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August 11, 2021

Elinchrom ONE - Your Questions Answered
Fresh off the back of the exciting Elinchrom ONE announcement (Elinchrom's first battery powered monolight!), and with questions coming in about it thick and fast, we thought it might be useful to summarise your most frequently asked questions in one place. If you...
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August 10, 2021

Capturing artisans in Oaxaca with the Elinchrom ONE with Brenda Bazan
It is a privilege of ours to share stories from creators and communities all around the globe. With the launch of the Elinchrom ONE light, we are excited to highlight photographers working on humanitarian personal projects. To celebrate her identity as...
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July 12, 2021

The Importance Of Light by Michael Sewell
The purpose of this tutorial is to demonstrate the importance of light with regards to the quality of the image. To demonstrate the effect good lighting all images have been shot with a low end camera. In this case, a 2007 compact camera, a Fujifilm F31fd stolen from my Dad!
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July 11, 2021

Michael Sewell Shares His Take on the ELB 500 TTL
Michael Sewell reviews the Elinchrom ELB 500 TTL portable flash kit... Spoiler alert... He liked it!
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April 20, 2020

Simple Product Setup Using Two Speedlights by Michael Sewell

We are in the middle of Covid-19 lockdown. The kids are running riot, and I'm all out of duct tape. So, can you even begin to imagine the enthusiasm I might have, when I'm contacted by Mr. Rowley of The Flash Centre, asking if I could put together a very simple example image, that can be reproduced in the home. The idea being to encourage folk to do something whilst waiting for their release date.

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February 22, 2018

Photographer Profile - Brett Harkness
TFC ambassador Brett Harkness takes us on his journey in the industry, and explains what kit he's used over the years to create a successful studio and wedding photography business....
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November 3, 2016

Photographing the Perfect Plate with Scott Grummett
My journey into food photography began when I left college with a love of still life, I loved the technical aspects and the control of it all. My early commissions involved blowing things up, starting fires and freezing items in ice. It was a feeling of controlled chaos. From there I started assisting food photographers and found myself loving the combination of control and realism involved.
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September 15, 2015

Icelandic Adventures & Underwater Photography with Fine Art Photographer Cheng Han
Professional Photographer, Cheng Han is a self taught Fine art and Fashion photographer who also specialises in underwater imagery. In this edition of the TFC blog we talk to Cheng about his life in photography, and his recent visit the southern part of Iceland which culminated in his stunning series of photographs where the fashion and landscape merge.
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July 17, 2015

An Interview with Andy Cotterill
London born and bred photographer and TFC long term customer Andrew Cotterill is a photographer with a passion. His love of music started in the 1980's so his passage into music photography was a natural progression. TFC London Manager Louise asks him some questions about his career – Thanks Andrew!
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