Depth of Flash Exposure aka The Inverse Square Law or Flash to Subject Distance

The inverse square law or flash to subject distance video. It has so many names we decided to add another one - DEPTH OF FLASH EXPOSURE. This just makes more sense to us, so take it as you'd like. To us Depth of Field and Flash to Subject Distance have a lot in common. So much that it just computed easier if we renamed it.
Check out the video as we try to describe THE INVERSE SQUARE LAW in total lightenupandshoot style. See exactly how complicated this thing really is, but how easy to understand it should be with our new terminology...ok so maybe it's still complicated but we tried!
Now just to clarify, the measurements we give in the video are not exact. It is simply for you to be able to wrap your head around the concept that the closer the light, the less DOFE you have. The farther away the light, the more DOFE you have!
We are definitely not out measuring anything with a tape measure, but if you want to...you'll see it's close.
We try to teach, like we like to learn...so any association with reality might be left far behind...but in the end, we know what we're talking about...and hopefully you do as well.
If you have any questions, just leave a comment and we'll get back to you!

New Website is up! Please HELP!!!!!

Hello all you lightenupandshooters! For the past couple of months we have been working on a new website.


The blog has been extremely friendly to us, but we decided that since lightenupandshoot is more of a philosophy instead of just Mikey and Andy, we needed a place with more interaction.


The site is still in BETA, although very close to being finished. Everything is working including registration!


All suggestions are welcome, good or bad.

Our main goal is easy navigation, we know with the blog it is sometimes hard to find articles. Let us know if the layout is pleasing and everything is easy to find.


We also wanted to include a forum so that there could be more community interaction. You must register to use the forum, this way we can kick anyone out that is being unproductive to the rest of us! Let us know if there is a topic that you would like, or if we have to many. Again, any suggestion is positively received!


Thanks for being lightenupandshooters!


New Website : The New Lightenupandshoot Website CLICK HERE


Andy & Mikey

Lighten Up and Let Them Shoot - The Amazon

Sometimes in life you think you have it all planned out...then suddenly nothing goes as planned. So what do you do? You give up? Do you put your tail in between your legs and go home?

That is just not what lightenupandshoot is all about!

So what did we do? Find out after the break...

El Amazonas - lightenupandshoot heads to The Amazon River!!!!!!!!!

Andy and I just returned from 10 days in the Amazon. Anacondas, mosquitos, indigenas people, jungle trekking, and awesome video footage of us teaching kids photography in the rainforest. Stay tuned for a series of videos that will be sure to inspire you to break out the camera and take a trip to the Amazon River Basin. ENJOY THE SNEAK PEAK AND AS ALWAYS: LIGHTENUPANDSHOOT!!!

Lighten Up and Snoot : The Envigado Shoot, Bar La Sierra

Alright people it's time to learn a thing or two. So Mikey and I head out to what we think is the coolest bar in all of Envigado, La Sierra which is owned by our good friend Carlos Mario. It's a tiny and I mean tiny bar with some of the coolest atmosphere you can ever imagine. It is true what they say, good things come in small packages.

We went out with Gaby as our model and we wanted to play with a snoot technique we wanted to share with you. We love snoots! Unbelievable creativity in something so simple!

More info, photos, and brand spankin new Lightroom Presets after the break

6 Months of Lightenupandshoot!!

A quick video to show what lightenupandshoot has done in the past 6 months. We love this rollercoaster we're on, and we hope it never ends!!

Thank you for being part of it!! Share it with everyone!! Lightenupandshoot.com is not about Andy and Mikey, it's about a photographic lifestyle!! It's about living life and capturing moments that would normally slip away!! It's about feeling like you've changed someone's life with a quick press of the shutter button!! It's about being you!! Not what some camera company wants you to be!!

Thanks again!! And stay tuned for more!!

Andy and Mikey

New Addition to the Backpacker's Studio

The new Strap. We know a little expensive for a strap but I'm telling you its like Tivo (DVR thingy), until you get it, you don't know how you lived without it! Trust us on this. It's freakin awesome!

Buy from Bhphoto.com by clicking here or Buy from Amazon.com by clicking here!

Mikey and Andy

Lightenupandshooters!!!! THANKS FOR COMING OUT!!!!!

Andy and I invited photographers from Anaheim, Tampa Bay and Jacksonville to shoot with us over the past three weeks.  The turn out was more than we expected and we can't thank everyone enough.  Stay tuned for more lightenupandshoot videos and events!  Until next time, Lighten Up and SHOOT!!!!!!


Mikey

PS  Andy and I would love to see your pictures on our flickr and facebook pages.

*** Lightenupandshoot will be in Jacksonville, FL March 5 - 6 ***

Andy and I have three awesome events this weekend and a special guest appearance from our favorite lighting company!!!!!

1st Street Photography Shoot in downtown Jax.  No model provided because we are going to hit the streets in search of a model to shoot.  3 pm March 5th

2nd  Creative Lighting Workshop at Lastminutephotostudio.com.  We will cover studio lighting tips and tricks from 9:30am -  1:00pm.  This is limited to a small group of photographers with knowledge of flash.  Check lastminutephotostudio.com for details on how to sign up.  Or visit our facebook to see how to sign up for the event.

3rd  Photo-Shoot-Together which is open to everyone at 3:00pm at the Pier in Jacksonville Beach.  The last two Photo-Shoot-Togethers have been awesome.  We cover anything you want to go over during a shoot with models.  Everyone goes home with an awesome shot!

Lighten up and come see us!
Mikey

Meet the coolest president of any camera company!

Meet the coolest President of any camera company: nedbunnell.blogspot.com not only because he likes us...his vision on photography really is in line with the lightenupandshoot philosophy!