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Westcott Top Pro and professional commercial photographer Justin Van Leeuwen demonstrates his use of the 7' Parabolic Umbrella and the during an outdoor portrait shoot. To compete with the present sunlight, Ju...

Halloween Portraiture by Tim Breaseale

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This photography blog post was originally written by photographer Tim Breaseale of Tim Breaseale Photography located in South Florida. Final Image "The past few weeks have been my photographer’s paradise...

Creating Comfortable Boudoir Shoots with Jen Rozenbaum

Jen Rozenbaum

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Westcott Top Pro and boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum discusses various techniques in creating a comfortable and beautiful boudoir photo shoot in this video tutorial. As a photographer, being able to successf...

Using the Rapid Box to Create Depth and Dimension

Rick Sammon

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In this Westcott video, Top Pro Elite Rick Sammon discusses the dimension and depth that proper lighting can create in portraits. As Sammon states, "light illuminates, shadows define". He uses the Westcott Rapi...

Erik Valind Gaining Great Expression From Your Subjects

Erik Valind

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Westcott Top Pro Elite Erik Valind offers a photography quick tip in this Westcott video. Gaining authentic expression and emotion out from your models and subjects can be a difficult task. Offering a brief bac...

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Matt Hernandez

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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...

Matching Sunlight using HyperSync

Jim Schmelzer

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Midday on top of the Detroit Opera House, Westcott Top Pro and award-winning photographer Jim Schmelzer illustrates how matching sunlight is easily attainable utilizing HyperSync and Westcott lighting . Jim pre...

How to Control Reflection when Shooting Through a Window

Bob Davis

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Top Pro Elite Photographer Bob Davis heads to the streets of the big city to get great fashion shots in the rain and through a window. Shooting through a window can be a difficult task due to reflections. Corre...

Photo Booth Wedding Portraits using Green Screen

Dave Cross

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Watch how Westcott Top Pro Elite Photographer Dave Cross creates fun photo booth portraits at a wedding using Westcott Green Screen and PhotoKey Pro Software. Dave Cross uses the Westcott Ice Light to light the...

Capturing Action Shots on a Budget

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This Photography blog post using the Apollo Orb was originally written by Photographer, Charles Williams of Erudite Photography based in Ottawa, Canada. This photo shoot had to be one of the most inexpen...

Using Flour and Speedlites for a Warehouse Photo Shoot

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The following lighting diagram and blog is courtesy of photographer Taryn Truese of Art Factory Studios in Paterson, New Jersey. First Shot One of my favorite hobbies in photography is to "test" with ne...

Going Retro with Hernan Rodriguez

Hernan Rodriguez

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Top Pro and Celebrity photographer Hernan Rodriguez takes us back in time with a retro photo shoot in this video. Hernan uses a variety of layers to create some fantastic images. First, Hernan discussess the o...

Full-Length and Head shot Portraits with The Rapid Box

Justin Van Leeuwen

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Westcott Top Pro Justin Van Leeuwen walks viewers through brief outdoor photo shoot using the 26" Octa Rapid Box. Justin demonstrates how quickly this light modifier is set-up due to an umbrella-style frame. A ...

Ice Light Review by Marc Mikhail

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This Ice Light Review was provided by Marc Mikhail, Wedding photographer from Toronto, Canada. I love gadgets and cool stuff. I'm a very tech-savvy guy, I love everything that has extra bells and whistles bec...

Ice Light Commercial starring Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis

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This commercial was produced by Ice Light creator, Jerry Ghionis. It shows Jerry running through the streets of Melbourne, Australia frantically with the Ice Light but you wont guess where is trying to go. W...

Inside Boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum

Jen Rozenbaum

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New York boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum believes in the power of femininity. Her wildly successful boudoir studio, Jenerations, is focused on empowering women, embracing both inner and outer beauty, and enc...

Cool Reflection Shot using the Ice Light

Jerry Ghionis

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Jerry Ghionis uses the Ice Light to take an unexpected reflection shot. The Ice light is a portable handheld daylight light source that is fully dimmable. The Ice Light allows photographers a portable optio...

On-the-Go Lighting for Street Photography

Bob Davis

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Join Top Pro Elite Photographer Bob Davis as he heads to the streets of the New York City to during a rainy modern fashion photo shoot. Bob Davis uses the Bob and Dawn Davis Perfect Pair Kit by Westcott in this...

Green Screen for Senior Portraits

Dave Cross

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Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Dave Cross explains how to make high school seniors more interesting with the Power of Green Screen. He used the Westcott Illusions background, along with images from Fotolia...

Quick Tip: Using a Reflector Outdoors

Rick Sammon

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Join Top Pro Elite Photographer Rick Sammon as he explains when it would be appropriate to use a 5-in-1 Westcott Basics Reflector. See a visual demonstration between a silver and gold reflector, as well as ambi...

Painting with Light

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Adobe Creative Director, Russell Brown, shows us how he produced a beautiful image in Death Valley painting with light and using only the . Painting with light is one of many applications you can use the Ice Li...

How To Quickly Capture Gorgeous Bridal Portraits On Location

Storytelling with Light

5 Creative Features of the FJ800 and FJ400 II

Creative Mask: How to Get More Looks in Less Time

Creative Lighting Techniques for Indoor Sports Portraits

Portable Portrait Lighting On Location

Mastering Difficult Lighting Situations with the FJ800 Strobe

Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

Easy Portrait Lighting Setups with One, Two, and Three Lights

How to Create Window Light in Studio

Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations with Ian Spanier

High-Speed Sync Portraits in Full Sun Using the FJ200 Strobe

How to Set Up the HurleyPro ProBoard with Light Stands

Storytelling with Light

5 Creative Features of the FJ800 and FJ400 II

Creative Mask: How to Get More Looks in Less Time

Creative Lighting Techniques for Indoor Sports Portraits

Portable Portrait Lighting On Location

Creating a Large Light Source On-Location

Halloween Portraiture by Tim Breaseale

Creating Comfortable Boudoir Shoots with Jen Rozenbaum

Using the Rapid Box to Create Depth and Dimension

Erik Valind Gaining Great Expression From Your Subjects

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Matching Sunlight using HyperSync

How to Control Reflection when Shooting Through a Window

Photo Booth Wedding Portraits using Green Screen

Capturing Action Shots on a Budget

Using Flour and Speedlites for a Warehouse Photo Shoot

Going Retro with Hernan Rodriguez

Full-Length and Head shot Portraits with The Rapid Box

Ice Light Review by Marc Mikhail

Ice Light Commercial starring Jerry Ghionis

Inside Boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum

Cool Reflection Shot using the Ice Light

On-the-Go Lighting for Street Photography

Green Screen for Senior Portraits

Quick Tip: Using a Reflector Outdoors

Painting with Light