commercial photography Archives — Westcott University https://westcottu.com/topic/commercial-photography Lighting Education for Photographers and Filmmakers Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:34:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://westcottu.com/wp-content/uploads/icon-university.png commercial photography Archives — Westcott University https://westcottu.com/topic/commercial-photography 32 32 Capturing Commercial Portraits with LEDs https://westcottu.com/capturing-commercial-portraits-with-leds Tue, 12 Dec 2023 16:21:34 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=156003 In this engaging video, Jonathan Thorpe shares key tips on commercial portrait lighting, perfect for improving your photography skills. Thorpe, with his rich experience in the industry, guides you step-by-step using the L60-B LED in a 4-light setup. He gives valuable advice on how to use lighting to make your portraits more emotional, highlight people’s […]

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]]> 156003 Creating In-Camera Lighting Effects for Your Videos https://westcottu.com/creating-in-camera-lighting-effects-for-your-videos Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:38:21 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=155883 In this video, commercial photographer and director Jonathan Thorpe shows you how to use practical lighting techniques in your video work. Using the L60-B Bi-Color COB LED, Jonathan utlizes three of the nine lighting effects to create three very different scenes. Producing video work often times means you are telling a story through your film. […]

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]]> 155883 Lighting Dynamic Portraits for an Album Cover https://westcottu.com/lighting-dynamic-portraits-for-an-album-cover Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:44:24 +0000 https://westcottu.com/?p=155681 Portable On-Location Setups for Portrait Photography In this video, Top Pro Ian Spanier captures seamless portraits on-location using a two-light setup and the portable X-Drop Pro backdrop system. Ian works with singer/songwriter Travis Howard to capture a dynamic flash photography portrait for his album cover. His lighting setup includes two FJ400 400W strobes. For the […]

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