coffee-shop class #5: radiopoppers 101

Download HERE the awesome quicktime video by jared platt (14MB, 6 Minutes)

this month's coffee shop class is more of an exploratory learning about radiopoppers. if you check out the above video, this gets you pumped up, then attend this mini-class to begin learning how to use it. do not worry, you do not need purchase a set of radiopoppers.

this month's coffee-shop class covers why shooting with a flash sync of 1/6,000 of a second is cool and how using the radiopoppers can help you obtain a distinct look in your photography. cool in the sense like overpower the gajillion-watt sun with a tiny strobe cool. we'll cover why the are the next big thing in the arsenal of wedding / portrait photographers interested in using off-camera flash. but are they as good as the gold standard, pocketwizards? we'll being to explore firsthand.

who: those wanting to learn more about radiopoppers and a tad about off-camera flash.

what: a hands-on mini-workshop about triggering your ittl flash from something other than wireless (we're talking radio frequencies, here :) nikonians will be treated to some radiopopper fun, but canonians are welcome, too.

when: wednesday, may 14, 2008 from 4:30 - 6:00 pm (we'll do 45 minutes inside, 45 minutes outside)

where: maggiano's PARK MEADOWS (NOT the one in Denver... parking is too much of a pain. and, yes, they have the best italian hot coffee :). come early to grab some coffee/wine and a good seat. directions: 7401 S Clinton St, Englewood, CO 80112.

why: to teach and learn and have fun, plus an opportunity to network with other fellow photographers

cost: *free*

what to bring: camera and an assortment of lenses (nikon users are welcome to borrow my poppers :)

RSVP: in the comments section of the blog below.

homework: check out this and this and this and of course the radiopopper blog here. seriously, people, do your homework for this one. you'll be glad you did.

here is a direct link to the radiopopper p1 owner's manual HERE (good bathroom reading material for hard-core strobists :)

and if you are interested in ready my initial review of the poppers, check it out here.
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to learn more about the kern-photo 'coffee-shop class,' click HERE.
if you are lost, call r. j. kern of kern-photo at 303.474.0983.
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