrats to Greg Welch of Freelance Portfolio Magazine on Issue 2 featuring photos of Candy Carmello, The Amazing Knicker Kittens and Dirty Martini  from my Legends of Burlesque series. Thanks Greg!

Brian Smith on Freelance Portfolio Magazine

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PDN City Guide Miami

by Brian Smith on November 24, 2009

in Miami Photographer

As Miami prepares for Art Basel, Photo Miami, Art Miami, PULSE and a plethora of Art fairs, I give a Big Shout Out of THANKS to PDN’s Holly Hughes and Connor Risch for interviewing me about the Miami Photography scene for their Photo District News Miami City Guide.

Thanks PDN!

PDN Miami City Guide

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YANKS DO IT AGAIN!

by Brian Smith on November 19, 2009

in Sports Photography

Hideki Matsui of the New York Yankees

World Series MVP Hideki Matsui sets a World Series RBI record driving the Yanks to their 27th World Series Title.

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