My blog, although I don’t see myself as a blogger but as a Photographer I will try to blog some interesting material during the weeks.
Expect at least 2 updates a week.

The best way to protect your camera during tethering

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After using other products for years I used everything I liked and didn’t like to get something that would be as close to perfect as possible.
The result… the CableBlock.

The best way to protect you camera during tethering is to make sure there is as little stress as possible on your port.
Our IQ-wire cables use angled connectors on the camera side, which already makes the connection more safe if the camera would roll over the cable. But to make it 100% safe you need to make sure the cable is 100% secure.

When using solutions that are hanging on your camera are just a safeguard, the cable will still move around when you shoot or switch from landscape to portrait mode, in the end it’s a lot better than no protection, but for longer use it’s not the way to go.

The CableBlock is a Arca compatible mount with special guides for thinner and thicker cables.
It’s smaller than other solutions so it’s still possible to open up your battery compartment and on smaller cameras it’s much more comfortable in your hands. It’s also not necessary to use a coin or screwdriver to mount or unmount the CableBlock, you just use the little “holder” and turn it to tighten or loosen the screw, it’s super easy. Of course the CableBlock is protecting your camera also by using 4 rubber feet. And finally it’s bright red 😀

And the best thing….. it’s only 35.00 euros including 21% VAT.
You can get the CableBlock here.

Although mounting it is super easy, we still get some questions about the best way to route the cable, so in this video I show you how to do it quick and easy.

that awesome Rembrandt lighting

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In todays blog post a video about one of the most beautiful lighting setups, the Rembrandt setup.
I also show you my favourite way of making this setup even better by adding an accent light.

You also get to see our new Geekoto softbox and the Rogue Flashbender.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask

You can get the products I use in our webshop by following the links.

 

Mounting your smartphone on a super flexible and stable platform for video and photography

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Today a cool new product video.
Our mobile phone is getting better with video and photography almost every year, and they are great for those more difficult to reach angles/locations where a larger camera is not handy or possible at all, so we use them actually more and more for video and photography. A lot of the vlogs are filmed 100% with my Samsung S22 and Annewieks iPhone, but we also use them for B-roll during tutorials. In some cases they even work much better than pro-cameras.

One of my frustrations is often the problem that I want to mount the phone in more extreme angles but need it to be stable enough to control and not shift positions, so a flexible and stable platform that doesn’t stand in the way.
In this video I show you a very nice budget friendly solution to get pro results from your smartphone, well at least pro angles 😀

The tripod I’m using in the video is the new K&F Concept 119 tripod which we are testing at the moment, as you can see in the video it’s a really nice tripod with a boom arm option, which makes it perfect for this setup.

You can order the tripod 119 and mount online, your favourite store or via our webshop.

You can order the tripod 119 and mount online, your favourite store or via our webshop.

Rogue wins Hot Ones…2023

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Rogue wins Hot Ones in the catogory Lighting from PPA (Professional Photographers of America)

 

We are proud to announce that two of our Rogue products have been selected for the Hot Ones list 2023, in the category lighting.

Read the article here

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Fiberglass umbrella kit

The umbrella is a vital piece of kit for every photographer that wants to be able to use a large/soft lightsource on location or in the studio without breaking the bank. And although umbrellas are widely used they are also often very fragile. With the Rogue Fiberglass umbrellas they tackled that problem by using fiberglass. And making the umbrellas very sturdy. But also super light. In the kit you will find a white umbrella and a black umbrella with diffuser panel.

I mostly use the white umbrella for white backgrounds.Because it will reflect the light and pass the light making it possible to use one light shaper as background light and accent on our model. Very cool.

The black umbrella with diffuser is my favourite as fill in light or a very nice soft contrast portrait light.
The umbrellas are delivered with a nice carrying bag.

The magnetic snoot


As you know I love light shapers that can be used in different ways, and the snoot does exactly that.
You can use it in 4 different settings, but when combining them with rectacular strobes you can also use them without the diffusion panel and create stunning vertical lighting patterns on your subject to really let him/her jump out.

Rogue wins Hot Ones in the catogory Lighting from PPA

The Snoot mounted on a adapter on a speedlight