Erik Valind Showcases The Scrim Jim
In this video, photographer Erik Valind discusses the many uses of the Westcott Scrim Jim. Shooting mainly outdoor lifestyle portraits, Erik finds the Scrim Jim to be one of the most versatile tools in his phot...
Erik Valind Gaining Great Expression From Your Subjects
Westcott Top Pro Elite Erik Valind offers a photography quick tip in this Westcott video. Gaining authentic expression and emotion out from your models and subjects can be a difficult task. Offering a brief bac...
How to Set the Perfect White Balance
Your white balance setting is how your camera decides what white should look like in a photo, and all of the other colors as well. It's straightforward enough when shooting a subject in clean white light, but w...
Diffuse Light and Alter Light using the Scrim Jim
Erik Valind, Professional Photographer and Westcott Top Pro, talks about his favorite product—the Westcott Scrim Jim. He walks you through how he uses each of the Scrim Jim panels to diffuse light and alter lig...
Scrim Jim: Thinking Outside the Box
The Scrim Jim: Like a Swiss Army Knife
When talking about different lighting modifiers I like to point out the basic features and benefits of each. Equally important though, is the outside of the box thinking ...
Comparing Large vs. Small Photo Umbrellas
Photographic umbrellas come in so many sizes nowadays, perhaps even more so than the common rain variety. Let's set aside those and the for a moment and discuss some key differences and techniques, when select...
The Ice Light for Outdoor Fill
The Ice Light, , is a new little lighting tool that resembles a light saber in a big way. This makes it a blast to use right out of the gates. It was designed for being mobile and easy to use in event photogr...
Shooting Outdoors: Headshots in the park
Shooting Outdoors Rocks
When given the choice between shooting in a studio or shooting outdoors in the world, I'll drag my camera gear and subject out that door any day of the week. The sheer volume of differe...
Large Octabank Alternatives for Portability
Most photographers love Octabanks. The light quality if amazing! Unfortunately, they are not easy on the wallet or easy to transport either. Usually rather heavy, they require a specific speed-ring to use with ...
Portrait Shoot using an Apollo and Stripbanks
This portrait shoot by photographer Erik Valind is set up with a Westcott 50-inch Apollo as the main light source, and two 12" x 36" Pro Stripbanks acting as rim lights, coming in from the side.
The 50″ Mega...
Interview with Erik Valind on Environmental Portraits
Commercial, portrait, and lifestyle photographer Erik Valind joins Henry's TV host Mark Shannon on the Henry's TV stage at Exposure Spring 2012 to share some tips and tricks on creating better environmental por...
Outdoor Portrait Shoot using a Scrim Jim
Outdoor Portrait shoot by photographer Erik Valind using a Westcott Large Scrim Jim.
The Large Scrim Jim Kit is a useful photography tool that allows photographers to diffuse light, reflect light, cut down l...
Understanding Catchlights
The specific shapes of light modifiers come into play in how they shape light and how we apply them to our subject or scene. If we zoom into the eyes of our subjects and take note of the shape of the catchlight...