Lighting Tips

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Go-To High-Volume Headshot Lighting Setups
In this portrait photography video, Westcott Top Pro and Founder of Wasio Faces, Yaneck Wasiek, explains how he approaches individual headshot sessions and how to capture high-volume photos at busi...

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Flash Photography Lighting Video Course for Beginners
In this free photography lighting video course, you’ll learn about on-camera lighting vs off-camera lighting, what power of flash to use in different situations, and the techniques for on-camera fl...

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Making On-Camera Flash Look Natural Using the FJ80
In this video, Westcott’s in-house photographer, Ashley Boring discusses the many reasons why a photographer might want to make on camera flash look natural. When you are working in a tighter room ...

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Beauty Dish Vs FJ200 Reflector
>Most strobes come with a small metal reflector to help you control and modify your light. It helps direct light output more than using a bare bulb, but using this reflector will give you hard l...

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Go-To Composition & Lighting Tips for Outdoor Portraits Using The FJ200
Evaluating the setup for your photo shoot involves a lot of technical details, including light placement and control, as well as the overall composition of the photo. In this tutorial, Westcott Top...

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Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone As A Photographer
Your comfort zone provides you with a lot of great values when you’re in the groove of progress and success. It’s safe. It’s reliable. It gives you no reason to try new things. Being comfortable wi...

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Portrait Lighting Tips to Avoiding Glare in Glasses
When photographing subjects that are wearing glasses, you often run into the issue of capturing a glare off the lens. In this tutorial, photographer Ashley Boring walks you through avoiding unwante...

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Easy Tips to Create 3 Unique Looks in 1 Photo Shoot - Lighting Gear Breakdown
Are you looking to create multiple different shots in one photo shoot? In this tutorial, photographer and Top Pro, Ashley Boring, guides you through the lighting breakdown of three different looks ...

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Creating a Sense of Environment with the Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler
Creating textures and patterns of light on your subject or a blank surface can add new life to your photos. If you’re looking to step out of your comfort zone and mundane routine of shooting on pla...