Tagged Backdrop

02/05/2021

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In this portrait photography video, Yaneck Wasiek, Westcott Top Pro and Founder of Wasio Faces, explains how he approaches individual headshot sessions and how to capture high-volume photos at business events...

Improve Your Lighting During Video Calls at Home Using the Ring Light Kit

11/13/2020

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

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Have you been using window light as your main source for video conferencing and virtual interviews? The Bi-Color Ring Light Kit is complete with features to make your work from home virtual meetings stand out.

How to Create Portrait Lighting to Help Tell a Story

Ian Spanier

05/19/2020

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Celebrity commercial photographer Ian Spanier began taking photographs at six years old when his parents gave him his first point and shoot camera.

Capturing Timeless Portraits of Veterans

Glyn Dewis

04/04/2019

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Glyn Dewis is a photographer and best-selling author known for his classic, timeless portraiture. With a fascination for history, Glyn is currently working on an ongoing 1940s-themed project recreating images...

The Essential Guide To Photography Backdrops

12/28/2016

Gear Guides

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Selecting backdrops is one of the easiest ways to add personality and style to your studio photography and videos. Whether you are shooting portraits or products, the backdrop behind your subject can make or...

Pet Photography 101

11/14/2016

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In this video, Team Westcott joins the Toledo Area Humane Society to teach photographers and shelters how to capture professional-quality pet photography.

Using the Flex with World Class Results

Hernan Rodriguez

12/10/2015

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I was every bit impressed with all the muscle the Flex light had to offer for a compact, flexible, and continuous light panel. What better subject to power up against than with former World Champion Victor...

Experimental Lighting Setups for Dynamic Band Portraits

05/20/2015

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I must admit, I’ve never photographed a band before. Especially for something as important as official promo images that’ll be used for almost everything a band can think of (posters, album art, show banners,...

CLOSED: Enter to Win a Green Screen Video Kit

11/03/2014

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Get creative with green screen! The perfect introduction to chroma key for video, Westcott’s Green Screen Video Kit includes FXHome’s HitFilm software, a 5’ x 7’ wrinkle-resistant chroma key backdrop, and two...

Beauty Portraits with Terry White and the Skylux LED

Terry White

10/06/2014

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Adobe expert and photography educator Terry White takes us behind-the-scenes of a beauty photo shoot in his Detroit studio. For this beauty shot, Terry utilizes 3 LEDs to light his subject.

Understanding Depth of Field with Terry White

Terry White

03/31/2014

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In photography, depth of field can be the difference between an average image and an exceptional image. Depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects that appear in focus, in an image.

Capturing Low-Key Celebrity Portraits

01/10/2014

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This Westcott Backdrop Stand review and the final celebrity portraits are courtesy of photographer Michael Herb of Michael Herb Photography in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Erik Valind Gaining Great Expression From Your Subjects

Erik Valind

11/20/2013

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Westcott Top Pro Elite Erik Valind offers a photography quick tip in this Westcott video. Gaining authentic expression and emotion out from your models and subjects can be a difficult task.

Creating Sports Composite Portrait with Photo Key

Matt Hernandez

11/20/2013

Gear Guides, Lighting Tips

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Westcott Top Pro Matt Hernandez, who specializes in sports photography, uses Photo Key 6 to remove a green background for a sports composite.

Going Retro with Hernan Rodriguez

Hernan Rodriguez

08/26/2013

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Top Pro and Celebrity photographer Hernan Rodriguez takes us back in time with a retro photo shoot in this video. Hernan uses a variety of layers to create some fantastic images.

Review: Westcott X-Drop Backdrop System

Justin Van Leeuwen

06/28/2013

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White Backgrounds Seamless white backgrounds are a standard request for any portrait photographer. The client needs a clean, distraction free photograph that maybe suits their website or publication - often...

Review: X-Drop Backdrop System

10/05/2012

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This review was written by Photographer Brian Tetrault Innovative Backdrop Design Shooting many business headshots and portraits, I'm constantly looking for a background solution that's fast to setup, flexible...

Lighting Rumours: X-Drop Backdrop Review

08/31/2012

Lighting Tips, Reviews

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The X-Drop Backdrop System was recently featured on Lighting Rumours. Bruce Foster, photographer out of the UK, reviewed the X-Drop with the Green Screen backdrop.

Review: X-Drop Backdrop System by Terry White

Terry White

08/21/2012

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If you're traveling to do an on location portrait shoot you can either utilize the surrounding area as your backdrop or bring your own. Using a nice location is great, but what if you don't have one?

New Photo Basics Kit Featured on NAPP News!

05/28/2009