• Lighting Tips
    • Fashion & Beauty
    • Newborn & Children
    • Constant Lighting
    • Strobes
    • Speedlites
    • Rapid Box
    • Apollo and Halo
    • View All »
  • Gear Guides
  • Product Reviews
  • Top Pros
Log In
Lost your password?
Lost your password?
Search
  • Lighting Tips
    Random
    • Blake Griffin - Dramatic Composite Photography - Joel Grimes (2)

      Joel Grimes' Dramatic Composites with Blake Griffin

      Joel Grimes
      Lighting Tips
      15260
    Recent

    • How to Create Depth with Color Gels on the Pro Light Mods

      Team Westcott
      1058

    • Two Ways to Use Gels In Studio

      Team Westcott
      1584

    • Using Gels and Hard Light in Studio

      Team Westcott
      1470

    • Sports Action Photography | Tips & Tricks

      Team Westcott
      2701

    • Creating In-Camera Lighting Effects for Your Videos

      Team Westcott
      346

    • Creating Beauty Portraits with Hard Light

      Team Westcott
      1675
  • Gear Guides
    Random
    • The Eyelighter and Larry Peters

      The History of the Eyelighter with Larry Peters

      Team Westcott
      Gear Guides
      12078
    Recent

    • How to Create Window Light in Studio

      Team Westcott
      1173

    • Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

      Team Westcott
      3639

    • Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations with Ian Spanier

      Team Westcott
      3931

    • High-Speed Sync Portraits in Full Sun Using the FJ200 Strobe

      Team Westcott
      6648

    • Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

      Team Westcott
      4725
    • HurleyPro ProBoard with subject

      How to Set Up the HurleyPro ProBoard with Light Stands

      Team Westcott
      8159
  • Top Pros
  • Events
  • Menu logo
logo
  • Review Gear
  • Soundstage
  • Podcast
  • Store

Westcott U Contributor Jim Schmelzer

Jim Schmelzer

Westcott U Contributor

Jim Schmelzer is an award-winning photographer, lecturer and trainer focusing in high school senior portraits and weddings. He is a Master Craftsman Photographer and holds a Master's Degree from Wedding and Portrait Photographers International. He has also been a technical representative and lighting adviser for F.J. Westcott for over 25 years.

Jim's Gallery & Full Bio

Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light

Capturing Memorable Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
8245
Westcott Top Pro photographer Jim Schmelzer utilizes multiple Westcott Ice Lights to capture beautiful wedding cinemagraphs in this video tutorial. Cinemagraphs, often called "living photos", are a contempor...

How to Light for a Flixel with James Schmelzer

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
7068
A living photo, often called a Flixel, is a combination of a still image and of a short video. A Flixel is created by filming a short, high-quality video and editing within the Flixel Cinemagraph software. B...
Jim Schmelzer and the Zeppelin

Creating a Summer Portrait In Studio with Jim Schmelzer

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
6761
Have you ever wanted to create a warm, summer portrait in unfavorable weather conditions? Photographers, especially those living in northern climates, often can not go outdoors in all seasons to capture images ...
Studio Portraiture with the Eyelighter

Studio Portraiture with the Eyelighter

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
7661
In the Elite Photographic Studio near Detroit, Michigan, Team Westcott goes behind the scenes with renowned photographer Jim Schmelzer to talk studio portraiture with the . During this shoot, Jim's studio is s...

Matching Sunlight using HyperSync

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
7756
Midday on top of the Detroit Opera House, Westcott Top Pro and award-winning photographer Jim Schmelzer illustrates how matching sunlight is easily attainable utilizing HyperSync and Westcott lighting . Jim pre...
Jim Schmelzer demonstrates lighting for a wedding: Part 2 by .

Wedding Photography Lighting Tips: Part 2

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
7111
Westcott Top Pro Jim Schmelzer continues his wedding photography lighting tips from Part 1 at the church. Here, Jim will bring in his bride and groom to start shooting beautiful images. Jim was using the in th...
Jim Schmelzer – Studio Lighting Fundamentals with the Apollo by .

Studio Lighting Fundamentals using a Mega Apollo

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
8013
Westcott Top Pro Elite Photographer Jim Schmelzer teaches us different possibilities for Studio Lighting when shooting with the Westcott Mega JS Apollo.  Jim also uses a Westcott 6 in 1 reflector that acts as a...

Senior Portrait Photography with the Ice Light

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
14431
Top Pro Jim Schmelzer uses Westcott Ice Lights to create beautiful a beautiful Senior Portrait with ease. Using the portable Ice Light, Jim is in and out of a shoot in minutes. The Ice light is a portable hand...

Outdoor Football Portrait using a Scrim Jim

Jim Schmelzer
Lighting Tips
10828
This lighting setup and final image was provided by photographer Jim Schmelzer.  Jim used the Westcott Medium Scrim Jim overhead his subject so that there were no shadows on the football player, and that he cou...
©F.J. Westcott Co. All rights reserved.
  • Products
  • Dealer Locator
  • Support
  • Soundstage
  • About
  • Contact