19Jun 2014 by Kurt Sunkel

Win A Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Lens!

contest, Photo Gear, Photographic Equipment, Studio22 the Photo Lab
Win A Sigma 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM Lens! This lens is ideal for all-purpose photography including nature & wildlife, landscape, family, sport, and travel. The multipurpose, versatile lens ensures you are fully equipped for your explorations but at the same time helps minimize traveling equipment. Covering a wide angle, up to 18mm to telephoto 250mm and the its macro capability with a maximum magnification ratio of 1:2.9 the Sigma 18-250mm lens is designed exclusively for digital SLR cameras. Sigma has included optical image stabilization in the lens design, which gives you the ability to hand-hold the lens at shutter speeds four stops slower than usual so that camera shakes don’t becomes a problem. The Thermally Stable Composite (TSC) that is incorporated into the lens barrel has a high…
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11Jun 2014 by Kurt Sunkel
5 in1 Premium Reflector: Light Modifier

5 in1 Premium Reflector: Light Modifier

Photo Gear, Photographic Equipment
5 in1 Premium Reflector: Light Modifier A reflector is one of the simplest and most useful lighting accessories you can buy. There is no limitations to its use and can be experimented in the filed or studio! The premium 5 in 1 reflector contains discs that help direct available light onto any subject. With a flip of a sleeve, 5 available colours are accessible to assist in manipulating shadows and light. Perfect accessory when taking portraits, still life, close-ups, nature and for digital photography as well as video applications. The Phottix 5-in-1 Light Premium Reflector is durable, versatile and comes in three sizes: 80cm (32″) 107cm (42″) 120cm (47″). When you zip open the 5 in 1 reflector, the middle contains a translucent fabric, used to diffuse light, creating a…
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09Jun 2014 by Kurt Sunkel
Foldable Linkstar Beauty Dish

Foldable Linkstar Beauty Dish

Photo Gear, Photographic Equipment
Foldable Linkstar Beauty Dish Finding that desired light is easy when it is freely accessible shooting landscapes, but you are sometimes not as lucky when conducting fashion or portrait shoots, especially when working outside the studio. Producing the preferred light needs to be manufactured and involves setting up specified light, stands and modifiers, ranging from soft boxes, strobes to umbrellas, reflectors and to the most commonly used, the beauty dish.   The beauty dish is ideal for fashion, portrait and even sport photography as it attaches to the light source, the dish covers the flash head and this causes the light to reflect back into and out to the sides of the main dish. Most of the light is aimed forward at the subject and because of the size and…
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06Jun 2014 by Kurt Sunkel
Photography Course 101: 1st Lesson on Promotion

Photography Course 101: 1st Lesson on Promotion

Photography Workshops
Date: Saturday the 5th of July, 2014 Time: 9am – 12pm Location: Studio22: 7 Edison Way, Century Gate Business Park, Century City Lesson 1: 1 x 3 house session Price: R199 per person Booking Essential: e-mail - Paul Sutton paul@paulsutton.co.za or dial 078 640 6793 Photography Course 101: 1st Lesson on Promotion If you’re new to photography or simply new to Digital Photography then there’s no better way to get a running start than to attend some of our numerous courses and workshops on offer to photographers of all levels. A collaboration between Studio22 & Paul Sutton, our Photography 101 course is designed to cater for novice photographers, as well as intermediate students who will also find great value in it.” The full Photography 101 course is held within each calendar…
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05Jun 2014 by Kurt Sunkel

The Ultimate Flash Shoe Umbrella Holder

Photo Gear, Photographic Equipment
The Ultimate Flash Shoe Umbrella Holder Are you a wedding photographer or do you photograph a lot of portraits? Maybe you are a nature photographer? Then the Multi-function Flash shoe umbrella holder is an ideal accessory when shooting your work. A flash holder is used to lift up and situate flash units away from the camera, and with the light hitting the eye at a different angles, it eliminates the “red – eye” and unwanted shadows. This device can be used on location or in the studio and can adjust your flash units to various angles and heights.   The Phottix Varos Multi-function Flash Shoe Umbrella Holder is recommended and was designed by professional photographers. Its purpose is to mount a hot shoe flash and umbrella to a light stand or…
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