White Eyelighter vs. Silver Eyelighter Portraits

The Essential Guide to Photo Reflectors

5 Ways to Use the Scrim Jim DP Kit

Parabolic Modifiers vs. Traditional Octabanks

Controlling the Sun with the Omega Reflector

Softening Sunlight with Collapsible Diffusers

Using the Omega Reflector as a Shoot-Through

How to Assemble the Westcott Eyelighter

The History of the Eyelighter with Larry Peters

Understanding a Beauty Dish

Bruce Dorn & the Asymmetrical Stripbank

Eric Eggly and the Zeppelin Deep Parabolic

Bob Davis on the ProGrip Speedlite Handle

Zeppelin Deep Parabolic: Assembly Tips

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 4: Stripbank

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 3: Reflectors

Strobelite Plus Walkthrough with Erik Valind

Erik Valind Showcases The Scrim Jim

Westcott’s Wrinkle-Resistant Green Screen Backdrop

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Advantages of Softboxes, Strips and Grids

Lightweight and Portable Lighting Setup

How to Create Cross Lighting Like Joel Grimes

Creating Environmental Portraits on the Street

Creating Dynamic Lighting for On-Location Bridal Portraits

5 Tips to Quickly Improve Your Portraits

Using Long Exposure for Creative In-Camera Effects

Creating Glamorous High-Key Portraits with Jerry Ghionis

Bob Davis on the ProGrip Speedlite Handle

Fashion Photography with Sal Cincotta and the Rapid Box Switch

Our Top 5 Wedding Photography Lighting Tools

The Essential Guide to Backdrops

The Essential Guide to Photo Umbrellas

White Eyelighter vs. Silver Eyelighter Portraits

The Essential Guide to Photo Reflectors

Fashion Photography with Sal Cincotta and the Rapid Box Switch

Our Top 5 Wedding Photography Lighting Tools

The Essential Guide to Backdrops

The Essential Guide to Photo Umbrellas

White Eyelighter vs. Silver Eyelighter Portraits

The Essential Guide to Photo Reflectors

5 Ways to Use the Scrim Jim DP Kit

Parabolic Modifiers vs. Traditional Octabanks

Controlling the Sun with the Omega Reflector

Softening Sunlight with Collapsible Diffusers

Using the Omega Reflector as a Shoot-Through

How to Assemble the Westcott Eyelighter

The History of the Eyelighter with Larry Peters

Understanding a Beauty Dish

Bruce Dorn & the Asymmetrical Stripbank

Eric Eggly and the Zeppelin Deep Parabolic

Bob Davis on the ProGrip Speedlite Handle

Zeppelin Deep Parabolic: Assembly Tips

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 4: Stripbank

Studio Lighting Fundamentals Part 3: Reflectors

Strobelite Plus Walkthrough with Erik Valind

Erik Valind Showcases The Scrim Jim

Westcott’s Wrinkle-Resistant Green Screen Backdrop

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Advantages of Softboxes, Strips and Grids

White Eyelighter Portrait Behind the Scenes 2

Introducing the new . Renowned portrait photographer Zach Gray offers an in-depth comparison between the original silver fabric and the new white fabric in the Eyelighter portrait video above. This new fabric ...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

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...

Jem Schofield

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Featuring a unique and customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for on-the-go filmmakers, directors of photography, run-and-gun shooters, gaffers, and cinematographers. The DP Kit was developed...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

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...

Joao Carlos

Gear Guides

I was recently in the south of France teaching a workshop to a group of professional photographers. I prepared a class about shooting in natural light and controlling the Sun. This is the best way to understand...

Jerry Ghionis

Gear Guides

In this article, world-renowned photographer Jerry Ghionis demonstrates cool ways to use the inner diffuser panel of the recently redesigned . This panel is an essential tool when shooting outdoors to diffuse h...

Omega Reflector - Silver as Shoot-Through

Team Westcott

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

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 reflector with the luxury of a beauty dish and a ring flash. This inn...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

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...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

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...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

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...

Bruce Dorn

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

As a Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer, Bruce Dorn has designed multiple innovative lighting tools for photographers. The Bruce Dorn Asymmetrical Stripbank was the first self-feathering softbox available in t...

Eric Eggly

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Renowned commercial photographer Eric Eggly stopped by the Westcott studio to shoot with the new 59" Zeppelin Deep Parabolic softbox. Eric, a 25-year industry veteran, emphasizes the importance of quality light...

Bob Davis

Gear Guides

Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Bob Davis discusses the use of the new ProGrip Speedlite Handle in this video tutorial. An avid speedlite shooter, Bob is an expert in creating beautiful images with off-came...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

Team Westcott walks photographers through the assembly process of the latest large modifier in this product how-to video. The Zeppelin Deep Parabolic softbox series is an essential item for commercial, fashi...

Jim Schmelzer

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Join Top Pro Jim Schmelzer as he uses the Westcott Spiderlite TD6 lights to discuss basic studio lighting fundamentals. During part four of this five part series, Jim demonstrates how to set-up, place, and util...

Jim Schmelzer

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Join Top Pro Jim Schmelzer as he uses two different Westcott Reflectors to discuss basic studio lighting fundamentals. During part three of this five part series, Jim explains how to properly use reflectors ind...

Erik Valind

Gear Guides

Westcott Top Pro Elite Erik Valind discusses all of the features and uses of the Westcott Strobelite Plus in this video tutorial. The Strobelite's modeling light has two power levels. Modeling lights are a help...

Erik Valind

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Westcott Top Pro Elite and professional photographer Erik Valind discusses the many uses of the Westcott Scrim Jim in this Top Pro showcase video. Shooting mainly outdoor lifestyle portraits, Erik finds the Scr...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Brandon, Content and Marketing Manager at Westcott, discusses the many features of Westcott's Green Screen Wrinkle-Resistant Backdrops. These heavy-duty chroma key backdrops are constructed with a thick, matte ...

Matt Hernandez

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez, who specializes in sports photography, uses Photo Key 6 to remove a green background for a sports composite. Watch how Matt sets up his lighting for this green screen image, an...

Team Westcott

Gear Guides

Westcott President Kelly Mondora explains the difference between a stripbank and a square shaped softbox. She also talks about the advantage of adding a grid to a light modifier....

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