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Getting Started in Volume Photography

Sheryl Bashore
Lighting Tips
416

Creating Cinematic Portraits with LED Continuous Lighting

Ian Spanier
Lighting Tips
1410

Creating Dramatic Portraits with One Light

Joel Grimes
Lighting Tips
2051

Getting Started with Studio Lighting

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
1078

Portrait Lighting & Posing Techniques: An In-Depth Guide with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis
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Creating In-Camera Lighting Effects for Your Videos

Jonathan Thorpe
Lighting Tips
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In this video, commercial photographer and director Jonathan Thorpe shows you how to use practical lighting techniques in your video work. Using the L60-B Bi-Color COB LED, Jonathan utlizes three of the nine l...

Creating Beauty Portraits with Hard Light

Lindsay Adler
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In this video, fashion photographer Lindsay Adler walks you through capturing stunning beauty portraits using the Optical Spot. Shooting beauty portraits often times involves understanding the use of tight cont...

How to Easily Control the Light and Color Tone on Your Backdrop

Ashley Boring
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Photographer Ashley Boring explains how to use the Inverse Square Law to control the color shade of her backdrop. Take a deeper look into the video to see how the shade of the backdrop changes with the light 3 ...
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How to Use a Speedlight for Portraits

Ashley Boring
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There are a lot of great benefits to using a speedlight  on camera. It's a quick and easy way to add light to your scene. Using a speedlight on camera is ideal for situations where you are constantly on the mov...

Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

Ashley Boring
Gear Guides, Lighting Tips
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In this video, Ashley Boring explains the difference between photographing with an Octa softbox and square softbox using the Rapid Box Switch series. Lighting Gear in Action ...
One Light Setup L60-B COB

Creating High-Fashion Portrait Lighting

Hernan Rodriguez
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In this portrait photography video, Top Pro Hernan Rodriguez sets up two different lighting scenarios to demonstrate how impactful artificial lighting can be for high-end fashion photography. In his first setu...
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Retro Photo Shoot using High-Speed Sync with the FJ-X3 Trigger

Eli Infante
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In this video, Top Pro Eli Infante walks you through a retro-themed photo shoot using the FJ-X3 Trigger. At this on-location portrait shoot, Eli demonstrates how quick and convenient communicating with an FJ Wi...

Taking Your Photo Studio On-Location

Ashley Boring
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In this video, Ashley Boring walks you through a creative on-location photoshoot bringing her studio setup outdoors. Inspired by floral themed shoots, Ashley captures unique portraits in a natural park. Pre-...

4 Pin-Up Portraits using Portable Flash Photography

Eli Infante
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In this video, Top Pro Eli Infante travels all the way from Texas to capture vintage portrait photography in Bowling Green, Ohio. Go behind the scenes to learn about helpful gear and some lighting tips for on-l...
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5 Quick Tips for Capturing Night Portraits

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Portrait photography at night can be tricky, especially when balancing the ambient light with off-camera flash. Here are a few quick tips to easily accomplish on-location lighting at night. Tip One: Examine th...

Lighting Dynamic Portraits for an Album Cover

Ian Spanier
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Portable On-Location Setups for Portrait Photography In this video, Top Pro Ian Spanier captures seamless portraits on-location using a two-light setup and the portable X-Drop Pro backdrop system. Ian works...
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Blending Flash with Ambient Light

Ian Spanier
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Portable Flash Setups for Portrait Photography In this portrait photography video, Ian Spanier uses portable lighting for on-location photography to blend his flash with ambient light. When you’re photograp...
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How to Photograph Beauty Portraits Using the Eyelighter 3

Ashley Boring
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Photographing Single Light Portraits with the Eyelighter 3's Three Reflective Surfaces In this video, Ashley Boring walks you through a single-light portrait photography shoot using the Eyelighter 3. She demon...
Behind the Scenes Location Two With the Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz

Capturing Creative Portrait Photography On-Location

Manny Ortiz
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Portable Flash Photography Photoshoot with the Manny Ortiz Beauty Dish In this 5-minute outdoor photoshoot, portrait photographer Manny Ortiz demonstrates how to capture on-location beauty portraits using off-...
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How to Balance Flash With Ambient Light for Portraits

Ashley Boring
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Blending Ambient Light and Flash Indoors and Outdoors Lighting for both indoor and outdoor portrait photography doesn't have to be complicated. In fact, the lighting can be very similar with the correct exposu...

Pet Photography Tips & Posing Tricks

Adam Goldberg
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Pet Photographer Adam Goldberg has a long-standing background in pet photography. In this video, Adam shares his go-to posing tips and breaks down his complete studio workflow for creating dynamic photos of dog...

Colorful & Creative Lighting for Portraits

Ashley Boring
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In this lighting breakdown, photographer Ashley Boring works with a colorful three-light setup using portable flashes and the for a portrait shoot. In collaboration with her model, the shoot is designed to mim...
Portait Photo With FJ400 Closer And 6x6 Scrim

Comparing Light Patterns Using Scrim Jim Cine Diffusion

Ashley Boring
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Scrims are often considered one of the most versatile modifiers. Because they have convenient removable fabric, scrims can be used as a diffuser, a black block for negative fill, a reflector, or even a net fo...
Optical Spot by Lindsay Adler with a blue/violet gel on key light and a yellow/orange gel on the backlight

The Power of Color Theory in Photography with Lindsay Adler

Lindsay Adler
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In this video, professional portrait and fashion photographer Lindsay Adler discusses the power of color theory and how she implements color theory into her portrait work. The use of color can be one of the mos...
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3 Ways to Use a Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz

Manny Ortiz
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In this video, portrait photographer Manny Ortiz breaks down three ways to use the Westcott 36” Beauty Dish Switch. The beauty dish was designed to capture both pristine beauty headshots and full-body portraits...

Getting Creative with White Balance

Ashley Boring
Lighting Tips
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Top Pro Photographer, Ashley Boring has an incredible eye for stylizing portraits. In this tutorial, she creates two very unique portraits by changing only the white balance on her camera. White balance plays a...
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