Food Styling Tips for Tasty Images
For photographers new to photographing food, food styling may seem a bit daunting. People can make a successful career out of styling food for magazines and blogs. Luckily, Seattle-based food photographer Steve...
Using the Flex with World Class Results
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 Ort...
How to Light Faces with Jerry Ghionis
Westcott Top Pro Elite photographer Jerry Ghionis is widely considered to be one of the best wedding photographers in the world. Along with his wife Melissa, Jerry shares his expertise on posing, creative frami...
Real Deal Review: Flex 10″ x 10″ LED Mat
In the latest Real Deal Review, Los Angeles-based filmmaker Marcus Johannes discusses the versatility of the Flex 10" x 10" Daylight LED Mat while shooting in the Eastern Sierra Mountain Range.
The Westcott ...
How to Pose for Portraits in Small Spaces
In Part 2 of Sigma's boudoir photography series, Westcott Top Pro photographer Jen Rozenbaum discusses how to pose your client in a small location or studio.
While scouting for portrait locations at a historic...
Capturing Memorable Wedding Cinemagraphs with the Ice Light
Westcott Top Pro photographer Jim Schmelzer utilizes multiple Westcott Ice Lights to capture beautiful wedding cinemagraphs in this video tutorial.
Cinemagraphs, often called "living photos", are a contempor...
The Essentials of Motivated Lighting for Cinematography
In his second part of the ‘Storytelling with Cinematography’ series, DSLRguide's Simon Cade focuses on the way that filmmakers can use lighting to tell a story. He takes a deeper look at the different aspects o...
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Capturing Food & Beverage Photos with Continuous Lighting
The Westcott is a superb solution for photographing beverages. In this video, I will demonstrate my go-to lighting setup for photographing glass bottles. I prefer this method when photographing any glass or bo...
Subtle Cinematic Lighting
This article on cinematic lighting is courtesy of lifestyle and celebrity portrait photographer Haoyuan Ren.
When my client came to me about this shoot, he asked for raw, cinematic photographs that captures...
How to Add Dimension to Food Photography
Award-winning Seattle food photographer Steve Hansen captures stunning food photography images with amazing depth and dimension. This can be extremely difficult when working with flat surfaces, as the camera is...
Using the Ice Light as a Key Light for Portraits
Dutch portrait photographer and educator Frank Doorhof creates key light Ice Light portraits in this behind-the-scenes video.
Frank begins his photo shoot by having his assistant placing the as a key light ...
Beauty Portrait Lighting with Hernan Rodriguez
This article is courtesy of celebrity portrait photographer Hernan Rodriguez. Read the full article on Hernan's photography blog.
Simple Beauty Portrait Lighting
There are endless approaches in creati...
On-Set of the Handmade Movement Series
The Handmade Movement, a Montana-based film and photography collective, recently introduced “The Makers” online film series dedicated to the celebration of craftsmanship in the modern world.
This series of ...
How to Light for a Flixel with James Schmelzer
A living photo, often called a Flixel, is a combination of a still image and of a short video. A Flixel is created by filming a short, high-quality video and editing within the Flixel Cinemagraph software.
B...
Beauty Portraits with Terry White and the Skylux LED
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. The Skylux LED by W...
Creating a Living Photo in Fixel’s Cinemagraph Pro
Advancement in camera and editing technology have helped create a new form of imaging: animated portraiture. Animated portraits (also called living portraits or flixels) are the mesmerizing combination of still...
Creating a Summer Portrait In Studio with Jim Schmelzer
Have you ever wanted to create a warm, summer portrait in unfavorable weather conditions? Photographers, especially those living in northern climates, often can not go outdoors in all seasons to capture images ...
On Location with Joao Carlos and the Ice Light
Renowned fashion photographer João Carlos was able to use the Westcott Ice Light for the first time during this photo shoot for Rangefinder Magazine. Shooting on-location at night in a Parisian square, João nee...
Choosing the Right Light Modifier with Joel Grimes
Both new photographers and experienced professionals often question which light modifier is the best choice for each and every photo shoot. World-renowned commercial photographer Joel Grimes has been working in...
Light Painting with the Ice Light and Barndoors
Commercial and editorial automotive photographer Andrew Link uses light painting often to create stunning composite images. Light painting is the technique of using very slow shutter speeds to capture selective...