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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.

5 Creative Beauty Lighting Techniques

Ashley Boring
02/27/2026
Lighting Tips
993

Strobe vs. Sunlight: Pro Secrets for Natural-Looking Flash Portraits

Eli Infante
02/21/2026
Lighting Tips
1695

How to Use Reflectors for Better Natural Light Portraits

Niah Aldrich
02/16/2026
Lighting Tips
1250

How to Create a Mirrored Lighting Effect In-Camera

Ashley Boring
02/02/2026
Lighting Tips
1712

Using Flash to Mimic Natural Window Light for Portraits

Julie Gayler
01/23/2026
Lighting Tips
1961
JVL 7' Parabolic Umbrella Portrait

Creating a Large Light Source On-Location

Justin Van Leeuwen
12/06/2013
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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...
Tim Breaseale

Halloween Portraiture by Tim Breaseale

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12/06/2013
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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
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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...
Dimension with the Rapid Box

Using the Rapid Box to Create Depth and Dimension

Rick Sammon
11/20/2013
Lighting Tips
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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.
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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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
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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...

How to Control Reflection when Shooting Through a Window

Bob Davis
10/21/2013
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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.

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...

Capturing Action Shots on a Budget

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10/01/2013
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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,...

Using Flour and Speedlites for a Warehouse Photo Shoot

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08/27/2013
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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
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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
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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

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08/23/2013
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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
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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...

Inside Boudoir with Jen Rozenbaum

Jen Rozenbaum
07/18/2013
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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...

Cool Reflection Shot using the Ice Light

Jerry Ghionis
06/18/2013
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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...
Street Portrait with Perfect Pair Kit

On-the-Go Lighting for Street Photography

Bob Davis
06/11/2013
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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.

Green Screen for Senior Portraits

Dave Cross
06/11/2013
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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.

Quick Tip: Using a Reflector Outdoors

Rick Sammon
06/11/2013
Lighting Tips
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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.

Painting with Light

Team Westcott
06/11/2013
Lighting Tips
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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 .
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