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17 Jul

The Spike

The Spike is a brand-new piece of equipment that would be an incredible addition to any and every photographers’ collection.
In PiXAPRO Instructions , PiXAPRO Tips

10 Jul

CITI600 vs CITI600 PRO

Many people have been asking the question “Which Flash is better for me,
In PiXAPRO Tips

10 Jul

An introduction to buying Studio Flash L

When buying a studio flash kit there are a few things you need to take into
In PiXAPRO Multimedia , PiXAPRO Tips

5 Jul

How to Choose the best Softbox for you!

Every good photographer should have Softboxes as part of their kits. In thi
In PiXAPRO Tips

3 May

Best Free Photo Editing Software

There's now a wide range of free photo editing software here we take you th
In PiXAPRO Tips

7 Mar

PiXAPRO Studio Flashes - Best In Test!

The LUMI 200/400 and CITI600 have recently won the award of Best in Test. S
In PiXAPRO Reviews

29 Jan

The ONE System - Control all your PIXAPR

The PIXAPRO ONE System means that you can now control all your PIXAPRO flas
In PiXAPRO Multimedia

21 Nov

What is TTL and is it any good on the PI

Jake Hicks explains everything you need to know about TTL as well as using
In PiXAPRO Reviews

1 Nov

Continuous Lighting vs Flash!

What would be the advantages and disadvantages of replacing my studio flash
In PiXAPRO Tips

31 Oct

Supporting Your Off-Camera Flash –

See how our PIXAPRO C-Stand can be used to support your off-camera flash.
In PiXAPRO Reviews

30 Oct

Medusa Inspired Photo-shoot (with PIXAPR

See how photographer, Mike Hardley and Jane Kelly shoot a Medusa Inspired P
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

20 Oct

Pixapro CITI600 TTL on location

Ian Pack takes the Pixapro CITI600 TTL on location - see the set up and sho
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

18 Oct

Pixapro ST-III TTL Wireless Flash Trigge

Ian Pack tests the Pixapro ST-III TTL Wireless Flash Trigger with studio li
In PiXAPRO Reviews

17 Oct

Gavin Hoey Reviews the PiXAPRO CITI600 F

With 600ws of flash on tap and a massive 8700mAh built in battery to power
In PiXAPRO Reviews

17 Oct

Colin Brister‎ experiments with the

Colin Brister‎ takes the PIXAPRO CITI600 Flash to shoot Motocross.
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

16 Oct

When Funds Allow- PIXAPRO RIKO 400

Awthurm creates eye catching images with the RIKO400.
In PiXAPRO Reviews

12 Oct

(Behind The Scenes) Red Dress Shoot with

(Behind The Scenes) Red Dress Shoot with Mark Ratcliffe ft. PIKA200 and CIT
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

12 Oct

Pixapro CITI600 – Product Review w

Chris Ord's product review on the Pixapro CITI600 Flash.
In PiXAPRO Reviews

5 Oct

PIXAPRO at The Photography Show 2017

PIXAPRO at The Photography Show 2017
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

3 Oct

PiXAPRO CITI 600 - Behind The Senes with

PiXAPRO CITI 600 - Behind The Senes with Clinton Lofthouse
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

3 Oct

Creative Lighting Adventure with Glenn N

Creative Lighting Adventure with Glenn Norwood ( PIXAPRO CITI600 and Hybrid
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

27 Sep

Travelling To India - With Tommy Reynold

Travelling To India - With Tommy Reynolds
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

27 Sep

PiXAPRO CITI 600 and CITI600 Remote Head

PiXAPRO CITI 600 and CITI600 Remote Head - With Tommy Reynolds
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

26 Sep

Photoshoot Magazine Workshop at the Phot

Photoshoot Magazine Workshop at the Photography Show 2016 Behind The Scenes
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

26 Sep

Pixapro at The Photography Show 2016

Pixapro at The Photography Show 2016
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

25 Sep

(BTS) Power Core 600W with Chris Ord

(BTS) Power Core 600W with Chris Ord
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

25 Sep

(BTS) PIXAPRO STORM 400 with Narita Savo

(BTS) PIXAPRO STORM 400 with Narita Savoor
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

22 Sep

The Photography Show 2015 (PIXAPRO)

The Photography Show 2015 (PIXAPRO)
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

22 Sep

(BTS) KINO 800 Three Head Kit with Sian

(BTS) KINO 800 Three Head Kit with Sian Robertson Photography
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

19 Sep

Front (First) Curtain Sync and Rear (Sec

Front (First) Curtain Sync and Rear (Second) Curtain Sync - With Barry Mont
In PiXAPRO Reviews

19 Sep

(BTS) LUMI 400 with Creativus Imago and

(BTS) LUMI 400 with Creativus Imago and Jane Kelly Photography For Photosho
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

13 Sep

PIXAPRO LED100D MKII Review

Lewis McGregor review on the extremely popular PIXAPRO LED100D MKII. Everyt
In PiXAPRO Reviews

8 Sep

PiXAPRO 70cm Professional Slider

PiXAPRO 70cm Professional Slider Review - With Charles Dalton
In PiXAPRO Reviews

8 Sep

Interview Lighting with the VNIX Series

Interview Lighting with the VNIX Series LED Panels - With Ryan Priestnall
In PiXAPRO Reviews

6 Sep

Film Noir Cinematography

See below for a guide to film noir cinematography on a budget with the PIXA
In PiXAPRO Tips

5 Sep

The Adventure Mountain Bike Photoshoot w

The Adventure Mountain Bike Photoshoot with Colin Brister (ft. CITI600)
In PiXAPRO Reviews

4 Sep

70cm WHITE/SILVER Interior Beauty Dish (

PIXAPRO 70cm WHITE/SILVER Interior Beauty Dish (ft. CITI600 strobe) - with
In PiXAPRO Reviews

4 Sep

PIXAPRO DeepPara Parabolic Softbox Revie

PIXAPRO DeepPara Parabolic Softbox Review (ft. CITI600 strobe) - with Tommy
In PiXAPRO Reviews

1 Sep

PiXAPRO VNIX Series LED Panel Overview -

PiXAPRO VNIX Series LED Panel Overview - With Tommy Reynolds
In PiXAPRO Reviews

1 Sep

PiXAPRO 60cm Light-Weight Carbon-Fibre S

PiXAPRO 60cm Light-Weight Carbon-Fibre Slider Review - With Charles Dalton
In PiXAPRO Reviews

30 Aug

Green Screen with the VNIX Series LED Pa

Green Screen with the VNIX Series LED Panels - With Ryan Priestnall
In PiXAPRO Tips

29 Aug

PiXAPRO DeepPara 90 With Simon Newbury

PiXAPRO DeepPara 90 With Simon Newbury
In PiXAPRO Reviews

29 Aug

PiXAPRO White Background

PiXAPRO White Background
In PiXAPRO Reviews

25 Aug

PiXAPRO CITI 600 - With Drew Forsyth, Da

PiXAPRO CITI 600 - With Drew Forsyth, Dance Photographer
In PiXAPRO Reviews

25 Aug

PiXAPRO Set of 2 Black & White Refle

PiXAPRO Set of 2 Black & White Reflective Acrylic Boards - With Sam's Kitch
In PiXAPRO Reviews

21 Aug

Events Photographer Bruce Foster talks A

Events Photographer Bruce Foster talks About the RIKO400 Ringflash
In PiXAPRO Reviews

21 Aug

Pixapro CITI600 TTL with Colin Brister o

Pixapro CITI600 TTL with Colin Brister of ImageMx Photography
In PiXAPRO Reviews

19 Aug

Photographer Chris Ord talks About the P

Photographer Chris Ord talks About the Pixapro CITI600
In PiXAPRO Reviews

18 Aug

Events Photographer Mark Ratcliffe talks

Events Photographer Mark Ratcliffe talks About the MagMod System
In PiXAPRO Reviews

18 Aug

Fruit Splash Photography

Fruit Splash Photography | Freezing Motion Using Short Flash Durations - Hy
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

17 Aug

PiXAPRO CITI600 Product Overview with Ch

PiXAPRO CITI600 Product Overview with Chris Ord
In PiXAPRO Reviews

17 Aug

Photography Show 2016 - Li-Ion580 Speedl

Photography Show 2016 - Li-Ion580 Speedlite Demo with Tommy Reynolds
In PiXAPRO Reviews

16 Aug

PIXAPRO C-Stand REVIEW - Presented By Ch

PIXAPRO C-Stand REVIEW - Presented By Charles Dalton
In PiXAPRO Reviews

16 Aug

PIXAPRO RIKO400 Portable Ring Flash Revi

PIXAPRO RIKO400 Portable Ring Flash Review
In PiXAPRO Reviews

14 Aug

PIXAPRO BP-130 V-MOUNT BATTERY VIDEO REV

PIXAPRO BP-130 V-MOUNT BATTERY VIDEO REVIEW
In PiXAPRO Reviews

14 Aug

PIXAPRO Power Core 600 REVIEW - Presente

PIXAPRO Power Core 600 REVIEW - Presented By Chris Ord
In PiXAPRO Reviews

1 Aug

How To Assemble The Pixapro 70x100cm Flo

How To Assemble The Pixapro 70x100cm Floor Softbox
In PiXAPRO Instructions

1 Aug

Pixapro LED2000 Overview

Pixapro LED2000 Overview
In PiXAPRO Reviews

31 Jul

How To Assemble Pixapro Recessed Octagon

How To Assemble Pixapro Recessed Octagonal Softboxes
In PiXAPRO Instructions

31 Jul

How To Assemble Pixapro Recessed Strip S

How To Assemble Pixapro Recessed Strip Softboxes
In PiXAPRO Instructions

28 Jul

How To Assemble the Daylite 4 60x80cm Re

How To Assemble the Daylite 4 60x80cm Rectangular Softbox
In PiXAPRO Instructions

28 Jul

How To Assemble Pixapro Recessed Softbox

How To Assemble Recessed Square/Rectangular Softboxes
In PiXAPRO Instructions

26 Jul

How To Assemble the Daylite 4 90cm Octag

How to assemble PIXAPRO Daylite4 90cm Octagona Softbox
In PiXAPRO Instructions

25 Jul

One Speedlite Adapter - Many Options

Ian Pack shows how the Pixapro SMART Speedlite Adaptor can create many opti
In PiXAPRO Tips

20 Jul

Portrait of an Opera Singer - Fabian Cha

A 1-minute documentary featuring operatic tenor Leon de la Guardia in Italy
In PiXAPRO Multimedia

19 Jul

How To Create the Perfect Shot with Chri

Chris Ord is an internationally published wedding and fashion photographer.
In PiXAPRO Reviews

19 Jul

Headshot Setup

It may sometimes be hard to create a flattering headshot but in this review
In PiXAPRO Reviews

19 Jul

Testing the PIKA200 and Citi600

Glenn Curley has recently tested the Pixapro Citi600 and Pika200 flash unit
In PiXAPRO Reviews

19 Jul

High Speed Sync with the CITI600

Stephen Perry's blog of France with Zara Watson – High Speed Sync with Pi
In PiXAPRO Reviews

18 Jul

Pixapro CITI600 Portable Flash Review

See Mark Elsworth's review on his experience with the amazing Pixapro CITI6
In PiXAPRO Reviews

18 Jul

Speedlite vs Barebulb - by Mic Ty and Mo

Bare bulb or speedlight? You will often hear the argument of which of the t
In PiXAPRO Reviews

18 Jul

Pixapro LED100D Daylight lights Review -

Ewan Mathers has wrote an incredible review on the Pixapro LED100D Daylight
In PiXAPRO Reviews

18 Jul

PIKA200 Group Test

Ian Packs blog is of the PIKA200 which he uses in a group test against vari
In PiXAPRO Reviews

29 Jun

PIXAPRO Hybrid 360 Instruction Video

PIXAPRO Hybrid 360 Instruction Video
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

(SETUP) PIXAPRO Vinyl Backdrop and Teles

(SETUP) PIXAPRO 2x4m Dual Sided Vinyl Backdrop and Telescopic Background
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

(SETUP) PIXAPRO Caster Wheels Set of 3 (

(SETUP) PIXAPRO Caster Wheels Set of 3 (25mm fitting)
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

(SETUP) PIXAPRO Utility/Laptop Tray Plat

(SETUP) PIXAPRO Utility/Laptop Tray Platform
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

How To Set up the 65cm Collapsible Diffu

How To Set Up the PiXAPRO 65cm Collapsible Diffuser Ball
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

How to assemble Foldable LED Light Tent

How to assemble PIXAPRO Foldable LED Light Tent
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

How to Sync your PiXAPRO ST-III TTL Trig

How to Sync your PiXAPRO ST-III TTL Trigger With Your PiXAPRO Li-ion580 II
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

How to Sync your PiXAPRO ST-III TTL Trig

How to Sync your PiXAPRO ST-III TTL Trigger With Your PiXAPRO HyBRID360 TTL
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

How to Use a DMX Controller with the PiX

How to Use a DMX Controller with the PiXAPRO VNIX Series LED Panels
In PiXAPRO Instructions

29 Jun

Using Flash Exposure Compensation with t

How to use Flash Exposure Compensation with the PiXAPRO ST-III TTL Flash Tr
In PiXAPRO Instructions

23 Jun

How to Convert your LED100D MKII or MKII

How to Convert your LED100D MKII or MKII+ for use on a Ceiling Mounted Rig
In PiXAPRO Instructions

23 Jun

How To Disassemble the Pixapro DeepPara

How To Disassemble the Pixapro DeepPara Softboxes
In PiXAPRO Instructions

23 Jun

How To Navigate The CITI600 Menu System

How To Navigate The CITI600 Menu System (Instructional video)
In PiXAPRO Instructions

23 Jun

How To Separate the Feet of a PiXAPRO Ce

How To Separate the Feet of a PiXAPRO Century C-Stand
In PiXAPRO Instructions

23 Jun

PiXAPRO Central Pole Bracket for the Dee

PiXAPRO Central Pole Bracket for the DeepPara Softbox
In PiXAPRO Instructions

23 Jun

PIXAPRO ST-III Functions & Hidden Fe

PIXAPRO ST-III Functions & Hidden Features (Instructional video)
In PiXAPRO Instructions

22 Jun

How To Assemble a Pixapro Umbrella Softb

How To Assemble a Pixapro Umbrella Softbox
In PiXAPRO Instructions

22 Jun

How to Put Up and Fold Down your Cube Te

Instructions on How to Put Up and How to Fold your PIXAPRO® 120cm and 150c
In PiXAPRO Instructions

22 Jun

How To Set Up Your Pixapro Collapsible B

How To Set Up Your Pixapro Collapsible Beauty Dish
In PiXAPRO Instructions

21 Apr

Car Photography with the PIKA200

Read Akhlaq's blog on Car Photography with the PIKA200 and how he manages t
In PiXAPRO Reviews

10 Jan

Understanding how the exposure triangle

A little helpful guide that will give you a better idea on how different as
In PiXAPRO Tips

1 Dec

Shooting Top Chefs with CITI600 & De

A little look behind the scenes with Chris Ord on a commercial shoot with s
In PIXAPRO Behind The Scene

24 Nov

Photographing a Legend - Miniature Photo

A behind the scenes video of Photographer Barry Mountford, creating a minia
In PiXAPRO Tips

11 Oct

Food Photography using the Pixapro Glowp

Learn how to produce interesting food photography using a Pixapro Glowpad 3
In PiXAPRO Tips

4 Oct

Mega Location Shooting with the CITI600

Overpowering the sun has never been easier. The latest crop of location stu
In PiXAPRO Reviews

3 Oct

Sams Kitchen - Food Photography using th

Learn how to produce creative and interesting Food photography images using
In PiXAPRO Tips

3 Oct

The Evolution of the Lithium Ion Polymer

The Lithium-Ion battery plays an important role in the day to day running o
In PiXAPRO Tips

3 Oct

True High-Speed Sync vs Long Tail High-S

Flash lighting in photography is arguably the most versatile type of lighti
In PiXAPRO Tips

3 Oct

How to maintain your Lithium Ion Battery

The Lithium-Ion battery plays an important role in the day to day running o
In PiXAPRO Tips
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