Westcott U Author Team Westcott

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Las Vegas concept photographer Michael Herb created this stunning Desert Warriors portrait series in the Nevada desert. While shooting, Michael reviewed the newest addition to the Westcott softbox lineup: the Z...

How to Assemble the Westcott Eyelighter

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Brandon Heiss, lighting educator with Team Westcott, discusses how to assemble the Westcott Eyelighter in this gear guide. The Westcott Eyelighter comes disassembled in its compact travel case. This includes...

Real Deal Review: Andrew Foord and the Eyelighter

Lighting Tips, Reviews

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New Jersey portrait photographer Andrew Foord shot with the innovative Eyelighter reflector in this latest Real Deal Review. The Westcott Eyelighter is the first curved reflector available for portrait photogra...

The History of the Eyelighter with Larry Peters

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Westcott, an industry-leading innovator of photo and video lighting products, teamed with photographer Larry Peters in early 2014 to pioneer a unique tool for portrait photography. The Eyelighter, designed by P...

Creating a Living Photo in Fixel’s Cinemagraph Pro

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Advancement in camera and editing technology have helped create a new form of imaging: animated portraiture. Animated portraits (also called living portraits or flixels) are the mesmerizing combination of still...

Light Painting with the Ice Light and Barndoors

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Commercial and editorial automotive photographer Andrew Link uses light painting often to create stunning composite images. Light painting is the technique of using very slow shutter speeds to capture selective...

Neil van Niekerk Reviews the Rapid Box

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This article is courtesy of New Jersey portrait photographer Neil van Niekerk. Don’t you just hate it when something you use becomes obsolete? Well, you’d think that lighting equipment have a long lifesp...

Understanding a Beauty Dish

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Westcott creates a vast amount of products for photographers of all varieties. One of the most versatile products for speedlite shooters is our . The Rapid Box series is a compact light modifier (measuring und...

Behind-The-Scenes with Rick Nunn

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The following article is courtesy of English portrait photographer Rick Nunn. She and I spent a few days at the cabin in the woods over the weekend. In between coffee on the balcony & trips to the beach, ...

Lighting and Post-Production for a Dramatic Headshot

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Utilizing a 3-point light setup in studio allows portrait photographers to effectively control the highlights and shadows on his or her subject and background. For this dramatic headshot, New Jersey photographe...

Jim Tincher with Zeppelin Para 47 - Look 1

Real Deal Review: Zeppelin Para 47

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Photographer Jim Tincher of Lexington, Kentucky discusses the features of the Zeppelin Para 47 softbox in this Westcott Real Deal Review. The Zeppelin Deep Parabolic modifier is available in 35, 47, and 59 inc...

Behind The Scenes: Fashion Photography with Clay Cook

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Go behind-the-scenes of this fashion photography editorial shoot with photographer Clay Cook and Westcott's new 59" Zeppelin Deep Parabolic light modifier. Introduced to the market in early 2014, the Zeppe...

Thierry Dehove Parle de la Westcott Rapid Box

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Le photographe français Thierry Dehove décrit les fonctionnalités de la Westcott Rapid Box speedlite modificateur. Le 26" Rapid Box est un hors-flash de l'appareil modificateur novateur construit sur parap...

Dennis Rule: Final Image 3 with the ProGrip

Denis Rule and the ProGrip Umbrella Kit

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Ottawa, Canada commercial photographer Denis Rule discusses the feature of the new ProGrip as he shoot in-studio. The ProGrip is a versatile and super comfortable speedlite handle designed for off-camera flash...

Real Deal Review: Rapid Box XL

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Portrait and fashion photographer Martin Howard of Columbus, Mississippi discusses the Westcott Rapid Box XL in this latest Real Deal Review video. For strobes and constant lighting, the 36” Rapid Box XL and...

Shooting Luke Bryan for Rolling Stone with Drew Gurian

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This article is courtesy of celebrity and music photographer Drew Gurian. Rolling Stone just asked me to photograph country star, Luke Bryan, for the new issue of the magazine (with Justin Beiber on the cove...

Diffusing Harsh Sunlight with Clay Cook

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This article is courtesy of Louisville-based fashion photographer Clay Cook. I’ve been there, standing in the middle of a field on a hot day with a scorching sun, mulling back and forth on how to capture a q...

Lifestyle Portraits with Chris Lambeth

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Beauty and fashion portrait photographer Chris Lambeth uses the Westcott Apollo Orb to capture stunning suburban lifestyle portraits during a wintery day in Washington in this featured behind-the-scenes video. ...

Real Deal Review: The Rapid Box XXL

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Mike Osborn of Osborn Photography in central Illinois reviews the Rapid Box XXL in this latest Real Deal Review. Designed for constant and strobe lights, the Rapid Box XXL is a 48" octagon-shaped softbox const...

Zeppelin Deep Parabolic: Assembly Tips