Clamshell Lighting with the Skylux
Clamshell lighting is a popular among portrait and beauty photographers. By using two light sources, one directed down onto a subject's face and one directed up toward a subject's face , a photographer can elim...
Inspired Photography with George Deloache
Westcott Top Pro Elite George Deloache discusses his lighting set up behind this Prince-inspired photo shoot with the Strobelite Plus:
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to acquire a new studio space in a...
Modern Beauty Photography with Lou Freeman
Lou Freeman has practiced the art of fashion, glamour, fine interior and product photography for three decades. Her clients are among the most respected and recognized names in America and Europe. Her work is b...
Outdoor Family Portraits
Nikon D600, Sigma 35 “Art” lens, ISO 100, 1/200 @ F8
For this blog I wanted to focus on something that everyone can get behind and has most likely been asked to photograp...
Shooting in Harsh Sunlight
Any good landscape photographer will tell you that you’ll get the best results if you’re up, out, and ready to shoot as the sun is coming up or as the sun is going down. Middle of the day is probably the absolu...
In Studio with Joel Grimes
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Joel Grimes has worked as commercial and advertising professional for over 26 years. Specializing in bold, eye-catching photography, Joel has been the recipient of a variety ...
Behind The Scenes: Fashion Photography with Clay Cook
Go behind-the-scenes of this fashion photography editorial shoot with photographer Clay Cook and Westcott's new 59" Zeppelin Deep Parabolic light modifier.
Introduced to the market in early 2014, the Zeppe...
Behind The Scenes with Hernan Rodriguez
When I saw the Zepplin showcased at this year’s WPPI Convention, my creative juices began brewing on what project I could create to give this bad-boy a run. As I unpacked my Zepplin, just by looking at the silv...
Capturing Impressive Senior Portraits
Westcott Top Pro photographer Matt Hernandez discusses the features and benefits of the Rapid Box XXL while shooting sports-themed senior portraits in this latest review. With quick set-up and a lightweight fra...
Product Photography from Home with Erin Manning
Professional product photography can make all the difference in your success selling crafts and goods online. Quality products are best shown through quality images, which illustrate better detail and more appe...
Joel Grimes in the Studio with the Zeppelin Deep Parabolic
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Joel Grimes has worked as commercial and advertising professional for over 26 years. Specializing in bold, eye-catching photography, Joel has been the recipient of a vari...
Understanding Depth of Field with Terry White
In photography, depth of field can be the difference between an average image and an exceptional image. Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in focus, in an image....
Shooting Luke Bryan for Rolling Stone with Drew Gurian
This article is courtesy of celebrity and music photographer Drew Gurian.
Rolling Stone just asked me to photograph country star, Luke Bryan, for the new issue of the magazine (with Justin Beiber on the cove...
Diffusing Harsh Sunlight with Clay Cook
This article is courtesy of Louisville-based fashion photographer Clay Cook.
I’ve been there, standing in the middle of a field on a hot day with a scorching sun, mulling back and forth on how to capture a q...
Record Store Engagement Session with Benny Migs and the Rapid Box
Kristina and Adam asked me to photograph their engagement session at a local record store, Looney Tunes. This was right up my alley. I love to work in locations that are out of the norm. The problem was that ...
Perfecting Maternity Portraits with a Stripbank
As most of you know, I’m kind of obsessed with studio lights. I spent my first 3 years in business as a “natural light snob”, terrified of lights/flash only because I was completely intimidated by its complexit...
Modern Fashion Head Shots with Lou Freeman
For this Westcott University featured shot, Top Pro Lou Freeman uses four Westcott Ice Lights to create a beauty box. Not only does this create a unique, stunning catch light in her model's eyes, but it also al...
Lifestyle Portraits with Chris Lambeth
Beauty and fashion portrait photographer Chris Lambeth uses the Westcott Apollo Orb to capture stunning suburban lifestyle portraits during a wintery day in Washington in this featured behind-the-scenes video.
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Newborn Lighting Do’s and Dont’s
This article on newborn lighting techniques is courtesy of renowned newborn portrait photographer Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography in Virginia.
I always aim to feather my light so that I get nice lig...
Shooting a Fashion Editorial with the Apollo Orb
Starting fresh with a brand new blog in 2014. Over Christmas, my friend and fantastic model Mike Socozza, who was most recently on Americas Next Top Model cycle 20, and I wanted to collaborate on a shoot. F...
Lighting Active Children
This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro photographer Dawn Weisinger.
It has been my pleasure to photograph some of the most adorable children over the last 9 years. I have spent a great deal of that...