Jay Abend

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How To
Build A Battery Pack For Your Flash
Jay Abend  |  Jun 01, 1999  |  2 comments

Of all the articles that I have written for Shutterbug, there is one topic that continually generates mail from readers. Whenever I have mentioned my "homemade battery packs" for Vivitar 283 and 285 flash units, the mail pours in. Sick of poky...

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Ilfords New Delta 400 Professional Black And White Film
Jay Abend  |  Apr 01, 2001  |  0 comments

Sometimes my day to day life as a photographer is so wrapped up in new technology that I forget all about the basics of photography. In an era when digital cameras and electronic imaging are threatening to blow conventional silver-based...

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Kodak Professional DCS Pro Back Plus Digital Camera Back
16 Million Pexels And A Whole Lot More
Jay Abend  |  Jun 01, 2002  |  0 comments

In case you haven't heard, there's a new sheriff in town who just rode in from Rochester. This new sheriff has 16 megapixels, pro-oriented software, gorgeous color, and fits virtually any medium format camera--what's not to like?

When Kodak introduced...

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Kodak's Pro SLR/n
Kodak Roars Back With A Revised Digital SLR
Jay Abend  |  Jul 01, 2004  |  0 comments

The digital SLR world is a jungle. Just days after Canon announced its earthshaking 11-megapixel, full frame, EOS-1Ds SLR in September of 2002, Kodak blew them out of the water with their 14-megapixel SLR, the DCS 14n. The Kodak digital SLR was not only...

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Lighting
Light Plays
Pumped Up Color
Jay Abend  |  Jun 01, 2001  |  0 comments

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Well, we're halfway through the year 2001 and I'm finally getting used to the idea of living at...

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Lighting
Lights On
Pack And Head Goes Monolight
Jay Abend  |  Jul 01, 2000  |  0 comments

I have always considered myself a pack and head guy. You know what I mean--big powerful studio flash generators, long cables, and fan-cooled light heads. Growing up I always thought of a pro photographer as the guy with the view camera...

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Long Live The D2
A Darkroom Classic That Keeps On Ticking
Jay Abend  |  Oct 01, 1999  |  0 comments

Ah, the Omega D2. Every time I walk into my darkroom and see my own well-worn enlarger my mind flashes back to my college days, where the university had about 30 D2s working hard every day. Many long hours spent putting together my first black and white...

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Pro Techniques
Murphys Law Revisited
Even A Pro Can Have A Bad Day
Jay Abend  |  Dec 01, 2000  |  0 comments

You're all familiar with Murphy's Law--Anything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong. Certainly being a working photographer is a great way to see Murphy's Law in action on nearly a daily basis. While I pride myself on being prepared for every...

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Novoflex Macro Flash Lighting System
Jay Abend  |  Nov 01, 2001  |  0 comments

Macro photography seems to be in a golden age. Maybe it's the proliferation of digital point-and-shoot cameras with incredible macro focusing capabilities. Maybe it's the new breed of inexpensive macro zoom lenses, or maybe...

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Lighting
Off-Camera Lighting
Take It Off The Hot Shoe For Best Results
Jay Abend  |  Oct 01, 2004  |  0 comments

Photos © 2004, Jay Abend, All Rights Reserved

The look of flash photography has been a problem for photographers for decades. As we migrated from huge silver reflectors stuffed with flash bulbs to smaller and more portable electronic flash units, the look of on-camera...

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