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Lighting Tips

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.

How to Use High-Speed Sync for Dramatic Outdoor Sports Portraits

Team Westcott
11/05/2026
Lighting Tips
758

How to Choose the Best Softbox Size for Portrait Photography

Ashley Boring
10/29/2026
Lighting Tips
937

How to Master Flash Photography in 4 Easy Steps

JC Carey
10/09/2026
Lighting Tips
1863

How to Make Wedding Portraits Stand Out in Grand Venues

Lauren Ashley
10/01/2026
Lighting Tips
772

5 Creative Ways to Use a V-Flat to Elevate Your Lighting

Ashley Boring
09/17/2026
Lighting Tips
1198
Perfectly Light Couples Outdoors - Final Outdoor Image 2

How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights

Bob Davis
06/30/2016
Lighting Tips
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In this video from SPTV, Bob Davis demonstrates how to perfectly light a couple during a real-life engagement session.
Final Image captured with the Book Light Kit (1)

5 Ways to Use the Book Light Kit

Jem Schofield
06/08/2016
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8442
Featuring Westcott Page! a high-end customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for narrative and interview video productions.
Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry

Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis
05/02/2016
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Join renowned photographer Jerry Ghionis on this 20-part behind-the-scene video series with the Ice Light 2.
Final Image Captured with the Peter Hurley Kit 2

Behind the Scenes with the Peter Hurley Kit

Peter Hurley
04/28/2016
Lighting Tips
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Award-winning photographer and headshot master Peter Hurley is known for creating flattering  portraits with impeccable lighting.

Balancing Sunlight with the LunaGrip

Kevin Kubota
04/06/2016
Lighting Tips
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In the lesson above, photographer and educator Kevin Kubota uses the new  to capture beautiful senior portraits outdoors.
Final Image 1 with Fill

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...
Final Posing Tips Portrait

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...
Portrait by Dixie Dixon 3

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...
Final Edited Composite Image

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.
Lookabaugh Fashion Portrait 2

Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

Team Westcott
01/29/2016
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10540
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
Lighting Tips
9767
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...
Monica Royal Macro Photography Final Version 2

Mastering the Art of Macro Photography

Team Westcott
01/22/2016
Lighting Tips
10598
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
Lighting Tips
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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...
food styling for food photography final image

Food Styling Tips for Tasty Images

Steve Hansen
12/16/2015
Lighting Tips
13743
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
11871
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Jerry Ghionis is widely considered to be one of the best wedding photographers in the world.
Environmental Portrait 1

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
Lighting Tips
11243
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...
High School Senior Portraits - Kubota 1

Inspiringly Easy High School Senior Portraits

Kevin Kubota
10/08/2015
Lighting Tips
11444
Westcott Top Pro photographer Kevin Kubota heads to a park near Westcott HQ to capture effortless high school senior portraits with the speedlite...
JVL - Rapid Box Duo 2

How to Overpower the Sun with Only 1 Softbox

Justin Van Leeuwen
09/14/2015
Lighting Tips
11735
While shooting on a roof top in Ottawa, Canada, Top Pro lifestyle photographer Justin Van Leeuwen experiments with diffusion and modification options...
Gavin Hoey - Tiny Studio Portrait 2

Capturing Professional Portraits in a Tiny Studio

Team Westcott
08/21/2015
Lighting Tips
9353
While some photographers may be fortunate enough to own adequate or large studio space, many photographers and photography enthusiasts must learn to...
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