MPEX Experience, Tips and Tricks

A Little Equipment Goes a Long Way

Every time I see a lighting setup, it’s always multiple strobes with various light modifiers.  In my head, I’m adding up the costs of each little piece of equipment and it doesn’t seem possible on a college budget, or any budget!  Your average everyday photographer, doesn’t have all this equipment because it doesn’t come cheap. […]

Read more
MPEX Experience

No Studio? No Problem: Using Rogue Products Anywhere

Many photographers today do a lot of their photography work on location. This can get tricky with bulky, expensive equipment.  Rogue came up with a few videos on how a few speedlights and their products can help transform your photography! If you’re a photographer on a budget, this is a great alternative to buying strobes.  […]

Read more
MPEX Experience

How to Mix Ambient Light with Strobes: A Webinar by Profoto

After our post last week by our very own employee, Spencer, on his experience with balancing ambient light and strobes, we thought it’d be great to post a webinar brought to you by Profoto on how to mix these two light sources to get the proper exposure on your subject. Arizona portrait and wedding photographer, […]

Read more
MPEX Experience

This Week in the World: 2/24 – 3/2

This Week in the World looks at this week’s most interesting stories out of the photo universe. PocketWizard announced their new PlusX radio. Posited as the “simplest PocketWizard radio ever,” the PlusX features 10 standard channels that are easily selected through an intuitive dial, a range comparable to any other PocketWizard transmitter and receiver, and compatibility with all standard channel PocketWizard transmitters and receivers. Oh, […]

Read more
MPEX Experience

Webinar: Basic Camera Movement with Cinevate’s Victor Ha

Not only is Midwest Photo Exchange one of the leading photo retailers in the country, but we’re also a premier source for video equipment. We recently had the opportunity to sponsor a free webinar with Cinevate‘s Victor Ha. In case you missed it, we’ve posted the video of the webinar, “Basic Camera Movement,” below! Check out […]

Read more
MPEX Experience

Webinar: Alternative Lighting Styles with Profoto Rfi Softboxes

Addy Award-winning photographer John Williamson hosted a webinar yesterday on Alternative Lighting Styles with Profoto RFi Softboxes. If you missed it (or if you wanted to re-watch it!), we’ve posted the webinar video below: Understanding basic portrait lighting techniques is important to every photographer. It is the foundation from which the advanced techniques are built. […]

Read more