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Getting Started with Newborn Photography | Lighting & Posing Tips

Evie Lynn Deaton
11/11/2025
Lighting Tips
1171

Pro Desk Lighting Setup for Content Creators

Jerry Ghionis
10/29/2025
Lighting Tips
1085

Enhancing Window Light Portraits with Flash

Julie Gayler
10/21/2025
Lighting Tips
1448

Cinematic Lighting for Documentary Interviews

Shanyn Fiske
10/13/2025
Lighting Tips
1041

How to Make Flash Look Natural in Outdoor Portraits

Panoptic Photography
10/03/2025
Lighting Tips
2195

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.
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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.
Rick Sammon

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

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10/31/2012
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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
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8475
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
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8192
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
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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
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6780
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
8456
"My answer is YES YES YES. I love the Ice Light. The first thing that attracted me to it is the quality of light.

Using Diffusion Fast Flags for Portraits

Team Westcott
09/13/2012
Lighting Tips
7939
Lan and I decided to shoot a couple of new avatars for ourselves today since the ones we have been using are 3 years old and we don’t really look the...

The Art of Portrait Photography: Part 2

Michael Corsentino
09/11/2012
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10035
Executive & Business Portraits In this executive portrait the goal is the same but the approach is more subdued, formal and professional in...
Michael Corsentino

The Art of the Portrait Photography: Part 1

Michael Corsentino
09/07/2012
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8291
Portraits were some of the first images to grab my attention and draw me into my lifelong love affair with photography.

Lighting Rumours: X-Drop Backdrop Review

Team Westcott
08/31/2012
Lighting Tips, Reviews
9678
The X-Drop Backdrop System was recently featured on Lighting Rumours. Bruce Foster, photographer out of the UK, reviewed the X-Drop with the Green...

Diffuse Light and Alter Light using the Scrim Jim

Erik Valind
08/29/2012
Lighting Tips
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Erik Valind, Professional Photographer and Westcott Top Pro, talks about his favorite product—the Westcott Scrim Jim.

Scrim Jim: Thinking Outside the Box

Erik Valind
08/15/2012
Lighting Tips
10877
The Scrim Jim: Like a Swiss Army Knife When talking about different lighting modifiers I like to point out the basic features and benefits of each.
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