Lighting Tips

Halifax-based photography educator Craig Beckta offers an array of useful tips and tricks for capturing amazing images through his successful YouTube channel. Recently, Craig shared with us his top five tips to...

Using Long Exposure for Creative In-Camera Effects

Ashley Boring

There are tons of ways to spice up your images with unique and eye-catching effects created in-camera. This summer, Team Westcott explored playing with sparklers, gels, and long exposure in the Westcott Soundst...

Creating Glamorous High-Key Portraits with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top wedding and portrait photographers in the world. Based in both Melbourne and Beverly Hills, Jerry has developed a successful career based on his unique ability...

Creating Lifestyle Portraits with the Rapid Box Switch

Joel Grimes

Renowned photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Joel Grimes is known for creating impeccably clean and stylized commercial portraits. In this video tutorial, Joel utilizes the new with the and a single spee...

How to Perfect Natural Light for Stunning Wedding Portraits

In this video tutorial, Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis utilizes a collapsible reflector to perfect natural light for stunning wedding portraits outdoors. Jerry is widely regarded as one of the top wedding photo...

Run-and-Gun Wedding Lighting

While shooting on-location in a beautiful cathedral in Ohio, celebrity photographer Bob Davis knew he wanted to make the venue a part of the story. This meant that he'd need to capture his subjects in various l...

Octabank vs. Deep Parabolic Softbox Lighting

Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top portrait photographers in the world. His creativity and ability to capture the natural magic of individuals allows others to see the powerful visual story tell...

Lighting for Black and White Portraits

Team Westcott

This article is courtesy of lifestyle photographer Jay Watson. It first appeared on Rangefinder. Using one big light source created three things for this black and white assignment for Bicycling magazine of ...

Using a Mirror for Unique Boudoir Photography

Jen Rozenbaum

Professional boudoir photographer Jen Rozenbaum has plenty of experience flattering women in portraits. Jen utilizes a variety of interesting techniques to create sexy, appealing boudoir photography shots in co...

Behind the Scenes with Emily Soto and the Rapid Box XL

Team Westcott

Emily Soto is an internationally renowned fashion photographer based in New York City, New York. Emily's style focuses on romanticism and high-fashion, with dreamy lighting that she creates with a simple Rapid ...

Affordable 1-Light Interview Setups

Jem Schofield

Jem Schofield is a producer, director, DP, and the founder of the educational site theC47. Through his channel, Jem shares his knowledge of practical production techniques and offers insider peeks at the latest...

Creative Lighting for Groom Portraits

Brides are often a major focus at a wedding shoot. The bride is typically the hero of the story on their special day. However, experienced photographers know that groom portraits can be equally as fun to create...

Lighting for Modern Wedding Portraits

Chicago-based celebrity wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses his take on modern wedding portraits in our new wedding photography tutorial series. Traditional wedding portraits can often be bland. For sho...

Easy Lighting Setup for Action Sports Photo Shoot

Chris Garrison

Orlando, Florida-based action sports photographer Chris Garrison is a pro at photographing on location. Because he often finds himself shooting in fast-paced environments outdoors, Chris uses quick and compact ...

Using Haze & a Beauty Dish to Capture Dramatic Sports Photography

Matt Hernandez

Sports and senior photography Matt Hernandez has a knack for creating dramatic and eye-catching sports photography. For this senior sports shoot, Matt decided to use a few simple tricks to transform the boring ...

45º/45º Lighting

Team Westcott

This article is courtesy of San Fransisco-based editorial and lifestyle photographer Jay Watson. I remember a few things from my high school photography instructor, and although he said I had the worst case ...

Creating Beauty Lighting with Scrim

When working in the studio, celebrated wedding photographer Jerry Ghionis uses the scrim to create beautiful beauty lighting. Invented over 20 years ago, the Scrim Jim system has evolved to become a go-to light...

A Conversation with Boudoir Photographer and Breast Cancer Survivor Jen Rozenbaum

Jen Rozenbaum

Video and images courtesy of Jen Rozenbaum. Jennifer Rozenbaum is the founder of Jenerations, New York’s premier boudoir photography studio. Her artistic background lends an almost sixth sense when it comes ...

Improving Wedding Prep Photography with Portable Lighting

In this two-part tutorial, professional wedding photographer Bob Davis discusses how to improve wedding preparation shots (for both brides and grooms) with surprisingly portable lighting setups. By adding just ...

2-Light Boudoir Photography Behind the Scenes

Easy Lighting Setups for Boudoir Photography

Jen Rozenbaum