Lighting Tips
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Newborn Photography Lighting & Posing Tips
In this video Sandra Coan breaks down how to pose and light her newborn photo sessions. With many years of experience photographing newborns and families, Sandra captures soft portraits using a sim...
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Creating Dramatic Portraits with One Light
[plink sku="5900"]Few photographers use light to shape mood and drama quite like Joel Grimes, and his top-down approach is a perfect example. In this video, Joel shares one of his go-to techniques ...
Getting Started with Studio Lighting
If you’ve ever felt unsure where to begin with studio lighting, you’re not alone. In fact, one of the most common questions Westcott photographer Ashley Boring hears is, “How do I start using flash...
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Creating Cinematic Portraits with LED Continuous Lighting
When Ian Spanier sets out to create a dramatic portrait, he looks to the sun for inspiration, shaping studio lighting the way nature shapes light. In this video, Ian walks us through his “what you ...
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Flash Photography: Front Vs Rear Curtain Sync
In flash photography, mixing the light trails from constant lighting with the freezing power of a strobe can create a sense of motion and get really cool effects in-camera. One of the most importan...
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How to Create Portrait Lighting to Help Tell a Story
Commercial photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera. After majoring in photography in college, Ian worked in pub...
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Using Flash to Mimic Any Time of Day in Portraits
As photographers, we all know that you don't always get to shoot at the exact time of day you would like to. However, thanks to off camera flash, you are not tied down by mother nature. Using flash...
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Freezing Motion with Precision: FJ400 Freeze Mode Explained
When working in the studio in most situations, 1/280th of a second flash duration is more than enough to freeze your subject. But sometimes you need to photograph something that is moving much fast...
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Learn How Jerry Ghionis Shoots Outdoor Portraits with the Ice Light 2
Westcott Top Pro photographer, Jerry Ghionis, set out to design the revolutionary [plink sku="5900"] for rendering beautiful consistent light quality for photographers and filmmakers whether you’re...