Flash Triggering
With hot lights, there is no need to worry about triggering the lights; they're on all the time. With strobes, the camera has to tell the strobes when to fire. This is traditionally done with a sync cord.
Remote Flash Triggering
The built-in flash is useless for just about anything other than as a trigger for a real flash.
Manual flash triggering for light painting.
A fun way of taking interesting photos in the dark is to trigger a flash unit manually whilst leaving the shutter open - sometimes called "open flash.
Fill flash triggers the flash to fire every time you take a shot and balances flash output with the ambient exposure. Excellent for shooting portraits outdoors.
A remote flash trigger fires the flash to which it's connected when the main flash fires. Courtesy of Vivitar.
flash trigger
fluid head - A tripod head often used in video production that attempts to dampen sudden movements to ensure smooth panning.
focal plane - The flat plane onto which a lens focuses its image.
Flashpoint X-Series Remote Flash Trigger Kit
Lowepro 180-AW Shoulder Bag
Canon-imagePROGRAF-iPF6350
Orbis Ring Flash Kit
Sigma Lenses
Adobe Photoshop Elements 10
Ricoh GR Digital IV Camera
Olympus Pen E-PL3
Tamron Lenses ...
PocketWizard Plus II flash trigger ($170, street)
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Using Wireless Flash Triggers
There are a variety of wireless triggers for flashes. Some are extremely expensive and some are very affordable. The very affordable ones are usually only used with all manual flashes or studio strobes.
The F20AM can also be used as a wireless flash trigger when working with off-camera units.
Plus all the latest camera accessories reviewed and rated, including the MicroSync Digital wireless flash trigger, a Lowepro bag for SLR and video kit, and an affordable carbon fibre tripod from Polaroid.
 See also: Camera, Light, Flash, Trigger, Photograph
  
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