Team Portrait Posing Tips
Posing just a single subject can be difficult, let alone an entire sports team. Talented sports and senior photographer Matt Hernandez has perfected team and group shots with these quick portrait posing tips.
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Using Flex LEDs as Practicals for Cinematic Shots
Kyle Johnston, KJ Creative director and filmmaker, recently embarked on a project to capture the history and essence of craft distilleries. While preparing for the shoot, Kyle recognised the need to have lighti...
Essential Loop Lighting Technique for Speedlite Shooters
Loop lighting is an essential lighting technique for portrait photographers. It is easy to create with just a single light source and is flattering on most subjects. This lighting pattern will create a shadow t...
The Importance of Capturing Quality Detail Shots
Images courtesy of Toledo-based photographer Brooks Clayton of Swatch Studios.
Photographing a wedding is stressful. Photographers are pressured to capture every precious candid moment and still find the tim...
Pro Food Photography on a Budget
Photographing food is a fantastic way for budding photographers to build their portfolios, master studio lighting, and perfect their styling abilities. Even photographers without studios or pricey lighting gear...
Creating Modern Portraits with a Deep Umbrella
This article is courtesy of Atlanta-based portrait photographer and designer Alex D. Rogers.
Whenever the situation allows, I love to use a simple one-light setup for portraits and fashion shoots. It’s a quick...
Controlling Harsh Sunlight for Glamorous Beach Portraits
Beaches are a common location choice for photo shoots. They're beautiful, accessible, and offer plenty of sunlight. Sometimes, a little too much sunlight.
In locations like this, many photographers default to ...
How to Freeze Motion for Eye-Catching Food Photography
Want to capture food photographs that will stand out from all the rest? Instead of capturing the typical overhead still shot, you can deconstruct your dish or add some movement to your image for results that ar...
Mastering the Art of Green Screen
Implementing the art of green screen (or blue screen) into your video productions can be extremely useful. Background composites aren't just for sci-fi scenes or exotic locations - they are useful in common int...
Underexposing the Sky for Dramatic Portraits
Kentucky sports and senior portrait photographer Matt Hernandez is known for capturing dramatic senior portraits with relatively simple lighting setups. To emphasize the drama in these shots, Matt typically sho...
Wedding Photography on a Budget
For wedding photographers, nothing is more important than using gear that is both portable and easy to use. Wedding photographers are constantly on the move and always need to be ready to capture those special ...
How to Create Environmental Food Photography
Seattle-based photographer Steve Hansen has a knack for creating food images that pop. Standard food photography is often times flat and lifeless, with minimal props and color. Steve avoids boring imagey by add...
Light Painting for Product Photography
Whether you are photographing products for a client or taking photos to sell your crafts or goods online, lighting is an essential tool for capturing quality images. In this video tutorial, Photoshop guru Dave ...
Ad Campaign Photography (Part 1)
In part 1 of this ad campaign tutorial, talented photographer Lou Freeman discusses the dos and don’ts of a commercial photo shoot.
Behind the scenes at Coyote Ugly saloon in Florida, Lou begins her shoot by r...
Pet Photography 101
In this video, Team Westcott joins the Toledo Area Humane Society to teach photographers and shelters how to capture professional-quality pet photography.
It has been proven that shelters with better photograp...
2 Ways to Reduce Lens Flare
In this video, commercial photographer Joel Grimes demonstrates 2 simple solutions for reducing lens flare during in-studio and on-location portraiture.
Lens flare is an issue most photographers encounter. Len...
Realistic Composite Editing in Photoshop
In part 1 of this 2 part series, Adobe Creative expert and photographer Dave Cross demonstrates how to use studio lighting for a composite image. In part 2, Dave discusses the essential Photoshop editing techni...
#FilmmakerFriday with Bittersweet Creative
Welcome to #FilmmakerFriday, where you can meet filmmakers that inspire Team Westcott.
"I wonder how many people have felt like I do: increasingly numb to statistics and paralyzed by awareness campaigns rath...
#FilmmakerFriday with Story & Heart
Introducing #FilmmakerFriday, where you can meet filmmakers that inspire Team Westcott.
Story & Heart is a global community of filmmakers on a mission to help everyone tell amazing stories with video.
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Reflecting Natural Light for Senior Portraits with the Omega Reflector
Capturing professional senior portraits doesn't require expensive lighting equipment, especially when your client wants to shoot on location. In this video, Kentucky-based photographer Matt Hernandez demonstrat...
Creative Lighting for Food Photography
Seattle-based food photographer Steve Hansen shows photographers how to use creative lighting for professional food photography in this video tutorial.
Creating an interesting image can be difficult when shoot...