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Hello Toronto!
My whirlwind autumn schedule that keeps me on the road for the next four weeks is in full swing. Today, I’m in Toronto to speak on how I create cinematic light with Speedlites at the Exposure Photo...
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Chicago and Fort Lauderdale Added to Speedliter’s Intensive™ Tour
Chicago and Fort Lauderdale are now on the Speedliter’s Intensive™ tour. Thanks to everyone who got in touch to encourage me to add a stop in the midwest and a stop in Florida. I’ll be teaching in...
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Sandy Disrupts Speedliter’s Intensive Tour — Revised Schedule, Chicago,...
The past several days have certainly been an interesting time to be in NYC. Throughout my Speedliter’s Intensive on Sunday in Manhattan, I marveled at how desolite 6th Avenue appeared without the...
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Free Workshop: Canon Live Learning, Dec 19, Los Angeles
Mastering the Speedlite 600EX-RT System with Syl Arena Presented by: Syl Arena Program: Professional Development Seminars & Workshops Date: December 19, 2012 Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Fee: Free of...
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Last Roadtrip of the Year: 4 Corners of the USA
Tomorrow I depart on my last roadtrip of the year. From the comfort of my little hilltop in Paso Robles, it looks like I’ll be hitting the four corners of the continental USA (although my friends at...
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Canon Pro Network: How Canon’s Latest Flash System Operates with EOS Cameras
Europe’s Canon Pro Network has just published an extensive article on how the new 600EX-RT Speedlite and ST-E3-RT Speedlite Transmitter integrate with EOS cameras. This is the sixth article on...
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August 2013 – Two Syl Arena Lighting Workshops in Maine
Save the dates: August 4–10 and August 11–17, 2013. I have two weeklong lighting workshops scheduled at Maine Media this year. Midcoast Maine + August + playing with light for a week = Summer camp for...
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Free NYC Seminar: Quick Start to Off-Camera Flash with Canon Speedlites
A quick announcement to NYC-area Canonistas that I’ll be speaking next week in the B&H Event Space. The two-hour presentation is suited for anyone interested in how I use my Canon Speedlites to...
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On The Road Again…Spring 2013 Dates for Speedliter’s Intensive Canon Flash...
I’ll be hitting 15 cities this spring on my 2013 Speedliter’s Intensive tour. Through the end of March, you can save $25 by buying an early bird ticket ($50 off the Chicago 2-day event). Spend a day...
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Cuba Bound!
It’s hard to believe…after waiting nine months, but we leave tomorrow for Havana. “We” are two groups of photographers organized by Santa Fe Workshops. I’m the leader for one group. Zack Arias is the...
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Speedliter’s Intensive Spring Tour Kicks Off Next Week. First Stops: Austin,...
I’ll head out early Monday morning for the first leg of my five-week Speedliter’s Intensive tour. First up are Austin, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles/Long Beach. Then I’ll make a quick dash home for...
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Sante Fe Adds 2-Day Workshops to Summer Schedule, Creates Mix and Match...
Santa Fe Photographic Workshops has added a new series of two-day workshops to their summer schedule and shifted their long-format workshops to a Wednesday-Saturday schedule. This means that you can...
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Brazil Bound!
I’m en route to Sao Paulo for the 2013 Estudio Brasil. On Friday afternoon, I’ll be giving a new presentation Speedlites: A Complete Studio In Your Bag. The event coincides with the release of both...
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Join Me for Picturing Cuba: Havana & Viñales, April 15–23, 2014
Boxing rivals baseball as the national sport of Cuba. In 2013, our group attended the Saturday morning bouts of a children’s boxing club in Havana. Join me in April for an amazing week meeting and...
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Stepping Inside Havana’s Camera Obscura
Havana’s camera obscura sits three floors above the Plaza Vieja, the Old Plaza, and overlooks the entire city. Stepping inside its viewing room was one of my favorite moments during my trip to Cuba...
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Learn To Light This Summer: My Trio of Week-long Workshops
Learning to mix Speedlites and small strobes on location: “Crafting Dramatic Light With Small Strobes”—Santa Fe Workshops Is a week-long summer photography workshop right for you? It depends upon...
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Lighting A Western With Canon Speedlites, A Chimera Softbox, And The LumoPro...
Fig. 1—Thomas and Jesse James in the saloon at Eaves Movie Ranch south of Santa Fe. Click through for a high-res version. 1/80″, f/8, ISO 800. Canon 5D Mark III, 24–105mm F/4L IS. While teaching my...
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Free NYC Seminar, Crafting Great Light With Canon Speedlites, Sun. Mar 15
If you are in the NYC-area, I hope that you will join me at the B&H Event Space on Sunday, March 15 for a free seminar—Crafting Great Light With Canon Speedlites. I will provide a complete update...
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Save The Dates: NYC Speedliting Events During PhotoPlus Expo
Thanks to the support of Canon USA, I have four Speedliting events in NYC during the PhotoPlus Expo that starts two weeks from today. All are free, but you do have to register for admission to the...
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Summer Flash Photography Workshop in Montana
^ Click this photo for more info on the RMSP flash photography workshop. The passage of April into May is exciting for many reasons. Among the foremost is that the summer photo workshop season will...
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