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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
960

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

Eli Infante
02/21/2026
Lighting Tips
1686

How to Use Reflectors for Better Natural Light Portraits

Niah Aldrich
02/16/2026
Lighting Tips
1247

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
Jim Schmelzer demonstrates lighting for a wedding: Part 2 by .

Wedding Photography Lighting Tips: Part 2

Jim Schmelzer
06/07/2013
Lighting Tips
8736
Westcott Top Pro Jim Schmelzer continues his wedding photography lighting tips from Part 1 at the church.
Melody Gillikin Real Deal Review – Scrim Jim by .

Real Deal Review: Scrim Jim

Team Westcott
06/07/2013
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Photographer Melody G. from Virginia had the chance to review the Scrim Jim for us. The , and you can mount a variety of diffusion panels, multiple...
Dave Cross – Childrens Portraits with Green Screen by .

Creative Childrens Portraits with Green Screen

Dave Cross
06/06/2013
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Top Pro Dave Cross shows the ease of doing childrens portraits using Photo Key 5 software. With the use of features like the Hot Folder, Photo Key 5...
Erin Manning discusses Lighting Ratios and a Home Studio Lighting Kit by .

Understanding Lighting Ratios

Erin Manning
06/06/2013
Lighting Tips
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Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer and educator Erin Manning discusses lighting ratios and set-ups utilizing the Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting...
Erin Manning Using a Reflector – Pro Tip by .

Using a Reflector to Fill Light

Erin Manning
06/06/2013
Lighting Tips
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In this video, Westcott Top Pro Elite Photographer Erin Manning shows us how to use a reflector to greatly improve the quality of her photos.
Jim Schmelzer – Studio Lighting Fundamentals with the Apollo by .

Studio Lighting Fundamentals using a Mega Apollo

Jim Schmelzer
06/06/2013
Lighting Tips
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Westcott Top Pro Elite Photographer Jim Schmelzer teaches us different possibilities for Studio Lighting when shooting with the Westcott Mega JS...

Senior Portrait Photography with the Ice Light

Jim Schmelzer
03/18/2013
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Top Pro Jim Schmelzer uses Westcott Ice Lights to create beautiful a beautiful Senior Portrait with ease.

Speedlite Photos for Graduation Photos

Erin Manning
03/08/2013
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Top Pro Erin Manning from Los Angeles, California uses a and the to create fun Graduation Party photos using a single speedlite.
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Using a 7′ Umbrella for Portraits

Team Westcott
03/06/2013
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Some people use umbrellas all the time. Reflective, shoot through, they just love the spill and shape of the light that comes out of them.

How to Set the Perfect White Balance

Erik Valind
02/27/2013
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Your white balance setting is how your camera decides what white should look like in a photo, and all of the other colors as well.
Ice Light Portrait with Rodriguez

Compact, Versatile Lighting Setups

Hernan Rodriguez
02/22/2013
Lighting Tips
8454
I'm sure everyone has had one of those moments when it would seem the planets have aligned in synchronicity... but not in your favor.

Shooting a Super Bowl Feature with the Ice Light

Team Westcott
02/19/2013
Lighting Tips
7226
Lighting With No Time, On The Fly? When it came to lighting, we often had very little time--as might be expected on these type of run-and-gun shoots.
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Seven Tips for Shooting with a Speedlite in a Softbox

Rick Sammon
11/14/2012
Lighting Tips
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This article is courtesy of renowned photograpger and Westcott Top Pro Elite Rick Sammon of Rick Sammon Photography. Got a speedlite?

Continuous Lighting Tips with the Spiderlite TD6

Terry White
11/12/2012
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Terry White, Professional Photographer and Westcott Top Pro, talks about one of his favorite products - the which offers a continuous lighting...

Russ Burden – 10 Ways to Become a Better Photographer

Team Westcott
10/31/2012
Lighting Tips
5718
There are so many articles out there on photography, but every once in a while, we come across an article that just makes sense!
Photography Lighting Setup using the Ice Light for Child Photography

Using the Ice Light for Child Photography

Team Westcott
10/26/2012
Lighting Tips
7767
This article discussing the Westcott Ice Light is courtesy of photographer and designer Andy Funderburg of Fundy Software.
Andrew Funderburg: Painting with the Ice Light

Painting with Light Using the Ice Light

Team Westcott
10/23/2012
Lighting Tips
10114
This article is courtesy of  photographer and software designer Andrew Funderburg of Fundy Software.

Bruce Dorn: Portraits with Speedlites (Part 5)

Bruce Dorn
10/23/2012
Lighting Tips
8558
Explorer of Light and Westcott Top Pro Elite Bruce Dorn has been teaching Speedlite techniques around the country for years through Canon Live...

Bruce Dorn: Portraits with Speedlites (Part 3)

Bruce Dorn
10/19/2012
Lighting Tips
6936
Explorer of Light and Westcott Top Pro Elite Bruce Dorn has been teaching techniques for speedlites around the country for years through Canon Live...

Bruce Dorn: Portraits with Speedlites

Bruce Dorn
10/15/2012
Lighting Tips
8516
Explorer of Light and Westcott Top Pro Elite Bruce Dorn has been teaching techniques for speedlites around the country for years through Canon Live...

Pet Photography Made Easier with the Apollo Orb

Team Westcott
10/03/2012
Lighting Tips
8349
These pictures were taken at Love Thy Pet, a local community pet store in Brooklyn NY. Every year they give back to the community by offering Free...
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