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Pro Desk Lighting Setup for Content Creators

Jerry Ghionis
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354

Enhancing Window Light Portraits with Flash

Julie Gayler
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1323

Cinematic Lighting for Documentary Interviews

Shanyn Fiske
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978

How to Make Flash Look Natural in Outdoor Portraits

Panoptic Photography
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Three creative treatments with color gels

3 Creative Ways to Use Gels in Portrait Photography

Ashley Boring
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896
George Deloache Strobelite

Dance Photography with the Strobelite Plus

George DeLoache
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This article is courtesy of Westcott Top Pro portrait photographer George DeLoache of Los Angeles, California. Dance is a phenomenal art form incorporating, music, movement, color and compositional forms. I ...
Jerry Ghionis Ice Light

Wedding Portraits with Jerry Ghionis

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Jerry Ghionis demonstrates both his talent and his ingenuity during this wedding portrait session. Shooting a beautiful couple in a hall of exquisite mirrors, Jerry needed to properly angle himself to avoid h...
Michael Herb - Pawn Stars Shoot

Capturing Low-Key Celebrity Portraits

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This Westcott Backdrop Stand review and the final celebrity portraits are courtesy of photographer Michael Herb of Michael Herb Photography in Las Vegas, Nevada.  We have all been there, at the crossroad...
Chris Garrison - Ice Light Painting 5

Light Painting for Amazing Automotive

Chris Garrison
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I originally shot cars when I was coming up as a photographer, and I have wanted to shoot them more and more recently. When approached to do a Behind the scenes video about some of the commercial shots I was in...
Rick Nunn

Shooting in Sunlight with Rick Nunn

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This article is courtesy of English photographer and designer Rick Nunn. When you are shooting with the sun, the time of day, location & your positioning are very important. Believe it or not THE SUN...
Rick Sammon - Ice Light

Using the Ice Light for Shooting in a Small Space

Rick Sammon
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Shooting in any type of small space can be difficult, especially in a vehicle. Lighting is key in creating beautiful portraits, but shooting softboxes and speedlites isn't an option when you are confined to a s...
Thierry Dehove - Apollo Strips

Stripbank Lighting for Dark, Dramatic Portraits

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This article is courtesy of  renowned portrait and architecture photographer Thierry Dehove. Lea Vendetta is this kind of model you dream to capture due to her energy and her personality. I like her very muc...
Final Image - Sid Ceaser

Shooting a Nighttime Portrait with a Softbox

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New Hampshire portrait photographer Sid Ceaser previously discussed his preference of Westcott's Apollo line of softboxes. Sid uses a 28" Recessed Medium Apollo when shooting one or two subjects and a large ...
Little Moon Photography

Safe Lighting for Newborn Portraits

Amber Scruggs
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This article is courtesy of premier newborn photographer Amber Scruggs of Little Moon Photography in Leesburg, Virginia.  I spent 3 years only shooting natural light, studio lights scared me. Once I got my...
Rick Nunn's Goodbye Gravity

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

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This article on using the Apollo for creative lighting in a portrait is courtesy of photographer and designer Rick Nunn of Lincoln, England. Photographer and designer Rick Nunn of Lincoln, England discusses his...
Ice Light Portraiture with Bruce Roscoe

Portraiture with The Ice Light

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This Ice Light review is courtesy of Bruce Roscoe, owner of Aiyana Studio in Prescott Valley, Arizona.  For years of going to Monument Valley and visiting my friends, the Yazzie's. This was my first time usi...
JVL 7' Parabolic Umbrella Portrait

Creating a Large Light Source On-Location

Justin Van Leeuwen
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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...
Tim Breaseale

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...
Jen Rozenbaum Boudoir

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...
Dimension with the Rapid Box

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 on Expression

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...
Sports Composite

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...
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