Lighting Tips

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Erik Valind, Professional Photographer and Westcott Top Pro, talks about his favorite product—the Westcott Scrim Jim. He walks you through how he uses each of the Scrim Jim panels to diffuse light and alter lig...

Scrim Jim: Thinking Outside the Box

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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. Equally important though, is the outside of the box thinking ...

Comparing Large vs. Small Photo Umbrellas

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

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Photographic umbrellas come in so many sizes nowadays, perhaps even more so than the common rain variety. Let's set aside those and the for a moment and discuss some key differences and techniques, when select...

Composite Photography Lit by the Spiderlite TD6

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In this composite of a mountain biker in Boulder, Colorado, Mark S. Johnson's goal was to capture the feeling of hopping off the bike after an epic (and muddy) ride. To accomplish the effect, he employed his st...

Black-and-White Action Shot Lighting Setup

João Carlos

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Black-and-White Action shot by photographer João Carlos using a The Medium Scrim Jim Kit is a useful photography tool that allows photographers to diffuse, reflect, cut down, or completely block light. Wit...

The Ice Light for Outdoor Fill

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The Ice Light, , is a new little lighting tool that resembles a light saber in a big way. This makes it a blast to use right out of the gates. It was designed for being mobile and easy to use in event photogr...

Shooting Outdoors: Headshots in the park

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Shooting Outdoors Rocks When given the choice between shooting in a studio or shooting outdoors in the world, I'll drag my camera gear and subject out that door any day of the week. The sheer volume of differe...

Directing Speedlites for Portraiture

Bob Davis

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For this portrait shoot, Bob Davis had two speedlites in Group B manual mode 1/8th power with the flash heads manually zoomed to 200mm. One camera left and one camera right. The main speedlite was in Group A wi...

Shooting with Perspective

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Perspective It's good to have a little perspective - to know where you stand and just how big (or small) your world and the things in it are. Most pictures we see include something we recognize - a perso...

Using Apollo Orb to Control Light with Speedlites

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F11, 1/500th, ISO 200 Levels Aimed At: Simple lighting setup with a little practice. One light source (Key light), setup. Controlling background exposure to render your creative results. Anything I should k...

Large Octabank Alternatives for Portability

Lighting Tips, Reviews

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Most photographers love Octabanks. The light quality if amazing! Unfortunately, they are not easy on the wallet or easy to transport either. Usually rather heavy, they require a specific speed-ring to use with ...

Speedlites for Action Photography

Tyler Stableford

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Explorer of Light Tyler Stableford takes us to the legendary Snowmass Terrain Park in Snowmass, Colorado, where he utilizes the radio functionality of the Canon 600EX-RT Speedlite system to achieve a perfect ba...

Scott Kelby: Rules of Composition

Scott Kelby

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A few weeks back, Scott Kelby hosted the first ever Google + Conference for photographers. In a lecture (over an hour long) Scott sheds light on how he believes photographers should work their scenes to find th...

Portrait Shoot using an Apollo and Stripbanks

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This portrait shoot by photographer Erik Valind is set up with a Westcott 50-inch Apollo as the main light source, and two 12" x 36" Pro Stripbanks acting as rim lights, coming in from the side. The 50″ Mega...

Interview with Erik Valind on Environmental Portraits

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Commercial, portrait, and lifestyle photographer Erik Valind joins Henry's TV host Mark Shannon on the Henry's TV stage at Exposure Spring 2012 to share some tips and tricks on creating better environmental por...

Outdoor Portrait Shoot using a Scrim Jim

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Outdoor Portrait shoot by photographer Erik Valind using a Westcott Large Scrim Jim. The Large Scrim Jim Kit is a useful photography tool that allows photographers to diffuse light, reflect light, cut down l...

Outdoor Football Portrait using a Scrim Jim

Jim Schmelzer

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This lighting setup and final image was provided by photographer Jim Schmelzer. Jim used the Westcott Medium Scrim Jim overhead his subject so that there were no shadows on the football player, and that he cou...

Product Shoot: Super Bowl Ring Shot with Strobelite Plus

Hernan Rodriguez

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Take a look behind the scenes at this product shoot of a Super Bowl ring shot by photographer Hernan Rodriguez using two Westcott Strobelite Plus units, two Westcott Scrim Jims with 1-1/4 Stop Diffusion Fabric ...

Dark Field Photography Tips and Techniques

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Photo by: Scott Valentine You know those images of wine glasses that have glowing edges against a solid black background? The technique (called "dark field" photography) is a popular studio approach for showi...

Behind the Portrait with Strobist Rick Nunn