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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 Create a Mirrored Lighting Effect In-Camera

Ashley Boring
02/02/2026
Lighting Tips
1390

Using Flash to Mimic Natural Window Light for Portraits

Julie Gayler
01/23/2026
Lighting Tips
1792

How to Create Multiple Portrait Looks with One Portable Strobe

Eli Infante
01/14/2026
Lighting Tips
1927

How to Choose the Best Light Modifiers for Portrait Photography

Panoptic Photography
12/18/2025
Lighting Tips
2015

Mastering Beauty Dish Portraits

Joel Grimes
12/09/2025
Lighting Tips
2669

Newborn Lighting Do’s and Dont’s

Amber Scruggs
02/21/2014
Lighting Tips
28106
This article on newborn lighting techniques is courtesy of renowned newborn portrait photographer Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography in...
Andrew Tomasino - Fashion Editorial

Shooting a Fashion Editorial with the Apollo Orb

Team Westcott
02/14/2014
Lighting Tips
12394
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...
Lighting Active Children

Lighting Active Children

Dawnn Wiesinger
02/11/2014
Lighting Tips
11509
This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro photographer Dawn Weisinger. It has been my pleasure to photograph some of the most adorable children...
White - Balancing Sunlight

How To Balance Sunlight with Terry White

Terry White
01/31/2014
Lighting Tips
9398
Shooting on a lake in Michigan, Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Terry White uses the Westcott Rapid Box Octa to balance sunlight during mid-day...
Inverse Square Law

Understanding the Inverse Square Law

Team Westcott
01/29/2014
Lighting Tips
9118
This article was originally published on Digital Photography School and is used with their permission.
Jonah Kessel - Behind the scenes

Jonah Kessel on the Ice Light

Team Westcott
01/24/2014
Lighting Tips, Reviews
9760
This review of the Ice Light is courtesy of Pulitzer prize-winning visualist Jonah Kessel We are working in an era where technology is fueling our...
Dave Cross - Continuous Lighting

Continuous Lighting with Dave Cross

Dave Cross
01/23/2014
Lighting Tips
11005
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Dave Cross discusses the Westcott Skylux in this latest video review.
George Deloache Strobelite

Dance Photography with the Strobelite Plus

George DeLoache
01/16/2014
Lighting Tips
12093
This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro portrait photographer George DeLoache of Los Angeles, California.
Jerry Ghionis Ice Light

Wedding Portraits with Jerry Ghionis

Team Westcott
01/14/2014
Lighting Tips
11418
Jerry Ghionis demonstrates both his talent and his ingenuity during this wedding portrait session.
Michael Herb - Pawn Stars Shoot

Capturing Low-Key Celebrity Portraits

Team Westcott
01/10/2014
Lighting Tips
9901
This Westcott Backdrop Stand review and the final celebrity portraits are courtesy of photographer Michael Herb of Michael Herb Photography in Las...
Chris Garrison - Ice Light Painting 5

Light Painting for Amazing Automotive

Chris Garrison
01/09/2014
Lighting Tips
14454
I originally shot cars when I was coming up as a photographer, and I have wanted to shoot them more and more recently.
Rick Nunn

Shooting in Sunlight with Rick Nunn

Team Westcott
01/03/2014
Lighting Tips
9642
This article is courtesy of English photographer and designer Rick Nunn. When you are shooting with the sun, the time of day, location & your...
Rick Sammon - Ice Light

Using the Ice Light for Shooting in a Small Space

Rick Sammon
01/03/2014
Lighting Tips
7509
Shooting in any type of small space can be difficult, especially in a vehicle. Lighting is key in creating beautiful portraits, but shooting...
Thierry Dehove - Apollo Strips

Stripbank Lighting for Dark, Dramatic Portraits

Team Westcott
01/02/2014
Lighting Tips
8481
This article is courtesy of  renowned portrait and architecture photographer Thierry Dehove.
Final Image - Sid Ceaser

Shooting a Nighttime Portrait with a Softbox

Team Westcott
12/30/2013
Lighting Tips
14871
New Hampshire portrait photographer Sid Ceaser previously discussed his preference of Westcott's Apollo line of softboxes.
Little Moon Photography

Safe Lighting for Newborn Portraits

Amber Scruggs
12/18/2013
Lighting Tips
27394
This article is courtesy of premier newborn photographer Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography in Leesburg, Virginia.
Rick Nunn's Goodbye Gravity

Behind-the-Scenes of Rick Nunn’s Goodbye Gravity Series

Team Westcott
12/17/2013
Lighting Tips
8808
This article on using the Apollo for creative lighting in a portrait is courtesy of photographer and designer Rick Nunn of Lincoln, England.
Ice Light Portraiture with Bruce Roscoe

Portraiture with The Ice Light

Team Westcott
12/09/2013
Lighting Tips
9307
This Ice Light review is courtesy of Bruce Roscoe, owner of Aiyana Studio in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
JVL 7' Parabolic Umbrella Portrait

Creating a Large Light Source On-Location

Justin Van Leeuwen
12/06/2013
Lighting Tips
7403
Westcott Top Pro and professional commercial photographer Justin Van Leeuwen demonstrates his use of the 7' Parabolic Umbrella and the  during an...
Tim Breaseale

Halloween Portraiture by Tim Breaseale

Team Westcott
12/06/2013
Lighting Tips
6780
This photography blog post was originally written by photographer Tim Breaseale of Tim Breaseale Photography located in South Florida.
Jen Rozenbaum Boudoir

Creating Comfortable Boudoir Shoots with Jen Rozenbaum

Jen Rozenbaum
12/04/2013
Lighting Tips
10215
Westcott Top Pro and boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum discusses various techniques in creating a comfortable and beautiful boudoir photo shoot in...
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