Portrait Lighting Tips to Avoiding Glare in Glasses
When photographing subjects that are wearing glasses, you often run into the issue of capturing a glare off the lens.
Stepping Out Of Your Comfort Zone As A Photographer
Your comfort zone provides you with a lot of great values when you’re in the groove of progress and success. It’s safe. It’s reliable.
Go-To Composition & Lighting Tips for Outdoor Portraits Using The FJ200
Evaluating the setup for your photo shoot involves a lot of technical details, including light placement and control, as well as the overall...
Beauty Dish Vs FJ200 Reflector
Most strobes come with a small metal reflector to help you control and modify your light. It helps direct light output more than using a bare bulb,...
Making On-Camera Flash Look Natural Using the FJ80
In this video, Westcott’s in-house photographer, Ashley Boring discusses the many reasons why a photographer might want to make on camera flash look...
The Essential Guide To The FJ Wireless Flash System
With the expansion of our flash photography gear, choosing the right strobe or speedlight may feel overwhelming.
Flash Photography Lighting Video Course for Beginners
Join Westcott’s Brandon Heiss in this deep dive on flash photography using the FJ Wireless Flash System.
Go-To High-Volume Headshot Lighting Setups
In this portrait photography video, Yaneck Wasiek, Westcott Top Pro and Founder of Wasio Faces, explains how he approaches individual headshot...
Professional Lighting with Food Photographer Joanie Simon
Commercial and editorial food photographer, food blogger and educator Joanie Simon, iconically known on social media as, “The Bite Shot”, captures...
Using Photography Gels On Location with the FJ80 Touchscreen Speedlight
When it comes to using color gels for photography lighting, there are two main reasons why you would want to create a setup with this simple strobe...
Couple’s Portraits On Location Using One Light with Sal Cincotta and the FJ400 Strobe
Professional photographer, Sal Cincotta guides us through this couples portrait using a one-light flash set up located at the mesmerizing Salt Flats...
High-Speed Sync Portraits in Full Sun Using the FJ200 Strobe
Top Pro and photography educator, Eli Infante, walks us through a Texas-based photo shoot in midday sun using the FJ200 strobe to capture high-speed...
Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent
Created with e-commerce and marketplace sellers in mind, the DigiTent Light Tent provides a perfect compact diffused space to photograph jewelry,...
Capturing Individual and Family Portraits Indoors and Outdoors with Michele Celentano
In this portrait masters video, photographer Michele Celentano explains her lighting techniques for individuals and family portrait photography.
Improve Your Lighting During Video Calls at Home Using the Ring Light Kit
Have you been using window light as your main source for video conferencing and virtual interviews?
Benefits Of Off-Camera Flash Vs Natural Light For Outdoor Portraits
As a portrait photographer, it’s important to be aware of the lighting conditions that you face in natural environments.
Learn How Jerry Ghionis Shoots Outdoor Portraits with the Ice Light 2
Westcott Top Pro photographer, Jerry Ghionis, set out to design the revolutionary Ice Light 2 for rendering beautiful consistent light quality for...
Freezing Motion with Precision: FJ400 Freeze Mode Explained
When working in the studio in most situations, 1/280th of a second flash duration is more than enough to freeze your subject.
Using Flash to Mimic Any Time of Day in Portraits
As photographers, we all know that you don't always get to shoot at the exact time of day you would like to.
How to Create Portrait Lighting to Help Tell a Story
Celebrity commercial photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera.
Flash Photography: Front Vs Rear Curtain Sync
In flash photography, mixing the light trails from constant lighting with the freezing power of a strobe can create a sense of motion and get really...