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Learn about photography and video lighting through an extensive collection of Westcott gear guides and product tutorials.

Easy Portrait Lighting Setups with One, Two, and Three Lights

Ashley Boring
01/25/2024
Gear Guides
2908

How to Create Window Light in Studio

Ashley Boring
11/28/2022
Gear Guides
5843

Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

Ashley Boring
11/25/2022
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
7761

Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations

Ian Spanier
05/31/2022
Gear Guides
7295

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

Eli Infante
12/18/2020
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
10419
Top Pro and photography educator, Eli Infante, walks us through a Texas-based photo shoot in midday sun using the FJ200 strobe to capture high-speed...

Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

Team Westcott
12/08/2020
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
8696
Created with e-commerce and marketplace sellers in mind, the DigiTent Light Tent provides a perfect compact diffused space to photograph jewelry,...

Improve Your Lighting During Video Calls at Home Using the Ring Light Kit

Team Westcott
11/13/2020
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
8843
Have you been using window light as your main source for video conferencing and virtual interviews?

The Essential Guide To Photography Backdrops

Team Westcott
12/28/2016
Gear Guides
50335
Selecting backdrops is one of the easiest ways to add personality and style to your studio photography and videos.
The Essential Guide to Photo Umbrellas

The Essential Guide to Photo Umbrellas

Team Westcott
10/25/2016
Gear Guides
42269
Photo umbrellas are a portable and inexpensive way to modify a light source. But because there are so many sizes and color options, choosing one can...
Essential Guide to Photo Reflectors

The Essential Guide to Photo Reflectors

Team Westcott
08/19/2016
Gear Guides
27812
Reflectors are the most basic and essential lighting tool for photographers. In this in-depth guide, Team Westcott discusses the basics of photo...
Final Image 1 with Fill

5 Ways to Use the Scrim Jim DP Kit

Jem Schofield
03/28/2016
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
16895
Featuring a unique and customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for on-the-go filmmakers, directors of photography, run-and-gun...
Parabolic Modifiers Portrait

Parabolic Modifiers vs. Traditional Octabanks

Team Westcott
02/24/2016
Gear Guides
24016
This article is courtesy of Santa Barbara-based photography educator Tim Meyer. True parabolic modifiers reflect light from a single point into...
Omega Reflector Portrait by Joao Carlos

Controlling the Sun with the Omega Reflector

João Carlos
08/31/2015
Gear Guides
12281
I was recently in the south of France teaching a workshop to a group of professional photographers.
FInal Image with Omega Diffuser

Softening Sunlight with Collapsible Diffusers

Jerry Ghionis
04/24/2015
Gear Guides
18017
In this article, world-renowned photographer Jerry Ghionis demonstrates cool ways to use the inner diffuser panel of the recently redesigned .
Omega Reflector - Silver as Shoot-Through

Using the Omega Reflector as a Shoot-Through

Team Westcott
11/10/2014
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
16407
The Omega Reflector is the world’s first 10-in-1 shoot-through reflector. The 38" x 45" Omega Reflector combines the effect of a traditional...
Assembling the Westcott Eyelighter

How to Assemble the Westcott Eyelighter

Team Westcott
10/12/2014
Gear Guides
13881
Brandon Heiss, lighting educator with Team Westcott, discusses how to assemble the Westcott Eyelighter in this gear guide.
The Eyelighter and Larry Peters

The History of the Eyelighter with Larry Peters

Team Westcott
10/06/2014
Gear Guides
14947
Westcott, an industry-leading innovator of photo and video lighting products, teamed with photographer Larry Peters in early 2014 to pioneer a unique...
Rapid Box with Diffusion

Understanding a Beauty Dish

Team Westcott
07/21/2014
Gear Guides
18970
Westcott creates a vast amount of products for photographers of all varieties. One of the most versatile products for speedlite shooters is our .
BOB DAVIS PROGRIP HANDLE

Bob Davis on the ProGrip Speedlite Handle

Bob Davis
02/21/2014
Gear Guides
11960
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Bob Davis discusses the use of the new ProGrip Speedlite Handle in this video tutorial.
Zeppelin Instructions

Zeppelin Deep Parabolic: Assembly Tips

Team Westcott
02/08/2014
Gear Guides
12780
Team Westcott walks photographers through the assembly process of the latest large modifier in this product how-to video.
Erik Valind Scrim Jim

Erik Valind Showcases The Scrim Jim

Erik Valind
12/04/2013
Gear Guides
11453
In this video, photographer Erik Valind discusses the many uses of the Westcott Scrim Jim. Shooting mainly outdoor lifestyle portraits, Erik finds...
Sports Composite

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Matt Hernandez
11/20/2013
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
25985
Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez, who specializes in sports photography, uses Photo Key 6 to remove a green background for a sports composite.

Quick Tip: How to Fold a Reflector

Team Westcott
06/11/2013
Gear Guides
20851
This video tip features Brandon from Westcott and it shows two easy methods on how to fold a reflector.
Large and Small Photography Umbrellas

Comparing Large vs. Small Photo Umbrellas

Erik Valind
08/09/2012
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
19230
Photographic umbrellas come in so many sizes nowadays, perhaps even more so than the common rain variety.
Shoot-Through Photo Umbrella - BTS

Using Shoot-Through Photo Umbrellas

Team Westcott
04/24/2012
Gear Guides
14739
Umbrella are a quick and easy - not to mention affordable - way to produce soft light. One of the main differences between an umbrella and a softbox...

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