If you're someone who began their photography with digital cameras, we can safely say that you've probably never used a flash that looks like this. With a clear aim to be an eye-catching conversation starter, the Godox Lux Senior is a pocket-sized flash that looks great when it's opened up.
Ask any photographer that has worked in the past 10 years, and they'll tell you about their strobist experiences. It all stemmed from David Hobby's popular website. Then it became a huge deal on Flickr.
Chances are that if you've been following this blog for awhile, you're most likely familiar with Jaroslav Weiczorkiewicz's work. First he made the interwebs with Milky Pinups, then we found his Liquid Bamboo forest work, then Splash Heroes and then Fallen Angels.
Photographers who tend to shoot and use flashes while on locations typically also try to pack light. In most situations when you're trying to shoot guerilla style and without getting permits, you need to be versatile yet also need to get your specific creative vision across.
Ever heard of a Gobo? Strobist photographers have been using them for years and years--essentially a GoBo is a go-between that modifies the light output to shape it and define it in a certain way.