Westcott U Author Team Westcott

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Introducing #FilmmakerFriday, where you can meet filmmakers that inspire Team Westcott. The Delivery Men is an Austin-based production team comprised of Joe Simon (director and DP), Hussain Pirani (director, w...

Photographing Kenya with Kole Purdy

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This article on photographing Kenya and it's people is courtesy of 18-year-old travel photographer Kole Purdy. My Journey to Professional Photography In June of 2014, my Dad quit his 20-year career. In Novem...

The Basics of Off-Camera Flash for Portraits

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Oregon-based senior portrait photographer Alycia White created this tutorial to help budding photographers make the transition to off-camera flash. By modifying a single off-camera speedlite, you can open up th...

The Essential Guide to Photo Reflectors

Gear Guides

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Reflectors are the most basic and essential lighting tool for photographers. In this in-depth guide, Team Westcott discusses the basics of photo reflectors, fabric colors and sizes, and when to use them. Refle...

Jamie Boler - Rapid Box Beauty Dish Portrait 4

Real Deal Review: The Rapid Box Beauty Dish

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This Real Deal Review of the Rapid Box Beauty Dish is courtesy of Jamie Boler of Red Elephant Studios in Scottsville, Kentucky. World-renowned photographer Joel Grimes designed the new Rapid Box Beauty Dish. ...

How to Direct Light for Moody Action Shots

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Yousef AlMasoud is a Saudi Arabian portrait photographer with a knack for capturing beautiful and dramatic portraits. In this behind-the-scenes video, we go in the studio with Yousef as he captures action photo...

Parabolic Modifiers vs. Traditional Octabanks

Gear Guides

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This article is courtesy of Santa Barbara-based photography educator Tim Meyer. True parabolic modifiers reflect light from a single point into parallel or collimated beams of light. The question is how this...

Lighting On the Fly with Dixie Dixon

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This article is courtesy of renowned beauty and fashion photographer Dixie Dixon. As a Commercial Fashion and Beauty Photographer, I am always focused on bringing out the real raw beauty and personality of m...

Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

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This image is from fashion portraits I shot recently while testing out the incredible . This modifier is fantastic for full body fashion portraits because of its large size. This helps to maintain even, soft li...

SNL Video Production with Westcott Lighting

Using a Silver Bounce Umbrella on Major Productions

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As the Director of Photography for Saturday Night Live's Film Unit, Alex Buono has had the ability to "play" with lots of different lighting equipment, finding the best options for illuminating a massive variet...

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Mastering the Art of Macro Photography

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From broken glass to small twigs, professional macro photographer Monica Royal uses a lot of creativity to capture beautiful images of small subjects. Macro photography, often considered a fine art, is a creati...

Real Deal Review: Flex 10″ x 10″ LED Mat

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In the latest Real Deal Review, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Marcus Johannes discusses the versatility of the Flex 10" x 10" Daylight LED Mat while shooting in the Eastern Sierra Mountain Range. The Westcott ...

Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

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While some photographers may be fortunate enough to own adequate or large studio space, many photographers and photography enthusiasts must learn to shoot in whatever space is available. This space may often be...

The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography

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In his second part of the ‘Storytelling with Cinematography’ series, DSLRguide's Simon Cade focuses on the way that filmmakers can use lighting to tell a story. He takes a deeper look at the different aspects o...

Behind the Scenes with Clint Davis - Final 3

Behind the Scenes of a 6 Hour Athletic Photo Shoot

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"I got the green light from OhYeah! Nutrition to shoot their upcoming campaign featuring “weekend warriors” having an OhYeah! moment. To say these athletes are weekend warriors is a bit misleading, considering ...

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Real Deal Review: Quick Portraits with the Rapid Box Duo

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Chillicothe, Ohio photographer Matt Dat reviews the Westcott Rapid Box Duo speedlite modifier in the latest Real Deal Review. The Rapid Box Duo is an easy-to-use speedlite modifier for photographers that...

Creating Eye-Catching Portraits with the Eyelighter

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This review is courtesy of Canadian portrait photographer and digital artist Nikki Harrison. This is something I have been dying for - for a really LONG time. I use under light reflectors all the time, espe...

Subtle Cinematic Lighting

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This article on cinematic lighting is courtesy of lifestyle and celebrity portrait photographer Haoyuan Ren. When my client came to me about this shoot, he asked for raw, cinematic photographs that captures...

Using the Ice Light as a Key Light for Portraits

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Dutch portrait photographer and educator Frank Doorhof creates key light Ice Light portraits in this behind-the-scenes video. Frank begins his photo shoot by having his assistant placing the as a key light ...

Thomas Interview Still - The Handmade Movement

On-Set of the Handmade Movement Series