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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 Create a Mirrored Lighting Effect In-Camera

Ashley Boring
02/02/2026
Lighting Tips
1390

Using Flash to Mimic Natural Window Light for Portraits

Julie Gayler
01/23/2026
Lighting Tips
1792

How to Create Multiple Portrait Looks with One Portable Strobe

Eli Infante
01/14/2026
Lighting Tips
1927

How to Choose the Best Light Modifiers for Portrait Photography

Panoptic Photography
12/18/2025
Lighting Tips
2015

Mastering Beauty Dish Portraits

Joel Grimes
12/09/2025
Lighting Tips
2669
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
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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
Lighting Tips
16707
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
Lighting Tips
8451
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
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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
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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
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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
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There are so many articles out there on photography, but every once in a while, we come across an article that just makes sense!
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Using the Ice Light for Child Photography

Team Westcott
10/26/2012
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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
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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
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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
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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
8504
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
8339
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...

Building the Dramatic Portrait

Joel Grimes
09/28/2012
Lighting Tips
9367
Westcott invites you to an inspirational lecture with Joel Grimes, a commercial advertising photographer, who has been working in the industry for...

The Art of Portrait Photography: Part 4

Michael Corsentino
09/25/2012
Lighting Tips
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Environmental Portraits Posing singer Melissa Phillippe in front of her piano adds context and helps create a portrait that reflects her passions.

Between the Sheets with Jen: Ice Light Review

Jen Rozenbaum
09/24/2012
Lighting Tips, Reviews
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"My answer is YES YES YES. I love the Ice Light. The first thing that attracted me to it is the quality of light.
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