Quick Tips: How to Upgrade your Profoto B1

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Prior to connecting your flash to your computer to update your Profoto B1 AirTTL 500, Profoto’s instructions are to attach the battery, turn the flash on, turn it off again, and then hold down the TEST button for one minute. In testing here at Capture Integration, we have found that this is not a long enough time to prime the flash to receive updates. While you will not damage your flash or your computer … Read More →

Photographer Spotlight – Alistair Tutton

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Alistair Tutton is one of the funniest, brightest, and most cheerful clients we’ve had the pleasure of working with. Be it for customer support needs, rental inquiries, or furthering his business through sales, Alistair’s good humor and professionalism in his portfolio and business shines through every interaction he has with us at Capture Integration, and we’re glad we got a moment to sit down and talk with him about his photography. Anyone … Read More →

Phase One 120mm Comparison Test

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Why? Given the number of lenses at the 120mm focal length for the Phase One mount (now currently at 4,) we decided to do a comprehensive test to show the differences in resolution, clarity, as well as field of view changes, and more. Each lens has differing characteristics, as they’re all constructed differently. One of the lenses isn’t even a macro lens, but a tilt/shift option. Since each of these … Read More →

Photographer Spotlight – Tony Roslund

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Tony Roslund is a third-generation photographer who grew up in the family’s studios and labs of Northern Virginia. Today, Tony and his team operate a 4000sf studio in Spokane, WA and work regularly on-location or with rental studios in Seattle. With his wide social media reach and workshop experience, he’s a photographer who isn’t afraid to open up and talk about himself and his business. We’re glad we were able … Read More →

CI – Los Angeles: Introducing Jen Wainz

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Please welcome the newest member to our Capture Integration team, Jen Wainz. Jen is based in Los Angeles and we’re very excited to add her skills and expertise to the Capture Integration family. Ever since picking up a camera in her teens, Jen has been devoted to the world of photography. With a BFA in Photography from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), she has spent over a decade … Read More →

Buy a Profoto Acute 2 Pack, Get a Free Acute 2 Head

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  For a limited time, purchase an Acute 2 or Acute 2R ProValue Pack and receive an additional head Free – a $1,100 value! This is an excellent time to buy into one of the best professional lighting systems out on the market today. These are Profoto’s smallest and most lightweight studio generators, easy and convenient to work with in even the tightest studio environments, and very popular among photographers who prefer … Read More →

Sinar eShutter Promotion: Free Bracket and Control

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  With Sinar’s fall promotion, if you convert two lenses to Sinar eShutter, you get the eShutter Control and bracket for free. This is a savings of over $1,936! The Sinar eShutter system is the most modern electronic shutter solution for all size ‘0’ professional lenses. Fast shutter speed up to 1/125 sec and a 7-blade iris diaphragm are only 2 attractive key features. The Sinar eShutter Control – the interface between … Read More →

Photographer Spotlight – Jeff Ludes

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Jeff Ludes is a world-leading automotive photographer, with clients all across the globe. Taking time out of his busy schedule to talk to us (after just getting back from Germany, no less) we were able to dig a bit deeper and see what makes Jeff tick, and how he’s formulated his photography career. Your photography is full of motion, and full of automotive icons. How did you get started in … Read More →

Photographer Spotlight – Doug Levy

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  Doug Levy’s work comes from a different side of the spectrum than recent posts, and a different location as well. Up near our sometimes snowy Northeast location, Doug shoots in a multitude of genres, from weddings to corporate photography to portraiture, Doug’s quality across his wide array of subject matter belies the typical generalist portfolio. We were lucky enough to be able to talk to Doug recently about his various … Read More →

New Eizo ColorSync and ColorEdge Monitors

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Eizo announced two new monitors to add to their lineup of professional-grade editing tools. The first is the new CG248-4K-BK, a 23.8” 4K UHD 3840×2160 display, which offers the highest pixel density yet in their ColorEdge lineup at an astonishing 185 ppi.  The 4K ultra-high-definition (UHD) screen (3840 × 2160) is four times the size of full HD (1920 × 1080), making it ideal for high-resolution photography or as a reference monitor for … Read More →