In this episode, Bill and Ed talk with Gene Kester, co-founder and CEO of Photoflex Lighting Equipment.
Hosts:
Bill Crawford, publisher of StudioLighting.net (Flickr)
Ed Hidden, exclusive IStockPhoto.com photographer (Flickr)
Special Guest:
Gene Kester, co-founder and CEO of Photoflex Lighting Equipment
Visit the Photoflex family of web sites:
Photoflex.com
Webphotoschool.com
PhotoflexLightingSchool.com
LightSource Episode 14 (Interview Series) [42:29 minutes]
LightSource E014 [19.5 MB]
In this episode:
Bill and Ed discuss:
- Phixr.com web-based image editor
- WhiBal White Balance Reference Card Set
Special Guest Gene Kester, Co-founder and CEO of Photoflex discusses:
- How Photoflex found Gene
- Popular Photoflex reflectors and light panels
- New Photoflex First Studio lighting kits
- Continuous light source advantages
- Studio lighting without a DSLR
- Professional Starlite high output light source
- Advantages of Strobe lights
- Light modifier considerations
- Umbrellas and softboxes for portraiture and commercial use
- Benefits of soft light
- Webphotoschool.com and Photoflexlightingschool.com
- Getting free lighting lessonsChoosing the right reflector
- Keeping your photography interesting
- An overview of a beginner lighting setup
- Suggesting lessons for WebPhotoSchool
- Gene gives his advice to budding lighting experts
- How to get comfortable with subjects
- Where to purchase Photoflex products
- Lighting Fundamentals (incidence, etc)
- Using Photoshop to put a man in a jar ($1.99 lesson)
- Using strings to set up fool-proof portrait lighting