5 Tips to Quickly Improve Your Portraits

Using Long Exposure for Creative In-Camera Effects

Creating Glamorous High-Key Portraits with Jerry Ghionis

Creating Lifestyle Portraits with the Rapid Box Switch

How to Perfect Natural Light for Stunning Wedding Portraits

Run-and-Gun Wedding Lighting

Octabank vs. Deep Parabolic Softbox Lighting

Lighting for Black and White Portraits

Using a Mirror for Unique Boudoir Photography

Behind the Scenes with Emily Soto and the Rapid Box XL

Affordable 1-Light Interview Setups

Creative Lighting for Groom Portraits

Lighting for Modern Wedding Portraits

Easy Lighting Setup for Action Sports Photo Shoot

Using Haze & a Beauty Dish to Capture Dramatic Sports Photography

45º/45º Lighting

Creating Beauty Lighting with Scrim

A Conversation with Boudoir Photographer and Breast Cancer Survivor Jen Rozenbaum

Improving Wedding Prep Photography with Portable Lighting

Easy Lighting Setups for Boudoir Photography

Creating Cinematic Sports Photography

Halifax-based photography educator Craig Beckta offers an array of useful tips and tricks for capturing amazing images through his successful YouTube channel. Recently, Craig shared with us his top five tips to...

Team Westcott

Lighting Tips

There are tons of ways to spice up your images with unique and eye-catching effects created in-camera. This summer, Team Westcott explored playing with sparklers, gels, and long exposure in the Westcott Soundst...

Jerry Ghionis

Lighting Tips

Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top wedding and portrait photographers in the world. Based in both Melbourne and Beverly Hills, Jerry has developed a successful career based on his unique ability...

Joel Grimes

Lighting Tips

Renowned photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Joel Grimes is known for creating impeccably clean and stylized commercial portraits. In this video tutorial, Joel utilizes the new with the and a single spee...

Jerry Ghionis

Lighting Tips

In this video tutorial, Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis utilizes a collapsible reflector to perfect natural light for stunning wedding portraits outdoors. Jerry is widely regarded as one of the top wedding photo...

Bob Davis

Lighting Tips

While shooting on-location in a beautiful cathedral in Ohio, celebrity photographer Bob Davis knew he wanted to make the venue a part of the story. This meant that he'd need to capture his subjects in various l...

Jerry Ghionis

Lighting Tips

Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top portrait photographers in the world. His creativity and ability to capture the natural magic of individuals allows others to see the powerful visual story tell...

Team Westcott

Lighting Tips

This article is courtesy of lifestyle photographer Jay Watson. It first appeared on Rangefinder. Using one big light source created three things for this black and white assignment for Bicycling magazine of ...

Jen Rozenbaum

Lighting Tips

Professional boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum has plenty of experience flattering women in portraits. Jen utilizes a variety of interesting techniques to create sexy, appealing boudoir photography shots in co...

Team Westcott

Lighting Tips

Emily Soto is an internationally renowned fashion photographer based in New York City, New York. Emily's style focuses on romanticism and high-fashion, with dreamy lighting that she creates with a simple Rapid ...

Team Westcott

Lighting Tips

Jem Schofield is a producer, director, DP, and the founder of the educational site theC47. Through his channel, Jem shares his knowledge of practical production techniques and offers insider peeks at the latest...

Bob Davis

Lighting Tips

Brides are often a major focus at a wedding shoot. The bride is typically the hero of the story on their special day. However, experienced photographers know that groom portraits can be equally as fun to create...

Bob Davis

Lighting Tips

Chicago-based celebrity wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses his take on modern wedding portraits in our new wedding photography tutorial series. Traditional wedding portraits can often be bland. For sho...

Chris Garrison

Lighting Tips

Orlando, Florida-based action sports photographer Chris Garrison is a pro at photographing on location. Because he often finds himself shooting in fast-paced environments outdoors, Chris uses quick and compact ...

Matt Hernandez

Lighting Tips

Sports and senior photography Matt Hernandez has a knack for creating dramatic and eye-catching sports photography. For this senior sports shoot, Matt decided to use a few simple tricks to transform the boring ...

Team Westcott

Lighting Tips

This article is courtesy of San Fransisco-based editorial and lifestyle photographer Jay Watson. I remember a few things from my high school photography instructor, and although he said I had the worst case ...

Jerry Ghionis

Lighting Tips

When working in the studio, celebrated wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis uses the scrim to create beautiful beauty lighting. Invented over 20 years ago, the Scrim Jim system has evolved to become a go-to light...

Jen Rozenbaum

Lighting Tips

Video and images courtesy of Jen Rozenbaum. Jennifer Rozenbaum is the founder of Jenerations, New York’s premier boudoir photography studio. Her artistic background lends an almost sixth sense when it comes ...

Bob Davis

Lighting Tips

In this two-part tutorial, professional wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses how to improve wedding preparation shots (for both brides and grooms) with surprisingly portable lighting setups. By adding just ...

2-Light Boudoir Photography Behind the Scenes

Jen Rozenbaum

Lighting Tips

When shooting boudoir photography, having a go-to lighting setup is key to flattering your subjects. A simple 2-light setup allows photographers to use shadows and highlights to accentuate bone structure, build...

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Matt Hernandez

Lighting Tips

Matt Hernandez began his career as an award-winning graphic artist in his home state of Kentucky. After discovering a passion for photography, Matt combined his experience in design with his appreciate of sport...