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Portrait with Shallow Depth of Field by Joel Grimes

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Many photographers struggle with overpowering the sun when shooting on bright days. This becomes even more difficult when a shallow depth of field is desired. To maintain a proper exposure with a shallow depth...

Photographing Kenya with Kole Purdy

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This article on photographing Kenya and it's people is courtesy of 18-year-old travel photographer Kole Purdy. My Journey to Professional Photography In June of 2014, my Dad quit his 20-year career. In Novem...

The Basics of Off-Camera Flash for Portraits

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Oregon-based senior portrait photographer Alycia White created this tutorial to help budding photographers make the transition to off-camera flash. By modifying a single off-camera speedlite, you can open up th...

On Location with the Rapid Box Beauty Dish

Benny Migliorino

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This shoot in Sayville, N.Y., involved a last-minute location change. Lauren (the subject) is a chef and owner of a catering hall and market and she was participating in a farm-to-table style fundraiser in P...

Food Photography Lighting in Tight Spaces

Steve Hansen

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Seattle-based commercial photographer Steve Hansen shows us the essentials food photography lighting for tight or confined spaces in this tutorial. For this clean shot, Steve needed to light the interior of a ...

How to Modify Bright Backgrounds with a Scrim Net

Joel Grimes

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Have you ever had trouble shooting in full sun? It's often hard to know if you should be exposing for your subject's face or for the stunning and bright background behind them. Luckily, world-renowned commerci...

How to Photograph Day for Night with Speedlights

Kevin Kubota

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Westcott Top Pro portrait photographer Kevin Kubota demonstrates how to shoot with an ND filter to gain the effect of high speed sync, allowing you to shoot day for night with speed lights. In this video, Kevi...

How to Direct Light for Moody Action Shots

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Yousef AlMasoud is a Saudi Arabian portrait photographer with a knack for capturing beautiful and dramatic portraits. In this behind-the-scenes video, we go in the studio with Yousef as he captures action photo...

Understanding Beauty Lighting with Joel Grimes

Joel Grimes

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World-renowned photographer Joel Grimes knows a thing or two about beauty lighting. And that's why he designed the new Rapid Box Beauty Dish. Grimes' 24" Rapid Box Beauty Dish is a collapsible, travel-frie...

Perfectly Light Couples Outdoors - Final Outdoor Image 2

How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights

Bob Davis

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In this video from SPTV, Bob Davis demonstrates how to perfectly light a couple during a real-life engagement session. Chicago portrait and wedding photographer Bob Davis is a 25 year veteran of photography,...

Final Image captured with the Book Light Kit (1)

5 Ways to Use the Book Light Kit

Jem Schofield

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Featuring Westcott Page! a high-end customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for narrative and interview video productions. This is a must-have kit for filmmakers, directors of photography, run...

Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry Ghionis

Jerry Ghionis

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Join renowned photographer Jerry Ghionis on this 20-part behind-the-scene video series with the Ice Light 2. Nikon Ambassador Jerry Ghionis is widely regarded as one of the top wedding photographers in the wor...

Behind the Scenes with the Peter Hurley Kit

Peter Hurley

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Award-winning photographer and headshot master Peter Hurley is known for creating flattering portraits with impeccable lighting. Earlier this year, Peter partnered with Westcott to bring photographers around t...

Balancing Sunlight with the LunaGrip

Kevin Kubota

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In the lesson above, photographer and educator Kevin Kubota uses the new to capture beautiful senior portraits outdoors. When shooting outside on bright days, artificial lighting is necessary to properly ex...

5 Ways to Use the Scrim Jim DP Kit

Jem Schofield

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Featuring a unique and customizable design, provides the ultimate light control for on-the-go filmmakers, directors of photography, run-and-gun shooters, gaffers, and cinematographers. The DP Kit was developed...

Team Portrait Posing Tips

Matt Hernandez

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Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez began his career as an award-winning graphic artist, then combined his love of photography with his design background and love of sports to become one of the country's premier sp...

Lighting On the Fly with Dixie Dixon

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This article is courtesy of renowned beauty and fashion photographer Dixie Dixon. As a Commercial Fashion and Beauty Photographer, I am always focused on bringing out the real raw beauty and personality of m...

How to Light for a Composite Image

Dave Cross

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Creating a professional-quality composite image usually requires a lengthy editing session. For photographers who are not very efficient or experienced in Photoshop and Lightroom, this can become a long and ted...

Dramatic and Effective Lighting for Team Portraits

Matt Hernandez

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Renowned sports photographer Matt Hernandez has had years of experience capturing professional and high school team portraits. Through years of shooting in a variety of locations, he has perfected the group lig...

Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

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This image is from fashion portraits I shot recently while testing out the incredible . This modifier is fantastic for full body fashion portraits because of its large size. This helps to maintain even, soft li...

SNL Video Production with Westcott Lighting

Using a Silver Bounce Umbrella on Major Productions

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As the Director of Photography for Saturday Night Live's Film Unit, Alex Buono has had the ability to "play" with lots of different lighting equipment, finding the best options for illuminating a massive variet...

Creative Lighting for Groom Portraits

Creating Moody Portraits: Studio Lighting Breakdown

Transform Any Space into a Studio: Sports Portrait Lighting with Jaison Sterling

How to Simulate Sunlight in Studio Photography

Lighting Breakdown: How to Film a Corporate Video

How to Create Light Trails for Dynamic Portraits

Full Lighting Breakdown: High Aperture Portraits

Zeppelin Deep Parabolic: Assembly Tips

Easy Portrait Lighting Setups with One, Two, and Three Lights

How to Create Window Light in Studio

Square Softboxes vs Octa Softboxes

Portrait Lighting in Challenging Locations

High-Speed Sync Portraits in Full Sun Using the FJ200 Strobe

Capturing Product Photography With The DigiTent Light Tent

Creating Moody Portraits: Studio Lighting Breakdown

Transform Any Space into a Studio: Sports Portrait Lighting with Jaison Sterling

How to Simulate Sunlight in Studio Photography

Lighting Breakdown: How to Film a Corporate Video

How to Create Light Trails for Dynamic Portraits

How to Capture a Shallow Depth of Field in Sunlight

Photographing Kenya with Kole Purdy

The Basics of Off-Camera Flash for Portraits

On Location with the Rapid Box Beauty Dish

Food Photography Lighting in Tight Spaces

How to Modify Bright Backgrounds with a Scrim Net

How to Photograph Day for Night with Speedlights

How to Direct Light for Moody Action Shots

Understanding Beauty Lighting with Joel Grimes

How to Perfectly Light Couples with Speedlights

5 Ways to Use the Book Light Kit

Ice Light 2 Master Series with Jerry Ghionis

Behind the Scenes with the Peter Hurley Kit

Balancing Sunlight with the LunaGrip

5 Ways to Use the Scrim Jim DP Kit

Team Portrait Posing Tips

Lighting On the Fly with Dixie Dixon

How to Light for a Composite Image

Dramatic and Effective Lighting for Team Portraits

Timeless Fashion Portraits with the Zeppelin

Using a Silver Bounce Umbrella on Major Productions