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Does it refer to all flash photography, or a particular type of flash photography?
 
D.S. said:
Does it refer to all flash photography, or a particular type of flash photography?
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It doesn't mean studio flash as I see it

To me at least it means 'Speedlights' (or whatever Canonites call their flashguns) and usually OCF too

(OCF = Off Camera Flash - as in - firing your flashguns by some remote trigger - usually a radio trigger such as Skyports or Pocketwizards)

DD
 
Cool, thanks for the clarification :thumbs:
 
'Strobist' is merely the name of a webiste/blog which focuses on the use of 'small' flash (or strobes if you're american) units (speedllight?).

It really, really grinds my gears when people ask for 'strobist information' or refer to it as a photography applciation, which it isn't. It's 'flash photography or off camera flash photography', you wallies.

Plus it sounds stupid.

Rant over.
 
DeanPhoto said:
'Strobist' is merely the name of a webiste/blog which focuses on the use of 'small' flash (or strobes if you're american) units (speedllight?).

It really, really grinds my gears when people ask for 'strobist information' or refer to it as a photography applciation, which it isn't.

Plus it sounds stupid. It's 'flash photography' you wallies.

Rant over.
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Rant away :D

But in the end - 'Strobist' is a newish term for those meaning using flashguns in a more creative way than just sticking it on the camera itself

DD
 
DeanPhoto said:
'Strobist' is merely the name of a webiste/blog which focuses on the use of 'small' flash (or strobes if you're american) units (speedllight?).

It really, really grinds my gears when people ask for 'strobist information' or refer to it as a photography applciation, which it isn't. It's 'flash photography or off camera flash photography', you wallies.

Plus it sounds stupid.

Rant over.
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:agree:

Strobist is a silly term. A strobe is, by definition, not the sort of thing you'd use to do what it is the term is now coined for in photography circles (i.e. flash!).
 
any off camera flash photography somes it up to me , is my take on it
 
its not silly, its a different thought approach to using flash, it's thinking to light quick and dirty and to use it in addition to ambient without going the whole hog, and doing it on a budget with hotshoe flashes
 
Yeah, seems to be an American term - they call flash guns strobes.

Off-camera flash using pocket-type guns (Speedlights [Nikon] and Speelites [Canon] etc) often with multiple units, and a combination of diffusers, 'light modifiers' and 'light shapers'.

It's technically really clever stuff, which used to be extremely difficult before the latest systems were introduced not that many years ago. Setting exposure balance for multiple flash and triggering multiple units used to be an absolute nightmare, and not many guns had enough power either. But now the top end units from several manufacturers all do this really well, very easily and reliably (and wirelessly).

Personally I think it is a really exciting development and the sort of pictures talented people are producing, is brilliant - wonderful studio-style lighting fixed up in the middle of nowhere :eek: And while the technical stuff is largely taken care of, you still have to know what you're doing with lighting.

Joe McNally is a famous pioneer strobist, and his book The Hot Shoe Diaries is quickly becoming a standard reference work already. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hot-Shoe-Di...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247238333&sr=8-1 Buy this book and I guarantee you'll be wanting another two guns (strobes :D ) before you're half way through.
 
david1701 said:
its not silly, its a different thought approach to using flash, it's thinking to light quick and dirty and to use it in addition to ambient without going the whole hog, and doing it on a budget with hotshoe flashes
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The approach and paradigm is fine, but I do find the term silly. A flash, on or off camera, is not a strobe (unless you're triggering it multiple times a second for a sustained period). Anyway, the term is here to stay. I must be getting old as I never used to have an opinion on things like this before!
 
I think you will find that the term has originated from the technique of using an 'off camera flash' as a strobe (which my SB900 and I believe the SB800 has the ability to do) So, I think a rant unwaranted in this case as it is not just using the flash off camera the technique usually requires a lot more thought and creativity to be 'Strobist'.

I may be wrong and i'm sure plenty will be along to disagree!

:popcorn: :grin:

Paul
 
The Strobist philosophy now encompases all off camera lighting, including studio lights as well as the likes of the Rayflash, which are technically on-camera lights ;)
 
I'm a strobist and I drag the shutter :D
 
py6km said:
The approach and paradigm is fine, but I do find the term silly. A flash, on or off camera, is not a strobe (unless you're triggering it multiple times a second for a sustained period). Anyway, the term is here to stay. I must be getting old as I never used to have an opinion on things like this before!
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:razz:

HoppyUK said:
I'm a strobist and I drag the shutter :D
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I MUST HAVE THAT ON A T SHIRT
 
DeanPhoto said:
'Strobist' is merely the name of a webiste/blog which focuses on the use of 'small' flash (or strobes if you're american) units (speedllight?).

It really, really grinds my gears when people ask for 'strobist information' or refer to it as a photography applciation, which it isn't. It's 'flash photography or off camera flash photography', you wallies.

Plus it sounds stupid.

Rant over.
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a hoover is not the name of vacuum cleaners but its synonymous with them this is only the same thing really
 
Cool, hot topic then :D

The question came to as I have seen the term used in many different ways, none specific if you see what I mean.

Thanks very much everyone!
 
DeanPhoto said:
It really, really grinds my gears when people ask for 'strobist information' or refer to it as a photography applciation, which it isn't.

It's 'flash photography or off camera flash photography', you wallies.
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You either have far too much time on your hands or allow far too little to 'grind your gears'.

Seriously, lighten up. :)
 
HoppyUK said:
Yeah, seems to be an American term - they call flash guns strobes.

Off-camera flash using pocket-type guns (Speedlights [Nikon] and Speelites [Canon] etc) often with multiple units, and a combination of diffusers, 'light modifiers' and 'light shapers'.

It's technically really clever stuff, which used to be extremely difficult before the latest systems were introduced not that many years ago. Setting exposure balance for multiple flash and triggering multiple units used to be an absolute nightmare, and not many guns had enough power either. But now the top end units from several manufacturers all do this really well, very easily and reliably (and wirelessly).

Personally I think it is a really exciting development and the sort of pictures talented people are producing, is brilliant - wonderful studio-style lighting fixed up in the middle of nowhere :eek: And while the technical stuff is largely taken care of, you still have to know what you're doing with lighting.

Joe McNally is a famous pioneer strobist, and his book The Hot Shoe Diaries is quickly becoming a standard reference work already. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hot-Shoe-Di...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247238333&sr=8-1 Buy this book and I guarantee you'll be wanting another two guns (strobes :D ) before you're half way through.
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Well said :thumbs:
 
D.S. said:
Does it refer to all flash photography, or a particular type of flash photography?
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it incorrectly refers to off camera flash with small flash guns. blame the yanks for yet again getting things wrong lol
 
POAH said:
it incorrectly refers to off camera flash with small flash guns.
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C'mon guys, this is a little sad, it's merely a colloquialism derived from the websites name. :shrug:

Dave Hobby can call it whatever he likes, he created the site FFS.

Infact when he named the blog I doubt he considered just how popular strobist.com would be or whether he cared if stuck up Brits would scoff at how 'incorrect' or improper the name was. :lol:
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
C'mon guys, this is a little sad, it's merely a colloquialism derived from the websites name. :shrug:

Dave Hobby can call it whatever he likes, he created the site FFS.

Infact when he named the blog I doubt he considered just how popular strobist.com would be or whether he cared if stuck up Brits would scoff at how 'incorrect' or improper the name was. :lol:
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its not a colloquialism, its incorrect pure and simple.

do we say sidewalk or pavement
 
POAH said:
its not a colloquialism, its incorrect pure and simple.
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How can it be incorrect? I'll say again, 'Strobist' is the name given to his website which has spawned the colloquialism 'Strobism'.

It's not to be taken so seriously, it's just a name.

Here's another one for you 'Artic Monkeys'. :eek:

To insist it's improperness is just sad IMO. Find something else to whinge about for crying out loud.

POAH said:
do we say sidewalk or pavement
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Those two words both have an identical meaning and have no relevance or significance in your argument.
 
i like how some people get so defensive over "correct" terms :thumbs:
 
Tomas Whitehouse said:
How can it be incorrect? I'll say again, 'Strobist' is the name given to his website which has spawned the colloquialism 'Strobism'.

It's not to be taken so seriously, it's just a name.

Here's another one for you 'Artic Monkeys'. :eek:

To insist it's improperness is just sad IMO. Find something else to whinge about for crying out loud.
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:agree:
 
POAH said:
its not a colloquialism, its incorrect pure and simple.

do we say sidewalk or pavement
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The term "Strobism" derives from the name of the website "Strobist". Likewise, the term "hoovering" derives from the name of a particular brand of vacuum cleaner and I'm sure you either use, or have heard used the word "ginger" as a catch-all term for a soft drink.
 
Flash In The Pan said:
The term "Strobism" derives from the name of the website "Strobist". Likewise, the term "hoovering" derives from the name of a particular brand of vacuum cleaner and I'm sure you either use, or have heard used the word "ginger" as a catch-all term for a soft drink.
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I've a dyson, not a hoover lol

however a strobe is not the same as a flash so the term is incorrect to use. bit like lens and lens.

It may well be derived from a website but its wrong :shrug:

if you looked up big boobed lesbos and got a site full of flat chested gaunt men you'd be annoyed :nono:
 
POAH said:
I've a dyson, not a hoover lol

however a strobe is not the same as a flash so the term is incorrect to use. bit like lens and lens.

It may well be derived from a website but its wrong :shrug:

if you looked up big boobed lesbos and got a site full of flat chested gaunt men you'd be annoyed :nono:
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Again you've missed the point, it doesn't matter as to whether the term is technically correct, it's slang. It's nothing like "lens" v "lens", the latter is just a result of poor education.
 
POAH said:
however a strobe is not the same as a flash so the term is incorrect to use. bit like lens and lens.
It may well be derived from a website but its wrong :shrug:
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How about a cut from a US dictionary?

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POAH said:
if you looked up big boobed lesbos and got a site full of flat chested gaunt men you'd be annoyed :nono:
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Your analogy speaks volumes :|
 
SCORE ONE to Mr.Whitehouse:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I think people need to lighten up over words, Flashes or Strobes, it's just a word. Seriously, if people concentrated so much on their pictures as they have this silly argument, we'd have some AMAZING togs on here;)
 
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