Ice Light in Action

Andrew Faulds
Lighting Tips
Many of you have requested images of the Ice Light in Action along with some final images. We have broken the image galleries out into different looks. Here are a few behind the scenes and final images by photo...

Tribute to Hollywood Divas

Joao Carlos
Lighting Tips
Joao Carlos writes, "I was commissioned in January by the fabulous team at Noble Salon and Sebastian Hair Products to shoot a series of images inspired by Hollywood Divas. Everyone at Noble was involved - from ...

Speedlite Portraits

Rick Sammon
Lighting Tips
Join special guest Rick Sammon with host Joe Brady and see how easy it can be to get spectacular portraits with just one off-camera flash, a pair of PocketWizard Radio Triggers and your camera's TTL metering sy...
Round Softbox Portrait

Understanding Catchlights

Erik Valind
Lighting Tips
The specific shapes of light modifiers come into play in how they shape light and how we apply them to our subject or scene. If we zoom into the eyes of our subjects and take note of the shape of the catchlight...
Shoot-Through Photo Umbrella - BTS

Using Shoot-Through Photo Umbrellas

Erik Valind
Lighting Tips
Umbrella are a quick and easy - not to mention affordable - way to produce soft light. One of the main differences between an umbrella and a softbox though, is their ability to control where that soft light spills. Or more precisely where the light goes and where it doesn't. Lets walk through a couple different kinds of umbrellas and what kind of spill you can expect when using each.