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The flash trigger that I use in my photo studio is of a China brand called Dison. You probably have not heard of it unlike PocketWizard from the USA. Neither did I hear of the brand when I first bought it. Since the photo studio lighting retailer included it into my purchase of a 3 kit mono light flash studio, I was more than eager to give the Dison brand a try. It worked like it should when I started using it in my photo studio. Well, at least for the first three weeks. Less than a month of using the flash trigger on a daily basis, the thing died on me.

I was swearing like a mad man for the next few weeks. Yes, I did not immediately take it to the shop although the salesperson told me that I can exchange it with a new replacement because the problem occurred within three months of use. Nonetheless, I finally had it exchanged for a new set. One of the sales men informed me that even with a PocketWizard brand, one might be simply unfortunate to have bought a defective unit. He added that there is usually at least one unit in a box of 100 units that is defective.

Canon the pro-sumer DSLR (Digital Single lens reflex) camera ‘speed freak’ manufacturer has recently released the new replacement for the Canon EOS 40D which was the fastest pro-sumer DSLR in the market for 2007. However, it’s not much of a difference with the new Canon speedster; the EOS 50D. It is only a tad bit faster in terms of FPS (frames per second) with its 90 frames instead of 75 frames of its predecessor.

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Gregory Crewdson make photographs like making a film shoot. His ‘studio’ shoots are like large film sets where everything is prefabricated. The walls are built, windows, fastened, furniture brought in, & etc. His outdoor shoots are very large, like setting up an entire movie set on location, resulting in roads being closed, & etc. Is it all necessary? For Gregory Crewdson, all the hassle is necessary to create his perfect shot! His prevalent concept throughout his work is a collision between the familiar & strange.

His style is quite scary looking, like something taken out of a non-high impact horror movie, almost a mixture of new lighting technology blasted into the 60s era. A lot of expense; presumably goes into his works of art. He wants control. He wants the final picture to be exactly as he wants it. Every tire track, every detail inside the shot, he wants to have control over it. It is his way of making his final exposure worth the effort. The video below provides us a glimpse into Gregory Crewdson’s definition of a perfect photograph. Tune IN!