Episode Summary 
This week on Photography Tips & Tricks, RC goes over his process for stacking gels on his flashes. Red Bull event photographer Chris Garrison stops by to talk about his use of the Induro Hi Hat tripod, which he sets up to get low and high above his subject. Joel Grimes offers viewers some tips on getting sharper images.
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RC, Watched the show during my lunch break. Good stuff. Keep it up. Thanks!
i love the way you use your gels simple but effective.
Great Episode as always!
great show
Great show RC — I will have to check out that neet looking high hat
thanks
Love the Hi Hat idea, wonder which ball head Chris uses with it?
I usually mount the camera directly to the HI Hat or I use the BHL3 Ball head. A bit over kill but it will never fall over!
Awesome tip on gels, Great give away hint hint
Good flash tip and Induro products are great products at a great value
Another great show. Like the gel stacking tip. Thanks RC. The spyder cube would be nice.
Great show, I always learn something from these shows!
Love the tip on filters…thanks for these tips….
Could you have more camera reviews that don’t pull any punches?
Love to see ” How to use metering tool ” not the metering build-in camera.
Another great program RC, just finished reading your HDR book, learned tons thanks.
Spider Cube, a must have want one please, and the book looks like something I could use too.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Great show.
Thanks.
Another cool show. I’m never bored watching you guys
Love the gels tip. Do you put Velcro dots on both sides of he gels? Or just on one?
Never heard of the Induro Hi-Hat . . . Thanks.
Chuck
Great Show! You guys rock!
Good information, great idea on gells.
Great cheap flash gel tip.
That hi hat looked pretty cool! I hadn’t seen it before. Thanks for the tip
Another good show and excellent catch skills by RC. I’ll presume there wasn’t multiple takes
Regarding idea for show – how about a segment on buying used lens and what to look out for and how to check them.
Until next week…………………
How about a piece on photographing cars at car shows and keeping out the distracting elements in crowds?
very good tip about the gels! i made myself a few gels on my own. Great show!
Id love to know when or how you decide to use your gels, cool tip BTW with stacking gels Thx
I just finished watching ALL the episodes iTunes offers from now to d-town and I love them. Just signed up for kelbytraining and live that also.
This episode 18 was great I didn’t know about the hi hat tripod that I might look into purchasing thanks for that advise.
RC Thanks for the Gell idea.
I am going to try that using elastic bands.
Joel is absolutely right. Tripod is an essential equipment for serious photographer.
Great show. I hadn’t thought about buying gel material by the sheet. Thanks much.
Look forward to this show every week.
I haven’t heard a tip or trick for a while where I said that is ingenious. RC, that gel tip was ingenious! Making the gels stack-able is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” ah-ha moments. Saves you the hassle of buying a bunch of different sheets of gels and most importantly makes it so much easier to use as you demonstrated in the video. No question that I am going to adopt this for my work.
Thanks RC!
Woot woot! Yeah RC, thanks for the gell tip. ordering my sheet right now.
Thanks for doing these shows! Snow day in Kansas today
thanks for these tips
see you in Orlando
Never won a damned thing in my life!
Great tips. RC is such a friendly guy you want to walk right up to him and shake his hand.
Loved the flash tip. Careful with that flash RC
Good show, like the low tripod.
great tips as always New gear reviews are great there so much out there
Another great show!
i am a beginning photo bug love all the tips i learn somethng new everytime i watch a episode.
Thanks so much
Pam
Great Gel tip and
Chris Rocks…….get it?
Glyn’s funny commercial has knocked Joe McN crappy light commercial into 2nd place. hu yuk !
Good work by the PR team.
RC , Just watched the episode. I always come away with something that I will use. Your tip on the gel quick attachment will work better than my current use of rubber bands.
Maybe a few tips on external meters and their use would be interesting to your viewers? Just a thought
Keep the tips coming!
Great cheap shots tip RC.
Thanks.
RC good gel tips.
Super gel tip, RC! Very useful. So, did you call up the Red Bull guys personally for this week’s appearance?
–John
Really like the show. Always good stuff. I like the gel DIY.
I really appreciate the getting sharp pictures tips from Joel Grimes and GEL tip from RC.
Thanks for putting this together.
Harjinder
How about a show on macro photography.
Great show and I loved the Gels tip! I would love to win the Spyder Cube. I can’t wait for Orlando!
Really appreciated the tips on achieving sharp images! Thanks for that! I also really liked the hi hat tripod! Overall good episode!
Really enjoyed the show and I loved the tip for the Gel strips… definitely plan on using the tip!
I would love one of the SpyderCUBE’s!
Really looking forward to Orlando in a few months!
Nice tip about the gels. Thanks RC.
Great show and nice tips from Chris ..Thanks
Great tips. New to photography and really appreciate the sharpest F-stops tip. I need to get a tripod.
Great episode
Great show once again RC! I can’t wait for PSW I already have my ticket! Icing on the cake would be to win that spider cube.
Very nice show with helpfull tips.
Thanks RC
Great show. Thanks
thanks for the gel tip….
Great show! I think Red Bull should be part of every show. RC hopped up on Red Bull would be able to speed through twice as many tips in half the time. Keep the tips coming and I’d love to have a Spyder checker
I really loved your gel tip, thanks RC!
Great tips as always. Look forward to the show every week when you are doing them.
Enjoy every show you do R.C.
Love your tip on using gels!!
Enjoyed the show… thanks much.
Another fine set of bite-sized info. Keep them coming.
Nice tip the one of the gels!
I’m still struggling with using gels with a stofen diffuser, or a fong “sphere”. Any thoughts?
RC, awesome tip with the 1/4 gels!! Totally going to start using that technique!
Learned something new about mounting a camera.
Very interesting tip on f stops for sharpness.
Love prizes. a spider or a book. thanks!
Thanks RC- great tip!
Loved the gel tips RC, always looking to save.
Great show this week I really like the piece with Joel Grimes, i use a tripod for most shots wnen I can and the come out nice and clear, thanks RC.
Great Show!
Good tip on the gels. Looking forward to trying them. Thanks
Good show.
I’ve never considered the concept that even at 1/1000 a tripod will help get a sharper image. I’ll definitely be experimenting with this to see the difference. Thanks.
Great show. Could you give tips on family photos sessions.
I really liked the idea of the gels. Have to try the stacking thing. Thanks.
RC !!!
Im now using your method of stacking gels !!! Awesome stuff ! thanks !
Loved the gel tips and hi-hat ideas.
future show idea: Is Canon getting too pricey? Can I get better value with Nikon new cameras? 7100, D800, D600?
Thank you for lightening up the humor was good as well as the information.
Love the show ! That Induro high hat is really cool- more stuff like that in the future!
Keep up the great work guys.
The tip on stacking the gels came in very handy for me. I am just getting into using my flash.
Keep the flash tips coming.
Another awesome show guys, love your show i watch it every week. Keep up the great tips and tricks you guys rock !
Great show and tips.
another good one thank you. love the gel thing!
Hey guys, love the spider, is it my turn already???
grtz.
Great tip on stacking the gels. If you want to keep your flash from getting sticky gunk from velcro on it, get a HONL speedstrap. Not DIY, but dang cheap.
Not sure I need a book on adventure photography. I photograph a lot of small children and that is an adventure in itself.
Great show! I love that CT gel stacking tip!
Keep on bringng more tips like that….
The Hi Hat looks pretty cool, but you guys didnt really touch on how to remote control the mounted DSLR?
Like to see Bird photography episode or other nature related.
You guys Rock!!! I’ve learned an immense amount of photography from your shows. Keep up the awesome work!
Liked the tip on stacking filters cheaply. I hope Larry doesn’t sue.
New to the site. Catching up on the episodes I missed.
Great tips.
Many thanks
Awesome show. This is the 1st show I’ve seen and I love the idea do the Velcro good job!!!!
Good Show.
Great show. Can you do some tips on doing family photos business?
Enjoyed RC’s gel tip this week! I always look forward to the show.
RC who cleans up after you. Great show.
Love you guys!!
Wish I could find a cheaper hi-hat, but hate buying equipment twice.
I am so excited for the Bag Giveaway. I can hardly wait.
Thanks for an informative show RC! I really enjoy it.
The tip about stacking gels was awesome, really helpful. This “Induro” tripod really got my attention, it’s nice and handy, I’ve got to check it out.
Great show and tips especially the gels idea.
Could you do a show around what gear to use for a ‘wet shoot’ like shooting in the rain to capture the droplets with dramatic lighting?
I don’t know, it could be just me, but I’m starting to feel that the episodes are having more advertisements and less content.
I enjoy the content that’s there, but I think it’s a little ad heavy.
Great tip with the gel stacking thanks RC
Make me a winner, PLEASE
I like the new “Kelby Prop-Delivery System”
Now that Induro Hi-hat is exactly what I need for my get in the mud macro photography, I will no longer have to lug the Manfrotto and swing an arm down for stability. Thanks!
Nice show again. Would like to get more tips on how to shoot a podcasts.
Would like to see some more product reviews. Excellent show as allways.
good job R C keep it up
Nice show — loved the bit about gels. Amazing, amazing. Great, great. Nice, nice
I like how you stack filters RC. Thanks for that tip!
great tips of the flash and using tripod
Great show RC, love the tips. Been looking for something to give me ideas and this shows seems to be best I have seen. So much so, just setup the computer to down load all the shows I a missing. Keep up the good work =8^}
Thought the gel tip was very helpful.
Hi
Great tip on gel stacking, RC.
Great tips on using gels. I use stage lighting gels and gaffa tape. Stacking using velcro is a much better idea. I need to look into the Hihat.
As usual. Great tips!
love the tip on the CTO gels I just ordered a sheet of 1/4 CTO from Adorama thanks for the photos of the gang too
Great show! I really appreciate your tips for the DIY’ing photographer on a budget.
How does the High Hat attach to the wall? Is it really better than a Gorilla?
RC, great tip on the 1/4 CTO…makes a lot of sense and economical too.
Great tip on using gels, RC! Give us more practical stuff like this.
John
new member of napp
I really liked the highhat!
Thanks for another great show – I really love your bite sized easy to remember and even easier to action tips.
Guess what I have just ordered some velcro dots to make my own flash gels!
Stephen
Hey RC, nice episode about the tripod. I’ve started using a trypod more and more and am now saving for a better ballhead!
Keep up all the shows at KTV!
Always enjoy the variety that comes with the shows. It makes think what I can be doing with my photography.
Love the tip on the gels, so simple. Thanks
Great idea using lower angle for shoots. Love watching your tips!
I like the way RC gives simple and effective tips. I like the tips about the gels and just grabbing a 1/4 of the thickness to change the light and stacking them if you need a stronger filter. Great Job Guys and keep them coming because I don’t miss any episodes.
Love the use of the Hihat!
Great show.
I watch this show all the time. I think you guys have a lots of great photography Tricks.
Great tip on using gels.
Great show Great Redbull too
Hey I like your show and your prizes. Thanks.
Good stuff
Hi guys!!! love your shows. im starting my photoedjucation soon, and¨really need a calibrator. so i hope i win! hehe. greetings from Norway.
Showing how to stack gels was very interesting. Also about how using a tripod will render sharper images.
Why don’t you use the kelbytv/contest page?
Other than that, great show!
Great tip on saving money getting sheets instead of precut gels, RC.
It’s cool to see one piece of gear be able to get WAAAAAY up high for mounting on the rafters, and also get the lowest shots with the minimal footprint necessary. Nice one, Garrison.
Those prizes look great! I hope I win them
Great show as always, very informative. Joel Grimes hit the nail on the head, nothing beats a tripod for tack sharp images.
Thanks RC for the tips on gels .. cool
How about a primer on syncing video & audio clips from multiple cameras into a show.
Another Great Show!
Another great episode. Thanks for the tip on making your own gels. Great way to save.
Nice to hear about the high hat and ways it’s used.
RC please talk about calibrating monitors with an emphasis on types of monitors are best to calibrate.
Good show RC – always enjoy the tips and alway keen to learn.
Great tip on the gels and an easy way to use them.
Great show as always! I’m loving PT&T
Great show and episode 18 hope to see longer time on the episodes. More on canon equipment and all other equipment. I would like to see some info on Canon 5d Mark 3. Also more info on how to use canon speedlights.
Thanks for the tip RC; I’ve got full sized gels and didn’t think about snipping some for my speedlight. Cool Hi-Hat!
Good tips this week. How about the new D7100 next week? ;<)
The Induro Hi Hat is something I never knew existed. Can’t wait to add this to my tool kit. Would love to see more niche accessories featured. Thanks!!
Great show as always, I loved the high hat tip, and I’d love to see more inventive ways to mount remote cameras/flashes.
Great filter tip and show
RC,
Great show. Your tip on the gels is a great cost saving way to color correct.
Jim
great show. it would be nice to show the effects the various gels have on pictures at the same time as the velcro tip. Kind of a 2-fer for us new photographers
Love the show and loving Kelby Training. Any chance of some tutorials on photo restoration at some point ??
Hi RC, Another great show it’s a shame nobody in the UK seems to produce anything as professional. Anyway my only suggestion is that maybe (if possible) you could shorten the opening credits – I cant wait for each show to start and I lack patience.
Enjoyed the gel DIY… great tip RC
great job
Where did the Concepcion go R.C.?
Great gel tip. I’d love to see more simple and practical tips.
Glyn’s class on Kelby training is great.
R.C.
Great presentation on gels for the flash. Could you show the effect of each gel on a photo? That would really help in understanding when to use which gel.
Thanks
Anthony
Am I too late to win?
Love the show as always.
I would like to see more longer shows. 25 mins? You can do it!
Haven’t watched in a while, great episode….Loved the gel tips for stacking…..I’m curious though, is there a bigger light loss going through multiple sheets as opposed to one sheet say at a Full CTO (instead of 4 – ¼ cut gels)?
As always, great stuff!
thanks for the show
Great tips on the gels …
Please provide some ideas on balancing light when using strobes on your camera.
Loved the show and the Induro tripod.
WOW !!
Velcro……..it’s a wonderful thing!
Great tip RC
Great episode thanks for the tip about using tripod-induro!
Thanks for sharing your insights. Every episode something new to learn and discover.
A tutorial on using gels and the various possible effects to achieve would be fantastic to see here on the “Kelby” site.
Great show – it is always good to see what’s new for gear and the tips are even better. Thanks for the time and trouble to post these.
If you are using a Grey card to set WB, do you really need the CTO filters when mixing ambient incandescent and flash?
Great Show!