A hot glass demo at the Corning Museum of Glass shows off the glass blowing skill of gaffer (master glassmaker) Lynn LaBarr, narrated by George Kennard.
Apologies for the roughness of the video--it was shot hand-held while being jostled by children not adequately muzzled and leashed by their parents. ;-)
A brief overview of the making of ceramic mugs hints at the surprising number of steps and amount of work a potter invests in creating hand-crafted pottery.
The SLR camera's focal plane shutter and shoe-mount electronic flashes are described and the way in which they synchronize is explained. Electronic shutter mode, high-speed sync, and second-curtain sync are also briefly covered.
This is a brief introduction to basic gear and terminology for the beginning strobists, photographers using small off-camera flashes to take their photos to the next level.
