The best external flash on the market is the Profoto A1X. With an unusual circular shape to the flash head and light shaping tools, the A1X offers features that photographers can’t find anywhere else, ...

Which camera flash is best? To oversimplify, a camera works by recording the light that enters through its lens. If there isn’t enough light entering the lens, then you record a poor image — if you ...

A detachable camera flash, also known as a speedlite, can change the way you approach photography. It’s one of the first accessories many shooters buy, but it makes a huge difference. Although many ...

An external camera flash (often called a speedlite, flashgun, or speedlight) offers both more power and more control than a camera’s built-in flash. With a rotating and tilting flash head, you can aim ...

As [Joshua Bird] began his foray into the world of film photography, he was taken back by the old technology’s sheer hunger for light. Improvised lighting solutions yielded mixed results, and he soon ...