I have been experimenting recently with my Nikon D80 w/ Speedlight SB-800 set-up in an attempt to get away from the more "automated settings", so I can become more creative and produce higher quality photographs. I recently shot several hundred portrait photos using this equipment with a Nikon...

Hi! I am using the Nikon D40x, great camera! Anyway..., while shooting in the manual mode I increase ISO to 400 or more and the lighting in my images is terribly dark. I recently shot some photos in a church and it was so dark. Do I need to buy an additional flash/speedlight? When I shoot in the automatic...

Im still pretty new at using and utilizing all the extra photography equipment. Im good with my camera but I know my photos could be 10 times better with more lighting. What kind of lighting source and how many watts would you guys suggest for my first lighting source, I have a friends wedding to do...

I am just getting out of college and would like to pursue my photography full time. the problem is that i have done all of my work with natural lighting because I do not have a studio to work out of yet. I do mostly portraits of babies and a few weddings. my first question is as a beginning photographer...

I was just asked to photograph a wedding, I am just starting out in this business, I have done some portraits, but I haven't done too much outdoors. I'm wondering what kind of light set-up would be good for an outdoor location. Do you use remote flashes or just camera flash + sunlight. That kind...