David Ziser Talks About Syl On Digital Protalk
February 20, 2009 by Syl Arena · Leave a Comment
David Ziser, one of the icons of contemporary wedding photography and a leading photography educator, met up with me at the WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) convention in Las Vegas. David wrote about it in his great blog Digital Pro Talk. Read about it here.
David Hobby Silenced By Syl
December 12, 2008 by Syl Arena · Leave a Comment
I thought I was building a playful, Rube Goldberg flash rig… It turned out that I had actually created an apocalyptic contraption able to blacken the sun for an instant and simultaneously silence David Hobby, the genius behind Strobist - the world’s most widely read photography blog. Read about it here.
News about the “ring of death” spread quickly. Ben Willmore, the “victim” of the original test firing, wrote about the experience here. Wired magazine wrote about it here. Gizmodo picked it up here. They also wrote about it in France.
Scott Kelby Sends Kudos For High-Speed Sync Article
November 11, 2008 by Syl Arena · Leave a Comment
Scott Kelby, the best-selling author of a gillion books on digital photography and president of NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals), wrote:
Friend of the blog, Syl Arena has a terrific article on high-speed sync when using off-camera flash (which can open a whole new world of daytime flash photography for you). I read the article last night and if you’re into off-camera flash, this article is an absolute must-read. Very well done, and illustrated. Way to go Syl!
See the post on Photoshop Insider here.
Popular Photography Picks Up Syl’s “Simple Truths About Color Management”
November 5, 2008 by Syl Arena · Leave a Comment
Popular Photography, the most widely read photography magazine in America, picked up my article on the basics of color management. Read about it here.