Once, there was a clear line between still and video. Now, with the emergence of DSLRs that can shoot HD video, we are seeing a generous amount of professional photographers adding video to their repertoire. As the demand increases for lighting equipment that is adaptable to both video and photo industry needs, Kobold has brought [...]

In the next installment of the “Broncolor: The Light” video series, our friends Amber Gray and Julian Bernstein test the broncolor Scoro A4S against the Profoto Pro-8 Air in the video we like to call “Bron VS Profoto,” the Shoot-Out. Here’s the set: 1 pack and 2 heads from each brand, main is a silver [...]

True to its name, the broncolor Para is a highly efficient parabolic reflector. It can be used as a single light source or a complete lighting system. In the “Para FB” video segment by Amber Gray and Julian Bernstein, 5 sizes are featured : the Para 170 FB, Para 220 FB, Para 220 Soft FB, [...]

Kobold is the industry standard in daylight lighting systems. Because of its innovative technologies and ergonomic style, broncolor Kobold products have exceptional quality without compromising their unique components. In the broncolor: The Light video “Kobold,” Amber Gray and Julian Bernstein talk about their favorite Kobold lights, and the reasons why they are standard in their [...]

In this episode of “broncolor: The Light,” entitled “Satellite,” Julian Bernstein returns to talk about the 3 different broncolor satellite reflectors: the Mini-Satellite, Satellite Evolution, and the Satellite Staro, which are small, hard and soft satellite light modifiers, respectively. The Satellite Evolution is perfect for simulating natural light atmospheres. It has a high light output [...]

The broncolor Senso powerpack is every photographer’s dream: it is a lightweight system that is super adjustable and, true to its name, sensible. The next video from the broncolor: The Light video series featuring Amber Gray and Julian Bernstein is entitled “Senso” and is an as straight-forward-as-you-can-get review of the broncolor Senso power pack. The [...]

Photographer and director Amber Gray, and cinematographer and lighting designer Julian Bernstein are featured in a new series of lighting videos on the Bron Video Group on Vimeo.  broncolor: The Light videos are designed to help photographers define their toolbox.  Each light shaper has a specific light characteristic; this series will explain the light quality produced by [...]

I recently joined Matchstick Productions and a crew of 5 of the best freestyle park skiers in the world for a late season film and photo session on a custom made jump at Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood. The park crew at Alyeska had spent almost 2 weeks building the jump with snowcats, chain saws, [...]

Check out Urs Recher from broncolor explain how to use multiple Scoro packs alternating (ping pong style) to make high power super fast recycle time sequences of images.

I’ve been a photographer now for about 7 years. With the advent of digital photography and computer applications such as Photoshop, I gained precise pixel control I could never find in film photography. About 6 years ago I read an article about the first digital rangefinder, the Epson RD-1. I loved the compact size and [...]