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Improve your still and motion photography with top-notch lighting tutorials, videos, and articles by some of the industry’s most influential filmmakers and photographers.

Mastering Golden Hour Portraits with Off-Camera Flash

Team Westcott
11/21/2025
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1600
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Getting Started with Newborn Photography | Lighting & Posing Tips

Evie Lynn Deaton
11/11/2025
Lighting Tips
1528

Pro Desk Lighting Setup for Content Creators

Jerry Ghionis
10/29/2025
Lighting Tips
1165

Enhancing Window Light Portraits with Flash

Julie Gayler
10/21/2025
Lighting Tips
1519

Cinematic Lighting for Documentary Interviews

Shanyn Fiske
10/13/2025
Lighting Tips
1077

Balancing Sunlight with the LunaGrip

Kevin Kubota
04/06/2016
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In the lesson above, photographer and educator Kevin Kubota uses the new  to capture beautiful senior portraits outdoors.
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5 Ways to Use the Scrim Jim DP Kit

Jem Schofield
03/28/2016
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Featuring a unique and customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for on-the-go filmmakers, directors of photography, run-and-gun...
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Team Portrait Posing Tips

Matt Hernandez
03/14/2016
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Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez began his career as an award-winning graphic artist, then combined his love of photography with his design background...
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Lighting On the Fly with Dixie Dixon

Team Westcott
02/16/2016
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This article is courtesy of renowned beauty and fashion photographer Dixie Dixon. As a Commercial Fashion and Beauty Photographer, I am always...
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How to Light for a Composite Image

Dave Cross
02/12/2016
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Creating a professional-quality composite image usually requires a lengthy editing session. For photographers who are not very efficient or...
Posing Tips - Final

Dramatic and Effective Lighting for Team Portraits

Matt Hernandez
02/04/2016
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Renowned sports photographer Matt Hernandez has had years of experience capturing professional and high school team portraits.
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Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

Team Westcott
01/29/2016
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This image is from fashion portraits I shot recently while testing out the incredible . This modifier is fantastic for full body fashion portraits...
SNL Video Production with Westcott Lighting

Using a Silver Bounce Umbrella on Major Productions

Team Westcott
01/28/2016
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As the Director of Photography for Saturday Night Live's Film Unit, Alex Buono has had the ability to "play" with lots of different lighting...
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Mastering the Art of Macro Photography

Team Westcott
01/22/2016
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10382
From broken glass to small twigs, professional macro photographer Monica Royal uses a lot of creativity to capture beautiful images of small subjects.
Bob Davis Location Portrait with the Rapid Box

Location Lighting Using The Rapid Box: Share The Light

Bob Davis
12/29/2015
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Lighting can separate you from the pack, using light to define your style and elevate the quality of your work is as important now as it was back in...
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Food Styling Tips for Tasty Images

Steve Hansen
12/16/2015
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For photographers new to photographing food, food styling may seem a bit daunting. People can make a successful career out of styling food for...
Light Faces with Jerry Ghionis

How to Light Faces with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis
12/09/2015
Lighting Tips
11716
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Jerry Ghionis is widely considered to be one of the best wedding photographers in the world.
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Environmental Portraiture vs. Location Portraiture

Benny Migliorino
11/05/2015
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In this informative article and video, New York environmental photographer Benny Migs discusses the differences between environmental portraits and...

Maximize Your Senior Portrait Session

Matt Hernandez
10/14/2015
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As part of Summit Online's team of photography instructors, Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez takes a senior portrait session outdoors to offer tips on...
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Inspiringly Easy High School Senior Portraits

Kevin Kubota
10/08/2015
Lighting Tips
11332
Westcott Top Pro photographer Kevin Kubota heads to a park near Westcott HQ to capture effortless high school senior portraits with the speedlite...
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How to Overpower the Sun with Only 1 Softbox

Justin Van Leeuwen
09/14/2015
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While shooting on a roof top in Ottawa, Canada, Top Pro lifestyle photographer Justin Van Leeuwen experiments with diffusion and modification options...
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Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

Team Westcott
08/21/2015
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While some photographers may be fortunate enough to own adequate or large studio space, many photographers and photography enthusiasts must learn to...
Awesome Senior Portraits by Matt Hernandez

Creating Awesome Senior Portraits with Only One Light Source

Matt Hernandez
08/18/2015
Lighting Tips
18934
Kentucky sports and senior portrait photographer Matt Hernandez is known for capturing dramatic, awesome senior portraits with relatively simple...
How to Pose - Final Image by Jen Rozenbaum 4

How to Pose for Portraits in Small Spaces

Jen Rozenbaum
07/30/2015
Lighting Tips
9738
In Part 2 of Sigma's boudoir photography series, Westcott Top Pro photographer Jen Rozenbaum discusses how to pose your client in a small location or...
Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light

Capturing Memorable Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light

Jim Schmelzer
07/13/2015
Lighting Tips
9757
Westcott Top Pro photographer Jim Schmelzer utilizes multiple Westcott Ice Lights to capture beautiful wedding cinemagraphs in this video tutorial.
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The Must-Have Modifier for Studio Fashion Photography

Craig Beckta
07/06/2015
Lighting Tips
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In Westcott Top Pro photographer Craig Beckta's latest behind-the-scenes video, he gives us a fantastic view of his studio fashion photography setup.
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