As 2012 comes to an end, we would like to thank all the photographers who shared their inspiring work as well as each and everyone of you who make our blog come alive by reading, commenting and sharing.

We will now take a short hiatus to return with full force on January 7. See you next year!

Best wishes,

Fredrik, Ron & Marisa

Ps. Here are 2012′s most popular blog posts:

A selection of videos and articles:

• How To Light A Muscle Car
  British car photographer Tim Wallace shares his invaluable expertise.
• The Pro-B4 in Action
  Action photographer Marcel Lämmerhirt shoots wakeboarders with the world’s fastest battery generator.
• Ari Magg: Nordic Light
  The light in Ari Magg’s images is quite unique. Read our interview with him and learn some of his secrets.
• Silver & Light, Part III
  Ian Ruhter uses Profoto strobes in a way that we have never before seen. Truly inspiring stuff.
• RFi softboxes
  The new RFi softboxes come in all sizes and shapes, and are compatible with all major flash brands.

The three most popular Light Shaping Tool of the Month pieces:

• Light Shaping Tool of the Month: ProGlobe
  Bernhard Spoettel shoots cars with ProGlobe. Click and learn why.
• Light Shaping Tool of the Month: Narrow Beam Travel Reflector
  Lothar Wieland likes to travel and favors the Narrow Beam Travel Reflector.
• Light Shaping Tool of the Month: Softbox 5′ Octa
  Edouard Janssens shot 200 people with a single softbox. So, why did he choose the Softbox 5′ Octa?

…and the webinars:

• Webinar: Studio Lighting 101
  Learn the basics of studio lighting and how to leverage the Profoto D1 Air to its fullest potential.
• Webinar: The Beauty of Hard Light
  Don’t miss this opportunity to better understand the harder side of lighting!
• Webinar: Portraiture Lighting
  Uncover the secrets behind taking striking portraits.

Hi all,

We recently discovered that our blog’s comment function has been malfunctioning. The problem arose around mid October. Since then, all new comments were banished to some sort of digital limbo.

The comment function should work now, and we’re working hard on restoring the comments left during this period of time.

Our apologies. For the record, it is much more fun writing posts when people reply…

/Fredrik Franzén, Profoto

Another month has passed, and it is once again time to revisit the most popular stories from the last couple of weeks. Here are the top five from November:

• Silver & Light, Part III
  Ian Ruhter’s third video and blog post wins by a landslide. More than 50,000 people watched this just the first week. If you are not one of them, you are missing out on something spectacular.
• NEW: Profoto RFi Softboxes
  Our new line of softboxes was greeted with a warm response. The softboxes are available in twelve sizes and four models and are compatible with 26 different flash brands. Watch the video to learn more.
• Matthew Lowery’s Product Photography
  Matthew Lowery’s product photography seem to have struck a chord with our readers. We have no problem understanding way. Inspiring stuff for sure.
• RFi Softboxes Put to the Test
  Tobias Björkgren was one of the very first photographer to lay his hands on the new RFi softboxes, and it was evidently a pleasure to see the results.
• Brent Lewin: Stealing Beauty
  Brent Lewin’s images of the Chin people and their fading facial tattoo tradition constitutes a striking combination of documentary photography and portrait photography.

Time flies. Another month has passed, and it is once again time to revisit the most popular stories from the last couple of weeks. Here are the top five from October:

• Ari Magg: Nordic Light
  If you have not yet read our interview with Icelandic photographer Ari Magg, and, most importantly, if you have not yet seen his images, you are missing out on something special.
• Silver & Light, part II
  Our favorite (and admittedly only) guest blogger Ian Ruhter returned with a second video. If extraordinary dedication and unique lighting techniques is what gets your creative juices flowing, this is a must.
• Webinar: The Beauty of Hard Light
  Our latest webinar was recorded and can now be watched as a video. Do not miss this opportunity to better understand the hard side of lighting!
• Shallow Depth-of-Field for Studio Portraiture
  Mark Wallace always delivers. This time he uses a variety of lighting setups to get some beautifully dreamy portraits with shallow depth of field. Highly recommended.
• Gordon Andersson’s Dancer in the Dark
  Swedish photographer Gordon Andersson used the continuous light unit ProTungsten to shoot artful portraits of a dancer. Beautiful stuff.

On Thursday next week, Profoto will release a brand new line of products. We cannot really go into details before public launch, but we can share a few facts, such as:

The new products come in twelve sizes and four models. They can not only be used with Profoto gear, but with 26 different flash brands. And they can be used with speedlights.

The rest will be revealed on November 1. Stay tuned.