Episode Summary 
This week, Larry Becker returns with a DIY project for creating a single-reflection surface for product shots. RC follows up with a suggestion of using Kelvin temperature settings on your camera for night photography instead of white balance presets. And special guest Erik Valind explains how to even out light sources by using gels on your flash equipment.
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Very good episode ! keep up the good work!
Episode 16: Thanks Larry for the reflection tip. I like the short and sweet format. I learn something with each episode.
Interesting episode!
planning on trying a reflection shot with some great candles I have, Love the tip Larry Becker!
Thanks Gus
see you in Orlando
Great show, nice to see Larry back with Cheap shots.
Another excellent episode. Great to see Larry.
Another good show liked the tip from Larry
Great show as always guys.
Hi Guys! We love this show! As fairly amateur photographers, these help us mightily! Learning is constant and you all do a great job teaching! Thanks again!
Hi guys! Thanks for starting these shows! We are fairly amateur photographers, turning a love into art.
We just purchased the sb-910 so lighting is naturally the subject we’re interested in How can we get amazing and very interesting images. Thanks again for these videos!
Great episode! the tips on flash!!
Good to see Larry and his Cheap Shots!
I would love to watch some more of DIY stuff! Sometimes there’s just a few DIY tricks that would change a shooting. While there are options out there, they are usually way too overpriced for most of the shootings, making DIY an excellent option.
Keep up the good work guys!
Nice show. Great to have Larry on the set again and a great tip.
I noticed that in older episodes of d-town, when referencing something on the camera there used to be great on-screen images of the camera menus, etc. Would be nce to have that feature back on PTNT.
Great show. Any suggestions for using a polarizing filter with reflections?
great show and it looks like great stuff too
Always a great show, RC has the most pleasant voice and makes everything fully understandable
Thanks RC
I am reallky loving the shows you guys are putting out, and the Kelbytraining.com site. It is really helping me out with some of the issues I have been struggling with as a new photographer. But one of the things I am still trying to figure out is where to start with flash. I only know a couple name brands and the camera compamies speed;ights. However when I go to one these websites the products are in no particular order except release date, so I dont know what is more beginners side or pro side. Whats a good flash to start with? A good price range? What do all the different wattages meen? I could really use an in depth look at flashes and what all the numbers and mumbo jumbo meen exactly. I am a few hours away from the nearest city with a semi ok camera store so i dont have easy access to people to ask questions about these things.
Keep up the good work.
Thanks,
Morgan
Thanks for your faithfulness guys
Love the DIY stuff. Photography is so expensive, anything to save a little $$.
Thanks guys!
Hayes
Love your show — Would love to see more on high speed sink for nikon flash and whats the best elihncyhrom ranger rx or ????
Love your show — how about high speed sink ?? and elinbchrom Ranger rx or ???? what works the best
Another great informative episodes. Always enjoy Larry’s Cheap Shots and this weeks has become my project this weekend.
Thanks RC / Larry and Co for a great weekly show. Cheers, Rob
You Rock, RC! Nice gel tip too!
I go into live view, then adjust my color temperature and view the results in live view prior to the exposure. Works slick. Try it. if you are a jpg shooter it is the only way to go. RAW you can adjust post
i would like to see recommendations for lenses to get with a new DSLR (better body with less good lense or good lense and less good body) and some reviews about new cameras.
Thanks for the lighting tip. More please.
Really enjoy the variety of the show. Everything from DIY stuff to lighting to camera settings in one place. Keep up the variety.
Great tip from Larry
Thanks! The show was great as usual.
I really like the style of your show and bringing in Larry Becker. He is a really cool person everyone loves to listen to.
Just agreat show nice to see Larry back.
Thanks Rc. But, I hoped to see the before & after images in the flsh tutorial.
Very informative. Thanks.
Love the show and have been watching since Photoshop RADIO,.
I like to shoot night time and I’m always open for some tips. One I learned from a friend is when shooting long exposures like star trails to NOT use in camera NR because of the time it takes. You are only like to get 2-3 exposures a night. Shoot Raw and use the (in my case) Nikon NX software (upgrade, not the free version) to apply the NR when you get home and go to sleep, or make breakfast. Supposedly it is the same as doing it in camera. That way you can shoot more in the field.
Like your show!
Hi guys- thanks for your tips. I’d like to see more of these DIY demos – perhaps more about table-top photography and budget set-ups. Looking forward to the next show.
Great show!!!
Another excellent show.
How about an episode on the differences and pros and cons of various plug-ins, Nik and onOne in particular.
Great to see Larry. If Larry reviews any great products for B&H he should share those on this show.
Some tips for product photography? Great show
I am looking too make a personal photo book.. and looking for some starter tips??
As always GREAT SHOW!!!
Tips & Tricks is the best of all the Kellby programs, because it is focused and to the point! You have managed to eliminate most of the silly banter.
Hey RC……would love to see more about the use of gels to correct temperature. Keep up the good work.
Nice tips RC and Larry, it was like old times on Dtown. Thanks so much!!
Please show us some tips on manually setting the flash for one flash off camera ittl.
Great fix Larry, works great.
great show! how about a segment on editing software and plug ins for them? which ones are out there and what they do. thanx
Good to see Larry
For Episode # 16, I liked Erik Valid’s suggestions on using gels on the flash. In May I will be looking for this product at the Henrys Exposure Show here in Mississauga/Toronto in May 2013.
good tips on using gels
Thanks for developing Tips and Tricks. It’s the program I always watch for each week. Lots of good information.
Thanks for the show.
Great show. Love the tips on flash use.
Great show would like to see some more outdoor oriented subjects keep up the good work
Great show keep up the good work ,possibly add more outdoor oriented subjects.
Great tips on setting color temperature.
Another very good episode. It might have been helpful if R.C. had example photos showing the effects of changing the color temperature during night photography. Thanks for all your efforts and sharing your talents with us.
Thanks for another very good episode. One idea for RC’s segment. If he had example photos of how changing the color temperature affects night photography that might have been helpful. I appreciate your efforts to share your knowledge and experience with us.
Excellent.
What are some tips for using wide angle lenses for sports photography? I use my 80-200 Nikon 2.8 a lot and I love it but I’d like to explore some with either a 24-70 or a 14-24, any tips or tricks?
can you discuss memory card formatting deleting and restore images after deleting
Would love to see more on gels and lighting technique. Btw I don’t think your producer(s) like me very much cause they never pick me…
Great to see some tips relating to strobes & gels. Perhaps as another suggestion for future shows, could you get Joey Lawrence to come on ? Would be great to hear from him directly. Keep up the great work.
Cheers, Phil.
nice use of flash gels. how do we get the best out of our small cameras ?
RC an you guys are great.
I love watching yr program and very inspiring and so much learning and trying to be a better photographer. Sometime you are very good but missed small-small things.
Nice show!
Superb tips as always! A tip on choosing a starter studio lighting bundle would be great sometime. Thanks for a great show.
Love the show. Would like to see some info on using TTL flash mode. THanks.
Thanks for the tips on setting Kelvin and using gels.
Great tip about eliminating double reflections by Becker
Great tip by Becker about eliminating double reflections.
Nice tips! Actually I recently got this Rogue kit!!
Umbrella, this would be great
So up for the prize!! hehehehe
yey, you did the gel tip… thanks!! another nice show.
Excellent Cheap Shot idea, Larry! I’m heading out to Walmart this afternoon!
John
Nice show RC, Larry you just answered a question that I was thinking about yesterday and today, thank a lot!!
Brolly and head would come in very useful.
RC just got your HDR book now lick my lips with anticipation, as I will be starting to read it tonight!!!
How about some tips on shooting motion shoots and showning the motion.
unusual self portraits.
Great tips as always, Thanks.
Very helpful information in this episode.
I would love to see an easy to understand lesson on how use portable off camera flash units in manual mode.
super episode
Good to see Larry back, saving money is always good. RC’s teaching experience always shows. Mybe more on differnt lighting setups: long, short, high and low key, etc. Keep them coming.
Another great episode, thank you. Adding little tidbits of knowledge about your equipment and it’s capabilities just reinforces confidence in capturing the best. A tweak of Kelvin temperature, a gel, and even the reflection tip for a simple reflective surface are great tips, and the way you explain them makes them even more valuable. I’m tuned in, waiting for the next episode! Thanks!!
Example, example, examples – would love to see examples of the stuff you are talking about – night scenes with various K temps set. Double reflection /single reflection…
Good to see Larry back! We’ve missed you! RC, Great tip on K numbers for night shooting. What should we do if we don’t have option on our camera?
Thanks,
Dennis
Great to see Larry Becker back. I’m going to use that tip for the plexiglass.
Great tips on using gels.
I would like to know more about lightmeters.
Would love to see tips on what causes ghosting when taking night portraits with flash and what camera/flash settings do you need to watch and/or adjust to keep from ghosting. Thanks.
Great show RC! I’m glad that you touched on lighting.
Great show guys!
Would love to see a show devoted to close-ups
Great job RC!! Keep up the good work.
good show
I love all these tips. Can you do more tips on outdoor portraits.
Another great show, keep up the good work…
Great episode! I wanna play with my white balance now!
Another very helpful and informative episode. Really appreciate your sharing you expertise in a easily understood manner. Would like to see more on how to use gels with the speedlight.
Excellent tips. Thanks
Love the show!! I would love to see more tips on using flash – in particular using one flash. Thanks!
Good tips RC
Great show. Will be trying out Larry’s trip if I get a chance to
Where did Hurley’s hair go?
Hi, Guys, interesting show on flash color balance. Would love to have the umbrella and mount.
Great show on flash show on color balance. Would love to have the umbrella and mount.
how to use more than 1 flash at the same time and how to put the on the camera (like with portrait photography)?
loving the show….would love to see more regarding flash photography.
Can you give some tips on timelapse photography?
Great stuff. Keep up the good wpork.
love the show…..learning all the time. would like to see more flash photography tips.
Great show guys.
great show…
Great tips keep up the good work
Please cover the new App Cine Meter for iPhone and other phones.
Another great show.
Great show! Wish that it was longer!
I stumbled upon your site about a month ago and I must say I wait with bated breath for a new one. I set out looking for a way to take my photography to the next level. I have recently crossed over from the safety net of film photography to digital. I’m shooting with a Sony a-300, not a great cam but it serves me well. I have learned so much from watching this series, putting the information to practice.
I would love to see a segment on and for us guys who have recently crossed over from film. Don’t get me wrong, I still have a passion for film, but you guys have definitely made me comfortable with my new love; digital.
Be well,
Great tips. Love the reflection plastic, poster frame idea. I currently use a shiny black floor tile from Home Depot but it is only for very small objects.
Great Show!
Great show, RC! I love the segment on balancing the color of the light and would like to see more on use of gels in flash photography. Keep up the great work there at Kelby Training!
Nice show as always
I am just learning gels, so all the tips on off camera flash and gels is appreciated. Great show.
can you guys to a segment on light meters
i have one but
but can’t figure out how to use it
Thanks for all the great tips. I would like to see tips about backup strategies.
This is a great business model. Win-win. People get free information, you get the exposure to an audience that now can’t afford to pay for training, but it’s eager enough to learn, so it will pay in the future. Cheap shots is great for this particular target audience, I enjoyed the poster tip. I found the white balance thing pretty obvious, but that might be just me (plus, for most of us, if something looks unnatural, we just adjust it in lightroom).
Also, I think that gear set-up can be easy to understand, but photography is mostly about composition. Presenting some rules of beautiful composition (beyond the rule of thirds) could be very interesting for some of us.
These being said, the contest I think is the real winning thing here. For us, amateurs, buying new gear always comes with a sense of remorse (like buying a new toy, when those money could have been spent on practical stuff), but new gear is fundamental to maintain the taste of discovering new ground. By giving it for free, you spark this idea of suppressing remorse, while still advancing photography, and people will keep watching and invest in you as long as you maintain that alive.
I would find an umbrella and head would be soooo great, but I try to keep my expectations down, so the disappointment won’t keep me from entering next week. This being said, please pick me
I really want it/ need it to advance to the next artificial lighting level.
BTW, Great show guys!!
Thank you for reading this and for your consideration & see you next week
Best regards
Peter
Great show RÇ as usual
Hi just started watching your shows on my ipod!!!
cant wait till next week.
Great Show & Great Tips!! What about some tips on using a Monopod, Short Lenses vs Long Lenses, Best way to hold the camera on a Monopod etc
Thanks
I love using gels on your flash part. Keep up the great work.
I would like you to talk about single off camera flash and how to use it correctly.
Great Show.
Welcome back Larry. Good tip regarding color temps. Nice to know. Thanks RC.
Another interesting show. I especially liked DIY project for product photography
Keep up the good work
Tomislav
Hey, can we get a show on how to get killer shots of the night sky and the Milky Way?
Thanks
Gels are somthing I will have to experiment with now.
Love the Kelvin tip.. very old school.
good tip
You guys have all the great tips.
I’d love to see some comparisons between full frame and crop sensors in regards to focal length, but more importantly, depth of field for a given aperature on the two formats. Thanks.
Fantastic tips. Thanks Larry for the reflector information.
great show. I worried about buying equipment that isn’t compatible, like lenses, flash. How do I get stuff that works together with my other stuff. thanks
Great show
nice show ……
Great show, I would love to see some more lighting tips. I am wanting to step up my photography by getting some lights. And I need all the advice I can get.
Great info about the plexiglass painting and the gels. I think it would be great to demo the gels in a mixed light environment. A little practical goes a long way.
Nice show once again.
Thanks, Harjinder
I would love to see more speedlight tips
Great show guys. I particularly appreciated the kelvin WB tip.
Awesome show .. thankyou for inspiring us with all the tips.
so many great tips & tricks, dtown was good but this show is really , really good, it’s great!
Great episode…. And nice to see again Larry on the stage!
Great show i love the flash tip using gels to match the light
great show
good tips on flash use
How can I make pictures through windows without reflections?
Love those Rogue gels! Great to see Larry back.
We need some tripod head comparisons…
–John
Hey guys, why don’t you make cheap tricks a weekly item? Always love them!
like to see some more on sports & action love this site
You should do beginners guide. what to buy ext…
Thanks for the show.
I enjoy the format of the show. It is brief, informative and entertaining without a lot of fluff.
I work alone and would appreciate some tips on working without an assistant when using reflectors and off camera lights.
Hi RC, great show as always. Would love to see more Larrys Cheap Shots on a regular basis. DIY and anything that can save me time and money would be fantastic. thx, tom
great tips
I would like to see a tip about what you can use marko lense for else then close ups
Great show. Like to see some tips for underwater photography
Good show. I liked Becker’s reflection tip.
PTT is definitely getting better and better… love to see more on flash photography tips, surely tips on using gel will be more useful if sample photo of with and without gel are included…
I love your show as always, could you please have a show on metering modes. thanks again
How about a review of the new Lastolite Switch softbox
Great tips this week RC. I would really like to hear more about low budget lighting.
regards,
Dean Wittle
Good show. More tips per show.
Great show. Really liked every segment on this episode. Nice to see Larry again.
Wow, Seems like the audience is getting bigger and bigger. Love the show.
Great show. Really like every segment of this episode. Good to see Larry again.
Liked this episode. I always like cheap and quick tips for photos.
Great tips…especially liked the reflection plexiglass tip.
Great show guys. How about a show on getting sharp sports photog. I just can’t seemto get a really sharp image. Thanks.
Great Show
Great show. Keep up the good work.
Another great show. I enjoyed Larry’s section. I’m a long time listener/watcher of the program. I remember when D-Town was Nikon only.
Keepy up the good work.
I followed your shows and learn a lot of them. I liked to learn a lot more of food photography. Mayby you have some more tips about the gear you use. Thanks a lot and keep on showing us the tips.
Love all the Tips and insight the Kelby team gives. I have been toying with the idea of the Elinchrom BRX light kit like the one in the light it shoot it video ..unfortunately the video from Scott’s blog is not coming up for me…. Would it be possible to do some comparisons of some of the lighting kits available say like the westscott spider light TD series and the Elinchrom BRX series .
Thanks
Great show guys
Love the show…
I’d like you to cover more one-light lighting tricks…
Actually, could you explain what hyper-focal length is?
David
Toronto
Awesome practical tips I can apply to improve my photography. Thanks.
Totally love the variety, and great tips all around!!
Thank you once again gentlemen ^^
Fantastic show guys. Keep up the good work, it’s greatly appreciated.
Always love the show and all of the TNT.
Thanks Larry for the great tip! I could have saved $70 if I knew this a few weeks ago!
Nice job on the tips and tricks! Thanks!!!
Thanks for the great tips. It is of real help to me.
Big South African Thanks
Cheap and quick tips are always brilliant for a student that just started photography with minimal budget.Thanks
Great content well delivered. Hearing from a number of SME’s with a concise idea is worth it’s weight in gold.
This is my first episode. I will be checking out more.
Can you consider to teach the folks at the NY Times how to get to the point the way that you do?
I don’t know how y’all manage to do this but your tips are always so timely – just what I need to hear about when I need it! Great Job RC and everyone else!!
It would have been nice to seem some picture examples using different k settings.
Love the reflection tip.
Fabulous black reflector tip, Larry. I would like to hear an explanation for how to choose the appropriate color flash filter for any given lighting situation. Do you just choose the color that matches the ambient light?
Love the lighting tips, especially tips on gels.
hey guys, how about a segment on lens adapters? like the technical side as well as the applications that can be benefited from them? where can we find more info about which camera will work with which lens? especaily with the nikon bodies!!
thanx
RC, another great show, .. BUT are there any superlatives other than PHENOMINAL??
Wow, great spelling buddy .. PHENOMENAL
Even for an “old” pro like me,, these shows are so wonderfully inspirational!
great tips this week, thanks!
Iget a LOT from your photography tips and tricks. One thing I haven’t seen relates to the ‘multiple exposure’ camera function. I have used it for noise reduction in night photograph and it appears to works pretty darn well. would appreciate comments.
Continuing a great tradition from D-Town. Keep up the good work.
Okay, Erik Valind SOLD ME on the Rogue gels. His explanation was so concise and helpful. Thanks!
love the informational short tips and tricks. Esp about the lighting. It is a area of my photography that I am just starting to experience with other items besides natural light.
Can you do a show on the Spyder Cube?
Love the episode! Definitely going to play with the “k” numbers! Also love the Hurley promo about expression!
Another great show
Great show with loads of tips.
I just found your show and am excited to catch up on past episodes. I enjoy the format of the show and the shorter length makes it easy to work in to a busy schedule. I like the variety of tips offered.
Keep up the flash tips.
Nice to see Larry B back on the screen and with a nice project. Thanks RC I’ll see if my camera has the temp settings.
Love all the tips R.C. There is nothing like those cheap shots!! keep up the great work guys..
good to see larry back on the show with his great tip
it would be great if you could cover some stuff about music photography??
You guys ROCK !!!
Love your show. Especially like flash tips and cheap shots.
Hi there,
great insights, always.
RC, you are brilliant, too, and of course the whole team, Larry Becker.
I appreciate the “speed” you are presenting, dynamic, getting the essentials across within a very brief time.