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July 14, 2021

Welcome to the new home for The Flash Centre
Welcome to our new and improved website! We gave The Flash Centre online a little spruce up to keep our website feeling fresh whilst offering our customers the same great user experience. Things will look simpler and sleeker, and our...
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July 13, 2021

Get The Shot with Michael Sewell - Food
"By lighting from the far side of the plate, at an angle that causes the light to reflect towards the camera, there is a greater incidence of specular highlights, making the food look “wet”. It also gives it greater texture and shape, providing a much more appealing three dimensional look to the finished image"... Read on for more great food photography tips!
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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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May 24, 2020

Phottix Raja 105cm Softbox - A Review
I originally bought the Raja 105cm because my usual location key box was getting a little tired. The new Phottix Raja stripboxes had proven their worth so quickly, the Phottix Raja range was the first place I looked. The 105cm has met my expectations and more.
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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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December 23, 2016

The Big Interview - Ivor Kerslake, The British Museum
In this BIG INTERVIEW, Lou from TFC had the chance to meet and interview Ivor about his photographic work at The British Museum, the importance behind the image creation and how the inner photographic workings at The British Museum operate.
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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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