Introducing the Modular Flash System: A New Era of Precision and Flexibility in Flash Photography

The Modular Flash System redefines creative lighting by merging retro-inspired ergonomics with state-of-the-art wireless control and intelligent exposure technology. Designed for both analog and digital photographers, this system integrates seamlessly with Westcott’s FJ-series flashes and introduces a patent-pending reflective scene metering trigger that enables automatic TTL-like flash exposure—even on vintage film cameras. With interchangeable components including a customizable bracket, touchscreen remote, and integrated metering interface, the Modular Flash System offers a lightweight, intuitive, and scalable solution for photographers who demand both style and performance in every shot.

A Sentimental Journey: Revisiting the amazing world of film photography. Having inaugurated my amazing journey into photography in the mid-fifties, I am quite familiar with the capture and post production of the analog counterpart to digital, the world of film photography.

When studying any subject, working One on One with a Coach or Professional Instructor brings in the process of kinesthetic learning, with a hands on approach.

In Tim Meyer’s Lighting and Portraiture workshops, students are introduced to the origins and chronology of art. Tim walks us through the evolution of styles providing examples of period artists. We are asked to consider art history and the development of technique as an opportunity to explore the elements of our own personal journey and discovery of our own artistic voice. While I would look to Tim or materials from his classes to reveal the development of contour in art, the addition of specular highlights found personal intrigue with me.

Lighting to capture a natural sunset, poses some interesting challenges to photographic style…

As a design engineer at heart, Vivitar circa mid-70's, I enjoy finding a way to adapt lighting products to work together. Such is the case with the excellent OCF light Modifiers by Profoto and the somewhat revolutionary design of the Godox AD-200X portable strobe light.

A fair amount of information on the internet is concerned with the demonstration of the use of only one light. The approach I take is to light the whole subject and create a sense of dimension in the final image. This being said, it is also very important to establish the setting or backdrop for the photographs.

This blog post chronicles a day at my recent Lighting Workshop held on July 9, 2017. The place, Woods Canyon Lake, N-E of Payson, AZ

We began at the lakeside campground of Woods Canyon Lake, in a setting of pine trees and Aspens. And while Phoenix was sporting temperatures in three digits, we enjoyed the pleasantry of cool breezes and mid 70's weather.

The theme of this portrait, eliciting the feeling of the meeting of Guinevere and King Arthur in the forests of Camelot, a cinematic look was envisioned.

During the 2017 summer session at West Coast School, held at the University of San Diego, our instructor and Master Photographer, Jesus Padilla Neri took us on an outing to Coronado Beach for sunset shots. Our Beautiful model, Jena Masero provided us with the perfect compliment to the Sunset. Join us on this outdoor photo adventure with Jesus Padilla Neri

As our class at West Coast School with Jesus Padilla progressed, we ventured over to the south end of the USD campus to the reflection pool. While the sun was relatively high, we were still able to utilize the it as a back light for our lovely model, Sara. Our next step was to measure the ambient light level in order to set our base exposure. With his trusty Sekonic light meter in hand, Jesus measured the scene illumination. The scene measured in at ISO 100, shutter speed at 1/125th and an aperture of f-11.