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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 Master Pet Photography Lighting and Posing

Adam Goldberg
04/29/2026
Lighting Tips
1212

How to Capture Senior Portraits Using Off-Camera Flash

Ray Alvarez
04/20/2026
Lighting Tips
1570

4 Essential Portrait Lighting Patterns

Jake Collins
03/26/2026
Lighting Tips
1568

Pro Lighting Tips for Nighttime Portraits

Ray Alvarez
03/17/2026
Lighting Tips
1480

5 Creative Beauty Lighting Techniques

Ashley Boring
02/27/2026
Lighting Tips
1394
Final Image - Sid Ceaser

Shooting a Nighttime Portrait with a Softbox

Team Westcott
12/30/2013
Lighting Tips
14918
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
27427
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
8837
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
9341
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
7447
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
6804
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
10236
Westcott Top Pro and boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum discusses various techniques in creating a comfortable and beautiful boudoir photo shoot in...
Dimension with the Rapid Box

Using the Rapid Box to Create Depth and Dimension

Rick Sammon
11/20/2013
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6871
In this Westcott video, Top Pro Elite Rick Sammon discusses the dimension and depth that proper lighting can create in portraits.
Erik Valind on Expression

Erik Valind Gaining Great Expression From Your Subjects

Erik Valind
11/20/2013
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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...
Sports Composite

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Matt Hernandez
11/20/2013
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25899
Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez, who specializes in sports photography, uses Photo Key 6 to remove a green background for a sports composite.

Matching Sunlight using HyperSync

Jim Schmelzer
10/21/2013
Lighting Tips
9225
Midday on top of the Detroit Opera House, Westcott Top Pro and award-winning photographer Jim Schmelzer illustrates how matching sunlight is easily...

How to Control Reflection when Shooting Through a Window

Bob Davis
10/21/2013
Lighting Tips
11995
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.

Photo Booth Wedding Portraits using Green Screen

Dave Cross
10/11/2013
Lighting Tips
13140
Watch how Westcott Top Pro Elite Photographer Dave Cross creates fun photo booth portraits at a wedding using Westcott Green Screen and PhotoKey Pro...

Capturing Action Shots on a Budget

Team Westcott
10/01/2013
Lighting Tips
10560
This Photography blog post using the Apollo Orb was originally written by Photographer, Charles Williams of Erudite Photography based in Ottawa,...

Using Flour and Speedlites for a Warehouse Photo Shoot

Team Westcott
08/27/2013
Lighting Tips
11113
The following lighting diagram and blog is courtesy of  photographer Taryn Truese of Art Factory Studios in Paterson, New Jersey.

Going Retro with Hernan Rodriguez

Hernan Rodriguez
08/26/2013
Lighting Tips
10123
Top Pro and Celebrity photographer Hernan Rodriguez takes us back in time with a retro photo shoot in this video.

Full-Length and Head shot Portraits with The Rapid Box

Justin Van Leeuwen
08/23/2013
Lighting Tips
16099
Westcott Top Pro Justin Van Leeuwen walks viewers through brief outdoor photo shoot using the 26" Octa Rapid Box.

Ice Light Review by Marc Mikhail

Team Westcott
08/23/2013
Lighting Tips, Reviews
11219
This Ice Light Review was provided by Marc Mikhail, Wedding photographer from Toronto, Canada. I love gadgets and cool stuff.

Ice Light Commercial starring Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis
08/21/2013
Lighting Tips
7957
This commercial was produced by Ice Light creator, Jerry Ghionis.  It shows Jerry running through the streets of Melbourne, Australia frantically...

Inside Boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum

Jen Rozenbaum
07/18/2013
Lighting Tips
17032
New York boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum believes in the power of femininity. Her wildly successful boudoir studio, Jenerations, is focused on...

Cool Reflection Shot using the Ice Light

Jerry Ghionis
06/18/2013
Lighting Tips
6903
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...
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