Beauty Dish Switch Archives — Westcott University https://westcottu.com/topic/beauty-dish-switch Lighting Education for Photographers and Filmmakers Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:35:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://westcottu.com/wp-content/uploads/icon-university.png Beauty Dish Switch Archives — Westcott University https://westcottu.com/topic/beauty-dish-switch 32 32 Flash Power vs. Portability: Comparing FJ400 & FJ200 Strobes https://westcottu.com/flash-power-vs-portability-comparing-fj400-fj200-strobes Mon, 26 Aug 2024 15:23:59 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=156234 Choosing the right off-camera flash can significantly impact the quality and efficiency of your photography. Whether you’re capturing portraits in a studio, shooting portraits on location, or covering events, the power and portability of your strobe matter. In this video, we compare two popular options from the Westcott FJ Wireless Flash System—the FJ400 and the […]

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]]> 156234 5 Quick Tips for Capturing Night Portraits https://westcottu.com/5-quick-tips-for-capturing-night-portraits Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:45:58 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=155690 Portrait photography at night can be tricky, especially when balancing the ambient light with off-camera flash. Here are a few quick tips to easily accomplish on-location lighting at night. Tip One: Examine the Place and Time Shooting night portraits in a city is vastly different than shooting in a remote location since both provide different […]

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]]> 155690 3 Ways to Use a Beauty Dish Switch by Manny Ortiz https://westcottu.com/three-ways-to-use-a-beauty-dish-switch-by-manny-ortiz Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:39:48 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=153631 In this video, portrait photographer Manny Ortiz breaks down three ways to use the Westcott 36” Beauty Dish Switch. The beauty dish was designed to capture both pristine beauty headshots and full-body portraits with one modifier. Lighting Setup 1: Beauty Headshot In his first setup, Manny is lighting headshots of his subject by placing the […]

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