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1. A FLASHGUN’S POWER IS EXPLAINED BY ITS GUIDE NUMBER  If you’re in the market for a new flashgun, you’ll naturally want to know how powerful it is. The way manufacturers measure this is with a guide number (GN), which unfortunately is the least intuitive system ever conceived, and also the most exploited. Here’s the principle behind it. GN is calculated by multiplying the maximum flash-to-subject distance (in metres) at which a certain aperture will correctly expose the subject, assuming the ISO is 100. Confused? Let’s check out an example. Imagine you’re shooting a portrait at f/4 and ISO 100. If your flash has a guide number of 40, this means you can be up to 10m away (as 4x10=40), as any further will underexpose the subject. Some flashguns zoom in by narrowing the throw of light, which changes the GN, so bear this in mind when researching spec. You’ll also need to check a manufacturer isn’t measuring in feet rather than metres, or at ISO 200 rather than 100, as these, too,

Flat lay is trendy right now, and you’ll see a lot of it on Instagram.It’s popular in many photography genres, including food. It’s not quite proper for classic still life compositions where you want depth, but it clearly lets us define the shapes of objects. You can use it to better show the beauty of many dishes, as well as utensils and tools. It will take 5 to 60 minutes if everything that you need for shooting is ready. For the picture with the vintage cutlery (right), takes 20 minutes for scene set up. Camera and Lenses Camera and lenses use in this project is Canon 700D with Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM  and Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 lenses. Some people like to use a tripod for these kinds of shots, but if shooting with studio lights there’s no need - the flash will freeze any camera movement and gives wonderful crisp details. There is differences either you use flash or not.If you prefer the freedom of shooting handheld - there is some advantage - i